Jim Cornette Answers Owen Hart Questions

From Episode 140 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@nunyabidness4655]

I knew I was gonna cry when I watched Dark Side of the Ring tonight, but I never thought I'd see Old Corny tear up. You see people...he IS human, after all. RIP Owen👑🖤🍁

[@Alamyst2011]

Seeing Cornette like that brings gravity to the situation in a way few can.

[@kickflipdemon]

seeing corny choke up and started to tear up ,he was even like fuck after he got choked up and probably thinking like holy crap that doesn't happen me.

[@joshuasmith4621]

My eyes watered up for sure. Back than as a kid Owen & Bret was the reason why I was a fan.

[@Alamyst2011]

@@kickflipdemon Same. I assume they cut a long portion of him crying and losing it. He had that look on his face people get when they find out a love one died. He was reliving it. Probably for the first time in decades. RIP and God Bless to Owen. And to his wife. What a dedicated woman.

[@josuesainz227]

He loved Owen. He doesn't hold his tongue for anybody whether they're alive or not, but he always says nice things about Owen.

[@eerslink5498]

Jim's commentary on Dark Side Of The Ring tonight was the best. He shot straight from the heart. I appreciated that so much. #RipOwen

[@lillagahnavich7700]

Seeing our hilarious immortal choking up really got me man...#RipOwen 4 sure

[@SynDC6]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention shit stain.

[@eerslink5498]

@@SynDC6 I think Roddy said everything needing said about shit stain and Owen.

[@thomasdorst7358]

in my opinion Bret and Owen's feud in 1994 really saved WWE and brought business back again to a degree and helped stop the bleeding from the 1992 steroid scandal and ring boys molestations scandal that very nearly killed the company. Their feud was relatable for so many people and made wrestling fun again.

[@chadk890]

I agree! His match with 123 Kid(X Pac) at King of the Ring 94 was a great match.

[@paulyb1399]

The best cage match ever

[@Halbared]

You’re right. In ‘94 the Bret/Owen thing was the only thing worth watching

[@chadk890]

@ShadowAngel Bro WCW was no better back then. Austin was a cant miss prospect and Hacksaw Duggan beats him in record time? Austin got buried at the end of 94. It took till 96 for WCW to get hot.

[@michaeladams5636]

Then they had him lose to crappy jobbers like HHH after Bret left.

[@jasonL287]

Owen’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring is one of the saddest things I’ve seen in a long time.

[@calebsliger4997]

I agree 1000% My uncle tapped the PPV on vhs it’s one of my prized Possessions

[@Dark5ide12]

U didnt watch the benoit episodes?

[@jasonL287]

Jose Mendoza I did. They were also brutal.

[@RedBuffaloBull]

They’re all hard to watch without tearing up. My wife isn’t into wrestling at all, but she loves dark side of the ring because you get to see the human side of wrestlers. We have a little boy and imagining him having to grow up without me breaks my heart. I’m very happy to see Owen’s family was strong enough to keep it together and thrive. I’d like to think he’d would be proud of them.

[@thestanman1486]

The end of the Road Warriors one was also sad. The guy was clean, found god, got a wife, and that's when it struck him. Hearing Paul recall the funeral broke me bruu.

[@brady12moss1]

I was just a kid when Owen passed away. I’ll be honest I was never a fan of his I was a big fan of the baby faces and Owen played such a good heel. Looking back I realized how talented he was. RIP Owen Hart.

[@williamlarese3010]

Absolutely. I feel the same way!

[@russmacc316]

Dr. Loomis Not cool dude

[@georgedillman4195]

I miss Owen. I should’ve been Shawn who fell

[@gonzalonarvaez9049]

@@georgedillman4195 Hawk and Animal said the same thing in an interview. It should've been Shawn

[@BeeBumper]

He was a babyface for years as the Blue Blazer

[@octoman_games]

I remember that Sunday night like it was yesterday, I was in 11th grade and when JR announced his passing my father's and my heart stopped! It was so horrible! Hands down the darkest day in Wrestling ever!

[@SmoothGorilla]

I mean I’d think the Benoit double murder/suicide was a darker day for wrestling

[@sumobowler3790]

it's not a contest folks

[@GooglyMcDoubleface]

The same night was the wrestling story of I think Jesse ventura or someone else. I can't recall, however, when the news was on the first breaking news was Owen hart death. I was like wtf.

[@octoman_games]

@Javy 22 and jerry's face

[@samverick]

Same age for me too, man. It felt like a work for the rest of the night, especially considering they went on with the show. It didn't really sink in for me until the next morning.

