Owen Hart — May 7, 1965-May 23, 1999

[Bryan Danielson]

Damn crazy that he’s been gone 23 years as of today.

You can’t help but wonder what would his career had been if he still was alive and where would he be right now?

 

[MushroomX]

Still surreal, his death in sense, for me, took away the innocence of wrestling. Also in a sense, a prelude to what I would see as time went on, with Wrestlers dying in the ring (Misawa) or outside the ring (Benoit/Test/Chyna). Owen's was probably the only one, unless you count Candido's injury, where it was accident gone wrong and exposed me to how the Wrestling world had a dark side to it.

 

[Grifter]

Don't even know how I finished the PPV. Went to school the next day all of us boys were just all day.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Still surreal, his death in sense, for me, took away the innocence of wrestling. Also in a sense, a prelude to what I would see as time went on, with Wrestlers dying in the ring (Misawa) or outside the ring (Benoit/Test/Chyna). Owen's was probably the only one, unless you count Candido's injury, where it was accident gone wrong and exposed me to how the Wrestling world had a dark side to it.

Hayabusa was another big one from the injury side. Hell, not only did it end his career, it (along with the owner being in massive debt to the Yakuza) was basically the nail in the coffin for FMW

 

[MushroomX]

Hayabusa was another big one from the injury side. Hell, not only did it end his career, it (along with the owner being in massive debt to the Yakuza) was basically the nail in the coffin for FMW

That's true... it also in a way, and while Lucha Libre is a big thing... showed how people were doing stupid stunts all for 'Clicks and Clout'. I know slow wrestling is boring but with Owen's piledriver on Austin, he didn't take his time to set up Austin safely.

I always go back to this Rick Rude piledriver, if your going to do it, take your time.

 

[LexDiamonds]

My favorite wrestler as a kid. A more athletic version of the Hitman.

 

[malbaker86]

 

[puppetmaster]

I remember being so confused as Jim Ross was delivering the news vividly

shyt got real quick.


Knowing Jim found out Owen passed mere moments before they went live to announce it is still heartbreaking.

 

[R=G]

RIP...hell I didn't even know Rick Rude died the same year until much later

 

[Rollie Forbes]

 

[Redwood]

Almost forgot about this, RIP