Paid Members Accident Prone Posted May 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2019 I didn't want to stick this in the podcast thread where it would be largely ignored. POST Wrestling's John Pollock has put together a tremendous audio documentary that goes through Owen Hart's last day at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. He interviews several people who were close to the situation in order to get a detailed look at what happened during the day, the incident itself and the aftermath. There's a lot of info I didn't know in here, such as Owen leaving the arena in protest over the planned stunt and Honky Tonk Man initially telling wrestling reporters that Owen's death was a work. There's also some unnerving footage of Vince being grilled over not cancelling the show and Martha Hart's battle against the family. Honestly, find 50 minutes to listen to this. It's a well researched, well put together piece that's up there with the best audio documentaries. https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/05/20/owen-harts-final-day-a-post-profile/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boytoy Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Seriously, screw this company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Xtreme_lives Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I listened to this today and found it really moving and this and everything else going on it's left me really sour. I can't remember the who the guy at the end was but he said he never understood or asked why the arena was not just emptied and became a crime scene as it should've been. The more I think of it should have, the old wrestling 'show must go on mentality' is bullshit, it was a crime scene and could definitely been destroying evidence. The autograph hunter who had lunch with Owen, Owen ignoring the office calls and when he picked up allegedly was told to go to the arena or be fired and when asked what he was going to do answered 'i need to support my family' man oh man it had me moved, clearly was uncomfortable doing it Regular listener to post wrestling show and Big credit to John Pollack on this, really well put together documentary from various people on the day who were with Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) Its a fantastic audio documentary. I didnt know half of it. What a waste of life. Something Bret Hart said always stuck with me. If it was Shane who fell from the roof, would the show have went on? No chance. Edited May 21, 2019 by IANdrewDiceClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Xtreme_lives Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) Yeah I wish they had put that to Vince at the time. It would have been a loose/loose answer for Vince Edited May 22, 2019 by 2Xtreme_lives . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Its a fantastic audio documentary. I didnt know half of it. What a waste of life. Something Bret Hart said always stuck with me. If it was Shane who fell from the roof, would the show have went on? No chance. I honestly think the complete opposite - the thought of Vince cancelling a show (back then anyway) due to a McMahon seems even less likely to me than any other member of the roster. I don't think it would have even crossed his mind - he'd have gone in the ambulance and left Prichard etc. in charge of running the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted May 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2019 Ellie, Diana and Bruce Hart are just the worst arent they? What a pack of cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 22, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 22, 2019 Can't believe it's almost twenty years. I know that's true of most things at our age but it means he's been gone twice as long as his WWF run. Still the most senseless tragedy in wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 22, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted May 22, 2019 18 hours ago, 2Xtreme_lives said: It would have been a loose loose answer Too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 So it was 20 years ago today. Crazy. I still have the VCR of the show gathering dust on a shelf somewhere. Absolutely tragic. He was 34, which is stupidly young. An incredible talent and just an absolutely senseless, needless tragedy. It is still difficult to fathom that they actually continued with the show almost as if nothing happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVM Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Snitsky's back acne said: So it was 20 years ago today. Crazy. I still have the VCR of the show gathering dust on a shelf somewhere. Absolutely tragic. He was 34, which is stupidly young. An incredible talent and just an absolutely senseless, needless tragedy. It is still difficult to fathom that they actually continued with the show almost as if nothing happened. Fuck! Didn't realise he was that young. He could have feasibly gone on for another 10-15 years. Probably would have got the belt eventually too. Edited May 23, 2019 by AVM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted May 23, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Snitsky's back acne said: It is still difficult to fathom that they actually continued with the show almost as if nothing happened. It was a crime scene, end of. As the guy says in the doc, the place should've been cleared out as soon as Owen had been transported, with only the key players staying in the building. The stuff with Jimmy feeling something graze him and seeing the state of Owen's arm, was shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Imagine Owen v Jericho, Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Benoit, Misterio... Sorry, that was in response to AVM's comment about his age. Edited May 23, 2019 by Snitsky's back acne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Also, absolutely nobody would have complained had they pulled the show. It is still a disgrace they carried on. No amount of bollocks they have spewed in the 20 years since will ever make me think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just listening now and the fact they balked at 5 grand for a decent harness blows my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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