[@jennyben21]

Watching the Season 2 Finale of Dark Side of the Ring and my 5 year old says inst that the guy who talks on your phone? He recognized Jim's voice been a long time listener.

[@christopherpeterson1497]

Sounds like your raising them right, keep up the good work!

[@animalmother4066]

Owens enterance music is still my ringtone.

[@Yung813]

Yuck

[@bobmiller6787]

That's awesome dude. I fuckin think that is so cool.

[@animalmother4066]

@@bobmiller6787, think so? Thats fucking awesome, mate.

[@aidanrocha2043]

Which theme?

[@codyryan2316]

To get pranked by Owen is a badge of honor.

[@POLARBEARv1860]

all i hear is cmon owen in my head from the guy in the crowd from wrestlemania 10 owen hart vs bret hart bret looks at the guy and smiles

[@eerslink5498]

That was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Owen was just on another level and out shined his big brother that night and Brett wouldn't have had it any other way; I'm sure.

[@only1icon1801]

Watched that match last month and completely forgot about that lol really made me chuckle. What a match though, just an absolute masterpiece

[@Halbared]

Best match of the night.

[@Halbared]

@Akbar Shabazz-Jenkins Yes it's the wrestling I prefer.

[@POLARBEARv1860]

THE MATCH THAT STOLE THE SHOW BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED YES HBK VS RAZOR CLASSIC BUT BRET VS OWEN HARD TO BEAT

[@MofoWeedian]

Made my eyes teary to see Jim cry on the Owen Hart episode of Dark Side of the Ring. RIP Owen :(

[@calebchris100]

Ya bro me too. It was like a running faucet

[@BOB1972ize]

Yeah I just watched that.so sad.rip owen

[@Zman9042]

Not gonna lie, I was mostly fine but when Jim cracked, I was a horse's hair aware from losing it. I've never seen Jim crack like that and it fucking hit me hard for some reason

[@danthedream6133]

When he had to announce to the world what had happened, and the camera was on him and Lawler. You could just see Lawler struggling to keep it together. That's where I welled up.

[@allewis4008]

@@danthedream6133 I have never seen Lawler so empty and unable to speak until what happened to Brian.

[@SoopaMario]

Listening to Jim Cornette trying to speak french is the highlight of my week so far 😂 Thanks guys. I needed a good laugh 😂

[@pearljam619]

The fact that 20 years after his death we are yet to hear a anyone say a bad word about Owen shows what an honourable, noble man he was. I’m torn about his absence from the HOF. There are reasons for his inclusion and his absence but whatever happens he will never be forgotten and will always be remembered. RIP Owen.

[@Rockets777]

There was people who clearly didn't like him much, but those are the kind of people that only bash someone when they have something to gain from it.

[@zombiegruesome]

@ShadowAngel Austin went on to become one of the biggest stars ever & had a great career despite that injury, which was an accident. Owen was never at that level of success, and he died at a very young age in a horrible accident. Why would Austin need to still bitch about him when it was Owen who ended up having it much worse? Even if his career was shortened most wrestlers would kill to have a legacy like Austin's. It allowed him to move on after wrestling and pursue an acting career among other projects. He is and should be grateful for that.

[@justinkroboth360]

@ShadowAngel Some people do not get the "don't speak bad of the dead" at all. Others, it may take a while, but it usually surfaces. 20+ years later and there still hasn't been anything bad, outside of the Owen/Austin issue (and I think Steve would have a right to complain given that it was an unnecessary move that nearly paralyzed him). I haven't heard a peep. And with so many people doing all these shoot interviews over the past decade, you'd figure if there was something negative to say, it would've been said by now.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@ShadowAngel You're clearly autistic.

[@mcqueenx75]

I loved Owen. I remembered when I would shout at him to kick austin's ass and he would give me a smirk and a thumb up lol. :(

[@kennethduncan3922]

I was there that night in Kansas City...it was my first wrestling ppv. Glad to see Martha getting her story out after all these years.

[@mab1959]

I would love for you to tell your story!

[@brianpratts]

Yes tell us your story

[@michaeladams5636]

It was my first PPV also but we watched it on TV at a friend’s birthday who was a big Owen fan as well as myself.

[@nickcox1408]

Damn! Your first wrestling event and that shit happens?

[@tyquanrainey6039]

👑 of harts Owen Hart. #RestInParadise

[@nickpappas17]

Imagine if we had got to see Owen Hart vs Chris Benoit.

[@CBear47]

Might be out there in Japan. Pegasus Kid = Chris Benoit. Take a look.

