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**Jordan** · 03-18-2010, 04:19 PM

How was Owen being the champ far off? Sure he was a mid-card staple for years, but he was recognized as one of the best wrestlers in the business and had multiple title reigns and big feud programs, constantly involved in the main event picture.

Sure he was never given "the ball" but he was at the next level.

After a huge feud with Bret that eventually involved the WHC, and a brilliant program with Steve Austin for the IC title, his amazing feud with HBK in late 95/early 96, a small program with Diesel for the World Title, the second leader of the Hart Foundation vs America storyline, and his feud with DX after the screwjob...

Come on, he was there. If they wanted to give him the push, he would have made it work.

Your talking about a guy who IS better than Bret Hart, both in the ring and in show business. Bret was just older, and bigger, and had a better look for Vince. Owen eventually got the size btw...

When Owen died, I remember everyone clamoring to say he was the best worker around, when nobody at the time was saying that because he was stuck with the Blazer gimmick.
You may not have thought it at the time, but he was just a little push away from being in the echelon of Bret Hart, Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels.

Owen was the kind of guy Vince used to get people over. And after years of experience and being a great worker, his time would have come. It may not have been in 99... or 2000, or even 2001...

If Owen would have just missed his plane, or gotten sick... Imagine the matches we would have seen. Owen vs Benoit/Angle/Flair/Orton/Cena/Punk/Michael/Taker/Edge/Christian/Hardys/Batista....

It could have been amazing.

Writing all of that and remembering him so much, makes me a little sentimental. Of all the wrestlers who have died since I have been a fan, Owen is the one that hurts the most. I grew up watching Owen, I was supposed to hate him but I couldn't because he was alway right when he would say how much better he was than Bret, and he was fucking hilarious and had a great voice and hilarious accent.

Oh man. RIP Owen. We miss you.

03-18-2010, 04:19 PM	#51
Jordan It's a blood match! Posts: 27,385	How was Owen being the champ far off? Sure he was a mid-card staple for years, but he was recognized as one of the best wrestlers in the business and had multiple title reigns and big feud programs, constantly involved in the main event picture. Sure he was never given "the ball" but he was at the next level. After a huge feud with Bret that eventually involved the WHC, and a brilliant program with Steve Austin for the IC title, his amazing feud with HBK in late 95/early 96, a small program with Diesel for the World Title, the second leader of the Hart Foundation vs America storyline, and his feud with DX after the screwjob... Come on, he was there. If they wanted to give him the push, he would have made it work. Your talking about a guy who IS better than Bret Hart, both in the ring and in show business. Bret was just older, and bigger, and had a better look for Vince. Owen eventually got the size btw... When Owen died, I remember everyone clamoring to say he was the best worker around, when nobody at the time was saying that because he was stuck with the Blazer gimmick. You may not have thought it at the time, but he was just a little push away from being in the echelon of Bret Hart, Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels. Owen was the kind of guy Vince used to get people over. And after years of experience and being a great worker, his time would have come. It may not have been in 99... or 2000, or even 2001... If Owen would have just missed his plane, or gotten sick... Imagine the matches we would have seen. Owen vs Benoit/Angle/Flair/Orton/Cena/Punk/Michael/Taker/Edge/Christian/Hardys/Batista.... It could have been amazing. Writing all of that and remembering him so much, makes me a little sentimental. Of all the wrestlers who have died since I have been a fan, Owen is the one that hurts the most. I grew up watching Owen, I was supposed to hate him but I couldn't because he was alway right when he would say how much better he was than Bret, and he was fucking hilarious and had a great voice and hilarious accent. Oh man. RIP Owen. We miss you.