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this is the page where i have tributed some of the greatest wrestlers who are not here with us anymore.

the king of harts"owen hart"has to be one of the most tragic deaths in wrestling.owne died as a result to give us (the fans)quality entertainment,thus by doing so he died as a result of a stunt for what he loved most "wrestling" and entertaining fans.even when he played as a heel.Hart fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri on May 23, 1999, during the WWF's Over the Edge PPV event. He was being lowered into the ring from a catwalk of Kemper Arena for a match with The Godfather. In keeping with the Blazer's buffoonish character, Owen was to be lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would release himself from the safety harness and then fall flat on his face. Though he had performed the stunt before, Owen was wary about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved (Owen had a fear of heights). However, Owen performed a practice stunt earlier in the day, the stunt went forward on the show as scheduled. His wife Martha suggests that, by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape on, Owen triggered an early release and fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, smashing his chest on a ring turnbuckle. Viewers at home did not see the incident, as the WWF was transmitting a promotional package for the match. Owen was transported to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, where he was pronounced dead on arrival (he actually died about six minutes after the fall, while still lying in the ring); the cause was later revealed to be internal bleeding from blunt chest trauma. He was 34 years old. The WWF chose to continue the event despite the tragedy, which drew a great deal of criticism over the following weeks.The next night on Monday Night Raw, the WWF mounted a two-hour televised tribute (see RAW is Owen), in which WWF wrestlers and officials paid tribute to Hart. The Over the Edge event name was retired.In the weeks that followed, much attention focused on the harness Owen used that night, especially on the "quick release" trigger and safety latches. When someone is lowered from the rafters in a harness, there are backup latches that must be latched for safety purposes. These backups may take some time to unlatch, which would have made Owen's stunt difficult to perform smoothly. Therefore, it was apparently decided that it was more important not to have the safety backups, because it would be easier for Owen to unlatch himself. In addition to not having safety backups, the harness Owen used was designed for sailboats and required only six pounds of weight to trigger the quick release mechanism; Owen weighed about 225 pounds. An out-of-court settlement between Owen Hart's family and the WWF has prevented the release of any information about the harness. The WWF, however, decided to ban stunts of a similar nature from this point on to avoid a similar tragedy from occurring.Owen left a widow, Martha, and two children, Oje and Athena. Martha Hart settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the WWF for approximately $19 million; she used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation. Martha wrote a book about Owen's life in 2002 called Broken Harts.Owen's last match was on May 22, 1999 in Chicago. He and Jarrett won a tag team match against Edge and Christian..On the October 4, 1999 edition of WCW Nitro, Owen's brother Bret wrestled Chris Benoit in an Owen Hart tribute match at Kemper Arena.owen will be missed dearly........"slamy award winner" "the rocket" "the black hart"the king of harts" ""owen hart"" may -7-1965--may-23-1999

"in memory" of the 8th wonder of the world "andre the giant" may-19-1946---january-27-1993...

"in great memory of this murdered superstar"dino bravo"real name:Adolfo Bresciano (June 8, 1949 - March 11, 1993) was an Italian-born professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed "World's Strongest Man."

in memory of"road warrior hawk"september-12-1957---october-19-2003...

"in memory of "Richard Erwin Rood", better known by his ring name of "Ravishing" Rick Rude (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999)

in memory of the british bulldog"davey boy smith"november-27-1962---may-17-2001...

in memory "mr. perfect" curt henning ...(March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003),

"in memory" of "bobby ducum jr." august-26-1965---january-24-2000

"in memory"of "chris candido" (March 21, 1972 – April 28, 2005)

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in memory "renagade"Richard C. Williams (October 16, 1965 - February 23, 1999) died due to suidcide