Martha Hart Says She Was Not Contacted For ‘Mr. McMahon’ Documentary, Still Holds WWE Responsible For Owen Hart’s Death
The six-part docuseries “Mr. McMahon” focuses on the life and career of Vince McMahon. The documentary touches on deaths that occurred under Vince McMahon’s watch, including Owen Hart’s death at WWE Over The Edge 1999 when a rappel stunt went wrong and Owen fell to his death.
The show continued after Owen’s fall. Vince defended his decision to continue the show, saying “people came to see a show.”
Owen’s widow Martha Hart told Daily Hive that she was not contacted for the documentary.
“Netflix’s Mr. McMahon documentary series portrays the death of my husband, Owen Hart, as a mere accident. It also allows the disgraced former owner and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, to claim that Owen’s death ‘wasn’t our fault.’ Nothing could be further from the truth.
To be clear, no one involved in the making of this documentary attempted to contact me for comment or to obtain an accurate perspective. I continue to hold WWE and its then-management responsible for Owen’s death. I refuse to let Vince McMahon or anyone else rewrite that history. Instead, I remain focused on honouring Owen’s legacy through the charitable good work of the Owen Hart Foundation and via the AEW Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.”
Martha has long said that WWE was negligent in the incident, while McMahon has blamed an equipment malfunction.
“What the documentary fails to mention is that the equipment used was never meant for a rappelling stunt,” she said. “Instead, a harness meant for dragging stunt people behind cars on movie shoots was used with a sailboat clip meant to release on load with only six pounds of pressure. Had the WWE hired qualified riggers who followed proper protocol that included redundancy, as is typical practice, and used the correct equipment, Owen would not have died that night.”
Martha now works with AEW to honor Owen’s legacy with the annual Owen Hart Foundation Memorial Tournament.
AEW recently filed a trademark on “King of Harts.”
