The Owen Hart Tragedy: A Legacy Marked by Sacrifice and Controversy

A fatal fall on May 23, 1999 wrestling fans would live a moment that would leave the whole world shocked and believe me it is so Owen Hart's that night would lose his life in the ring in a live event broadcast via satellite to the whole world Owen har was playing his persona Blue Blazer which consisted of a masked superhero WWE told him that that day he had to appear flying attached to a harness from 25 m high he immediately refused due to the terror he had had all his life to heights the company told him that he could not say no because practically everything was already ready that is how Owen har fell from the 25 Met towards the ring

He hit his head with the corner of the ring and received immediate help from the medical staff although the moment was live his fall did not reach to be transmitted by television since at that moment a recorded interview with Owen hart himself was being shown the atmosphere in the arena was only silence later the same Commentators would announce that Owen Hart had lost his life on the way to the hospital, leaving the entire arena in shock and the WWE workers themselves with a lump in their throats. The mistake that is still criticized today is that WWE decided to continue with the event until the end knowing that Owen Hart was no longer alive. In fact, in the fights that continued afterwards, you can even see blood stains on the canvas of ring number four.