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We have been hammered with emails from fans who think that I am the anonymous, Raw General Manager. Some are adamant and almost childlike in that if I am that I should tell them and tell them NOW because they HAVE to know.
I like the idea of an anonymous GM but it does put some pressure to deliver a viable surprise when the day finally comes to reveal the mystery person or does it? The individual's identity wouldn't necessarily have to be revealed as far as I'm concerned.
Read on line about the Martha Hart lawsuit vs WWE. I am not a lawyer, have never played one on TV, and know zilch about this untimely legal matter. Nonetheless my personal opinion is that the timing of this legal posturing is questionable specifically as it relates to Connecticut politics. Plus, I have never recalled WWE ever doing any thing but honoring Owen's legacy and certainly not 'exploiting' it in a negative light.
Owen Hart is one of the most requested guys who fans want to see inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. We get dozens of emails off and on all year or whenever the HOF topic is discussed. Does this legal mindset mean that if WWE ever decided to induct Owen into the Hall of Fame that he so richly deserves that there would be more litigation? Should the threat of a lawsuit deprive Owen Hart of an honor that many feel that he deserves?
Contrary to any litigation, present or future, Owen's legacy isn't going to be forgotten and nor should it.
Now you can see why I'm not a fan of politics. It seems that in today's political world tactics like this are the norm. Again, this is only one guy's opinion and I certainly do NOT represent WWE but it saddens me to have my memory jolted this morning of my late friend in a manner such as this.
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Lewmar, WWE, and the stunt rigger were all at fault.
Something that cannot be overlooked is that, on safety grounds, WWE's usual rigger refused to use the quick release snap shackle (requested by Vince McMahon himself for aesthetic reasons) instead of the locking carabiner. When WWE decided not to use him, he got worried, so wanting the stunt to be done safely, he asked his assistant to offer to rig the stunt with the locking carabiner at a heavily reduced price, hoping that it would sway WWE. His assistant was turned down. The usual rigger feared exactly what happened, and the key decision makers at WWE (including Vince McMahon) were aware of this. Was this made clear to Owen? I've never seen anything definitive about this. I've read that he told people on the day that he died that was much more comfortable with the locking carabiner, but even knowing the bare minimum about the two mechanisms could inform that opinion.
The rigger responsible was at fault for obvious reasons: He was in charge of the safety and it seems that he should have known better. Lewmar was at fault for marketing the snap shackle for stunt work when it was not fit for more than its original sailboat use. Did the rigger ever try to sue Lewmar for that reason or just WWE?
Owen made the choice to go through with the stunt. Hindsight is always 20/20, but I'm pretty sure he had a lot of say in the matter since it was high risk. You have people in professions all over the world that do high risk things. That's not saying people who set up the stunt couldn't have taken more time to check, double check, triple check etc, but unfortunately, things like what happened to Owen end up being learning experiences. Even the most thoroughly checked stunts end up in catastrophe at times. That's just the reality of the situation. J.R. has said it on here numerous times that the talent often times has say in the creative process. Laying the blame completely at the WWE's feet is simply an egregious train of thought. With that being said, none of us were there. None of us know what happened exactly. I'm not siding with the WWE nor am I siding with Martha, but I'm definitely not blind enough to see that the fault is entirely on one side of the coin.
Martha Hart sued everyone under the sun after Owen's death, and rightfully so seeking answers. The part most people seem to miss is that not only did she get a settlement from the WWE, she got a settlement from the manufacturer of the harness itself, fraudulently if you understand why the WWE went after Lewmar afterwards. After the settlement with the WWE and the fact that all of the other defendents in the case were dropped, a judge ruled Lewmar and the Harts reached their settlement via witness tampering and fraud.
Don't think with such a closed mind. Do some research and look at who is being dealt with. This is a woman who has clearly hated the wrestling industry for a long long time. Even before Owen's death (which she made clear in her book). The information about the events that transpired between 1999-2003 are mostly a matter of public record. You cannot lay the blame solely at the feet of the WWE like Martha is trying to do. In her attempts to do so, she's basically destroying what she's worked hard to build. The fact she's trying to separate Owen from the wrestling industry in general is simply a discredit to who he is. This doesn't make me the "worst of wrestling fans" nor does it make me "jaded to death". If anything, showing concern over one's legacy is the exact opposite.
