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{{Infobox Wrestler
{{Infobox VG
| name = Owen Hart
|title = Rascal
| image = Owen Hart.jpg
|image = [[Image:Rascal Coverart.png]]
|caption =
| image_size= 250
|developer = [[Traveller's Tales]], [[Psygnosis]],<br>[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]
| names = Owen Hart<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/o/owen-hart.html|title=Owen Hart Profile|accessdate=2008-04-27|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref><br>Owen James<ref name="OWOW"/><br>Blue Angel<br>The Blue Blazer<ref name="OWOW"/><br>The Rocket<ref name="OWOW"/><br>The King of Harts<ref name="OWOW"/>
|publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
|designer =
| weight = {{convert|102.8|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
|engine =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|5|7}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
|released = {{vgrelease|NA=[[1998-03-31]]|PAL=March, 1998}}{{vgrelease|JP=[[1999-03-18]]}}
| birth_place =[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
|genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Platformer]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|5|23|1965|5|7}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
|modes = [[Single player]]
| death_place =[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
|ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone}}
| resides =
|platforms = [[PlayStation]]
| billed = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
|media = [[CD-ROM]]
| trainer = [[Stu Hart]] <ref name="OWOW"/>
|requirements =
| debut = May 30, 1986<ref name="OWOW"/>
|input =
}}
}}


'''''Rascal''''' (also known as ''Bubblegun Kid'' in [[Japan]]) is a [[platformer]]/[[action game]] developed by [[Traveller's Tales]] in part with [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] and [[Psygnosis]] that was originally released for the [[PlayStation]] in the [[United States]] on [[March 31]], [[1998]] by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. It was later distributed in Japan by [[Takara]] and in the [[United Kingdom]] by Psygnosis.
'''Owen James Hart''' (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999)<ref name="OWOW"/> was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who was most known for his time in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF). Hart was born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] the youngest of 12 children to wrestling promoter [[Stu Hart]] and Helen Hart. He was the younger brother of professional wrestler [[Bret Hart]]. Hart accumulated a multitude of championship accolades during his career; he was a two-time [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], one-time [[WWE European Championship|European Champion]] and four-time [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champion]] in the WWF and a one-time [[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Champion]] in the [[United States Wrestling Association]] (USWA). Hart was also the winner of the 1994 WWF [[King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring]]. He died on May 23, 1999 when an equipment malfunction occurred during his entrance from the rafters of the [[Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] at the WWF's [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]] [[pay-per-view]] event.


==Career==
==Premise==
In the game, the player assumes the role of a blonde haired boy named Callum Clockwise armed with a [[toy gun]] that shoots bubbles, in a mission through six worlds to rescue his [[father]] from the master of time, Chronon.
===Stampede Wrestling (1986–1987)===
Hart entered wrestling by working for his father's [[Stampede Wrestling]]. Wrestling, however, was not his first choice for a career; as his widow [[Martha Hart|Martha]] explained in her book ''Broken Harts'', Owen tried numerous times to find a profitable living outside of wrestling.<ref name="HartBook">{{cite book | author= Martha Hart | title= Broken Harts: the Life and Death of Owen Hart | publisher= M. Evans and Company, Inc. | year=2004 | id=ISBN 978-1590770368}}</ref> As those attempts were unsuccessful, he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him. Hart was trained in his father's legendary [[Hart House (Alberta)#The Dungeon|Hart Dungeon]] and made his professional debut in 1986 for his father’s federation, [[Stampede Wrestling]]. He remained with Stampede for the next couple of years while honing his skills. During 1986, Hart teamed with [[Ben Bassarab]] and won the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=4th Edition 2006 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref> The success of the team and Hart's in ring skills earned him the prestigious ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'' [[PWI Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year Award]] in 1987 (coming out ahead of [[Ray Traylor]] and [[Shane Douglas]] in the fan voting). After he & Bassarab lost the tag-team titles,<ref name="Titles"/> he feuded with the likes of [[John Hindley|Johnny Smith]] and [[Dynamite Kid]].


==The Levels==
===New Japan Pro Wrestling (1988)===
Callum "Rascal" Clockwise travels to five different levels during its past, present, and future. Except for the future stages and the Corridors of Time, Rascal must collect six pieces of the Hourglass of Time in each level to return home. All of the future stages are boss battles with Chronon himself.
In 1988, Owen Hart branched out to Japan where he wrestled for [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] on several tours. In NJPW, he wrestled Keiichi Yamada both unmasked<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/superjr80.html | title = NJPW Results: Top of the Super Junior 1988 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> and later under the legendary [[Jushin Liger]] gimmick. On May 27, 1988, Owen Hart defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] for the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]].<ref name="Titles"/> Owen became the first westerner to hold that coveted title. He was also the first of only two Canadians to hold that title (the other being [[Chris Benoit]]). Despite holding the title just under a month, the fact that he held it at all was a testament to how much faith NJPW had in him and his ring skills.


