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Owen James Hart
Born May 7, 1965
Died May 23, 1999
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Professional wrestling career

Ring Name Owen Hart
The Blue Blazer
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Billed Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Parts Unknown (as The Blue Blazer)
Trained by Stu Hart


Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) a Canadian-American professional and amateur wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation, where he wrestled under both his own name, and ring name The Blue Blazer.

A member of the Hart wrestling family, he was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of 12 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.

Hart died on May 23, 1999, when an equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, at the WWF's Over the Edge pay-per-view event.

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