Bret Hart Talks Owen’s Death & Lawler’s Heart Attack

Bret Hart recently spoke with The Altoona Mirror about tonight’s Big Time Wrestling show and more. Check out the highlights:

On the Wrestling Audience Changing In The Late 1990s: “Wrestling was everything for everyone. Then it turned to concentrating on certain audiences in the late 90s when the wrestling fans were cheering bad guys, and it wasn’t any fun anymore. Grandpa and grandma weren’t going anymore. It wasn’t a family atmosphere. It was guys with beer guts and rednecks; they weren’t good fans. They were just there to get drunk. Not all fans were like that, but it got too rowdy for young kids. Now it’s more acceptable.”

On Owen Hart’s 1999 Death: “After dealing with what happened with my brother Owen over the years, I’ve come to see it was a horrible accident, and I don’t think Vince McMahon would want something like that to happen. It wouldn’t be advantageous to anyone. We were hurt by that, though. I don’t think my dad ever got over what happened with Owen. It had a rebound effect with my dad and Davey. I think my dad and Davey would have lived a lot longer if not for Owen dying.”

On Jerry Lawler’s heart attack: “It was quite stricken in the locker room, and it was a horrible feeling. It reminded people of what happened with Owen. It was stressful for everyone from Vince McMahon to you name it. Jerry was fighting for his life. His heart stopped for 20 minutes, but those paramedics kept pushing on his chest and really worked hard to save him. Everyone carried on. The WWE should have been applauded for finally doing things the right way.”

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