Martha Hart, widow of the late Owen Hart, has issued a powerful statement in response to Netflix’s docuseries Mr. McMahon, which covers the controversial life of former WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
The series addresses the tragic death of Owen Hart during WWF’s Over The Edge 1999 pay-per-view, and McMahon defends his decision to continue the event, stating, “These people came to see a show. They didn’t come to see somebody die.” McMahon also claimed that WWE was not at fault for Owen’s death.
Martha refutes these claims in her statement to Daily Hive, expressing frustration that the series minimizes Owen’s death and fails to address WWE’s negligence, specifically pointing to the hiring of unqualified riggers, which she believes led directly to the fatal accident. She also criticized the documentary for not reaching out to her for comment, leaving the story incomplete and misleading.
Martha remains committed to preserving Owen’s legacy through the Owen Hart Foundation and the AEW Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, ensuring his memory is honored in a positive way.
You can read her complete statement below:
“Netflix’s Mr. McMahon documentary series portrays the death of my husband, Owen Hart, as a mere accident. It also allows the disgraced former owner and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, to claim that Owen’s death ‘wasn’t our fault.’ Nothing could be further from the truth.
The real truth is that on May 23rd, 1999, out of a desire to cut costs and achieve a ‘quick release’ effect that a rigging expert specifically warned against, WWE hired unqualified riggers to arrange a stunt in which Owen was to rappel from the rafters during a wrestling event. As a result, the riggers used incorrect equipment that caused Owen to fall to his death. It was pure negligence that killed my husband.
What the documentary fails to mention is that the equipment used was never meant for a rappelling stunt. Instead, a harness meant for dragging stunt people behind cars on movie shoots was used with a sailboat clip meant to release on load with only six pounds of pressure.
Had the WWE hired qualified riggers who followed proper protocol that included redundancy, as is typical practice, and used the correct equipment, Owen would not have died that night.
To be clear, no one involved in the making of this documentary attempted to contact me for comment or to obtain an accurate perspective. I continue to hold WWE and its then-management responsible for Owen’s death. I refuse to let Vince McMahon or anyone else rewrite that history.
Instead, I remain focused on honouring Owen’s legacy through the charitable good work of the Owen Hart Foundation and via the AEW Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.”
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