Made for Viceland, airing May 19th in the US.
Season 2. Episode 10.
The story: Owen Hart from Calgary was considered the chosen one.
A naturally gifted athlete, he was the youngest of twelve Hart siblings.
His father was a well-known wrestling promoter and his sons wanted to follow in his footsteps.
All of Owen's brothers wrestled professionally as well as his brothers-in-law.
Owen loved wrestling but he loved his family more and he wanted out of wrestling early so he could just live a simple, comfortable life.
Signed to WWF at 23, he was marketed as The Blue Blazer.
By 1993 The Blue Blazer fazed out and Owen was staged against his brother Brett.
After his win against Brett, Owen became larger than life and his career became much more demanding.
In 1997, Brett went to WCW, and eventually, what is known as The Montreal Screwjob robbed him of his title.
Now that Brett was finished Owen got a brand new contract with the WWF at a time when Vince McMahon wanted the wrestlers to also be actors.
But Owen didn't want to play along with the scandals and skits.
So in 1998, The Blue Blazer was brought back into the spotlight, in competition against the WCW.
On May 23, 1999 Pay Per View aired the live event Over the Edge from Kansas City, Missouri.
Owen was dressed and rigged over the rafters before he was to be lowered into the ring for his match against The Godfather.
But when it was time for Owen to be lowered, something went horribly wrong and Owen Hart fell to his tragic death, from 80 feet up, in front of millions of people...
Stars (voice) Chris Jericho, Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, The Godfather, Dr. Martha Hart, Oje Hart, Athena Hart, Jimmy Korderas, Chirs Jericho, D'Lo Brown
Directed by Jason Eisener
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES
"When you live in a world of make-believe and something so real happens, you wanna hammer that home."
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