Owen Hart Biography

Owen Hart, Entertainer
Born asOwen James Hart
Occup.Entertainer
FromCanada
SpouseMartha Hart
BornMay 7, 1965
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
DiedMay 23, 1999
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
CauseFell from a height of 78 feet while being lowered into the ring
Aged34 years
Owen Hart was a Canadian specialist wrestler, born on May 7, 1965, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was just one of the twelve Hart kids coming from battling tales Stu and also Helen Hart. Owen was a charming, gifted athlete who performed under the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as the well known "Blue Blazer."

The Hart household's fumbling legacy go back to Stu Hart, that started the fumbling dynasty referred to as Hart Dungeon's "Stampede Wrestling" in Calgary. Owen was surrounded by wrestling from a young age, with older siblings like Bret "The Hitman" Hart as well as Bruce Hart, who became expert wrestlers themselves.

Owen created a rate of interest in wrestling early on and also was trained by his papa in the legendary Hart Dungeon. By his teenage years, he already had promising amateur fumbling credentials. In university, he won numerous titles, consisting of the provincial champion.

In 1986, at age 21, Owen began his expert fumbling career in Stampede Wrestling, where his effort and commitment to the sporting activity soon settled. He won tag group championship titles together with his brother-in-law, the British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. The combination of his technological wrestling abilities and also natural charm made him a follower fave.

In 1988, Owen authorized with the WWF and also initially competed under his genuine name. Nonetheless, he soon climbed to importance as the covered up wrestler "The Blue Blazer," showcasing his high-flying, acrobatic abilities in the ring. Owen inevitably abandoned the Blue Blazer trick however continued to adventure followers with his incredible in-ring talent.

As a songs wrestler, Owen became much more effective, winning multiple titles, consisting of the WWF Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, and World Tag Team Championship. His epic fight with his older brother Bret Hart in 1994 finished in an unforgettable suit at WrestleMania X.

Owen was additionally a member of the "Hart Foundation" stable, which included Bret, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, as well as Brian Pillman. The team was highly successful and also stood for an unified front against the growing presence of anti-Canadian sentiment within the WWF.

In 1999, Owen experienced an unfortunate and also unfortunate death during a WWF pay-per-view event called "Over the Edge." Arranged to make a significant entryway as heaven Blazer, Owen fell from a malfunctioning harness put on hold 78 feet above the ring. This dreadful crash took place on May 23, 1999, and Owen was noticable dead at 34 years of ages.

Following his passing away, Owen's family and the fumbling neighborhood grieved his loss, remembering him as a kind, charitable person that was dedicated to his craft. Owen's heritage survives on via his payments to the fumbling world as well as the hearts of those that valued his athleticism and also enthusiasm for the sporting activity. Even today, followers and fellow wrestlers bear in mind and also honor Owen Hart for his remarkable profession and also effect on the sector.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Owen.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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30 Famous quotes by Owen Hart

