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  • The fans can and will start an "Owen!" chant whenever he is mentioned or shown at all. It's even better when Bret is involved.
  • The tearful reunion between Bret and Owen (and The British Bulldog). It was to set up The Hart Foundation as the top heel faction in the company, but as soon as Bret said he loved Owen, Owen, perfectly capturing the moment of someone who missed his brother a lot more than he could admit to, started bawling his eyes out and fell into Bret's arms. The fans seemed to be alternately booing and tearing up.
  • Luna Vachon claimed that, while everyone else was congratulating Sable on her performance and win in her and Marc Mero's win over Luna and Goldust at WrestleMania XIV, Owen was the only wrestler who showed Luna any kind of respect for her performance in the match. Due to Sable's Faux Action Girl status, Luna essentially was there to get beat up by her.
  • Several wrestlers have said (in reference to Raw is Owen) that Owen was pretty much the only wrestler who could have a memorial show about them and no one would have anything bad to say.
  • Even 20 years later, Owen is still remembered by many wrestlers to this day. During the 2018 Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, both Jeff Jarrett and Mark Henry in their respective speeches reminisce over Owen and both of them choking up. Mark even begged Martha Hart to allow him in the Hall Of Fame someday. This shows how much fellow wrestlers respect and remember Owen to this day.
  • Obviously also doubles as a Tear Jerker because of his death, but Owen had stated that once his contract with the 'Fed was up, he wouldn't re-sign or go to another promotion, he'd retire and settle down with his family. He'd made sure to put enough money in his savings for he and his wife and children to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
  • Doubles as a Tear Jerker: During the Dark Side of the Ring episode about his death, an emotionally wrought Jim Cornette said that people in the stadium claimed Owen was shouting "Look out!" as he was falling. In his final moments, Owen was doing his damnedest to make sure nobody was close enough to get hurt or killed from the impact.
  • In September 2021, All Elite Wrestling announced that they were partnering with the Owen Hart Foundation to finally honor Owen's legacy in a manner befitting of him. Owen's widow Martha had remained adamant for over twenty years that she would not allow the WWE to profit in any way from Owen's memory, and while Owen had been inducted into a number of other Halls of Fame in smaller promotions, before AEW there had been no other promotion with the kind of national clout approaching WWE's. AEW and its president Tony Khan had earned a strong reputation for respecting the memories and families of fallen wrestlers following the tragic 2020 passing of Brodie Lee, so Martha felt she had finally found a promotion she could trust with her husband's legacy. As well as an annual Owen Hart Cup Tournament, AEW will produce merchandise of Owen for his fans to collect, and also feature him as a playable character in their upcoming wrestling game.

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