18,000 witnesses in the Kemper Arena....what happened, is still not known, and we may never know.The WWF's 'super hero' is now looking down on all of us, checking if we're 'saying our prayers, eating our vitamins, and drinking our milk'. I still can't believe it, the whole wrestling world can't believe it. After the "Over The Edge" PPV ended, Vince McMahon held a pressconference, but didn't answer any questions from those in attendance. McMahon was clearly looking very emotional during the interview. He said it was unconfirmed if the cable just gave away or Owen released himself too early when he thought he was hooked up. Vince continued to say that he hopes he will give us the answers on the next RAW Is WAR, in St Louis, Missouri. "We in the World Wrestling Federation are saddened by the tragic accident that occurred here tonight. We send our condolences and sympathy to Owen Hart's family; his wife, Martha; and their two very young children. We don't have any answers as to why this happened....There is an ongoing investigation," said the WWF owner. Kansas City Star newspaper staff were right in the arena, and they interviewed some people from the attendance. "We thought it was a doll at first," said 15-year-old Robert McCome. "We thought they were just playing with us. We were really shocked when we found out that it was no joke. "Shawn Gaitan, 24, who brought his 7-year-old nephew to the event, said: "I think it's really messed up that they kept on with the show. They could at least told us what was going on. We worry just like the other people worry." Gaitan said he saw Owen flying through the air; his head hit a turnbuckle and snapped back. Michelle Hindorff, a paramedic and dispatcher for the city ambulance service, said Hart was supposed to be lowered down into the ring. "It didn't get hooked on to him. He thought it was hooked on. We gave him CPR in the ring. He was a trauma code," she said.As we reported in yesterday's Late Breaking News edition, the cameras of the WWF never switched to the ring, and was all the time showing the fans standing up, and constantly moving onto Jim Ross, who explained the tragic situation. Kris Alvarenga, from Los Angeles, California, said that the news was all over their TV channels. He added "Channel 4, our NBC station, showedthree pictures of Owen; picture one was of the ring, and about 7 paramedics inside. You can see Owen's head, his eyes closed, and what appeared to be a bloody nose, as he was strapped to the board, Jerry Lawler has his back to the camera, and one paramedic seemed to beworking on top of Owen".

         He continued "picture two was of Owen being removed out of the ring. You cannot see his head, however you can see his torso. "Owen suffered a severe head trauma from hitting his head on theturnbuckle, and suffered a broken neck from the impact, which is most likely the cause of his death. Mark Miller of the Calgary Sun got on the phone with both Helen and Stu Hart right after the tragedy. "I can't believe my Owen is gone," said Helen Hart. "I used to have nightmares about one of my sons getting crippled from wrestling, but not this. I can't believe it. He was my little baby, so clever and fun," she continued. "He was the light of our lives. "Stu Hart also had some comments to do. "He was a great son," said his dad. "I have eight boys and they're all great, but Owen was just a wonderful fellow. Anything he wanted, he went out and got. To me, he had to be the favourite among all his brothers and sisters. They all loved him dearly. As a wrestler, he loved to work hard to please the promoters and the crowds. He took pride in showing his reliability in making wrestling a career. He added, "He spent his time in the WWF being quite serious about his career." Commenting on the stunt he had to perform yesterday, he said "I know they've done it before, but Owen was a pretty careful athlete. He doesn't take unnecessary risks or chances," said Stu. "You know all my kids wrestled, but it was something Owen loved from the start," said Stu. "I remember seeing him as a teen put on unequaled bouts beating men who weighed over 200 lbs. He wanted to follow the footsteps of me and his brothers. He wanted to be the best he could. I know he achieved what he wanted. But even more than what he did in the ring, you knew what Owen was about by the fact he had no real enemies. He was everyone's friend and a good family man. I couldn't be more proud of a son.

He debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in 1988, with his first gimmick "The Blue Blazer". He then left for WCW for a short period of time, travelled to Japan, and returned to the WWF teaming up with Jim Neidhart to form the New Hart Foundation. When Neidhart left the federation, Koko B. Ware replaced him, and changed names to High Energy. In the beginning of 1994, he turned heel, by beating on his brother at the Royal Rumble, during their match with the Quebecers. 3 months afterthat incident, he defeated Bret at WrestleMania X in a classic match. The King Of The Ring event was next, and with the help of Jim Neidhart, defeated Razor Ramon in the finals to capture the crown. The feud with Bret Hart continued to grow, and at SummerSlam 94, he and Bret fought in a steel cage match. Owen lost the match after a breathtaking finale. That same night, Bulldog returned to the WWF afterspending some time in WCW. At WrestleMania XI, he revealed his secret partner, Yokozuna, and wrestled the Smoking Gunns. The team of the "King Of Harts" and Yokozuna ended up the winners, and Owen took his first WWF title. Bulldog turned heel again, and after the duo of Hart and Yokozuna lost the titles back to the Smoking Gunns, Hart along with the Bulldog captured the titles.In the finals of the European Title tournament, which were held in Germany, Hart lost his match against the British Bulldog. If you'relucky enough to get the tape, see the match, it was a classic. After WrestleMania XIII, Bret Hart turned heel, and formed the Hart Foundation again, with himself, Owen, Bulldog, Neidhart and the late Brian Pillman as the members. He then went on to win the Intercontinental Title from Rocky Maivia on RAW in April, only to lose it back to Steve Austin at SummerSlam in August. That day was one of the scariest days in Owen's life, when he nearly paralized Steve Austin after an inverted piledriver. Last year, he turned face for a short period of time, won the European Title from Goldust, and feuded with Hunter Hearst Helmsley.Just earlier this year, he formed the team with Jeff Jarrett, and won the tag team titles by defeating Ken Shamrock and Big Bossman on January 25th, 1999. In addition to those titles, Owen is a two time Slammy Award winner. He never got hold of the WWF Heavyweight championship. During our live coverage of Over The Edge yesterday, the 150 people plus that were on hand for the play by play were shocked, and kept asking ifit was true or not.

We did our best to give the fans who were not watching the PPV on TV some quotes from Ross, and Lawler on the situation, and gave constant updates of what was happening. Some people even had the guts to throw in sarcastic comments in a wrestling chat room on IRC. There was a total chaos in the room, with everyone asking what happened to Owen, and how did he die, something we repeated nearly one thousand times yesterday...but the same people kept asking and asking, and in theend, it was time to moderate the room, and letting no one to talk. The topic of the room simply read: "Owen Hart is dead. None of us can believe it. The best Hart is gone.RIP Owen Hart, 1966-1999. Hey Brian [Pillman], you and Owen take care of each other up there for us. "The question of the night was: How did it happen? Something we may know, or never know. Only Owen knows, but he can't give us the answer.As they say, the show must go on, and so did Over The Edge. People said that the event should have been stopped, but if you think again, you might realise that it was sort of impossible. Not only you have 18,000 people in the arena, but you have hundreds of thousands at home watching on PPV. The wrestlers looked in pieces, Debra was crying during her backstage interview, and Jarrett took over, but he couldn't finish the interview himself. Road Dogg said that he's praying for Owen, and in one of the most touching scenes I've seen since being a wrestling fan, during the match of the Rock vs HHH, Rock grabbed the mic, and while taunting Triple H, he said "Owen, the Rock loves you." Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler tried their best to continue on as if nothing happened, but to no avail. Even Steve Austin looked destroyed. Owen Hart, 33, left his wife Martha, and his 2 small kids. He also left behind brothers and sisters, his parents, and a lot of close friends, who were his family while on the road with the Federation. He died. It's all over. Life is short. Get the best of it, cause you never know when it's your turn. He died while trying to entertain thefans, trying to get down from the rafters of the Kemper Arena to givethe best entrance of his career....but as staff writer Chris Ciolfitto said yesterday, "WHY? Couldn't he just walk the aisle? "I'm still speechless as I'm writing this...his image is constantly showing up in front of my eyes...his great wrestling ability, his desire to entertain the fans, to give 110% each and every time he's in the squared circle, resulted in the biggest tragedy in wrestling history. Doing a free fall from nearly the top of an arena, and down in the ringis no joke, and unfortunatley, Owen was the first - and God I hope he's the last - to experience it. He came in as the Blue Blazer, and left as the Blue Blazer...Owen, thanks for the memories, we'll miss you. R.I.P.

Real Name : Owen Hart

Height : 5’10"

Weight : 227 pounds

From : Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Favorite Quote : "I am NOT a Nugget!"

Finishing move : Sharpshooter

Career Highlights : Tag Team Champion (Four Time), Intercontinental Champion (Two Time), European Champion, 1994 King of the Ring

Owen Hart is the only person to win the tag-team titles with four different people. They were Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart in "The New Hart Foundation", Yokozuna, "The British Bulldog" Davy Boy Smith and more recently Jeff Jarrett.

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