Does anybody know how owen hart died?

Answer 1

Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 34, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a scheduled WWF Intercontinental Championship 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. He had performed the stunt only a few times before, and was worried about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved (Owen had a fear of heights).

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

Answer 2

I have Limewire and I saw that a person threw Owen Down to the ring and there were a lot of tables stacked in the ring and he hit the turnbuckle and all of these referees were checking if he was okay and then JR delivered the sad news that Owen Hart died.This is what JR said:
"Owen Hart was set to make an entrance from the celing and he fell from the celing. (Pause). And I have the unfortunate responsibility to let every one know that Owen Hart has died. Owen Hart has tradgecally died from that accident here tonight".

Answer 3

There is actually a book out by his wife. I just finished it, its called Hart Broken. Its a good book actually and says that the stunt coordinator was a bonehead and didn't use the right equipment so when his cape was choking him and he moved his arm he fell from the cable to his death. There was not much anyone could do once he fell because his heart was lacerated and he died on the spot basically.

RIP Owen Hart and I hope his wife and kids are doing well

Answer 4

yes vince killed him. I say that becuase Owen did not feel comfortable doing the stunt. Vince said do it or you are fired. Owen wanted to be a provider for his wife and kids and well look where that got him 6 feet under.

Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 34, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a scheduled WWF Intercontinental Championship 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. He had performed the stunt only a few times before, and was worried about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved (Owen had a fear of heights).

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

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. The cause was later revealed to be internal bleeding from blunt chest trauma. The WWF chose to continue the event, which drew a great deal of criticism over the following weeks, especially as the main event of the 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 event from occurring.

Owen 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[citation needed], 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

Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 34, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a scheduled WWF Intercontinental Championship win over The Godfather.

Answer 6

Matt's answer pretty much says it all.... that PPV was hard to watch.... remember king and jr trying to keep the show going... that had to be hard for all the wrestlers to continue that night. Raw the next night, was a nice tribute to him!

R.I.P. Owen Hart

Answer 7

he died during a wrestling match. He was coming down on a rope from the top of the arena when the rope broke. He hit his chin on the turnbuckle.

Answer 8

He ended up on the wrong end of a chuck norris roundhouse after telling chuck that he didn't like walker.

Afterwards Norris laughed and said "Me neither".

Answer 9

Tragic and sad...as all deaths are. Yet...his was in front of so many people!!!!! He was riding the cable from the rafters as his Blue Blazer persona...then...I heard...that his cape got caught up in the rip cord...and released him accidently....his head/neck snapped the top turnbuckle and......well...:(:(:(:(:(:(:(....

Answer 10

He fell quite a distance into the ring...serious head trauma I believe!