===World Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)===
Owen’s success in Japan and Stampede’s working relationship with the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] lead to Owen Hart signing with the company in the fall of 1988. Owen debuted at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in August of 1988 under a mask called the Blue Angel. Instead of promoting Owen as [[Bret Hart]]’s younger brother, the WWF decided to create a masked “Super Hero" type gimmick for Owen Hart known as '''The Blue Blazer'''. The Blazer caught the attention of fans with his unique look and exciting aerial maneuvers, but he didn't achieve much success against upper-card talent, being eliminated at [[Survivor Series (1988)|Survivor Series 1988]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#88 | title = WWF Survivor Series Results (1988) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> losing to [[Ted DiBiase]] on the March 11, 1989 [[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XX|edition]] airing of ''[[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]''<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html#20 | title = WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event Results (#20) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> and being defeated by [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] at [[WrestleMania V]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#V | title = WWF WrestleMania Results (V) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>


'''Castle Hackalott'''--In the past, it is a medieval castle containing evil knights, blacksmiths, and Sir Hackalott himself, under Chronon's control. Underground lies Gordon the Good-Natured Dragon, pet of Sir Hackalott, who is also under Chronon's control.
===Independent circuit (1989–1991)===
In present time, it is now the grounds of a museum filled with many items from the castle's past. It is protected by security guards, guard dogs, and there are even a few ghosts lying around.
Shortly after WrestleMania V, Owen left the WWF to tour the world both with and without the Blue Blazer gimmick. In 1991, Owen lost the Blue Blazer mask in a ''[[Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|mascara contra mascara]]'' match against Mexican icon [[El Canek]], thus bidding farewell to the Blue Blazer gimmick.<ref>{{cite book | author= Lourdes Grobet, Alfonso Morales, Gustavo Fuentes, and Jose Manuel Aurrecoechea | title=Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling | publisher= Trilce | year= 2005 | id=ISBN 978-1933045054}}</ref>


'''Aztec Temple at Chichimeca'''--In the past, it is a large aztec temple, home to many temple guards called Paynal, similar to those in [[Legends of the Hidden Temple]]. The temple is complete with traps, such as falling statues and arrow-shooting walls.
===World Championship Wrestling (1991)===
In present time, the land is now a lumber yard, with the temple replaced with a lumber factory. Bees swarm all over the place, and there are a few lumberjacks out to get Rascal.
In 1991, Owen Hart appeared sporadically on [[World Championship Wrestling]] shows, teaming with [[Ricky Morton]] and without much fanfare and no mentions of his WWF connections.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wrestling/cawthon777/wcw91.htm | title = WCW Show Results | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon}}</ref>


'''Atlantis'''--The famous lost city before it hits the depths of the ocean. All of the rooms are very elegant, with some having fish tank-like windows on the walls.
===World Wrestling Federation===
In present time, the whole city is underwater. Many mermaids and Delphinus, a [[Poseidon]]-like merman, are swimming around this time.
====1991–1993====
Owen had been engaged in contract discussions with WCW but the deal was never struck, as Owen was not willing to move himself and his family to the company's headquarters in Atlanta.<ref name="HartBook"/> Instead, Owen signed with the WWF for a second time. In the WWF the popular [[The Hart Foundation|Hart Foundation]], comprised of his brother Bret and real-life brother-in-law [[Jim Neidhart]], had split up; Bret set out on a singles career while Neidhart was used sparingly. Jim Neidhart was “injured" ([[kayfabe]]) by the [[Beverly Brothers]] and put out of action for a while. When Neidhart returned from his "injury" he joined Owen Hart to form a team known as '''The New Foundation''', who became instantly recognizable for their bizarre attire - baggy pants and bright jackets.


'''The Jolly Raider Pirate Ship'''--In the past, this ship is sailing the high seas. As it rocks back and forth, Rascal must avoid Peg Leg Pete and his pet parrots numerous times, as well as giant crabs, automatic cannons, and other obstacles on the ship.
Owen and Neidhart first feuded with the Beverly Brothers and had only one PPV match at the [[Royal Rumble (1992)|1992 Royal Rumble]] where they beat [[The Orient Express]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#92 | title = WWE Royal Rumble results (1992)| accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Jim Neidhart left the WWF shortly after the PPV, and Owen set out on a very short run as a singles wrestler, including a match at [[WrestleMania VIII]] against [[Steve Keirn|Skinner]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#VIII | title = WWF WrestleMania Results (VIII) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Shortly after WrestleMania, Owen was teamed up with [[Koko B. Ware]] to form the duo known as '''High Energy'''. To show team unity, Koko also adopted the trademark brightly colored baggy pants and they’d add checkermarked suspenders to make the look even more distinct. While the team was exciting and certainly “kid friendly", it was never pushed as a serious threat to the tag team titles. This was illustrated by the fact that they had only one PPV match as a team, at the [[Survivor Series (1992)|1992 Survivor Series]] where they lost to [[The Headshrinkers]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#92 | title = WWF Survivor Series Results (1992) | accessmonthday = 04-08 | accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> The team was quietly dropped at the start of 1993 with Owen Hart starting a singles career, ditching the baggy pants look.
In present time, the ship is at the bottom of the ocean. It is now home to eels, jellyfish, and large sharks.