As a wrestling fan and, more importantly, as a human being, I simply do not see this as anything positive for the memory of Owen Hart when it could be.
@WWEQ
Eddie and anyone else you want to bring up don't count in this discussion. Owen was dropped to his death by WWE negligence. Eddie and other wretlers died because of consequences to the choices they made. The Hall of Fame or DVDS or whatever it is you are wanting Owen to be "honored" with puts money into the pockets of people that put him up in those rafters in a dangerious position without the proper amount of saftey. If his wife and family say no we don't want him in your hall of fame or on your dvds or face to ever again be on your tv show, my option is that is the way it should be because your errors cost her her husband's life and their father. I don't care if Vince gave it all to charity or whatever. IF IT IS NOT WHAT SHE WANTS IT DOES NOT MATTER!!. The least she should get out of all this is that. So it does not matter if you think he should be honored and his memory in wrestling go on, if it is not what his family desires you and vince and jim ross should not get a say in the matter because you aren't important in this case.
OH sure she has millions from a setlement bla bla. I'm sure that's nice and I wish I has 18 million but I certainly would not trade my wife's life for it. All of this discussion just brings to light the worst of wrestling fans. How they have become so jaded to death that life is so insignificant to you.
Part of me truly sympathizes with Martha Hart. I can only imagine how much she misses Owen and blames the WWE for his death, part of me places some of the blame on the WWE too, and I can certainly understand her desire to disassociate Owens name with them. But, with all respect to Mrs. Hart, I think this really does a disservice to his memory. Owen loved wrestling, and as far as I know he truly loved the WWE, even after the whole mess with Bret he loved being in the WWE and entertaining the fans. To completely remove him from all WWE sources and act like he was never there, to me it's like saying he was wrong to be there in the first place. I really don't think this is what Owen would've wanted, he would've wanted the fans to remember him. More importantly it wasn't the WWE that was "exploiting" him, it was Bret, Owen's own brother and best friend, wearing a t-shirt with Owen's picture on it. Are we really saying that Bret of all people doesn't have a right to do that? I'm not. To Martha Hart: I truly sympathize with your loss, even after all this time we still miss him, but this isn't the way to remember him. Let it go.
JR, I have one question for you: Is Dr Jim Andrews still the go-to guy for the WWEs medical needs? Whoever is doing the sports surgeries, could they please report to NXT and excise Michael Cole's lips off of The Miz's butt?
It seems pretty clear to me that while the likeness issue is a stretch, if the estate hasn't been paid the royalties it was due for the DVDs, on demand shows, and internet subscription shows featuring Owen, then she's absolutely right to sue on that count. McDevitt has only been refuting the likeness issue, with no mention of the royalties. If the settlement absolved WWE of any future royalty payments (which nobody outside of the participants knows for sure), then it seems like the suit doesn't have a ton of merit.
@Kratos: What exactly is being damaged by Bret wearing a T-Shirt with Owen's picture on it? What part of her family is being harmed by WWE showing some of Owen's better moments? What's being discredited by using property with footage of Owen in it in a positive manner (especially since he worked in the Attitude Era and it's now the PG era...).
The answer is nothing.
I'm not mad he hasn't been inducted into the HoF. I didn't suggest Martha owed anything to the WWE fans. The point of my comment is that if you want someone's memories to live on forever, you shouldn't look away from a chance to make something good happen from the bad. That's what Martha is doing. Her charity started thanks to a lawsuit she won against the WWE. Her charity has helped a large number of people.
How many more could it help if the WWE had a deal with her to push it further? How many more positive stories would her kids have about their father's legacy if they weren't (apparently) being held back from interacting with the WWE at all? An Owen Hart DVD would likely top sales charts, especially if it had the caveat of all proceeds going to the Owen Hart Foundation. I know I'd certainly buy at least 5 copies and give them to my family members.
Owen was obviously a great man and better than the vast majority of us. If the goal here is to truly "protect the family's interests", it seems highly illogical to take the path that's being taken at the moment and the only logical conclusion is that the money's dried up. If that's the case, going after more in this manner is simply a disservice to Owen's memory. I'm more than man enough to admit if my opinion is wrong when the rest of the story comes out, but right now, this is the only information we have and sorry, it just makes little to no sense why someone would take this path.
