Owen Hart - Professional Wrestler, Career and Childhood
Owen Hart's Personal Details
Owen Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, known by his ring name ‘The Blue Blazer’
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | May 7, 1965 |
| Died on | May 23, 1999 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Famous | Sportspersons, Wrestlers, Professional Wrestler |
| Spouses | Martha Hart (m. 1989–1999) |
| Siblings | Allison Hart Stu Hart, Bret Hart, Bruce Hart, Dean Hart, Diana Hart, Elizabeth Hart Natalya, Georgia Hart, Keith Hart, Ross Hart, Smith Hart, Wayne Hart |
| Known as | Owen James Hart |
| Childrens | Athena Christie Hart, Oje Edward Hart |
| Cause of death |
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| Birth Place | Calgary, Canada |
| Height | 178 |
| Gender | Male |
| Father | Stu Hart |
| Mother | Helen Hart |
| Sun Sign | Taurus |
| Born in | Calgary, Canada |
| Famous as | Professional Wrestler |
| Died at Age | 34 |
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Who is Owen Hart?
Owen Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, known by his ring name ‘The Blue Blazer’. Over the course of his illustrious career, he wrestled for several different promotions, impressing crowds in all of them with his impeccable high flying technique and skills. He wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and the World Championship Wrestling. The titles he managed to get his hands on include the Intercontinental Championship (twice), Tag Team Championship (thrice), European championship and the King of the Ring title. Born in an illustrious wresting family, he was destined to become a wrestler. He was trained for the most part by his father, Stu Hart, and made his official debut in the ring in 1986 at Stampede. Somehow, his popularity went off the charts with his tour to Japan and throughout the 90s, he became one of the most feared wrestlers for his opponents, but his streak ended tragically in 1999. He succumbed to his injuries caused during his entrance in the ring. He died in the hospital and left behind a legacy, which is still alive in the hearts of his hardcore fans.
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Childhood & Early Life
Owen Hart was born on May 7, 1966 in Alberta, Canada to the Hart wrestling family. His father Stu Hart was a former wrestler and his mother Helen Hart was a house maker. The Hart family was big and Owen grew up with 11 siblings and a few of his brothers went on to make career in wrestling.
The book by Owen’s wife titled ‘Broken Harts’ reveals that Owen wasn’t really keen on making a career in wrestling initially but bent on his father’s wishes and all through the middle and high school, he trained hard to make a career in professional wrestling. His father Stu gave him tips and tricks of succeeding in the ring, this kept Owen going and by the time he was out of High school, he had already transformed into a beast of a wrestler.
Before going for wrestling, Owen tried his hands on several other jobs, but nothing suited him and he gradually accepted his fate and joined Stampede wrestling, which was run by his father.
Career
Owen Hart started with Stampede, which was failing quickly and didn’t get as much respect from the wrestling community as it did before. Owen and other Hart family members tried their best to renew it, but nothing was working. Owen took it as a practice ground and honed his skills in the ring, eventually winning International tag team titles. His other titles in the first couple of years were the British Commonwealth Mid-heavyweight Title and the North American Heavyweight championship title.
His high flying fighting style and the reliance on technique more than the strength worked well for Owen at the New Japan Pro wrestling in 1987. He ended up defeating big names there and in May 1988, became the first non-Japanese wrestler to get his hands on the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
In the summer of 1988, Hart grabbed WWF’s attention and got introduced in the ring with moniker the Blue Blazer. This was done by WWF to hide his identity as the younger brother of Kevin Hart (his brother and a prolific wrestler by then).
In his early appearances at WWF, Hart went on to perform good enough, but gradually, his style got in the eyes of his opponents, and he faced several defeats. For the next couple of years or so, Owen divided his time between Japan and the USA for different promotions and eventually in October 1991, WWF re-signed him. He was reintroduced with his real name this time without his mask and entered the ring with new set of skills and techniques, earning himself the name ‘The Rocket’.
His big victory came at Wrestlemania 8 in 1992 when he defeated Skinner and then he went on to form a team with Koko B. Ware. The alliance named High Energy was quickly dismantled following a defeat at the hands of ‘The Headshrinkers’ which compelled Hart to embark on his individual career.
