10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (May 8)

This past week, Owen Hart would have turned 50 years old. Passing on aged just 34, it's been 16 years since the Canadian star tragically fell from the rafters during WWE's Over The Edge Pay-Per-View in 1999. A lot of wrestling fans look back with a shudder at that time, and many even consider it the day when Owen's brother, Bret started to lose his love for the industry. The WWE Network allows a younger generation of fans to see exactly why Owen was so highly thought of, he had a brilliant career. Sure, the guy was never really considered for a sustained top-line run, although he did have a memorable series of matches opposite Bret in 1994, most notably a stunner at WrestleMania X and a hard-hitting Steel Cage war at Summerslam. Gone but not forgotten, Owen is still someone a lot of fledgling stars of the future can learn from, simply by watching over tapes of his matches. In this week's article, there are wrestlers right at the beginning of their careers, stunning revelations from the most powerful man in all of pro wrestling, pop-stars wanting to step foot inside the ring, and even the departure of some people extremely important to backstage harmony in WWE.