The 7 Most Inexcusable Omissions From The WWE Hall Of Fame

#5 Owen Hart

This man may never be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

The youngest of Stu and Helen Hart’s 12 children, Owen Hart won every major title in WWF/E apart from the WWF Championship, in which he most famously challenged his brother, WWE Hall of Famer, Bret Hart at SummerSlam 1994. This came after his famous victory over Bret at WrestleMania X earlier that year.

Hart reigned as Intercontinental, European and Tag Team Champion in a glittering career which was tragically cut short at the age of 34 in a horrific accident that occurred at the 1999 Over The Edge pay per view event, when, during an entrance wherein he was being lowered from the ceiling via a harness, it prematurely opened, sending Hart falling ninety feet to his death.

Make no mistake about it. WWE would like to induct Hart into the Hall of Fame, and likely would have done so many years ago were it not for one factor; Hart’s widow, Martha.

Martha Hart understandably sees WWE as accountable for her late husband’s death and refuses to give her consent for the company to use his likeness and career for their own monetary gain.

Unfortunately, Martha’s stance means that WWE fans likely will not get the opportunity to say goodbye to their hero.