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A short and sweet Owen Hart BIO



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"THE ROCKET" OWEN HART
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Name: Owen Hart
Age: 34
Fed: WWF
Weight: 226 lbs
Style: High Flyer / Technical
Highest Accolade: WWF I-C Championship, King of the Ring, and pinned Bret Hart cleanly
Nationality: Canadian

1988 Debuted in the WWF as the "Blue Blazer"; The talented high-flyer won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "Rookie of the Year", for 1987.

1992 After the briefest of stints in WCW, he made it to Japan in the early 90's before returning to the WWF to team with Neidhart as "The New Foundation", which received a substantial push in '92. Despite being a popular and capable team, they soon broke up as Neidhart left the federation and Hart formed the mid-card tag team "High Energy" with Koko B. Ware. Hart had already teamed with Ware several times when he was the Blue Blazer.

1993 At Survivor Series, Hart teamed with his brothers against Jerry Lawler and his Knights. A falling out with Bret during the bout led to a heel turn and a long awaited push for Hart as a singles star.

1994 Defeated Bret cleanly in the opener of Wrestlemania X at 20:21. The match remains one of the greatest encounters in Wrestlemania history. That June, Jim Neidhart returned to the federation and helped Owen Hart defeat Razor Ramon in the finals of the 2nd annual King of the Ring tournament, after Hart had already put away Tatanka and the 1-2-3 kid (X-Pac) in opening rounds. Hart feuded with Bret over the world title for the rest of the year, as the pair put on a string of excellent matches, including a steel cage encounter at Summerslam which market the return of the "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith to the federation. Smith teamed with Bret against Owen and Jim on RAW, and headlined cards around the States and in Europe.

1995 Teamed with Yokozuna to win his first ever world title, the WWF tag belts, at Wrestlemania XI. The team, managed by Jim Cornette, rolled through '95, dominating a feud against The British Bulldog and Lex Luger while holding teams such as The Smoking Gunns and Men on a Mission at bay.

1996 Bulldog, now a heel, teamed with Hart to win the tag straps. The duo were so good in the ring that they often got loud ovations despite playing the part as "rulebreakers".

1997 Lost in the finals of the European Championship tournament in Germany to Smith shortly before Wrestlemania. The match was a total classic. Shortly thereafter, Bret turned heel and reunited the familiy to form the New Hart Foundation, which included the late, great Brian Pillman and a returning Jim Neidhart.

Defeated Rocky Maivia for the Intercontinental Title on RAW on April 27th. He lost it to Steve Austin at Summerslam in August. It's said that scripted ending to the match involved Owen piledriving Austin multiple times; but on the first, an inverted piledriver with offered no neck support, Austin's neck was severly damaged, and he lost feeling in his body for several minutes.

Hart, immediately aware he was injured, worked the fans while Austin recovered somewhat. Owen then set himself up to be rolled up from behind, as Austin interpreted his intent correctly and made an extremely weak cover. The finish remains one of the worst looking in mark history, but is acknowledged as a work of intuitiveness and quick thinking on the part of both stars.

After Austin was forced to forfeit the title due to Injury, Hart won an ensuing tournament to decide the new champion on October 5th, the same tragic day Brian Pillman was found dead in his hotel bedroom. He dropped the title to Austin in a short, no- bumps match at Survivor Series on November 9th, putting Austin over cleanly with the Stunner.

1998 Turned Face after brother Bret was screwed at Survivor Series, but quickly reverted to heel after a feud with Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the Euro title, during which he held for two months.

1999 Formed a successful tag team with Jeff Jarrett, and they won the tag team titles the day after the Royal Rumble. Combined, the new champions have the potential to be the best team since Hart teamed with Davey Boy Smith and before.