'''Dodge City'''--in the past, it is a Wild West-type level complete with saloons, horse barns, the county jail, etc. As soon as you step outside, you'll have a stand-off with Deputy Warren Nash.
In the middle of 1993, when Bret Hart’s feud with [[Jerry Lawler]] ignited, Owen Hart stood by his brother’s side and fought against Jerry Lawler. The fight with Lawler did not take place on WWF television but mainly in the [[United States Wrestling Association]] where Bret, Owen, and most of the other WWF talent were considered the [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]s. Owen Hart won the [[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship]] from [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|Papa Shango]],<ref name="Titles"/> but it was never acknowledged on WWF television. Owen’s participation in the WWF vs. USWA feud was cut short when he suffered a knee injury in the summer of 1993 and was forced to take some time away from the ring. At the time, rumors circulated that Owen was on the verge of leaving the WWF due to a lack of success. Whether the knee injury was just a way for the WWF to explain his absence or not isn’t quite clear.
In present time, it is home to Hollywood, full of sets of movies that resemble that of [[Godzilla]], [[The Godfather]], and others. Even the movie directors want a piece of Rascal.


'''The Corridors of Time'''--this level takes place in the middle of the space-time continuum. Rascal must face five bosses (some new, and the others old foes with new tricks). They are Delphinus, Gordon the Good-Natured Dragon, Deputy Warren Nash, Camaxtli, and an unnamed blue turtle-like dragon. After defeating these bosses, Rascal must confront Chronon one final time.
Owen returned to the WWF ring in the fall of 1993, at a time when Bret’s feud with Jerry Lawler was temporarily sidetracked. Bret, along with Owen and their brothers [[Bruce Hart (wrestler)|Bruce Hart]] and [[Keith Hart (wrestler)|Keith Hart]], were scheduled to face Jerry Lawler and his team at [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series 1993]]. However, Jerry Lawler was unable to make it to the show, and as a result could not appear on WWF television. Lawler was replaced with [[Shawn Michaels]]. During the match Owen and Bret inadvertently crashed into each other, causing Owen to be eliminated from the team (the only Hart family member to be eliminated). While Bret, Keith, and Bruce celebrated, Owen looked on in anger.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#93 | title = WWF Survivor Series Results (1993) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> The [[kayfabe]] tension between the two brothers had reared its ugly head for the first time.


====1994–1995====
==Reception==
The game was very badly received by critics and gamers alike. The main criticisms leveled at the game were loose controls and a relentlessly problematic camera. 3D platform games were in vogue at the time, following the success of [[Super Mario 64]] and [[Crash Bandicoot]] in [[1996]], and [[Croc: Legend of the Gobbos]] the previous year. Rascal was perceived by many as a half-hearted attempt to jump on this bandwagon, but it failed to perform as well as expected, although it was praised for its graphics.
{{see also|Owen Hart and Yokozuna}}
Bret tried to make amends with Owen, teaming with him on a regular basis. Bret even secured the two a shot at the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]. They faced [[the Quebecers]] for the titles at the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994 Royal Rumble]]. Initially everything was fine between the brothers, but when Bret hurt his knee (kayfabe) and was unable to tag Owen in for a long period of time, the younger Hart got frustrated. When the referee stopped the match due to Bret's damaged knee, Owen snapped; he kicked his brother in the knee and then walked off, starting his run as a heel.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#94 | title = WWE Royal Rumble results (1994) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>


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[[Image:Owen Hart in 1995.jpg|right|thumb|Owen Hart at a WWF event in 1995]]
The two brothers faced off for the first time at [[WrestleMania X]], where Owen Hart shocked the world by cleanly pinning his older brother. Later in the evening, Bret Hart won the WWF Title while Owen Hart stood by and watched in jealousy as Bret celebrated in the ring.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#X | title = WWF WrestleMania Results (X) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Owen won the [[King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring]] Tournament with Jim Neidhart’s help (turning Neidhart heel in the process).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/kingring.html#94 | title = WWF King of the Ring Results (1994) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> After the victory, Owen took the nickname “The King of Harts."


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Owen and Bret feuded throughout the summer of 1994, clashing many times both in singles and later in tag-team matches (with Bret joined by the returning [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]]). Two matches stand out in this feud: first, their [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Steel Cage match]] at [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam 1994]] which Bret won after a hard fought match.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#94 | title = WWF SummerSLam Results (1994) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> The second was a lumberjack match on August 17, 1994 that Owen Hart initially won and was announced as World champion but then reversed due to interference.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/94.htm | title = 1994 WWF Ring Results | accessmonthday = 11-20| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = the challenger had originally won the match and title at 3:06 after Jim Neidhart interfered as Owen was caught in the Sharpshooter and clotheslined the champion - however several of the lumberjacks and other officials had the finish replayed on the big screen so the referee could see what had happened; the match was ordered to continue}}</ref> At the [[Survivor Series (1994)|1994 Survivor Series]], Owen struck the most damaging blow against his brother as he conned his own mother Helen Hart to throw in the towel for Bret. Owen was at his most manipulative and insincere as he pleaded with her to think of his brother's well-being. The ploy cost Bret the world title to [[Bob Backlund]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#94 | title = WWF Survivor Series Results (1994) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>
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Owen also prevented Bret from regaining the title at the [[Royal Rumble (1995)|1995 Royal Rumble]] when he interfered in the match between Bret and new champion [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#95 | title = WWE Royal Rumble results (1995) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> In the weeks after the Rumble, Bret and Owen clashed again with Bret soundly defeating his brother, thus putting an end to their feud for the time being.

