Owen Hart's Final Day: A POST Profile

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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

John Pollock goes back to May 23rd, 1999, the night Owen Hart tragically passed away in Kansas City, Missouri. In this special audio documentary, we speak to those that knew Hart and were present at the Kemper Arena that evening, as well as media members that covered the story and were around Hart in the hours before his passing. In the coming weeks, we will release the interviews in full on the POST Wrestling Café. AUDIO CREDITS: WWE, NBC 4, FOX 11 News, TSN, CBC, and Live Signing MUSIC CREDITS:"At Rest Our Sponsors: * Check out TickPick and use my code No promotion code/URL for a great deal: https://www.tickpick.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	I remember coming back, Kevin Dunn or executive producer told me,
0:06.0	Gerald come back to you guys and you need to let everybody know the update on Owen.
0:10.3	And I said, I don't know what the update is.
0:13.6	Nobody's told me.
0:15.0	So in the chaos, the folks in the back
0:20.7	they were supposed to tell me at the guerrilla position what was going on was off the
0:25.9	headset doing other stuff which I understand but we didn't have the information so he told
0:31.0	me he said well he's dead and you're back in 10, 9.
0:37.0	Here at uh, in Kansas City, uh, tragedy befell, the World Wrestling Federation in all of us.
0:47.0	Owen Hart was set to make an entrance from the ceiling and he fell from the ceiling.
0:55.0	And I have the unfortunate responsibility to let everyone know that Owen Hart has died.
1:05.0	Owen Hart has tragically died from that accident here tonight.
1:29.1	Once King of the Ring Owen Hart fell from the ceiling during an event in Kansas City.
1:33.8	The audience at first thought it was a stunt.
1:35.8	Millions of fans were tuned in on pay-per-view TV.
1:39.1	The investigation into Owen Hart's death continues.
1:42.2	He was a 13-year veteran of the ring and leaves behind a son six, a daughter
1:46.3	four. So Mike, pretty tragic for the wrestling world.
1:49.9	The World Wrestling Federation plans to go on with tonight's live match in St. Louis
1:54.1	despite last night's accident that claimed the life of veteran wrestler Owen Hart.
1:59.3	We're saddened by this tragic loss and right now there are no answers.
2:06.0	There is an ongoing investigation
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