10 Things We Learned From Owen Hart’s Final Day: A POST Profile

10. The Autograph Hunter

Listeners are introduced to the first moments of Owen Hart's last day via intriguing insights from an industry outsider, but fan Treigh Lindstrom's anecdotes and recollections rapidly shine the brightest spotlight on the darkness about to engulf the former 'King Of Harts' on that tragic May 1999 Sunday.

Lindstrom was a Missouri-based airport autograph hunter that Hart had befriended (a relatively common practice at the time) for assistance in the local area whenever the organisation came to town, and Pollock's lengthy interview with him reveals much about Owen's mindset leading into the event and the ramifications of their relationship after the fact.

From pickup at the airport, Owen needed little more than any wrestler would on arrival. As it transpired, the routine transportation specifically between the arena and gym eventually formed part of an uneasy rift between talent and office as the afternoon of May 23rd drew in. But more on that later.

Away from work talk, Hart had asked Lindstrom about possible excursions in the area the following day. It's in this simple observation of the ordinary that the needless loss of life is made so apparent.