Owen Hart

Who was Owen Hart?

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, 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, Hart was born in Calgary, Alberta, the youngest of 12 children of Stampede Wrestling promoter and WWE Hall of Famer Stu Hart and Helen Hart.

Among other accolades, Hart was a one-time world champion, having held the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion during the USWA's partnership with the WWF, a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWF European Champion, and a four-time WWF World Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 1994 WWF King of the Ring. He also made wrestled more matches at In Your House than any other wrestler with 22 matches. Although he never won the WWF Championship, Hart challenged for the title and headlined multiple pay-per-views for the company during the 1990s. He has been cited by a number of peers as one of the WWF's greatest professional wrestlers.