Owen rebounded from the loss to Bret Hart by winning the WWF tag-team titles from [[The Smokin' Gunns]] at [[WrestleMania XI]].<ref name="Titles"/> Owen, who was joined by a "Mystery Partner," had challenged the Gunns to a title match; the partner turned out to be former world champion [[Rodney Anoa'i|Yokozuna]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#XI | title = WWF WrestleMania Results (XI) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref><ref name="WWE Tag - Yoko1"/> After the victory Owen Hart took [[Jim Cornette]] as his manager, who already managed Yokozuna. The team defended the tag team titles for 5 months until they lost them back to the Smoking Gunns.<ref name="Titles"/> Owen Hart and Yokozuna would continue to team off and on until the end of the year, winning the titles a second time.<ref name="WWE Tag - Yoko2"/>

====1996–1997====
{{main|Owen Hart and The British Bulldog}}
In 1996, Owen had a running feud on WWF TV with interviewer [[Raymond Rougeau]], which was done largely for the [[Montreal]] market to promote upcoming house shows there. During one such match, where Rougeau was a guest ring announcer for Owen's match, Hart attacked him after the match. This set up a boxing match between the two at the next show. It was Rougeau's cornerman at the next show, local boxing great [[George Chuvalo]] that knocked Hart out.

In 1995, Owen's brother-in-law Davey Boy Smith turned heel and joined Camp Cornette. During the summer of 1996 the two brothers in law started to team up more and more, sometimes alongside [[Big Van Vader|Vader]] who was also a member of Camp Cornette.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html#9 | title = WWE PPV results (International Incident) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Owen was also a colour commentator for the [[King of the Ring#1996|1996 King of the Ring PPV]] (exhibiting clear partisan support for Vader and Smith) and during this time wore a [[Orthopedic cast|cast]] on his right forearm for several months, feigning a nagging injury to subsequently use his cast as a weapon during his matches (much as [[Bob Orton, Jr.|Bob Orton]] did in the mid 1980's).

In September 1996, Bulldog & Owen Hart finally earned a PPV shot at the tag team titles at [[In Your House#In Your House 10: Mind Games|In Your House 10]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html#10 | title = WWE PPV results (Mind Games) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Owen and Bulldog left with the gold after defeating the Smoking Gunns.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="WWE Tag - Davey"/> They also left with a new manager as [[Clarence Mason]] had conned Jim Cornette into signing over the contracts of the new champions. The duo reigned supreme over a relatively weak tag team division but everything was not well with the two. Signs of dissension slowly started to show between the two.

One occasion of the dissension was the [[Royal Rumble (1997)|1997 Royal Rumble]] when Owen accidentally eliminated Bulldog and Owen generally tended to try to steal the spotlight.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble2.html#97 | title = WWE Royal Rumble Results (Elimination Info 1997) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> After the Rumble, Bulldog fired Clarence Mason, something which did not sit well with Owen Hart. Another bone of contention between the two was the newly created [[WWE European Championship|WWF European Championship]]; both men had fought their way to the finals to crown the first champion with Bulldog coming out as the victor after a long, hard fought match.<ref name="Titles"/>

After retaining the tag team titles against [[the Headbangers]] by disqualification on March 24, 1997 edition of ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'', the tension between the two bubbled over. An incensed Owen Hart demanded a shot at Bulldog’s European title the next week.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/97.htm | title = WWE Ring Results 1997 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = after the match, the champions got into an argument, began fighting each other, and had to be separated by officials; moments later, Hart challenged Smith for the European title, calling him a gutless coward}}</ref> The match was booked for [[March 31]]; on the night, the two went at it with such intensity that many thought the tag team champions had finally gone their separate ways. Then in a shocking moment, the recently turned heel Bret Hart appeared at ringside and stopped the match. Bret appealed to both Owen and Bulldog, talking about the importance of family.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/97.htm | title = WWE Ring Results 1997 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = Bret Hart stopped the match, reunited with his brother, and formed the Hart Foundation}}</ref> Bret got through to both of them and they agreed to put their differences aside and join with Bret to form the new [[The Hart Foundation#The (New) Hart Foundation|Hart Foundation]], an anti-American stable that also included Hart in-law Jim Neidhart and Hart Family friend [[Brian Pillman]]

