History YMMV / OwenHart

* FatalMethodActing: Famously died in a fall prior to the scripted one from a much greater height than intended.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Owen Hart's theme, Enough is Enough when he was with [[Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination the Nation]], or the Blackhart theme. In the song, it has Owen Hart shouting quotes. He is in character, but consider the following:
** "Come and take your best shot": Many critics thought the death was fake, and criticized the WWF for it.
** "I tried to be a nice guy": He stuck with his contract, he did everything that [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]](the Chairman), the writers, and bookers said. Owen was convinced by the crew that the zip-line was safe. He, being an incredible man, believed it.
** "I played by the rules": Supports the last quote.
** "You turned your backs on me": Possibly the WWF continuing the pay-per-view after his tragic fall.
** "I snapped": The cable snapped and this is what killed him. You could also view this as him making the decision to hang on the zip-line, being crazy enough to do such a thing.
** "I was a victim": Death.
** "Enough is Enough, and it's time for a change": Owen Hart isn't in the Hall of Fame yet, his widow, Martha Hart will not allow it.

* MemeticMutation: "You're too damn selfish. And that's I kicked [[Wrestling/BretHart your]] leg out of your leg."
* NeverLiveItDown: Breaking Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's neck. Even after his tragic death.
** Made even worse by the fact that, according to Steve Austin, he never apologized.
* {{Tearjerker}}: His death at ''Over the Edge'', as well as the RAW paying tribute to him the following night.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: High Energy's puffy pants with the checkerboards on them.

* HarsherInHindsight: Owen (as the Blue Blazer) actually tried the harness act before. Since the Blazer was supposed to be a buffoonish comic relief character, Owen intentionally got tangled up in the ropes, allowing his opponents to beat on him as be slowly descended to the floor.

** "You turned your backs on me": Possibly the WWF doing the show after his tragic fall.

* DudeNotFunny: To this day, making fun of Owen's fatal accident is just something you don't do unless you want all of the internet yelling this at you.
** Really, pretty much the only thing that people make fun of about Owen is for [[MemeticMutation kicking Bret's leg out of his leg.]]
** His short lived "Owen 3:16/I Just Broke Your Neck" angle was ''insanely'' cringeworthy.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Owen Hart's theme, Enough is Enough when he was with the Nation, or the Blackhart theme. In the song, it has Owen Hart shouting quotes. He is in character, but consider the following:

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: More than one source has said (including Wrestling/TripleH himself) that "The Game" gimmick was originally supposed to be Owen's.

* HarsherInHindsight: Owen (as the Blue Blazer) actually tried the harness act before.

* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Owen dying was the start of a decades long legal battle and laid the groundwork for Bret's eventual return to WWE, when Vince showed up at Owen's funeral

* TooCoolToLive

* [=Tearjerker=]: His death at ''Over the Edge'', as well as the RAW paying tribute to him the following night.

* TearJerker: His death at ''Over the Edge'', as well as the RAW paying tribute to him the following night.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: His 'Hi-Energy' theme which he used for many years sounds a bit like "Girls Just Want To Have Fun". It's really just an instrumental re-edit of "I Want To Be A Hulkamaniac", the {{Face}} theme of Wrestling/KevinSullivan's [[{{Kayfabe}} "dyslexic"]] [[UnrelatedBrothers "brother"]], Dave "Evad" Sullivan, from 1994-1995 WCW.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: OwenHart's theme, Enough is Enough when he was with the Nation, or the Blackhart theme. In the song, it has OwenHart shouting quotes. He is in character, but consider the following:

** "I tried to be a nice guy": He stuck with his contract, he did everything that VinceMcMahon (the Chairman), the writers, and bookers said. Owen was convinced by the crew that the zip-line was safe. He, being an incredible man, believed it.

** "Enough is Enough, and it's time for a change": OwenHart isn't in the Hall of Fame yet, his widow, Martha Hart will not allow it.
** Go back and watch Over The Edge. The opening monologue by TheUndertaker is this. Especially considering how he's talking about "Your Heroes will fall" and all.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: While BretHart would get the gold at the end of ''{{WrestleMania}} 10'', OwenHart would get the greater glory - in the show's opening match, he beat Bret in what's considered one of the best matches for either Hart brother.
** Winning the 1994 King of the Ring Tournament: or does that fall under AwesomeMomentOfCrowning?
** His match with the Hart Foundation against StoneColdSteveAustin, the Legion of Doom, Goldust, and Ken Shamrock at the ''Canadian Stampede'' PPV. Despite [[AmericansHateTingle being the heels]] in the US after Wrestlemania XIII, the Harts were ''hugely'' over in [[BigInJapan Canada.]] A great match, it's Owen, not Bret, that gets the roll-up on Austin and wins the match in front a white-hot Calgary crowd and the whole extended Hart family.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Read MickFoley's first book and you'll get a treasure trove of CMOF's concerning Owen. One of the funnier ones being the "popcorn bag" match between Foley and Owen whose sole purpose was to make StoneColdSteveAustin break character and laugh at ringside. It worked. Austin's response? "You two are the shits."
** Pinning TripleH. During the '''''Royal Rumble''' match''.
** when he flipped out and beat up Jason Sensation for making fun of him along with DGenerationX, putting him in a sharpshooter.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The fans can and will start an "Owen!" chant whenever he is mentioned or shown at all. It's even better when [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibAbcgfcNtI Bret is involved.]]

* FridgeHorror: OwenHart's theme, Enough is Enough when he was with the Nation, or the Blackhart theme. In the song, it has OwenHart shouting quotes. He is in character, but consider the following:

** YourMileageMayVary, but when he flipped out and beat up Jason Sensation for making fun of him along with DGenerationX, putting him in a sharpshooter.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: While Bret would get the gold at the end of ''{{WrestleMania}} 10'', Owen would get the greater glory - in the show's opening match, he beat Bret in what's considered one of the best matches for either Hart brother.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Read Mick Foley's first book and you'll get a treasure trove of CMOF's concerning Owen. One of the funnier ones being the "popcorn bag" match between Foley and Owen that's sole purpose was to make StoneColdSteveAustin break character and laugh at ringside. It worked. Austin's response? "You two are the shits."

** YourMileageMayVary, but when he flipped out and beat up Jason Sensation for making fun of him along with Degeneration X, putting him in a sharpshooter.

* FridgeHorror: Owen Hart's theme, Enough is Enough when he was with the Nation, or the Blackhart theme. In the song, it has Owen Hart shouting quotes. He is in character, but consider the following:

** "I tried to be a nice guy": He stuck with his contract, he did everything that Vince(the Chairman), the writers, and bookers said. Owen was convinced by the crew that the zip-line was safe. He, being an incredible man, believed it.

** "Enough is Enough, and it's time for a change": Owen Hart isn't in the Hall of Fame yet, his widow, Martha Hart will not allow it.
** Go back and watch Over The Edge. The opening monologue by the Undertaker is this. Especially considering how he's talking about "Your Heroes will fall" and all.