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Owen Hart wouldn't be wrestling right now. Period. He wasn't shy about the fact that he was more or less waiting for his contract to wear down (which there wasn't much time left on it to my knowledge) so that he could retire. He was always very good with money and had saved alot. He wanted to retire before his body started to take the toll of his work.
And no he NEVER would have been World Champion. He was no where near a Main Event push at the time of his death, and the only decent push he had had for the previous two years was the fued with Austin over the IC Title. Owen wasn't as charismatic as his borther, and quite frankly wasn't anywhere near as over as Hitman was.
I don't know why when a wrestler dies everyone jumps on the "What ifs"...honestly let it go. It is a thing of great saddness, and Owen was (from what I have heard) one of the best wrestlers backstage...but he wasn't main event material. And that's not a bad thing. Some people have "it" and some don't. And then there are those that don't have "it" but are given pushes anyway...Owen earned his spot in the industry, but if he wasn't given the World Title in the 12 years leading up to his death, why would they give it to him in the 5 fallowing it?
Again I am not dogging on Owen, because quite frankly I loved the guy, but I don't think that Vince had any intentions of giving him the World Title...ever...
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