Owen - 13 Years On

Stereomaniac

I don't usually believe in talking about things til the morning, but since there's a thread about The Loose Cannon already up and running. I thought it apt to set up something for one of the greatest ever, baby Owen Hart. Man, I could never get my head around this one. I still get upset when I see footage of him today. RIP

D.Q

krudler

jesus 13 years, I remember talking to people in school the next day after he died like it was yesterday.

glenjamin

Hearing about Owen Hart dying is like remembering where you were when Kennedy was assassinated or the planes hitting the Twin Towers. It's something you'll never forget.

GTR63

glenjamin wrote: »

Hearing about Owen Hart dying is like remembering where you were when Kennedy was assassinated or the planes hitting the Twin Towers. It's something you'll never forget.

I remember my sister was just back from a niteclub on the nite when I woke up to turn off the vcr she told me that Owen Hart died she didn't watch wrestling much and assumed it was a storyline. Only when I ffwrd through it the next morning(no sky+ those days) before school did I realise it was legit. It was the talk of the playground the next day.

KKkitty

I always stayed up to tape the main events for my brothers. Watching it then I thought his falling was part of the entrance. When the cameras wouldn't point towards the ring I knew something bad had happened. Didn't enjoy any of the matches after his fall that night and almost felt like waking my brothers up to tell them what happened. They put the video on right away the next morning and sat in disbelief watching it. Think they didn't believe me but seeing is believing. A great wrestler from a great dynasty.

Smithey88

I remember watching it live with my older brother on Sky Sports. After a minute it was quite apparanent it wasnt an angle. The camera was just facing the crowd the whole time and JR was stating "this isnt apart of the show folks"

As the show continued you could see a blood stain on one of the aprons. Always remember JR saying "Owen hart has died".

grames_bond

RIP to the King of Harts! HUGE loss to the wrestling world and to the world in general!

kronsington

ya i remember watching this live as well. ill never forget it, it was truly unbelievable and surreal television. owen was such a great wrestler and an excellent heel. the tribute show was a difficult show especially wathing jj and hhh talk about owen. rip

ciano316

He was a huge talent but was obviously over shadowed by Bret. I remember watching the event Live when it happened, I was about 10 at the time and still remember the look on JR and The King's face when they had to announce he had passed. A tragedy that never should of happened..

RIP Owen Hart He was a legend.

I'AM NOT A NUGGET!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.

krudler

D.Q

Stereomaniac

Ciano could you please refrain from calling Owen a nugget. That was a nickname that the Kliq devised for him and he just had to put up with.

I have to say guys, I didn't think you'd be posting up videos of his death being announced and sharing these sorts of memories. I'd've never started this thread otherwise. Why doesn't anyone remember the good stuff?!

WrestleMania X, for example.

montyrebel

how can you expect people to remember some one but not talk about his death especially as it was so tragic, of course people remember his great matches but his death is what most people will remember him for

D.Q

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Ciano could you please refrain from calling Owen a nugget. That was a nickname that the Kliq devised for him and he just had to put up with.

I have to say guys, I didn't think you'd be posting up videos of his death being announced and sharing these sorts of memories. I'd've never started this thread otherwise. Why doesn't anyone remember the good stuff?!

WrestleMania X, for example.

Then start a thread on his birthday, its the anniversary of his death. Of course thats what people will talk about.

ciano316

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Ciano could you please refrain from calling Owen a nugget. That was a nickname that the Kliq devised for him and he just had to put up with.

I have to say guys, I didn't think you'd be posting up videos of his death being announced and sharing these sorts of memories. I'd've never started this thread otherwise. Why doesn't anyone remember the good stuff?!

WrestleMania X, for example.

You do know he was happy to be called a nugget as DX were the faces at the time and he was heel and wanted as much heat as possible?? Jason Sensation did a parody of him with DX as part of the Nation Of Domination.

