In 1999, Owen Hart fell 80 foot from the rafters in the middle of a WWE pay-per-view event. He died, but the show continued. Here’s exactly what happened, according to the people who were there. Watch DARK SIDE OF THE RING S2 tonight at 10PM on VICE TV UK. | VICE TV

🌐On May 23, 1999 WWF’s Over The Edge pay-per-view took place in front of 16,472 fans at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Owen Hart was scheduled to face The Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental Championship during the event. Wrestling under his Blue Blazer gimmick, Hart was set to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. Hart was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than

Hart was one of the brightest stars in the ‘90s, acclaimed for his in-ring skill and charisma. Tragically, during the 1999 Over the Edge pay-per-view, a stunt went horribly wrong: Hart was being lowered from the rafters to the ring via harness. The equipment failed, he fell 78 feet, and died from internal injuries. Owens said naming his son Owen is his way of keeping that memory alive. #KevinOwens #OwenHart #WWE #WrestlingLegends #ProWrestling #WrestlingHistory #WWEFans #WrestlingNews #SportsEnt