[@brettpatterson404]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iF7XXnpqjqiSkNU

[@OsamaBmelo666]

Id sooner see them as a Team

[@MrZombiejoe]

@@brettpatterson404 Thanks For That!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!!

[@rowdyjohnnada952]

Owen vs Angle

[@RTF666]

Raymond was accompanied by Jacques Rougeau Sr. (his dad). Deano Clavet was another Montreal boxer from the 1980's and actor.

[@thesundog8833]

Excited to watch the episode tonight! Anybody else?

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

Excited? No I'll watch it tho

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

I remember before the Screwjob, WWE started putting out vignettes re: Owen being “The Real Hitman” for taking out Austin and HBK respectively in matches. At the time they hadn’t even leaked that BRET was leaving, but it gave you an idea of what Vince wanted to do.

[@jeffpaskach9723]

Owen was a fantastic wrestler. I enjoyed his feud with Bret and thought it was great for both of them.

[@bruggytee]

jeff paskach it was for sure the best built feud of that era

[@Newday8256]

Owen was the “King or Harts” from that feud.

[@jeremyblake117]

It definitely made his career take off.

[@ranma36]

Easily one of the most memorable feuds of my lifetime, probably also my favorite. Who better to go against Bret than the person who knows him best???

[@nicktipton3702]

Very relatable

[@rexventura4603]

I wasn’t around when Owen was, but I can and will always appreciate his work, will always know that fall was tragic, and like everyone else, wish he was still here.

[@calebchris100]

I’m a tough dude. But this brought tears to my eyes hearing corny , Ross , d lo and his family talk about Owen. Sad

[@calebchris100]

Ba a0 ya man it sad. Still can’t believe they let the show go on

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

You're as tough as a slice of bread 😂😂

[@calebchris100]

Scap a rap a doo be doooo true but bread left out for days bro. Stale 🤣

[@MrZappaman420]

Owen should have NEVER done that spot

[@the_lifted_stache3640]

@@scaparapadoobedoooo3170 😂 eggactly

[@MrKillian1983]

Shawn Michael's and Triple H are two of the biggest pricks in the history of wrestling. No wonder they're good friends but at least Michaels is actually talented.

[@DeathBringer769]

@J Crash That still doesn't change Michaels and HHH being pricks, lol. Of course you can always find worse out there, and nowhere in that comment did they say or even imply that they were the only ones out there. And notice they said "pricks" and not "evil pieces of shit." There's varying levels of crappiness here as well. The original comment seemed to be going after being who acted pricky, not full blown evil people like what Benoit did (and no, the head trauma isn't an excuse because there's plenty of other athletes like boxers or football players that suffered far worse head trauma for even longer but never murdered their own family, so it was something evil that already existed inside Benoit that simply got unleashed as his judgment got worse and worse) or the murderer of Brody.

[@bobmiller6787]

By banding together they found a way too act unprofessionally and only put over each other. Fuck Micheals and Hunter. Look how fast he buried Chyna when he could fuck Vinces daughter. Remember the shot he said about why she can't be in the HOF. But his buddy who also is in the same movie is. I gotta say I really like Waltman. He is a great guy and generous with his time.

[@kenrickeason]

@J Crash I don't like to talk ill about the dead but Bruiser Brody played hella politics too.. Look at how he tried to bury Lex Luger.. Shawn Michaels is still a prick I see.. now since Shawn said that shit I'm glad Hogan buried his ass.. Showed Shawn Michaels who still had the power in hand! The Kliq is the worst thing in Pro Wrestling.. They destroyed so many careers! Shawn Micheals was a super talented pro wrestler but his shitty ways killed my version of that..

[@davidjsaul]

To say Triple H isn't talented is just ignorant.

[@bobmiller6787]

Shit on HBK because of politics? I dont get it. I'll be the first to admit that HBK is not the same person he was. When I criticized him it was because of his behavior in the 90s (and early 2000s I suppose). Hes totally redeemed himself as far as I can see. And that's hard for me to admit as a super duper huge HITMAN fan. HHH has also turned a corner. Watching the war zone in 98 of 99 who would believe you if you said in 20 years that guy will put over anyone?

[@NapoleonicWarrior]

The Hart Foundation will always be my favorite faction when I was a kid. Bret Hart is my favorite wrestler and Wrestlemania 10 and the epic cage match between Bret and Owen Hart was my favorite. Owen Hart the King of Hearts

[@C-Lightning]

When Owen died, this is when I saw kayfabe break for the first time in my life. Especially seeing Triple H cry real bad because, right before Owen died, he had a big storyline fued against Triple H

[@siddhanth3044]

Seeing that picture of the ring where Owen fell and the blood stain on the ring apron made me horrified. Sprinkled with those video snippets of Owen talking into the camera and Oje and even Jim not being able to keep it together, the latest episode of Dark Side was a real tear jerker. But I think Owen would look down only in joy at what a glorious family and great memories he left behind to grace the world.

