Owen - Hart Of Gold DVD Review: 14 Things You Should Know
14. The Monkey
It wouldnt be a DVD focusing on The Harts without a bizarre story about growing up as a member of that esteemed wrestling family.
Owens Brother Ross and sister Alison talk about a particular stuffed monkey that Owen was infatuated with when he was younger. Theres a great visual of a camera zooming in on a stuffed monkey on a sofa, only it looks like a scene from a crime reconstruction where you think youre watching a robbery take place and the robber sees this little toy on the sofa. Anyway...
Ross and Alison tell a pretty funny story about Owen making the Hart's cat, Heathcliffe, wrestle the monkey on a regular basis at the house and during family dinners. Alison remembers that Owen would make the monkey wrestle the cat. Owen would sit and tell Heathcliffe, the monkeys gonna win the match, youre gonna have to put it over.
What a promoter!
It really shines through how much Owens siblings loved and thought highly of him. Being the baby of the family, theres a real protective love for him that you see in the early scenes of the documentary. All of Owens siblings are interviewed, except Bruce Hart.
I kinda miss Bruce's presence in this production, because you know hed have been rocking a pair of shades for the whole thing - he and his sun specs are practically inseparable.