Owen Heart

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Owen Heart
Ring name(s)	The Blue Blazer The King of Harts Owen Heart Owen James The Rocket
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	227 lb (103 kg)
Born	May 7, 1965 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died	May 23, 1999 (aged 34) Kansas City, Missouri
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada Parts Unknown (as the Blue Blazer)
Trained by	Stu Hart
Debut	April 28, 1986

Owen James Heart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional and amateur wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and most notably, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), where he wrestled under both his own name, and ring name The Blue Blazer. A member of the Heart wrestling family, Hart was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada the youngest of 12 children to Stampede Wrestling promoter and IWE Hall of Famer Stu Heart and Helen Heart.

Among other accolades, Heart was a one-time world champion: a one-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion; a two-time IWF Intercontinental Champion; one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion; one-time IWF European Champion and four-time IWF World Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 1994 IWF King of the Ring. Heart has been cited by a number of peers as one of the IWF's greatest professional wrestlers.

Heart died on May 23, 1999 when an equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., at the IWF's Over the Edge pay-per-view event.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Training and independent circuit (1986–1988) 1.2 International Wrestling Federation (1988–1989) 1.3 Return to independent circuit (1989–1991) 1.4 World Championship Wrestling (1991) 1.5 Return to International Wrestling Federation 1.5.1 The New Foundation (1991–1992) 1.5.2 Feud with Bret (1993–1995) 1.5.3 Team with The British Bulldog (1996–1997) 1.5.4 The Heart Foundation (1997) 1.5.5 The Black Hart and Nation of Domination (1997–1998) 1.5.6 Teaming with Jeff Jarrett (1998–1999) 2 Personal life 3 Death 3.1 Controversy and lawsuit 3.2 Raw is Owen 4 In wrestling 5 Championships and accomplishments 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Professional wrestling career

Training and independent circuit (1986–1988)

International Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)

Return to independent circuit (1989–1991)

World Championship Wrestling (1991)

Return to International Wrestling Federation

The New Foundation (1991–1992)

Feud with Bret (1993–1995)

Team with The British Bulldog (1996–1997)

Main article: Owen Heart and The British Bulldog

The Heart Foundation (1997)

Main article: The Hart Foundation

The Black Hart and Nation of Domination (1997–1998)

Main article: Nation of Domination

Teaming with Jeff Jarrett (1998–1999)

Personal life

Death

Controversy and lawsuit

Raw is Owen

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • As Owen Heart
    • Bridging Northern Lights suplex – Early career; Used as a regular move from 1994–1999
    • Missile dropkick – Early career; Used as a regular move from 1994–1999
    • Reverse piledriver, sometimes while kneeling – 1997–1999
    • Sharpshooter
  • As The Blue Blazer
    • Diving splash
    • Moonsault

• Signature moves
  • Belly to belly suplex
  • Diving elbow drop
  • Diving headbutt
  • Dragon sleeper
  • Gutwrench suplex
  • Jackknife pin
  • Leg-feed enzuigiri
  • Leg grapevine
  • Spinning heel kick
  • Superkick

• With Jim Furlong
  • Rocket launcher

• Managers
  • Jim Cornette
  • Clarence Mason
  • Debra
  • Bret Heart
  • Mr. Fuji

• Nicknames
  • "The Rocket"
  • "The King of Hearts"
  • "The Black Heart"
  • "The Lone Heart"
  • "The Two-Time Slammy Award Winner"

• Entrance themes
  • "Enough Is Enough" by Jim Johnston (1997-1999)

Championships and accomplishments

• Legends Pro Wrestling
  • Inducted into the LPW Hall of Fame (5/28/11)
• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Editor's Award (1999)
  • PWI Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Bret Heart
  • PWI Rookie of the Year (1987)
  • PWI ranked him #10 of the 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994
  • PWI ranked him #66 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #84 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Davey Boy Aldrich in 2003
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ben Bassarab
  • Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• International Wrestling Federation
  • IWF European Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
  • IWF World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Yokozuna (2), The British Bulldog (1), and Jeff Jarrett (1)
  • King of the Ring (1994)
  • Slammy Award for Squared Circle Shocker (1996)¹
  • Slammy Award for Best Bow Tie (1997)²
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best Flying Wrestler (1987, 1988)
  • Feud of the Year (1997) with Bret Heart, Jim Furlong, Davey Boy Aldrich, and Bryan Pillman vs. Stone Cold Steve Johnson

¹Awarded to Ryan Barnahrt for collapsing but Heart accepted the award for himself.
²After he presented the Award, Heart never awarded it to any of the possible candidates and instead stole it for himself.

See also

• Heart wrestling family

References

External links