After forming the Hart Foundation, Owen Hart quickly gained singles gold of his own as he pinned [[Dwayne Johnson|Rocky Maivia]] to win his first [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental title]].<ref name="Titles"/><ref name=WWE IC1"/> This meant that the Hart Foundation held every WWF title except the World title, cementing their dominance over the federation. It was not all success for Owen, though, as he and the British Bulldog lost their tag team titles to [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|"Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] and [[Shawn Michaels]].<ref name="Titles"/> The team also failed to regain them when Michaels got injured and was replaced by [[Mick Foley|Dude Love]]. At [[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam 1997]] the Owen Hart/Steve Austin feud took a nasty turn as a botched piledriver ended up injuring Steve Austin’s neck.<ref>[http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/steve_austin_stinger.html Owen Hart gives Steve Austin a stinger.]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#97 | title = WWE SummerSlam Results (1997) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> The injury was so bad that Austin’s neck never fully recovered and was part of the reason Austin was forced to retire in 2003. Owen also lost his Intercontinental title to Steve Austin that night.<ref name="Titles"/> Because of the neck injury, Austin was not allowed to compete and was stripped of the title. Although it was an accident, the WWF decided to make it part of the storyline as Owen Hart began wearing a t-shirt patterned after Austin's that read "Owen 3:16/I Just Broke Your Neck".

Owen Hart fought his way to the finals of the tournament to crown the next Intercontinental champion and was set to face [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] at [[Badd Blood#1997|In Your House: Badd Blood]]. Owen went on to beat Faarooq, surprisingly with Steve Austin’s help.<ref name="WWE IC2"/> Afterwards, Austin explained that he wanted to beat Owen Hart for the title when he returned and wouldn't allow Faarooq or anyone else to beat him. His wish came true when Austin returned to action at [[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series 1997]] from Montreal.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/survivor.html#97 | title = WWF Survivor Series Results (1997) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> On the undercard, Owen lost his title to Austin once again,<ref name="Titles"/> and then he watched in shock as the infamous [[Montreal Screwjob]] took place.

====1998–1999====
Bret Hart left the Federation after the Montreal Screwjob and both the British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart were granted quick releases from their contracts to jump to WCW. This left Owen Hart as the only Hart family member remaining in the WWF, due to his contractual obligations. Unlike Bulldog & Anvil, [[Vince McMahon]] did not grant Owen a release from his contract and Owen remained with the company. However, in a later interview, Bulldog claimed that Owen voluntarily stayed with the WWF as he didn't want to pay a huge sum of money to get out of his contract.

Owen was kept off the air for a while. He was not seen or mentioned on WWF programming until he made a surprise appearance after Shawn Michaels successfully defended his title at [[In Your House#In Your House 19: D-Generation X|In Your House: D-Generation X]] where he attacked Michaels.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1990s.html#19 | title = WWF PPV Results (Degeneration-X) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> Initially, Owen was known as “the Black Hart" as he fought against Shawn Michaels and [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] but was soon after changed to “The Lone Hart" as a reflection of his “lone wolf" status. Owen had a very heated, very emotional feud with DX and won the European title from HHH, although not directly.<ref name="WWE Euro"/> [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] dressed up as HHH in an attempt to swerve Owen, but [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling#Commissioners|Commissioner Slaughter]] considered him to be a legitimate replacement.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="WWE Euro"/> Owen later suffered a [[kayfabe]] ankle injury during a match involving Triple H. When Hart joined the commentary at ringside, Triple H managed to draw Owen into an impromptu title match and regained the title in a controversial fashion.<ref name="Titles"/> With time the Owen Hart/DX feud turned into Owen vs. HHH.

Four weeks after WrestleMania, during a tag team match with [[Ken Shamrock]] against [[D'Lo Brown]] and Rocky Maivia (later known as [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]), Owen Hart turned on Shamrock, "snapping" his ankle and "biting his ear" in the process.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/98.htm | title = WWF Show Results 1998 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon| quote = Hart joined the Nation, attacked Shamrock, injured his ankle, and locked him in the Sharpshooter}}</ref> After the attack on Shamrock, Owen joined the [[Nation of Domination]], claiming that “Enough is enough and it’s time for a change".

The Nation’s first big feud after Owen joined was against the freshly turned DX, a feud that was a natural for Owen. It was during this feud that one of D-GenerationX’s most famous skits occurred as DX parodied the Nation of Domination. The imitation was complete with Jason Sensation dressing up as Owen Hart and coining the phrase “I am not a [[wiktionary:nugget|nugget]]"; this was in response to Shawn Michaels referring to Owen as a nugget of feces sticking to the side of a toilet bowl, and no matter how many times Shawn Michaels flushed, it kept sticking around and was unable to get rid of. "Nugget" became a derisive term that followed Owen for the rest of his career. Owen’s participation in the DX feud was sidetracked when Ken Shamrock returned from injuries dead set on getting revenge on Owen. The two split a pair of specialty matches on PPV,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/loaded.html#98 | title = WWF Fully Loaded Results (1998) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#98 | title = WWF SummerSlam Results (1998) | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = prowrestlinghistory.com }}</ref> but nothing was ever conclusively settled between them.

