Owen Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who was known by his ring name, “The Blue Blazer”. Hart had an illustrious career in which he impressed crowds around the world with his impressive technique and skills. Owen famously wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling to name a few.

Owen’s father was also a professional wrestler and trained young Owen in the basement studio. Hart joined his father’s professional tag team in 1986 and 1988 and then joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Owen died on May 23, 1999, falling 90 feet during a pregame publicity stunt. Let’s now learn more about his life and, in addition, let’s also read about Seth Rollins.

Owen Hart: early life, education and career

Owen Hart was born on May 7, 1966 in Alberta, Canada into the Hart family of wrestlers. Stu, Owen’s father, in his prime was also a professional wrestler and his mother Helen was a housewife. He grew up in a large family with 11 siblings and few of his siblings went on to wrestle like Owen himself. The Hart children studied wrestling from a young age in a basement studio under the watchful eye of their talented father.

Subtitle : Owen with his father Stu and his brother Bret
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Owen wrestled at the amateur level and became a Canadian college champion. He then made his professional debut in 1986 as part of his father’s Stampede Wrestling tour. He toured Europe, Japan, Mexico and Canada before finally entering the WWF in 1988.
“The Rocket” or “The Blue Blazer as he was often called”, Hart became a household name in the WWF. He had a fierce but organized rivalry with one of his brothers and a five-time WWF Champion, Bret. This “rivalry” drew viewers and they later came together to form “The Hart Foundation” in 1993. Individually, Owen won the “King of the Ring” title in 1994 and the Intercontinental in 1997.

Owen Hart: Death

Subtitle : Paramedics try to revive Owen Hart
Source : bbc.co.uk

In the early 1999s, Hart was considering retiring from wrestling to spend more time with his family and wanted to give training a try. Owen had a son Oje and a daughter Athena with his wife Martha.
Owen passed away on May 23rd , 1999 at Kansas City’s Kemper Arena during a pregame publicity stunt. The accident happened in front of more than 16,000 fans, and most of them did not realize the extent of the damage. He fell 90 feet when a release mechanism disengaged from a cable attached to the ceiling of the safety vest he was wearing. He died of internal bleeding when his head hit one of the wrestling ring’s padded turnbuckles.

Owen Hart: Net Worth

Owen Hart was believed before he died to have a net worth of $14 million, although it is not entirely certain due to his unfortunate disappearance. Hart made a lot of money during his career, working with various wrestling foundations. He was an established athlete in the industry with a lot to offer, as a player or coach.

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