Small: I see these guys, they throw a guy into the ropes and they do a back flip and then clothesline the guy
"I see these guys, they throw a guy into the ropes and they do a back flip and then clothesline the guy and it looks stupid. Why don't you just clothesline the guy?"
Small: I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like Im the top dog
"I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog"
Small: A guy like Benoit, hes really good and a lot like Dynamite. Dynamite, just because he was the original,
"A guy like Benoit, he's really good and a lot like Dynamite. Dynamite, just because he was the original, was the best. But, you know, Benoit now is by far better. Dynamite Kid is nothing now"
Small: There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to
"There was a bit of a comparison that Bret was making between Vince McMahon and my dad. He looked up to Vince as a dad and stuff, and it was a shame to see the whole thing end the way it did"
Small: Nobody really knows for sure who the Blue Blazer is, but like I said in my interview, theres a little b
"Nobody really knows for sure who the Blue Blazer is, but like I said in my interview, there's a little bit of the Blue Blazer in each and every one of us"
Small: I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in t
"I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in the ring and run around and function at a decent rate. Then they had the idea that it might be better to do a retirement thing"
Small: Why do you need to do a fancy cartwheel for before you hit him? It just looks stupid
"Why do you need to do a fancy cartwheel for before you hit him? It just looks stupid"
Small: When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it
"When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it"
Small: Vince McMahon said alright, were going to call you the Blue Blazer
"Vince McMahon said alright, we're going to call you the Blue Blazer"
Small: If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldnt have brought the little broth
"If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me"
Small: I find too often in the wrestling business, you just wrestle, get to the hotel, make your money.
"I find too often in the wrestling business, you just wrestle, get to the hotel, make your money. Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself to enjoy my life and not just rush through"
Small: Theres so many documentaries out there right now and everythings exposing wrestling
"There's so many documentaries out there right now and everything's exposing wrestling"
Small: Its kind of beating a dead horse if youre talking about going out and saying wrestlings fake, or this o
"It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People don't want to hear that. They want to hear, they wanted to find an inside story"
Small: I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelt
"I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school"
Small: Double J is similar in age, were similar in experience. I think if we hooked up, we could be a formidab
"Double J is similar in age, we're similar in experience. I think if we hooked up, we could be a formidable team. We get along well inside the ring and outside the ring"
Small: You get on TV and you become more of a star and it makes it real hard to go back to school and sit in a
"You get on TV and you become more of a star and it makes it real hard to go back to school and sit in a classroom, put your hand up if you have a question or something"
Small: Not only was it that I surprised people by beating Bret Hart, but it was a great match. They still rate
"Not only was it that I surprised people by beating Bret Hart, but it was a great match. They still rate it as one of the best wrestling matches of all time"
Small: Im Owen Hart and I have my own identity and my own style
"I'm Owen Hart and I have my own identity and my own style"
Small: I owe a lot to my dad, just for having provided the wrestling business for us to get into
"I owe a lot to my dad, just for having provided the wrestling business for us to get into"
Small: Its kind of an art, going out and performing. Id like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and
"It's kind of an art, going out and performing. I'd like fans to remember me as a guy who would go out and entertain them, give them quality matches, and not just the same old garbage every week"
Small: Id come from the bottom of the barrel. Just Owen Hart getting out of the shadow of Bret Harts little br
"I'd come from the bottom of the barrel. Just Owen Hart getting out of the shadow of Bret Hart's little brother. Everyone figured, this is a joke, Owen's going to get squashed"
Small: I certainly would have regretted not getting into wrestling. Its been very lucrative for me and Ive bee
"I certainly would have regretted not getting into wrestling. It's been very lucrative for me and I've been fortunate to get into it and make money and not do anything stupid where I invested in something that collapsed"
Small: The perks of working in Japan are that you might go for two weeks every three or four months, so you do
"The perks of working in Japan are that you might go for two weeks every three or four months, so you do work an abbreviated schedule. But you really make up for the abbreviated schedule by how hard you have to fight, how much you've got to be in shape"
Small: Some guys can do more talking in the ring, other guys do posing, body building, whatever the hell they
"Some guys can do more talking in the ring, other guys do posing, body building, whatever the hell they do in the ring. But I don't have the big body, and I'm not the big smooth talker, but I can get in the ring and wrestle"
Small: Its unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say Im not doing anything. Youve got to get out and do ev
"It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can"
Small: Its hard to pick out one particular wrestler
"It's hard to pick out one particular wrestler"
Small: All I had to do was go out and perform. One of the hardest things was doing those back flips, where you
"All I had to do was go out and perform. One of the hardest things was doing those back flips, where you had to jump up and land on the top rope. It's precision movement"
Small: When I came into the WWF, the first thing I really didnt want to have was being Bret Harts little broth
"When I came into the WWF, the first thing I really didn't want to have was being Bret Hart's little brother"
Small: They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in
"They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind"
Small: Its good to go out and entertain these people, and youve got them on the edge of their seat, theyre sta
"It's good to go out and entertain these people, and you've got them on the edge of their seat, they're standing up. Then you know that you've done your job, you've entertained them. My way of entertaining them is going out and wrestling. Everyone's got their different ways"