She asked them not to use his name or his likeness, but that's a little hard to do 11 years after the fact when his own brother returns to the company he once hated. It's like the WWF asking the WWFE to edit out all of the references to the "WWF", change to the WWE over trademark infringement then basically just camping and waiting for someone to slip up and miss a logo somewhere. It's tantamount to erasing history and sorry, that's not something that happen to 100% perfection. I'd be surprised if this case ever sees a courtroom and the only thing that would have been accomplished would have been potentially wasted opportunities for the charity and the kids.
i think you are missing the boat. She asked not to have his name used in WWE and they agreed. She has every right to ask this.
@ Username: Yeah, refunding that gate and the PPV fees would have been a whole lot more detrimental to the WWE's finances than the $18,000,000 settlement that happened in the lawsuit afterwards.
God forbid people pay tribute to fallen comrades. Suppose Eddie Guerrero's tribute shows were nothing more than exploits either. MLB, NBA, and NFL players wearing numbers of fallen teammates on their jerseys are nothing more than exploits. How about people selling "In Memory of..." stickers that are plastered on cars all over the place? Pretty sure they're "exploiting" someone's death as well.
You missed the clue boat pal. The show, and life, go on. The best way to honor a fallen someone is to ensure they live on in the memories of everyone possible. Owen had a special place to a lot of people, and even if the hall of fame has no physical presence, it's a disservice to his memory for someone to continually try to erase his memory from the place a lot of his memories were built.
oh yeah and she owes nothing to the fans! and nothing to WWE
After reading WWE EQs response to Martha Harts lawsuit, i had to reply as this was the most obnoxious , pathetic as well as selfish comment on the Owen Hart tragedy i have ever read. Who the hell are you to say that she is trying for a money grab or that her kids are old enough to understand? It wasn't your father or husband that died. Martha is the widow and she was the one forced to raise fatherless children regardless if she got 18 million or not. Money isn't everything!!! She has every right to protect her family as she sees fit. You come off as some selfish wrestling brat mad because of some HOF induction that may never happen. If WWE made a settlement with her and part of that settlement included them not mentioning Owens name. Then they breached that and deserved to get sued.
I really don't know wtf Martha Hart's problem actually is. Maybe she just ran out of that money from the settlement she got the first go-round. I mean...18 mil isn't what it used to be right? I read her statement to the AP, which was:
"In the 11 years since Owen's tragic and avoidable death, I have worked tirelessly to disassociate Owen's name and likeness from anything related to WWE in order to protect our children from any reminder of the circumstances surrounding their father's death, and to avoid any misplaced perception that I endorse WWE."
...and just had to laugh. Why would she want to disassociate Owen's name from where he made his name? Isn't the best form of closure one that ensures a legacy for lost loved ones lives on forever? She's got that right there in the WWE Universe. The "OWEN! OWEN!" chants are among the loudest from any crowd ever. The guy died doing what he loved despite some bad circumstances surrounding it. Bret showing up on WWE TV with that t-shirt even made my eyes well up a bit.
She really just sounds like an over-protective prude. The kids are 18 and 14 and I'm sure are perfectly capable of understanding what happened and would probably LOVE to see Owen get his due credit in the form of a WWE DVD release (all proceeds go to the Owen Hart Foundation) and a HOF induction.
I loved watching Owen in the ring and despite the tragedy that happened, I have to say I've enjoyed hearing the stories about him out of the ring even more. Whatever ill-conceived notion set these current events in motion can't be anything more than a cash grab or someone who's very, very bored.
Actually JR was right on the money with the Austin/Tyson confrontation taking place in Fresno.
Tyson was revealed to be a member of DX at The Gund Arena in Cleveland. I believe that was the first RAW to ever be held there. And there were a lot of memorable Raws at The Gund.
My favorite, the night Stone Cold regained the title from Kane, never heard a Cleveland crowd louder than that night when Austin hit the Stunner and got the belt back!
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Not a big deal but I think your memory is a little fuzzy on that Tyson and Austin confrontation that was brought up the other day. That was in Cleveland, OH at the then Gund Arena. One tends not to forget being there live for something as hot as that confrontation. Also, The Undertaker cut a killer promo walking through fire to set up the Kane vs. Taker match at WM 13. You are the man and we all miss you at the broadcasts table! Go Bucks! Boomer Sooner!