As I was surfing the web earlier today I came across a Wikipedia page that mentioned that it was 10 years ago today that Owen Hart, the younger brother of WWF/E superstar Bret Hart passed away. For those of you who never followed professional wrestling, Owen was set to perform a superhero-like stunt as his alter-ego, The Blue Blazer, where he would come down from the rafters of the arena, mimicking the act of flying. However, the line that he was attached to snapped and he plummeted over 70 feet to his death. It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since this tragedy happened.
Known as the King of Harts and The Rocket, Owen Hart won the WWF/E Intercontinental title twice, the European Title once, and was a four-time Tag Team Champion with Yokozuna (twice), The British Bulldog and Jeff Jarrett. He was a two-time WWF/E Slammy Award winner and was widely considered to be one of the best in-ring workers that the business has ever seen.
As an Owen Hart fan from my youth, I wanted to take this time to try and put into words how hard it is to imagine that he has been gone for 10 years already.
Rest In Peace Owen, we all miss you.
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