[@stephenb.rossetti7400]

Siddhanth That was a photo from another match. Owen didn’t have any external bleeding, only internal

[@justinwalker2928]

@@apollyonthedestroyer4107 Vince was in shock and he made the wrong decision . Unfortunately that can happen when you just witnessed a man die. Vince is only human people need cut him some slack.

[@dominiquejones3805]

@@justinwalker2928 I don't think there was a right answer 4 Vince

[@rj24rj51]

Travis Heckel's artwork is the best!!!

[@newageassholes]

I can remember the ppv after Montreal. Owen returned and shoved hbk through a table. Nasty looking bump. Then Owen mounts hbk and starts punching the shit out him. When Owen dissappears Michael's nose is bleeding and he's looking up at HHH and saying something. I always wondered if Owen was drilling him for real with some of those punches and that's why hbk belittled him.

[@SteelSunday]

probably he bitched about Vader working stiff and fucked his run.

[@num1Jaysta]

@Stanky Danky I was gonna look it up myself after seeing the clip on Dark Side Of The Ring

[@wonder-games3579]

Nope fun fact, Owen himself was the one who made I think his hand bleed? And then did a convincing job to make it look like Shawn's nose got busted. I believe Bruce Prichard mentioned it in a podcast where he saw Owen taping up his hand or something to that effect.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Black Hart role could of got him 2 another level. Listen 2 Triple H speak on Owen, dude said he hadn't scratched the surface

[@deangelobayley7079]

That was the degenerationX iyh, I was there, Springfield mass. I was sitting about 10rows behind the announce table on the floor, owen ran right past us, I tried like hell to see myself on the live broadcast recording but were outta shot by , probably a couple seats

[@joseortega7815]

I need to go back and rewatch Owen Hart matches and pay attention to his work. Because I was just a kid when I'd see him on TV. All I can recall (and this may be the Mandela effect) is Owen constantly whining and crying about being called a nugget. Lol But yeah, RIP Owen. My respects as always. Gone way too soon.

[@broganchapman975]

I have done the same thing and damn....he really was good. I was just a kid myself but Owen definitely should have been a top guy after Bret left. He came back really pissed off and cussing at Vince. They should have run with the black Hart gimmic

[@EnvisionStudios904]

They used to call him nugget and yes he did used to whine and pout about it. But it was all kayfabe, he was Bret harts little brother. The little nugget

[@wolfcrewe7474]

The feud against Bret was gold

[@davidtokash4701]

@@broganchapman975 Vince promised owen a world title run after montreal. Of course it never happened. He was promised a program with shawn. But shawn was a fuck and vince did everything he said, so guess why it happaned?

[@broganchapman975]

@@davidtokash4701 I know why it happened. Shawn playing politics. But as much as a genius everyone says Vince is, he sure was a dumbass by not pushing Owen. The fans wanted it. He turned into a rebel. Owen was money, but he could have been gold if they just gave him a chance

[@85futureshock]

In picture: Owen: Hey guys! Thanks for keeping my memory alive! Let's go rib some of these new wrestlers :D Corny: I am not responsible for the shenanigans that he is getting ready to unleash :/

[@PeterHowe228]

A feud with the Babyface Lie Cheat and Steal Eddie Guerrero vs the Slammy Award winning Owen Hart would have been amazing in and out of the ring. A serious main event level match would have been spectacular.

[@petergreig4832]

Loved the Owen episode of Dark Side, but it was tough to watch. I still remember my first day of wrestling school we all wore black armbands for Owen (it was the weekend after he passed away)

[@R3troZone]

I remember the night Owen returned to Raw after the Montreal screwjob. Bret was gone. Shawn was in the ring gloating and Owen appeared out of nowhere. In street clothes. He jumped into the ring and started assaulting Shawn. Me and my friends immediately thought "This is it. This is the big push that's finally going to put Owen in the world title matches." But it never happened.

