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Owen James Hart was a Canadian professional and amateur wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and most notably, WWE. A member of the Hart wrestling family, Hart was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada the youngest of 12 children to Stampede Wrestling promoter and WWE Hall of Famer Stu Hart and Helen Hart.…
Known for
- Dark Side of the Ring2019
- 1997: Dawn of the Attitude — Owen Hart (archive footage)2017
- WWE Unreleased: 1986-19952017
- WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series2017
- Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars — Owen Hart2016
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased2016
- Owen: Hart of Gold — Himself/Blue Blazer2015
- It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story — Himself2015
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 — Himself2014
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 — Himself2014
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Key facts
- Born
- Owen James Hart , ( 1965-05-07 ) May 7, 1965, Calgary, Alberta , Canada
- Died
- May 23, 1999 (1999-05-23) (aged 34), Kemper Arena , Kansas City, Missouri , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Internal bleeding from traumatic aortic rupture caused by blunt force trauma sustained from a high fall
- Spouse
- Martha Hart ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Family
- Hart
- Ring name s
- The Rocket, The Blue Angel , The Blue Blazer , Owen Hart , Owen James , The Avenger
- Billed height
- 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Billed weight
- 227 lb (103 kg)
- Billed from
- Calgary, Alberta
- Trained by
- Stu Hart
- Debut
- May 30, 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hart
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Calgary
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Spouse
- Martha Hart
- Father
- Stu Hart
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
- Educated at
- Stampede Wrestling
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Mass
- 103
- Image
- Owen Hart with a fan.jpg
- Height
- 178
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Owen Hart
- date of birth
- 1965-05-07
- head coach
- Stu Hart
- date of death
- 1999-05-23
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- cervical fracture
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- relative
- Roddy Piper
- name in native language
- Owen Hart
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Encyclopedic overview
Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He received most of his success in the WWF, where he wrestled under both his own name and the ring names The Blue Angel and The Blue Blazer.
A member of the Hart wrestling family, he was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of twelve children of Stampede Wrestling promoters Stu and Helen Hart. Among other accolades, Owen was a one-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWF European Champion, and a four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, as well as the 1994 WWF King of the Ring. He headlined three pay-per-view events for the WWF, and was widely regarded as one of the company's best in-ring performers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Owen Hart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.