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 took place at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. In one of the darkest days in WWF history, Owen Hart was killed in an accident. 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 ma