[@Josh_J9]

I'd rather listen to jim shoot than watch 5 mins of a modern day wrestlemania

[@sgt_chugganuggz]

Jim's tears for owen spoke levels to me, I'd never thought I'd see corny cry but that highlighted the respect and love he had for Owen and wrestling , if Jim cornette respects you ,your doing wrestling right in his eyes that traditional style even tho Owen was a pioneer of high flying technical wrestling Jim thought he was truely next big thing. But once again the clique and Vince where against him cornette guys as much as Paul heyman guys ,yh I said it

[@dominiquejones3805]

He is human after all lol Corny has a respect 4 the business

[@sgt_chugganuggz]

@@dominiquejones3805 yes dude I realised he was a human lol I find it surprising because corny doesn't do that usually apart from with new jack ,you had to be real close to get love from corny bro

[@samverick]

The fact that Owen never got a push after the screwjob is a damn travesty. It's a story that writes itself. Instead, Shawn had to be Shawn and bury him. What a damn shame. Love ya forever, two time Slammy Award Winner!

[@tempestfennac9687]

To be fair, the plan was probably always for Austin to win the title from Shawn at WM14 so keeping Owen and Shawn apart until after then would have been logical. Shawn's back injury meant that the feud wouldn't have been practical but Owen's booking during and after WM14 really doesn't inspire confidence in the idea that Owen would have gone over if Shawn's career had continued; he lost to HHH at 2 consecutive PPVs before turning heel and joining The Nation to beat The New Age Outlaws and HHH at IYH: Over the Edge before being left off King of the Ring altogether (personally I'd have said the best way to handle it would have been for Owen to win at WM so he at least had a moral victory over DX before holding the European title for a few months).

[@dildonius]

@ShadowAngel 5:15 shows how fucking stupid you are and that you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[@Halbared]

Yes, a real Travesty. Thanks to these podcasts we know the politics of the time and who the cunts were.

[@Halbared]

Also, the way Owen worked that slammy thing into the job, very funny. Enough is enough!

[@TheSportsfan35]

& bringing him back as the same bad gimmick he had when he debuted in the company,that really put butts in the seats right?

[@TheForeverRanger]

Would have loved to have heard about his favorite Owen ribs. Owen was a known prankster and a damn fine one at that. I like to think he and Fuji are one upping each other in the great wrestling ring in the sky.

[@knifehit3098]

OWEN IS RAW

[@jakelang806]

Owen is wrestling.

[@jjfromthebigland781]

I was living in Calgary when Owen died... you can't begin to imagine how heart broken the city was at that time...

[@josuesainz227]

I got the honor of seeing Owen Hart right in front of my face; he was in character and he shook at his head at us LOL. He was so incredible with his heel heat; he was Yokozuna's partner at the time. I remember him waving the Japanese flag to tick off the fans, he was enjoying it lol! RIP Black Hart King of Harts

[@matthewchristie2186]

sound like Owen haha

[@adammartin2025]

Owen and Shawn had a great match on Raw after Owen came back and jumped Shawn at the DX event. The Black Hart was Owen's best character. I never understood why they ditched that character. There was never any chance for a long program with Owen and Shawn. Shawn wrestled Taker at the Royal Rumble and missed No Way Out because of his back injury, wrestled Austin at WM 14 (probably his only match in his last 45 days as champion), and then left to rehab his injured back. WM 10 was Owen's finest moment. It bested the ladder match between Shawn and Razor that night. A close second is the greatest cage match I've ever seen between Owen and Bret at Summerslam.

[@Destino2493]

Owen Hart was ahead of his time if he hadn’t passed away he would’ve had some fucking amazing matches with Eddie Guerrero, Jericho, Angle, Lesnar, Mysterio, so many dream matches we never got to see RIP Owen the King of Harts 👑❤️

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

I remember as a young'un seeing The Blue Blazer for the first time and being amazed by what he did in the ring compared to what WWF mostly offered...when I found out it was "Bret's Little Brother" it all made instant sense...what a shame...

[@robertwittjr1198]

jim and company; the show you are thinking of is petrocelli starring the guy from the movie vanishing point, barry newman. it ran 2 seasons.

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

Great show

[@psyopticprodigy2427]

One thing that stuck me watching that episode is I can't imagine what it was like for the people in the building. It's horrifying to think you either went to work or bought a ticket to see a show and you see that. That image would be burned into my mind. I'm so glad there's no footage of it to be found.

[@StoneColdSergio]

After all these years, I finally know what Owen meant when he'd talk on WWF Attitude on the N64 and say: "I AM NOT A NUGGET." thanks Jim lol

[@hogochodo]

Goddamn that dark side of the ring actually made me cry

[@RedBuffaloBull]

Just watched Owens dark side of the ring episode. Hearing Corny say that Owen’s last words were “watch out!” Broke my heart. He was such a good man, and died for such a purposeless reason. The fact that they couldn’t find anything else, for a talent like his to do, is completely embarrassing. RIP.

