• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 23, 1999) – Old School WWF Legend Passed Away
On this day in 1999 we lost Old School WWF Legend “The King of Harts” Owen Hart at the age of 34 due to an accident during a LIVE PPV.
Owen Hart started in his family’s promotion ‘Calgary Stampede Wrestling’ during the 80s, before joining the World Wrestling Federation for the first time in 1988 as The Blue Blazer.
Owen returned to the WWF under his own name in 1991 and stayed with the promotion till his tragic death during the ‘WWF Over The Edge 1999’ PPV.
He once became the 1994 King of the Ring and won several other titles, such as the WWF Intercontinental Championship and the WWF Tag Team Championship, but has yet to be (posthumously) inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, a move that is currently prevented by his widow Martha Hart.
REST IN PEACE OWEN HART!
May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999
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• Old School WWF Celebrity Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WWF Celebrity Drew Carey celebrates his birthday today.
Drew Carey entered the 2001 Royal Rumble match as #5 but managed to eliminate himself after being attacked by Kane.
That’s the appearance that eventually got him inducted into the Celebrity Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
Because of his induction, he is now considered one of the worst Hall of Famers in WWF/E History by a large group of Fans.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW CAREY!
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 23, 1994) – Old School NWA Veteran Passed Away
On this day in 1994 we lost Old School NWA Veteran Ray Candy (aka Kareem Muhammad) at the age of 42 due to a heart attack.
Ray Candy wrestled for several NWA Territories during the 70s and 80s, such as Jim Crockett Promotions, Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF).
In 1983 & 1984 Ray wrestled as Kareem Muhammad and teamed up with Elijah Akeem as The Zambuie Express.
By 1988 he became known as Commando Ray, one half of yet another superheavyweight Tag Team, The Commandos.
The Commandos had a very similar military based gimmick as Ray’s former Tag Team The Zambuie Express.
REST IN PEACE RAY CANDY!
December 3, 1951 – May 23, 1994
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