WWF Over the Edge

WWF Over the Edge was a professional wrestling PPV that was produced by WWF. It had two PPVs but was retired after the second event, where wrestler Owen Hart, competing as the Blue Blazer at that time, died after he fell 78 feet from a harness to the ring during an entrance stunt and landed chest-first on the top rope, about a foot from the nearest turnbuckle.[1]

Events

Event: Date: City: Venue: Notes:
Over the Edge: In Your House May 31, 1998[2] Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2] Wisconsin Center Arena[2] Stone Cold Steve Austin beat Dude Love in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match (with Vince McMahon as Special Guest Referee) to retain the WWF Championship.[2]
Over the Edge (1999) May 23, 1999[3] Kansas City, Missouri[3] Kemper Arena[3] The Undertaker beat Stone Cold Steve Austin in the main event to win the WWF Championship, however the death of Owen Hart overshadowed the events. Hart was supposed to face The Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental Championship but Hart died, however, when he fell from the top of the arena while he was preparing for a stunt entrance.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Ottawa Sun. "Owen Hart's death rocks wrestling world". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Over the Edge 1998 results". Warned. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gutschmidt, Adam (2006-02-15). "WWF Over the Edge 1999". Online Onslaught. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  4. ↑ Powell, John. "Hart tragedy overshadows Taker's win". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-06.