10 Things We Learned From Martha Hart On Talk Is Jericho

4. She Sneaked Out Of The Ring At Canadian Stampede

Owen Hart
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The spotlight didn't suit Martha. Though she toured with Owen to places like Japan, Mexico and Europe during the early years of his career, she never craved attention. That's why, when the rest of the Hart clan celebrated wildly in-ring at the Canadian Stampede pay-per-view in 1997, she sneaked away.

So did one Vince McMahon.

Martha laughed as she recalled almost literally bumping into Vince on the ramp that night. He asked why she wasn't in the ring celebrating, and Martha apologised, used Athena (who was only young) as an excuse and said it wasn't really her thing. Vince appreciated that, because he wanted to get back behind the curtain himself.

Inside the ring, Owen proudly carried Oje and waved a Canadian flag around. Martha is happy that the boys got to share that moment together, but there was no way in hell she was sticking around to lap up the cheers from thousands of giddy wrestling fans.

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