[@DP-um1ck]

Jim speaking French was just what I needed

[@srsucioguapodelsur8845]

...if I only had a dollar for every time WWF ran “Stone Cold vs Savio Vega”...

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

You would have 17 dollars

[@joshuaayres8932]

I remember finding out Owen died that night. I hadn't purchased the PPV (didn't have the money) and opted for watching the Jesse Ventura TV biopic movie. Movie ends and Owen's passing was what my local news led with. I was so shocked

[@elitecasting5391]

I remembered that movie. It was crappy.

[@xanderharris1104]

I have a fear of heights. I can't imagine what that poor guy had going through his head when he fell 8 stories

[@duggywild]

15:14 an FYI the Canadian boxer George Chuvalo is the inspiration for the Rocky character in Rocky film. His fight with Muhamad Ali was what Rocky was based upon.

[@georgereppert2575]

Chuck wepner the Bayonne bleeder is the inspiration for rocky

[@whitetrashsuperhero39]

Wrong dude lol

[@duggywild]

@@georgereppert2575www.manutdtalk.com/threads/rocky-was-made-based-on-him-george-chuvalo.29087/

[@duggywild]

@Brandi lordwww.manutdtalk.com/threads/rocky-was-made-based-on-him-george-chuvalo.29087/

[@duggywild]

@@whitetrashsuperhero39www.manutdtalk.com/threads/rocky-was-made-based-on-him-george-chuvalo.29087/

[@doctordetroit9983]

Petrocelli (starring Barry Newman) is the name of the 70's lawyer show Jim mentioned.

[@codyreactions]

I like how Brian brought back up the tv theme songs from the other day

[@ajjohnstone7063]

The Black Hart promos were solid too. Proper badass

[@VeG-]

Born April 7th, 81 Montreal, Quebec... always been a fan of urs Jim.

[@digger164]

GREAT POD CASTS YOU GIVE JIM...YOUR THE BEST..

[@josemuniz4454]

Jim and brian, keep up the great work!!!👍

[@coolhandcurtj7055]

Think about this...That PPV was called "Over the Edge"...

[@danielseaton3504]

After watching the episode I felt selfish wanting Owen in the HOF all this time.Can now fully understand why Martha doesn't want him in there.Shes got every right to feel the way she feels.

[@jakelang806]

I dont think fans wanting him there is selfish.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@@jakelang806 Fans need to grow the fuck up. The WWE hall of fame is total nonsense.

[@nathangilmore7698]

Tell that to legends asshole

[@brianpratts]

But I hate when people tell Owen was the wrestler that fell to his death. He shouldn’t be remembered by that

[@michaeladams5636]

@Brian Pratt’s But his career should have been a hell of a lot better.

[@truthtella2661]

biggest knock on Owen is how he shortened the top draw in WWE historys career Stone Cold could have done so much more

[@TexasT346]

Not to be a dick, but I always thought owen did that shit on purpose.

[@TheBoltactionrifle]

George Chuvalo is the only man to go the distance with Ali not once, but twice. A legend in Canada.

[@shindean]

Just saw the Vice episode, Jim crying had me crying. I don't want to see Jim like that. I want to see him angry, mad, stubborn, yelling, insulting, loud...but to break that man's heart, with everything that's he's gone through in the biz...goddamn... Rest in peace Owen, he was my favorite wrestler and a part of my own love of the business went with him.

[@UziBlancoOfficial]

SO THATS WHERE "I AM NOT A NUGGET"!!! CAME FROM lol

[@BSE1320]

Even if there was a HBK/Owen angle, its not like HBK would put Owen over anyway. He would not put Bret over; are we supposed to believe he would put Owen over?

[@skum73]

I was just thinking "I wonder what the theme song is like" when Brian said it. Ive been listening to these podcasts for far too long.

[@quintonbell6836]

I don’t know why but I love listening to Jim!!

[@jakeshaffer9176]

Wisconsin....you should be suspicious 😅 we do weird shit. Thanks for the content Jim, been traveling for a week and listen to all your podcasts/videos to keep me awake

[@jean-philippelaroche4256]

Yeah, I remember the boxing match. There was vignettes on RDS (The french TSN) I wish to see that, but at that time, I was 12 years old and 500 km north of Montreal. But the Rougeaus came here in Chicoutimi some time after, with Kurggan vs Pier-Carl Ouellet as a main event, and the Fabulous Rougeau were wrestling the semi-main event against a team of local guys. It was really cool. PS: Jim, don't try to speak french. I didn't understand a word of what you said :p

[@russellleblanc1539]