Owen Hart remained with the Nation of Domination throughout the year until the stable slowly dissolved, leaving Owen without much direction in the WWF. Owen was seldom seen after [[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam 1998]] until he teamed with [[Jeff Jarrett]]. Owen and Jeff were long time traveling companions and real life friends, a fact that was reflected in their teamwork as they gelled from day one. The two had Jeff’s manager [[Debra Marshall|Debra]] in their corner. During this time a storyline was proposed that Owen Hart was supposed to have an on-screen affair with Debra, something which Owen turned down,<ref name="HartBook"/> most likely because Owen was such a family man.

After a match in which Owen “accidentally injured" [[Dan Severn]], Owen seemingly quit the WWF.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/98.htm | title = WWF Ring Results 1998 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = Owen came to the ring in street clothes and said he was so upset over 'breaking' Dan Severn's neck that he was quitting}}</ref> Playing off the legit injury Owen had inflicted on Steve Austin about two years before, the angle blurred the lines between reality and “storyline" enough to make people notice. Yet as soon as Owen “quit", the Blue Blazer appeared in the WWF claiming to in no way be Owen Hart despite it being very obvious who was under the mask. Unlike the first run of the character, the Blazer was now an overbearing heel. The gimmick was seen by many as punishment for Owen refusing the love-triangle storyline proposal but Owen and Jeff made it work in such a comical fashion that it was turning both of them face in the process. To prove that Owen was not the Blazer, he showed up besides the Blue Blazer, figuring that’d put an end to it, until someone asked where Jeff Jarrett was (he was under the mask). In a later attempt to prove that neither Owen nor Jeff was the Blazer, they both appeared next to a man in the Blue Blazer mask; however, it was obvious that a black man was under the mask (Owen’s former partner Koko B. Ware wore the Blazer mask that night). On January 25, 1999, in the midst of the Blue Blazer angle Owen and Jeff defeated Ken Shamrock and [[Ray Traylor|The Big Boss Man]] for the tag-team titles.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="WWE Tag - Jeff"/>

==Death==
On May 23, 1999, Hart fell to his death in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] during the [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]] pay-per-view event.<ref name="OTE Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/ote99.html|accessdate=2008-01-05|title=Over the Edge 1999 results|publisher=Hoffco}}</ref> Hart was in the process of being lowered via [[abseil|harness and rappel line]] into the ring from the rafters of [[Kemper Arena]] for a booked [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] match against [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]]. In keeping with the Blazer's new "buffoonish superhero" character, he was to begin a dramatic entrance, being lowered to just above ring level, at which time he would act "entangled", then release himself from the safety harness and fall flat on his face for [[pratfall|comedic effect]] &ndash; this necessitated the use of a [[quick release]] mechanism. It was an elaboration on a Blue Blazer stunt done previously on the ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]'' before [[Survivor Series (1998)|Survivor Series 1998]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/98.htm | title = WWF Ring Results 1998 | accessmonthday = 04-08| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = after the bout, the Blue Blazer came down from the rafters but couldn't get unhooked from his harness - thus allowing Blackman to attack him}}</ref> This time, something went wrong with the stunt harness, apparently triggering the release mechanism early as he was being lowered. Hart fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, landing chest-first on the top rope, approximately a foot from the nearest [[turnbuckle]], throwing him into the ring.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542223 |accessdate=2008-01-11|title=Owen Hart Biography|publisher =Biography}}</ref> In [[Mick Foley]]'s autobiography ''[[Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks]]'', he claims that following the fall, Hart attempted to sit up and did so before falling back.

Hart had performed the stunt only a few times before and was worried about performing the stunt at Kemper Arena due to the height involved. Hart's wife Martha has suggested that, by moving around to get comfortable with both the harness and his cape on, Hart unintentionally triggered an early release. TV viewers at home did not see the incident or its aftermath &ndash; at the moment of the fall, a pre-taped vignette was being shown on the pay-per-view broadcast as well as on the monitors in the darkened arena. After, while Hart was being worked on by medical personnel inside the ring, the live event's broadcast showed only the audience. Meanwhile, WWF television announcer [[Jim Ross]] repeatedly told those watching live on pay-per-view that what had just transpired was not a wrestling angle or storyline and that Hart was hurt badly, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.<ref name=Tragedy>{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestlinggonewrong.com/video/owen_hart_tragedy.html|accessdate=2008-01-05|title=Owen Hart Tragedy|publisher= Wrestling Gone Wrong}}</ref> Hart was transported to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. (Hart had actually died while still being tended to in the ring.) The cause was later revealed to be [[internal bleeding]] from [[blunt trauma|blunt chest trauma]].

