Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages
On 23 May 1999 in the midst of a World Wrestling Federation stunt, wrestler Owen Hart plummeted eight stories from the top of Kansas City's Kemper Arena to his death on the hard canvas of the wrestling ring. His death, witnessed by 16,000 live audience members and millions more on TV lead to a brutal seventeen-month legal battle of finger pointing for responsibility. In this book, Owen's wife speaks poignantly about her days by Owen's side, the life that they created for their two children, and the tremendous loss that she has been confronted with every day. From their days as high school sweethearts to Owen's performances in sold-out stadiums, she illuminates the tragic story of this modern gladiator and his horrific demise brought on by the neglect of the professional wrestling world.
 

Contents

Foreword
11
Our Last Night Together
15
A Star Is Born
28
High School Confidential 1982
41
The Road to Fame
55
Wrestling With Demons Life In the WWF
78
The Fall
107
The Call
126
Heaven and Hell
142
The Funeral
175
The Lawsuit The Search for Justice
190
The Investigation
217
The Settlement
237
Epilogue Life Goes On
247
Index
260
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