Shawm: Nope, we weren't gonna have a program together. Yeah actually you were but refused to lose to Owen. Vince wanted to rub it in Bret's face and make Owen the new Canadian hero (which Brets used to being). Sure Owen was always treated like a clown by Vince with the blueblazer thing but towards the end with the would Black Hart angle, Vince was finally taking Owen serious to imo rub Bret favorite position of top Canadian in his face. He was gonna have Owen beat Shawn and Shawn was not having it. He was seconds from losing his smile for the 3rd time. "BOOhoo why do I have to lose? Not fair. Youre bullying me. Not fair, only i can bully".. lol but seriously, Owen isnt the type to fight or make a big deal about back stage politics and was more like "idk Vince, tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it aslong as it wont offend Martha or my kids. He didn't care about losing or being the next top guy. Owen wanted to do wrestling for about 2 more years to save up enough pay and retire a slower normal life as a once in a while substitute teacher and live the rest of his days with his family.

[@MrAzizulHakimin]

@J Crash Owen has no interest become world champion he just happy to Wrestling

[@russellleblanc1539]

@J Crash I agree that Owen going over Shawn is silly but still I kinda wanted to see were Vince was going with that.. you know the whole "SERIOUS" Owen. Even tho hey never really gave a damn it would've been nice to see that drama, but again Owen was literally the type to say "I'll do whatever you want boss, as long as you don't make me have a love interest with some female". It was Vince's idea that Owen ends up having an affair with his partner's Jeff Jarrett's girl Deborah McMichaels, which Jarrett was like sure why not, Deb also was down but not Owen. They wanted him to have an edge to him. A whole "I don't care about my partners relationship, idc about following the rules, screw Bret I was the best anyways" bad boy attitude which was literally well needed from him, and he agreed to all of it but the Deborah thing. Said I'll do whatever you want, but don't make me look like I'm fooling on my wife. He really did love Martha.

[@russellleblanc1539]

@J Crash but still even if Owen didn't take the business serious, how many ppl is this f-head gonna say no to just cause he wants to only play with his own friends. Sorry but Vince shouldve put him in his place A LONG TIME AGO. No more kliq b.s. no more telling me to fire people, and you do as I tell you to do, final.

[@russellleblanc1539]

@J Crash if its cringey then lemme ask you a personal question.. why do you keep following my post as i go post to post? Its kinda CREEPY.. go somewhere else.. its like you follow me around. And HBK sucked as a human being, ruining ppls careers. Here you are in all my comments like nope, nope, nope, its great he ruined ppls careers. Good for you, WRITE YOUR OWN PROHBK POST. DONT FOLLOW ALL OF MINE.. its creepy.

[@russellleblanc1539]

@J Crash like a possesive girlfriend following me around. Go, shoo

[@benc.enlots]

It was Petrocelli starring Barry Newman as the title character.

[@ryann8680]

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[@ryann8680]

and Albert Salmi before he killed himself and murdered his wife

[@Cabaret43]

Thanks for saving me having to Google it lol

[@mad4669]

I think your thinking Benacek - the guy from the A Team

[@Cabaret43]

@@mad4669 George Peppard and 2 different shows...Ben C. had it right

[@zeromancer-x]

I'm not really surprised to hear that Jim has a program from an obscure event in French Canadia.

[@Skywalker_OG1]

That DX segment was pretty damn funny. Owen was awesome.!

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

Seeing Jim break down a bit about Owen during Dark Side of the Ring is something I never thought I’d see, but it gives me a whole new level of respect for Cornette as a person. The man is more than crass hot takes and profanity; he’s one of the best minds the wrestling industry has ever seen.

[@cflo1386]

If Owen would've never had that accident Owen would've been great for his entire career as Black-Hart.

[@handsom3jam955]

I hated Owen as a kid. I felt so terrible when I heard on the radio on the way to school that he'd died. I remember seeing a window washer up on a building and thinking he better be careful.

[@Frostbite08]

Martha Hart is one of my heroes after that episode. The strength it took to walk herself and her kids through Owen's final hours, and to hold WWE accountable, even when her family sold her out for it, is incredible.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen4737]

MJ Jarvis your not being fair nothing like that happened before and they made a judgement call it’s not as bad as people make it out to be

[@TheSportsfan35]

But, you're missing the point, as soon as Owen got hurt, the medical people as well as the police should've stopped the show right then at that moment & declared the area a crime scene. I mean, if a fan would've gotten hurt or something in the process, Vince really would've had not just more legal issues,but also more bad publicity.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen4737]

Travis Weberling Well yeah that’s true if Owen would’ve landed on somebody it would have been bad legally but he didn’t so that probably wasn’t going through anybody’s head and crime scene? Please it was an accident even if Owen wasn’t a fan of the gimmick he still agreed to do the entrance and plus Owen didn’t hit the floor dead he died on the way to the hospital

[@Vivi2372]

@@smittywerbenjagermanjensen4737 suggesting a show should end when a performer literally dies in front of the crowd is the exact opposite of not being fair. It's not rocket science and if someone like Vince had the slightest bit of fucking empathy for other human beings the call would have been obvious to him.

