What Happened To Owen Hart?

Question

I mean i know he fell but i mean what was the crowd like? were they like shocked or did they think that it was like an act? any links? plz fill me in the best and most descriptive answer gets 10 points i really want to know what happened

any videos of the accident? I would really like to see the actual thing

sorry about having 2 questions

Answer 1

THIS LINK PRESENTS THE DEATH PICTURES OF OWEN HART, IT DOESN'T SHOW IT CLEARLY, BUT IT IS OWEN HART'S DEATH PICTURE:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6290914707600241708

Death, Controversy and Lawsuit
Hart (as the Blue Blazer) fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF Over the Edge pay-per-view event; he was in the process of being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked 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.

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[1], and used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation. Martha wrote a book about Owen's life in 2002 called Broken Harts.

HAVE A NICE DAY!

Answer 2

Owen Hart was wrestling as the Blue Blazer at Over the Edge 1999. He was wrestling the Godfather and he was slated to defeat the Godfather for the Intercontinental Championship. No video of this is known to exist. The crowd were all shocked about what happened, and some actually thought it was planned. It was about 15-20 minutes later when Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross announced that he had passed. They questioned whether or not to continue on, but decided to continue. No Over the Edge has been held ever since.

Answer 3

Bret Hart getting into the HOF is probably the last step needed to get Owen into the HOF. Vince likes to have people come in and do face time when they do the HOF Ceremonies. This is why guys like Sammartino and Randy Savage have not been inducted, even though they probably could and should be. Since Owen's wife probably will never do it, getting Bret to come in is probably a lot easier now. I would predict that Owen gets inducted next year, and then maybe Stu the year after, because of all the different guys that he trained that traveled through Stampede in the old days to get to New York.

Answer 4

Death, Controversy and Lawsuit
Hart (as the Blue Blazer) fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF Over the Edge pay-per-view event; he was in the process of being lowered into the ring from the rafters of Kemper Arena for a booked 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.

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[1], 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

I remember watching that PPV (Over The Edge '99). I remember the crowd being very silent and subdued, and Jim Ross mentioning that there had been an accident in the ring. I knew it had to be really bad because on TV the cameras kept panning around the audience and never once showed the ring until Hart was taken out of there. A little bit later JR announced that Hart had died. Watching the rest of that PPV was just surreal.

The Wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Hart

Answer 6

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What Happened To Owen Hart?
I mean i know he fell but i mean what was the crowd like? were they like shocked or did they think that it was like an act? any links? plz fill me in the best and most descriptive answer gets 10 points i really want to know what happened

Answer 7

I was there also. I have never been back to Kemper arena since. I was front row Opposite Corner of where Owen was. I left after it was announced that Owen Died. I literally had nightmares about that incident, and still do on occasion. It definitely reminds you that time flys by real fast.

Answer 8

Owen hart died

Answer 9

I was there and saw the whole thing. #1 WWE womans champ sums it all up in the offical report. It was wierd seeing it happen. the whole crowd was very quite for the rest of the show as were the wrestlers. Very sad day.

Answer 10

That's not what happened! He was riding a zip line down from the rafters to the ring, when the harness broke and he dropped to the concrete floor. The impact killed him. Most people were stunned and did not know what happened.