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Owen Hart was perhaps one of the most underrated wrestlers in WWE history, unfortunately it wasn't until his untimely death that most people realized this. Owen Hart's death remains the greatest tragedy in the history of wrestling, and all of sports and entertainment for that matter.
The focus of this topic is on Owen's life though, specifically his wrestling career.
As you all know Owen was born into the legendary Hart wrestling family, and began working matches at the age of 16.
Owen began wrestling for Stu Hart's Stampede wrestling, and twice captured the heavyweight championship.
New Japan came calling next, as Owen honed his skills and became the organization's first westerner to capture the junior heavyweight title.
Owen then made his way to the WWF, and debuted as the Blue Blazer to avoid being associated with Bret. He then had a brief stint in WCW, teaming with Brian Pillman.
Hart was quickly back in the WWF, and he then teamed with Jim Neidhart and Koko B Ware. Owen would go on to hold the tag titles with Yokozuna, and later with the British Bulldog, and much later with Jeff Jarrett.
Owen also enjoyed some singles success. He defeated Goldust to win the European championship. Owen also held the Intercontinental title twice, once defeating Farooq, and prior to that he won the strap off The Rock... Owen was scheduled to defeat the Godfather to win the IC title at Over the Edge.
On May 24, 1999 the entire format of Raw was changed to a tribute show to Owen Hart. Many of the wrestlers gave teary-eyed interviews with their thoughts on Owen Hart throughout the show. Mark Henry breaking down while reading a poem for Owen is forever burned in my memory.
Five years prior to that Owen Hart faced Bret Hart in perhaps the greatest feud in WWF/E history. Owen and Bret's matches were not just emotionally charged, but the wrestling ability and in-ring chemistry of the two was simply incredible. Their best match perhaps was at Wrestlemania X, where Owen Hart would defeat his brother... Bret went on to win the Championship that night over Yokozuna. Ultimately the feud led to Owen Hart being crowned King of the Ring in 1994.
I could undoubtedly go on and on about the accolades of Owen Hart, and all that could've been, but I'll refrain for now and simply end by saying Owen Hart is sadly missed to this day. Wrestlers of his athleticism, charisma and sincerety are few and far between today.
RIP OWEN
Owen Hart was perhaps one of the most underrated wrestlers in WWE history, unfortunately it wasn't until his untimely death that most people realized this. Owen Hart's death remains the greatest tragedy in the history of wrestling, and all of sports and entertainment for that matter.
The focus of this topic is on Owen's life though, specifically his wrestling career.
As you all know Owen was born into the legendary Hart wrestling family, and began working matches at the age of 16.
Owen began wrestling for Stu Hart's Stampede wrestling, and twice captured the heavyweight championship.
New Japan came calling next, as Owen honed his skills and became the organization's first westerner to capture the junior heavyweight title.
Owen then made his way to the WWF, and debuted as the Blue Blazer to avoid being associated with Bret. He then had a brief stint in WCW, teaming with Brian Pillman.
Hart was quickly back in the WWF, and he then teamed with Jim Neidhart and Koko B Ware. Owen would go on to hold the tag titles with Yokozuna, and later with the British Bulldog, and much later with Jeff Jarrett.
Owen also enjoyed some singles success. He defeated Goldust to win the European championship. Owen also held the Intercontinental title twice, once defeating Farooq, and prior to that he won the strap off The Rock... Owen was scheduled to defeat the Godfather to win the IC title at Over the Edge.
On May 24, 1999 the entire format of Raw was changed to a tribute show to Owen Hart. Many of the wrestlers gave teary-eyed interviews with their thoughts on Owen Hart throughout the show. Mark Henry breaking down while reading a poem for Owen is forever burned in my memory.
Five years prior to that Owen Hart faced Bret Hart in perhaps the greatest feud in WWF/E history. Owen and Bret's matches were not just emotionally charged, but the wrestling ability and in-ring chemistry of the two was simply incredible. Their best match perhaps was at Wrestlemania X, where Owen Hart would defeat his brother... Bret went on to win the Championship that night over Yokozuna. Ultimately the feud led to Owen Hart being crowned King of the Ring in 1994.
I could undoubtedly go on and on about the accolades of Owen Hart, and all that could've been, but I'll refrain for now and simply end by saying Owen Hart is sadly missed to this day. Wrestlers of his athleticism, charisma and sincerety are few and far between today.
RIP OWEN