[@fightsports66]

@@smittywerbenjagermanjensen4737 It did turn out to be an accident but how would anybody right at that moment know that? It was a potential crime scene and the police should have shut it down so an investigation could be done to find out exactly what happened.

[@187mrsmith]

I feel like the hole clique was always trying to keep other people down & make sure only there friends get over!

[@tammyforbes2101]

Well of course but other people was pulling for there friends and family it’s just how the business works!

[@emperorjoker9240]

And that’s exactly why the undertaker started his crew to keep those fuckers in check.

[@Newday8256]

Whole?* Their*

[@cflo1386]

@@emperorjoker9240 Who was part of Undertaker's crew?

[@emperorjoker9240]

JL Pretty much everybody not in the click, so everyone lol jk. Off the top of my head I don’t remember but if you Google undertakers BSK crew(I think that was the name of the group) there should be a picture they all took together.

[@JoeSelf1982]

Ya God damn right that show shouldn't have went on. I was there that night and they didn't tell us a damn thing. I didn't find out that he died until I got back home.

[@somedude2384]

Owen Heart's soul still makes me laugh, all love to Owen Heart's family! R.I.P Owen Heart. :D

[@antwanwax6017]

Moment silent for Owen Hart 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@herdfootballfan2098]

Like JR said “creative couldn’t find a decent angle for the best wrestler in the world and that’s embarrassing”

[@sonkakaroto9000]

I could listen to Jim talk about Montreal for hours lol

[@andyjohnD]

The Finger Poke of Doom,made more sense,than what the WWE did to Owen that night.

[@marcuswhitlow548]

He's not a nugget.

[@MixerMadness]

He’s a black hart damn it. WOO!

[@andrewsarkis4516]

@@MixerMadness I tried to be a nice guy, but I just couldn't grow my damn beard in.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

@@MixerMadness THE Black Heart .WOO The King of Hearts . Woo

[@layersofjade5197]

I was happy when hbk fucked his back up from taking that bump on the casket. Karma from being a scumbag

[@tempestfennac9687]

@michael murillo To be fair, Shawn was a heel so coming up with obnoxious nick-names for rivals is a reasonable thing to do. The lack of comeuppance was more of a problem here (I was commenting to someone else that Shawn's back injury meant the logical "put Owen over after dropping the world title to Austin" storyline couldn't happen but having Owen put HHH over instead of beating him casts doubt on whether he would have been allowed to beat Shawn clean if Shawn hadn't temporarily retired).

[@micahwatkins8425]

2:14 Jim does a line of cocaine 😂

[@teresaavery6984]

This was a very nice and touching video. I am glad to learn the truth.

[@gman2015z]

Août is August in french, Corny was right. I just watched the old shoot with Shawn and Rob Feinstein haha.

[@fuscinula]

The one where Shawn looks like he gave someone a bj?

[@tomvu1470]

kind of sounds like someone speaking French with a Spanish accent when Cornette reading from the program heh

[@BassPlayerNcl]

I still remember the morning I learned Owen died. I loved the feuds he had with Austin, Jason Sensation, Ken Shamrock... the list goes on; he was just fantastic.

[@Slammer_1970]

I heard that Taker was around backstage and over heard that Owen was not comfortable with this whole coming down from the rafters thing. But I never heard anything else about it.

[@Bull1908]

If I'm not mistaken in Sept 95, Owen's daughter Athena was born that week or even that weekend. I wonder if that played a role in why Owen showed up late as well.

[@PunkRJH90]

I've heard that rumour too. It's interesting that Owen still managed to make it, if that did happen.

[@piefish1000]

Aout (pronounced as just "Ou" oddly enough lol) is indeed August in French

[@jeffreyb6165]

The show Corny is referring to is Petrocelli played by Barry Newnan back in the mid 70s.

[@josealaguna8651]

Seeing Jim so emotional in this doc is so powerful and raw. Huge fan

[@darkhorse1280]

Correction: George Chuvalo is from Toronto, and NOT a French Canadian. His 1st fight with Ali at Maple Leaf Gardens was the inspiration to Rocky vs Creed.

[@calebberaud9747]

Yes, L’Aout or Aout means August