===Controversy and lawsuit===
The WWF management controversially chose to continue the event,<ref name="SLAM">{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|accessdate=2008-01-05|title=Hart tragedy overshadows Taker's win|last= Powell |first=John|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref> though they were unaware of the severity of Hart's injury at that time. Later, Jim Ross announced the death of Hart to the home viewers during the pay-per-view, but not to the crowd in the arena.<ref name=OWoWr>{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/overtheedge99.html|accessdate=2008-01-05|title=Over the Edge 1999 results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> While the show did go on, it has never been released commercially by [[WWF Home Video]], and to this date no footage of Hart's fall has ever been officially released. In the weeks that followed, much attention was focused on the harness Hart used that night, especially on the "quick release" trigger and safety latches. When someone is lowered from the rafters in a harness, there are backup latches that must be latched for safety purposes. These backups may take some time to unlatch, which would have made Hart's stunt difficult to perform smoothly. Therefore, it was apparently decided that it was more important not to have the safety backups, because it would be easier for Hart to unlatch himself.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}

Hart left behind a widow, [[Martha Hart|Martha]], and two children, Oje Edward and Athena Christy. Three weeks after the event, the Hart family sued the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) over how dangerous and poorly planned the stunt was, and that the harness system was defective.<ref name=court>{{cite web|url= http://www.robbrobb.com/media_articles.jsp-article=20_02.htm|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=Deal approved in WWF case|last= Margolies|first=Dan|author=The Kansas City star|publisher=Robb & Robb LLC|date=2000-11-11}}</ref> After over a year and a half into the case, a settlement was reached on [[November 2]] [[2000]], which saw the WWF give the Hart family [[United States dollar|$]]18 million dollars that was distributed among the Hart family.<ref name=court2>{{cite web|url= http://www.robbrobb.com/articles_Record-Settlement-Wrestlers-Family.htm|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=Record $18M settlement for Wrestler's family|last=Skinner|first=Stephanie|publisher=Robb & Robb LCC|date=2000-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025827430770_21236630/|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=Owen Hart Family awarded $18 million US|publisher=CTV|date=2000-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2000/2000_11_02.jsp|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=WWE Entertainment, Inc. Announces Settlement in Owen Hart Case|publisher=WWE Corporate|date=2000-11-02}}</ref> The manufacturer of the harness system was also a defendant against the Hart family, but they were dismissed from the case after the settlement was reached.<ref name=court/><ref name=court2/> Martha used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/mar14_martha-sun.html | title = Martha Hart forges ahead with Owen Hart Foundation | accessmonthday = 04-07| accessyear = 2007| author = Chris Gerritsen}}</ref> Martha wrote a book about Hart's life in 2002 called ''Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart''.<ref name="HartBook"/>

In his DVD set ''[[Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be]]'', Bret comments that, despite the bad blood between himself and Vince McMahon, he wishes he had been with the WWF the night Hart's accident happened so he could have stopped him from doing the stunt.<ref>{{cite video|people=Bret Hart|title =[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476487/ Bret Hart: The Best there is, was and ever will be]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|location=USA|date=2005-11-15}}</ref>

===''Raw Is Owen''===
''Raw Is Owen'' is the name given to a special live episode of ''[[WWE Raw|WWF Raw Is War]]'' that aired on May 24, 1999, the night after Hart's death. It was broadcast live from the [[Scottrade Center|Kiel Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]].<ref name=RIO>{{cite web|url= http://olympia.fortunecity.com/bischoff/30/raw.html|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=Raw is OWEN|publisher=Fortune City}}</ref> It featured [[Promo (professional wrestling)|interviews]] from his fellow wrestlers.<ref name=RIO/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1999/raw032999|accessdate=2008-01-20|title=Raw is OWEN results|last= Zimmerman|first=Christopher|publisher=The Other Arena}}</ref> According to ''Raw Exposed'' (a special that aired before the first ''Raw'' airing on its return to [[USA Network]] on October 3, 2005), WWF management gave all wrestlers on the roster the option of working or not. Nevertheless, ten matches were [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|booked]] with no [[List of professional wrestling slang#A|angles]].

The show began with all the wrestlers of the WWF standing on the entrance ramp [[Vince McMahon]], [[Linda McMahon]], and [[Stephanie McMahon]] were at the front of the ramp. [[Howard Finkel]] called for a [[ten-bell salute]]. Hart's former [[Nation of Domination]] comrades were emotional, most notably [[Mark Henry]], who read a poem that he wrote in memory of Hart. A tribute video narrated by Vince then played on the TitanTron.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/99.htm | title = WWF Show Results 1999 | accessmonthday = 04-07| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = opening segment in which all the WWF talent, officials, and referees stood in front of the Titan Tron to show respect to Owen Hart as a tribute video was shown on the big screen}}</ref> Throughout the broadcast, personal thoughts on Hart in the form of [[Promo (professional wrestling)|interviews]] with various WWF Superstars were played. Before the first commercial break, such thoughts were aired from [[Mick Foley]] and [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]]. Foley noted that Hart was his son's favorite wrestler and had proudly gotten a haircut like Owen's, although he also said his son didn't quite understand that "nugget" was not a term of endearment.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Mick Foley]]|title= Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks|publisher= Regan Books|year=1999|id=ISBN 0-06-039299-1}}</ref> Bradshaw talked about how Hart spent less money on the road than most wrestlers because he wanted to retire early and spend time with his family. Owen's friend and Nation Of Domination partner The Rock also made a short and memorable speech. The broadcast ended with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] coming out for a special salute to Hart by climbing the turnbuckle and performing his famous beer guzzling routine, and leaving one beer in the ring 'for Owen'.