Is this a situation where somebody needs to post its still real to me dammit video??

krudler

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Ciano could you please refrain from calling Owen a nugget. That was a nickname that the Kliq devised for him and he just had to put up with.

I have to say guys, I didn't think you'd be posting up videos of his death being announced and sharing these sorts of memories. I'd've never started this thread otherwise. Why doesn't anyone remember the good stuff?!

WrestleMania X, for example.

Stereomaniac

Wow guys. That really sucks. No need to get personal. I'm just going from his brother's book, where he said that they were pretty offended by the whole nugget thing but just had to put up or shut up. Anyway, I just thought people would want to reminisce about his greatest matches, and not just talk about the blackness of the whole situation, posting up the videos of his death being announced etc. Haven't we seen that enough?

I guess whoever the powers that be are around here will probably throw an infraction at me now?

D.Q

I didn't know him personally, and I thought with the day thats in it, a video of the tribute show, and the announcements etc were historically relevant. Its natural for people to talk about his death, as others have said, it was so public and tragic, and just shocking, that often "Owen Hart" to any casual fan will simply be "that guy that fell and died". And thats a real shame, but thats how it is.

Post some matches there, I would like to watch some myself but apart from Wrestlemania vs Bret, I wouldnt know where to start.

cena

I remember coming home from school and my mother telling me Owen had died. She seen it on sky news. She knew him as she was big into wrestling than.

I went down to the bedroom to watch it as I video taped it only to find the VCR destroyed the tape. Maybe it was a sign I wasn't to watch it.


Any ways. R.i.p Owen. Really can't believe it's 13 yrs.

Stereomaniac

D.Q, some of his good matches, in my opinion, are done in Japan. Check out Owen Hart versus Chris Benoit from.....a long time ago.

Also, check out his match with Dynamite Kid from Stampede Wrestling in 1989.

Then there's the cage match with Bret from Summerslam 1994. Any time he teamed with Bret was always cool to see as well.

SureYWouldntYa

One of the worst things is they continued the show

DM_7

Cage match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YenZzL-Wi0E

State of HHH!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6jtuA6xDZQ

In Berlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idFNfMEr4iI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGA0tvJilLo

gerrybbadd

Thanks for those videos, the Slammy one from 1995 is priceless.

Its amazing to think its 13 years ago. Imagine what could have been with Owen. I'm sure he would have gotten a title run at some stage, at least i'd like to think he would have. RIP.:(

gnfnrhead

I remember hearing about it the next day in school. I didnt believe it until I went home and watched it myself. Makes me feel old realising it was 13 years ago.

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Thanks for those videos, the Slammy one from 1995 is priceless.

Its amazing to think its 13 years ago. Imagine what could have been with Owen. I'm sure he would have gotten a title run at some stage, at least i'd like to think he would have. RIP.:(

I doubt he would have, unfortunatly. In 1999 he was a comedy midcarder and didnt even have Bret around to go to bat for him if needed. Undertaker, Austin, Rock, Triple H and Mankind were all ahead of him (at least, may have been more too) in the pecking order. He would have needed a lot of people to get injured to be given the shot.

Wrong place, wrong time. If he were wrestling today and in his prime, he would be right at the top of the card.

ciano316

Bret vs Owen Steel Cage match SummerSlam 94 is up there with my favorite matches of all time...

Stereomaniac

Bret and him went to a lot of effort to respect kayfabe in their feud as well, not travelling together anymore or being seen in public. It was huge at WrestleMania X though because Bret put him over.

D.Q

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

One of the worst things is they continued the show

sure why wouldn't ya?

rovert

The Review A Wai brought back a good memory this week. Owen was feckin awesome on King of the Ring 1996 PPV as colour commentator. SO smart about the business and knowing what his character would say in every situation compared to the stumblers and mumblers you get today. All while keeping the focus on the matches and wrestlers.

Stereomaniac

I forgot to mention, his match with Edge at BreakDown is worth looking at for anyone who hasn't seen it. There are glimpses of greatness from both men! Also, the introduction of Christian.