On May 23, 1999, one of the biggest tragedies to ever strike the wrestling world occurred when Owen Hart fell to his death from the rafters at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. in a stunt gone horribly wrong, and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross took to his blog to remember Hart 15 years after his untimely passing and to discuss other topics.
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Ross was announcing at ringside during the infamous Over the Edge pay-per-view when Hart fell from the rafters after WWE management wanted him to do a stunt in his Blue Blazer gimmick as a way to spoof WCW's Sting prior to a match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship with The Godfather.
Ross had the undesirable task of informing the pay-per-view audience about what happened and to tell them that it wasn't a wrestling angle. After medical personnel helped Hart out of the ring and out of the arena, Ross had the rough task of telling the wrestling world that Hart tragically passed away just over an hour later. Ross blogged about that tragic night at his official Jrsbbq.com website on Friday.
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"Hard to believe that it's been 15 years since the most impactful day of my career occurred when Owen Hart fell to his death at the Over the Edge PPV WWE produced in Kansas City," Ross wrote. "There isn't a day that seemingly goes by that I don't think about Owen and that tragic accident in some way. I will never be able to write an autobiography without talking about that night and I dread going back and watching it to be able to better write about it. I have yet to see a single second of footage from that event to this very day. Hopefully, Owen will take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame some day and I can only hope that I am around to see it happen."
Among other topics, Ross also commented on CM Punk, who quit the WWE in January.
"I was asked today by the Chicago Tribune if @CMPunk deserved to be in the top 25 of the all time great wrestlers. I said that all these "All Time Top" whatever lists are overly subjective but my list would be the talents who I would want in my company if I owned a wrestling organization," the former commentator wrote. "By the way, that will never, EVER, happen. Nonetheless, I'd absolutely want Punk on my team so therefore under my criteria he's a top 25 guy. He's too versatile, too skilled, an excellent hero or villain, can talk, has a great work ethic and is one of the smarter minds I've been around."
Ross also addressed Punk leaving the WWE the night after the Royal Rumble.
"I was also asked if CM Punk abruptly leaving WWE would adversely affect his legacy. My answer, a simple 'Hell, no.'"
Good 'Ol J.R's full blog post can be viewed here.
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