Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen HartOn 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 |
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