At Survivor Series in 1993, Bret Hart assembled a team of brothers, including Owen, against Shawn Michaels and his team of ‘Knights’. However, they lost when Owen accidentally collided with Bret during the match which led to a small time feud between the two brothers.
Soon, they patched up and formed a tag team and in a title match against ‘The Quebecers’ in 1994 Royal Rumble, the brothers again entered in a dispute and as a result of this another feud started. In the Wrestlemania 10 match against his brother, Owen pinned him down to secure a victory. Later in the same evening, Bret went on to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which enraged Owen and several clashes between the two brothers followed, in form of both tag team matches and singles. At the 1994 SummerSlam, the brothers were face to face again in a steel cage match, which Bret won.
Owen lost the title in several close matches, and the feud between the brothers went uglier when Owen interfered in a title match between Bret and Diesel, which cost Bret his title at Royal Rumble 1995. The rivalry went on for some time, but Owen couldn’t manage to defeat his brother in the ring cleanly, and hence, after a final defeat in a one-on-one match, a few weeks after the Rumble, the brothers put their feud to halt.
At Wrestlemania 11, Owen teamed up with Yokozuna for the Tag team championship match and defeated Shawn Michaels and Diesel for the title victory, a title which they held for half a year after that, before losing it to the same team of Shawn and Diesel. He fought through 1996, in mostly tag team matches and started a rivalry with his brother in law Davey Boy Smith, which lasted on and off for an entire year, before settling down with formation of the new Hart Foundation and Owen quickly won the Intercontinental Championship in the beginning of 1997. Hart lost the title to Stone Cold Steve Austin in August 1997.
His feud with DX, the team of Shawn Michaels and Triple H, took a considerable chunk of his time, and after getting interfered in a match against Shawn Michaels, Owen challenged Triple H for the European Championship and won it. He teamed up with Jeff Jarrett in 1998 and the two went on to participate in several tag team matches together. The team went on fighting side by side before an accident took Owen’s life in May 1999.
Death
During an Over the Edge pay per view match on 23rd May 1999, where Owen Hart was set to fight ‘The Godfather’ for a title match for the Intercontinental Championship, he was supposed to make a superhero entry into the ring, in resonance with his new ‘superhero persona’, to be exhibited to his fans. The move was under-practiced and Hart fell into the ring followed by severe injury to his neck. He was rushed to a Kansas City hospital where many attempts were made to revive him, but to no success. Owen Hart bid his farewell to the world on 23rd May 1999.
Personal Life
Owen Hart met Martha Joan Patterson during High School and they both dated for many years before getting married in July 1989. The couple had two children and Martha said in many interviews that he was a warm man, so much in love with his family and profession.
Owen was exhibited in WWF as a perpetual prankster and was known to irritate several of his opponents with his carefully designed elaborate pranks. Even in his interviews, he showed his eccentric persona and that was a big reason for his mammoth fan following.
In 2002, Owen’s widow Martha Hart wrote a biographical book on Owen Hart, titled ‘Broken Harts’, and expressed the pain of losing her loving husband. The book went to become a bestseller and also explored several unheard details of Owen’s life and career.
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Owen Hart biography timelines
- // 7th May 1966Owen Hart was born on May 7, 1966 in Alberta, Canada to the Hart wrestling family. His father Stu Hart was a former wrestler and his mother Helen Hart was a house maker. The Hart family was big and Owen grew up with 11 siblings and a few of his brothers went on to make career in wrestling.
- // 1987 To May 1988His high flying fighting style and the reliance on technique more than the strength worked well for Owen at the New Japan Pro wrestling in 1987. He ended up defeating big names there and in May 1988, became the first non-Japanese wrestler to get his hands on the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
- // 1988In the summer of 1988, Hart grabbed WWF’s attention and got introduced in the ring with moniker the Blue Blazer. This was done by WWF to hide his identity as the younger brother of Kevin Hart (his brother and a prolific wrestler by then).
- // Jul 1989Owen Hart met Martha Joan Patterson during High School and they both dated for many years before getting married in July 1989. The couple had two children and Martha said in many interviews that he was a warm man, so much in love with his family and profession.
