Owen Hart

Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 - May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler who was most known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation. Owen was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of 12 children to wrestling promoter Stu Hart and Helen Hart. Owen died at the 1999 event Over the Edge and the pay per view was discontinued.

Death
Owen Hart had to fight God Father in WWF, 1999. At the start of the match Owen Hart failed a special high-flying gimmick for his entrance. He was flying from the top of a stage and was showing it off. He previously said to McMahon that he aws prepared but during the gimmick he fell from accurately 80 ft and saw his death. The fans thought it was part of the gimmick but the official announcer James Ross said that the Great Hart was shown dead.

Championships and accomplishments

 * New Japan Pro Wrestling
 * IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


 * Stampede Wrestling
 * Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * Stampede Wrestling British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ben Bassarab


 * United States Wrestling Association
 * USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


 * World Wrestling Federation
 * WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
 * WWF European Championship (1 time)
 * WWF World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Yokozuna (2), British Bulldog (1), and Jeff Jarrett (1)
 * King of the Ring (1994)


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * 1987 PWI Rookie of the Year Award
 * 1994 PWI Feud of the Year Award - vs. Bret Hart
 * 1999 PWI Editor's Award
 * PWI ranked him # 66 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
 * PWI ranked him # 84 of the best tag teams of the PWI Years - with Davey Boy Smith


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * 1987 Best Flying Wrestler
 * 1988 Best Flying Wrestler
 * 1997 Feud of the Year (with Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith and Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin)
 * 5 Star Match: vs. Bret Hart (WWF SummerSlam 1994, August 29, 1994: Steel Cage match)