Yesterday WrestlingDVDNews.com published the following article, linked to below, with the announcement that an Owen Hart DVD is in the works this year:

WWE Planning Owen Hart DVD & Blu-Ray Release With Documentary

We posted this news update having seen the Owen Hart DVD/Blu-ray project listed on official 2015 WWE Home Video schedules over the past few months – with a documentary stated to be its main feature.

In an effort to pay tribute to the late Owen Hart, his life and his legacy in wrestling, the decision was made to share this news with our readers yesterday, on what would have been Owen Hart’s 50th birthday. To us, that felt the most respectful way of doing it.

However, having also heard in recent months that the DVD had backing from Owen Hart’s “family”, in the same aforementioned article we made a factual error in stating that the project had the “full backing and support” of Martha Hart, widow of Owen.

Ms. Hart has since been in touch with WrestlingDVDNews.com, stating categorically that she does NOT support nor endorse the potential WWE DVD and NEVER will.

We are issuing this statement to publicly and unequivocally apologize to Martha for the undue stress yesterday’s factual error has caused her and her two children, Oje and Athena. We are also doing so in order to fully retract our previous statement.

The original article was updated immediately to reflect this upon hearing Martha’s response.

We implore all other wrestling media outlets, blogs and otherwise who picked up on the story to kindly update their coverage also and provide an update which states that neither Martha Hart nor her children are backing the WWE project whatsoever.

The Owen Hart DVD/Blu-ray is listed on schedules as we’ve reported, and there may be members of the Hart family who do support the project, hence from where the report and speculation originated, however Ms. Hart and her children are NOT included in ANY of that endorsement and we would like to make that clear moving forward.

Once again, from all of us here at WrestlingDVDNews.com, we offer our sincerest apologies to Martha Hart and her two children, Oje and Athena, for the factual error of yesterday and any pain, embarrassment and inconvenience it caused.


Ms. Hart has provided us with this statement:

“My children and I were unaware of this project until May 7, when it was brought to our attention by a friend who had read about it online. Contrary to your report, we do not back or support it in any way, nor has WWE requested our backing or support. From what little we know of the project, it seems to be another attempt to exploit Owen’s memory, and his tragic death, for commercial gain. We have resisted that kind of initiative for almost 16 years. If WWE really wanted to honor Owen’s legacy, it would just let him rest in peace.”


Source: http://www.wrestlingdvdnews.com/martha-hart-not-in-support-of-owen-hart-wwe-dvd/87491/

Well... shit.

They're actually celebrating his life

She has all the right to be forever mad at the WWE and it would be understandable if she never forgives them. But I think she should allow his fans to finally see what he so rightful deserves. Yeah there are people who will say the HOF is pointless, meaningless and just something to draw people to watch wrestlemania. But its actually more then that, well to the fans at least. Its the night fans get to celebrate a legends career, his or her highlights. Allow his fans to celebrate his career. Not asking her to forgive WWE, but she should let his fans have their one last moment for him.

This DVD celebrates his career. The epic moments he had with his brother and so many other classic matches

WWE doesn't need to profit off a guy they killed

it was a freak accident. It was a stupid fucking idea that coast a great wrestlers his life, but it was still an accident.

Well WWE should have gotten the right harness. But no they didn't even do that.

And yeah it was an accident but it costed Owen Hart's life. And for what? A stupid stunt fucking Vince Russo came up with to make fun of Sting.

What's done is done. Nothing can change what had happen. They didn't think something like that would happen. Hell a few years before they did something similar stunt with Shawn Michaels which I remember Jimmy boy put his stamp of approval on.

Bull wrote:

What's done is done.

Especially for Owen.

Like I said she doesn't have to forgive WWE or forget what happen. This is about Owen and his fans. I think Owen would wants his fans to have something so they can celebrate his career. A DvD where his brother and many of his friends can praise him for what he did in the business. If WWE makes a quick buck off of it, then so be it, but its time Owen gets his praise.

I mean... it's impossible to put yourself in Martha Hart's position when it comes to things regarding Owen. And I'm definitely not an authority on whether or not "Owen would want ______" a certain way.

But that said, Owen's entire career in pro wrestling was dedicated to supporting his family. He is well-documented as one of the only guys at that time to not cheat on his wife (an amazing feat, actually), and I believe I read somewhere that he had purchased, or was planning to purchase, a lakeside cabin for him and his family to retire to after he wrapped up his wrestling career.

Keeping that in mind, it seems like it would be a win/win for everyone involved. Owen's wrestling legacy would continue to support his family through royalties, while the fans would get to celebrate and appreciate such an incredibly talented guy. I really, truly hope that they can work something out.