Friday Night’s in Calgary.

Many would head to the Pavilion in Downtown Calgary. They would head to watch wrestling.

Some f the greatest heals, before by the way, they were called heals, like Bad News Allen, Archie “The Stomper” Goldie, dynamite Kid, The Great Gama, and Makhan Singh would do battle against faces like Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith, Brian Pillman, and the Harts. Keith, Bruce, Bret and a young man named Owen.

The play by play voice was the late great Ed Whelan.He would grace our TV’s every Sat with terms like “Ring a ding dong dandy” and In the mean time and in between time

Their talents would eventually lead them to what was then known as WWF. They would then grace our Saturday’s afternoon and then eventually our Monday nights. There was a sense of pride watching these stars that came from Calgary. A smile.

That smile left on May 23, 1999.

That was when Owen Hart, playing the role of The Blue Blazer in parody to his WCW rival, Sting. His harness disconnected and he fell to his death.

It’s been 20 years since that day. Today we look back on the life of Owen Hart, the tragedy, and in a sense, where we are now.

Alicia Hope-Ross joins me. She is a professional social media strategist, professional broadcaster, professional fundraiser, professional wrestling enthusiast.

Topics we cover include;
-Stampede Wrestling and it's impact.
-Owen's debut in WWF as The Blue Blazer
-His matches and feud with Bret
-The Black Hart
-The day of his death and the WWE's reaction.
-The impact it on Calgary and the Hart Family.
-The continued tone deaf attitude of the WWE.
-Does the WWE need a "Me Too" moment?

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