- // Oct 1991In his early appearances at WWF, Hart went on to perform good enough, but gradually, his style got in the eyes of his opponents, and he faced several defeats. For the next couple of years or so, Owen divided his time between Japan and the USA for different promotions and eventually in October 1991, WWF re-signed him. He was reintroduced with his real name this time without his mask and entered the ring with new set of skills and techniques, earning himself the name ‘The Rocket’.
- // 1992His big victory came at Wrestlemania 8 in 1992 when he defeated Skinner and then he went on to form a team with Koko B. Ware. The alliance named High Energy was quickly dismantled following a defeat at the hands of ‘The Headshrinkers’ which compelled Hart to embark on his individual career.
- // 1993At Survivor Series in 1993, Bret Hart assembled a team of brothers, including Owen, against Shawn Michaels and his team of ‘Knights’. However, they lost when Owen accidentally collided with Bret during the match which led to a small time feud between the two brothers.
- // 1994Soon, they patched up and formed a tag team and in a title match against ‘The Quebecers’ in 1994 Royal Rumble, the brothers again entered in a dispute and as a result of this another feud started. In the Wrestlemania 10 match against his brother, Owen pinned him down to secure a victory. Later in the same evening, Bret went on to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which enraged Owen and several clashes between the two brothers followed, in form of both tag team matches and singles. At the 1994 SummerSlam, the brothers were face to face again in a steel cage match, which Bret won.
- // 1995Owen lost the title in several close matches, and the feud between the brothers went uglier when Owen interfered in a title match between Bret and Diesel, which cost Bret his title at Royal Rumble 1995. The rivalry went on for some time, but Owen couldn’t manage to defeat his brother in the ring cleanly, and hence, after a final defeat in a one-on-one match, a few weeks after the Rumble, the brothers put their feud to halt.
- // 1998 To May 1999His feud with DX, the team of Shawn Michaels and Triple H, took a considerable chunk of his time, and after getting interfered in a match against Shawn Michaels, Owen challenged Triple H for the European Championship and won it. He teamed up with Jeff Jarrett in 1998 and the two went on to participate in several tag team matches together. The team went on fighting side by side before an accident took Owen’s life in May 1999.
- // 23rd May 1999During an Over the Edge pay per view match on 23rd May 1999, where Owen Hart was set to fight ‘The Godfather’ for a title match for the Intercontinental Championship, he was supposed to make a superhero entry into the ring, in resonance with his new ‘superhero persona’, to be exhibited to his fans. The move was under-practiced and Hart fell into the ring followed by severe injury to his neck. He was rushed to a Kansas City hospital where many attempts were made to revive him, but to no success. Owen Hart bid his farewell to the world on 23rd May 1999.
- // 2002In 2002, Owen’s widow Martha Hart wrote a biographical book on Owen Hart, titled ‘Broken Harts’, and expressed the pain of losing her loving husband. The book went to become a bestseller and also explored several unheard details of Owen’s life and career.
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Owen Hart's FAQ
What is Owen Hart birthday?
Owen Hart was born at 1965-05-07
When was Owen Hart died?
Owen Hart was died at 1999-05-23
Where was Owen Hart died?
Owen Hart was died in Kansas City
Which age was Owen Hart died?
Owen Hart was died at age 34
Where is Owen Hart's birth place?
Owen Hart was born in Calgary, Canada
What is Owen Hart nationalities?
Owen Hart's nationalities is Canadian
Who is Owen Hart spouses?
Owen Hart's spouses is Martha Hart (m. 1989–1999)
Who is Owen Hart siblings?
Owen Hart's siblings is Allison Hart Stu Hart, Bret Hart, Bruce Hart, Dean Hart, Diana Hart, Elizabeth Hart Natalya, Georgia Hart, Keith Hart, Ross Hart, Smith Hart, Wayne Hart
Who is Owen Hart childrens?
Owen Hart's childrens is Athena Christie Hart, Oje Edward Hart
What is Owen Hart's cause of dead?
Owen Hart dead because of Accident
How tall is Owen Hart?
Owen Hart's height is 178
Who is Owen Hart's father?
Owen Hart's father is Stu Hart
Who is Owen Hart's mother?
Owen Hart's mother is Helen Hart
What is Owen Hart's sun sign?
Owen Hart is Taurus
How famous is Owen Hart?
Owen Hart is famouse as Professional Wrestler