In 1999 a wrestler was murdered for ratings. Shouldn't that justify wrestling being banned?

Question

Some wretler by the name of Owen hart or fart watever his name was . This wrestler was forced to go to the ceiling he fell & died because the owner forced him to do it. His reaction? He didn't care. To him he was just a wrestler he can be replaced. Isn't that messed up that this wrestler was mudered for a rating?

Thank you LA Street for showing how heartless & uncaring savages wrestling fans are. My point has been proven.

For anyone that missed it LA Streets said who cares about Owen before he took it out.

Answer 1

yeah its messed up, if ur gonna die...die for the army or something protecting ur country not because ur a wrestler..lol.... ur funny

Answer 2

You my friend are full of s h i t. Owen Hart was not murdered for ratings. The WWE didn't know that the harness would fail. After all, they pulled the same stunt 3 years earlier with Shawn Michaels and he was fine. Ray Chapman, a Cleveland Indians shortstop in the middle of a Hall of Fame career was hit by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and died the next day in the hospital because of it, but nobody uses that to try to ban baseball. Chapman was forgotten by most of the fans and never got the plaque he deserved in the Hall of Fame.

As for Owen Hart, he was a great wrestler, and unlike his older brother Bret well-liked by everybody in the WWE and the rest of the wrestling business. He died because of an accident.

Honestly, you fascists on the right wing hate wrestling because it is actually entertaining unlike the **** movies you guys have Hollywood churning out these days. George "The Animal" Steele was a college professor and a professional wrestler. Matt Striker and Michelle McCool were school teachers before they became wrestlers. Honestly, wrestling these days is not too violent. It simply isn't violent enough. Last night on Raw, Triple H should have been booked to pedigree the cops and free Shawn Michaels from being hauled off to jail. At least they properly portray the cops as crooked. Sadly, the courts in America have been weakened by you fascists to the point where now they can't throw out evidence a cop gathers by breaking and entering. They throw numerous people in jail for non-crimes every year. They support a dishonest insurance industry that exists only to put people's money in their own pockets. Any insurance company who gets paid less than they are paying under the policy per their contract either cancels the contract or jacks up the rates to exorbitant amounts. You fascists try to ruin the lives of the people here in America by arresting anybody who opposes you under the unAmerican crock you call the Patriot Act. You attempt to ban everything you can and wonder why people stand up to protect it. You think you know how others should live their lives. Well, please get the h e l l out of America and move to somewhere like China where you'd fit in pretty good. Leave America to the true patriots and stop hijacking our government for your unAmerican agendas.

Answer 3

I had the misfortune at being at that event, and for some reason I was watching Owen walk across the top of the arena, and saw everything transpire. WWF did not inform the fans at the show of Owens condition. I heard from another fan who had spoke to his daughter (an EMT) that Owen had died. I immediately left the event. The fact that they didn't cancel the event right then and there highly offended me. I lost a lot of respect that night, and still have not gained back all the admiration I once had for professional wrestling.

Answer 4

Hart tragically fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri on May 23, 1999, during the WWF's Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a scheduled Intercontinental Title win over The Godfather.

In keeping with the Blazer's new 'buffoonish superhero' character, Owen was to be lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would release himself from the safety harness and then comically fall flat on his face. Though he had performed the stunt several times before, Owen was worried about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the higher-than-usual height involved (Owen had a fear of heights).

To sooth worries, Owen performed a practice stunt earlier in the day, and the stunt went forward on the show as scheduled. His wife Martha suggests that, by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape on, Owen triggered an early release and fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, smashing his chest on a padded, but still tough, ring turnbuckle.

Despite many stories to the contrary, TV viewers at home did not see the incident or its aftermath, as the WWF was transmitting a promotional video package for the match, and only showed the audience while Owen was being worked on by medical personnel inside the ring while WWF television announcer Jim Ross repeatedly told those watching live on pay-per-view that what just transpired was not a wrestling angle or storyline and that Hart was hurt badly.

Owen was transported to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, where he was pronounced dead on arrival (he actually died about six minutes after the fall, while still lying in the ring). The cause was later revealed to be internal bleeding from blunt chest trauma. He was 34 years old. The WWF chose to continue the event despite the tragedy, which drew a great deal of criticism over the following weeks, especially as the main event of the emotional evening involved The Undertaker (also known as the "Deadman") winning the WWF Title.

The next night on Monday Night Raw in St. Louis, Missouri, a two-hour televised tribute was broadcast (see RAW is Owen), in which WWF wrestlers and officials paid tribute to Hart. The Over the Edge event name was retired.

In the weeks that followed, much attention focused on the harness Owen used that night, especially on the "quick release" trigger and safety latches. When someone is lowered from the rafters in a harness, there are backup latches that must be latched for safety purposes. These backups may take some time to unlatch, which would have made Owen's stunt difficult to perform smoothly. Therefore, it was apparently decided that it was more important not to have the safety backups, because it would be easier for Owen to unlatch himself.

In addition to not having safety backups, the harness Owen used was designed for sailboats and required only six pounds of weight to trigger the quick release mechanism; Owen weighed about 225 pounds. An out-of-court settlement between Owen Hart's family and the WWF has prevented the release of any information about the harness. The WWF, however, decided to ban stunts of a similar nature from this point on to avoid a similar tragedy from occurring.

Owen prematurely left a widow, Martha, and two children, Oje Edward and Athena. Martha Hart settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the WWF for approximately $18 million, and used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation. Martha wrote a book about Owen's life in 2002 called Broken Harts.

Answer 5

Owen Hart wasnt made too it was part of his gimmick to come in like a super hero but i guess nobody in the back knew how to tie a rope around very well,and the ratings did not go up the went down u idoit, la street is a heartless **** aswell.................and his name is owen HART...

Answer 6

That was an accident! He is Brett Hart's brother, but since you hate wrestling so bad you probably didn't know that. Where did you hear such hog wash? Are you really just trying to convert over, and join the rest of us "Wrestle Maniacs".LOL His death was tragic, but messed up?,... not any more so than any other action sport. Accidents happen all the time in every event.

Answer 7

He wasn't murdered. He was part of a tragic accident that led to increased awareness.

A few years back Korey Stringer died. He was a tackle for the Vikings. Did the NFL stop training camps? No, and sadly another lineman (I forget the name, he was a SF 49er) passed away during a game. Are we going to ban the NFL now too?

Answer 8

Lets get 1 thing straight it wasn't murder. Owen Hart was making a ring entrance and the harness broke and he feLL causing him to die. other wrestLers have done this type of thing and their stiLL aLive. What happened to him was just an accidental death

Answer 9

It was an accident. He fell during his ring entrance. Stuff happens, can't blame wrestling for all the bad stuff in the world.

Answer 10

It wasnt done on purpose. He was supposed to be lowered to the stage but the ropes or harness system failed, causing him to fall to his death. It wasnt a murder, it was accidental.

Answer 11

ok now that LA street proven ur point could u leave us alone plz