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http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/270407-martha-hart-law-suit-resolved-wwe-free-to-use-owen-harts-name-a-likeness
After more than a decade of grief, WWE finally resolved the grudge with Owen Hart's widow, Martha, earlier today. This means WWE is now free to use Owen Hart's name and show videos of him on broadcasts from this point forward.
I, for one, am ecstatic about the news. The only question I have is whether or not Owen Hart deserves the hall of fame? I would assume that Owen will probably be inducted next year as this news just broke today. IMHO though, if Owen hadn't died in the manner he did, I don't think he would have been worthy of consideration. Ignoring the fact that he never held the WWE/F title, truth be told, he was a mid-carder (on the high end, but still a mid-carder) and he simply could not generate the crowd response of a main eventer (HHH, Austin, Rock, HBK). He was resistant to change and would have found himself jobbing to others very quickly had he not reverted back to his old Blue Blazer gimmick.
After more than a decade of grief, WWE finally resolved the grudge with Owen Hart's widow, Martha, earlier today. This means WWE is now free to use Owen Hart's name and show videos of him on broadcasts from this point forward.
I, for one, am ecstatic about the news. The only question I have is whether or not Owen Hart deserves the hall of fame? I would assume that Owen will probably be inducted next year as this news just broke today. IMHO though, if Owen hadn't died in the manner he did, I don't think he would have been worthy of consideration. Ignoring the fact that he never held the WWE/F title, truth be told, he was a mid-carder (on the high end, but still a mid-carder) and he simply could not generate the crowd response of a main eventer (HHH, Austin, Rock, HBK). He was resistant to change and would have found himself jobbing to others very quickly had he not reverted back to his old Blue Blazer gimmick.