The tribute show scored a [[Nielsen Ratings]] score of 7.2, making it one of the highest rated shows in ''Raw'' history. Shawn Michaels, in his ''Heartbreak and Triumph'' autobiography, notes that "Owen is the only guy you could have a 2-hour show for, and no-one would say a bad word about him." The next day, WWF taped the episode of ''Raw'' for May 31, 1999. During that show, [[Jeff Jarrett]] defeated The Godfather to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship,<ref name="Titles"/> the title Hart was booked to win at Over the Edge for the third time. Jarrett screamed Hart's name as the belt was handed to him.

== Personal life ==
He met Martha Joan Patterson in 1982 at one of his father's wrestling events. They married on July 1, 1989, and they had two children Oje Edward Hart who was born on March 5, 1992 and Athena Christie Hart who was born on September 23, 1995.

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing moves'''
*'''As Owen Hart'''
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:*'''[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Reverse piledriver|Inverted piledriver]]'''<ref name="OWOW"/> - 1997-1999
:*'''[[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|Missile dropkick]]'''<ref name="OWOW"/> - 1992-1993<ref name="WWF93">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/93.htm|title=WWF 1993 results (do a page text search for "Owen Hart")|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=Graham Cawthon}}</ref>; Used as a regular move thereafter
:*'''[[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Northern Lights suplex]]''' - 1993<ref name="WWF93"/>; Used as a regular move thereafter
:*'''[[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]]'''<ref name="OWOW"/> - 1994-1999
*'''As The Blue Blazer'''
<!--Do NOT change the order of the moves, as they comply with Wikipedia's Manual of Style-->
:*'''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|Diving splash]]'''<ref name="WWF88">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/88.htm|title=WWF 1988 results (Do a page text search for "Blue Blazer")|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=Graham Cawthon}}</ref>
:*'''[[Moonsault]]'''<ref name="WWF88"/>
*'''Signature moves'''
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:*[[Professional wrestling holds#Camel clutch|Camel clutch]]
:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving elbow drop|Diving elbow drop]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|Diving headbutt]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Professional wrestling holds#Dragon sleeper|Dragon sleeper]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Enzuigiri|Enzuigiri]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Crossbody|Flying crossbody]]
:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Hurricanrana|Hurricanrana]]
:*[[Pin (professional wrestling)#Jackknife hold|Jackknife hold]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Leg drop|Jumping leg drop]]
:*Leg grapevine<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*Multiple [[suplex]] variations
::*[[Suplex#German suplex|German]]
::*[[Suplex#Gutwrench suplex|Gutwrench]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
::*[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Overhead belly to belly]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
::*[[Suplex#Snap suplex|Snap]]
:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat takedown|Running neckbreaker]]
:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Spinning heel kick|Spinning heel kick]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
:*[[Moonsault#Split-legged moonsault|Split-legged moonsault]]
:*[[Superkick]]<ref name="OWOW"/>

*'''With [[Jim Neidhart]]'''
:*'''''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Rocket Launcher|Rocket Launcher]]'''''

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
:*[[Jim Cornette]]
:*[[Clarence Mason]]
:*[[Debra Marshall|Debra]]
:*[[Bret Hart]]
<!--Owen Hart quotes should be put on Wikiquote and then linked from here-->
*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
**The King of Harts
**The Black Hart
**The 2-Time Slammy Award Winner
**Nugget (derisively)

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Stanley Weston Award|PWI Editor's Award]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiedit.htm|accessdate=2008=07-26|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Editor's Award|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> (1999)
**[[PWI Feud of the Year]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm|accessdate=2008-07-26|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Feud of the Year|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> (1994) <small>vs. [[Bret Hart]]</small>
**[[PWI Rookie of the Year]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiroty.htm|accessdate=2008-07-26|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> (1987)
**PWI ranked him #'''10''' of the 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 1994<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50094.htm|accessdate=2008-07-26|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1994|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him # '''84''' of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Davey Boy Smith in 2003.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi100tg.htm|accessdate=2008-07-26|title=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi100tg.htm|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>

*'''[[Stampede Wrestling]]'''
**[[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-mh.html British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
**[[Stampede International Tag Team Championship]] ([[Stampede International Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Ben Bassarab]]<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-t.html Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
**[[Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/calg-h.html Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>
**[[Stampede Wrestling#Hall of Fame|Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame]]<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/hof.html|title=Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990)|accessdate=|year=2003|publisher=Puroresu Dojo}} </ref>

*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref>

*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[Slammy Awards|Slammy Award winner]] (2 times)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/slammy.htm|accessdate=2008-07-26|title=WWE Slammy Awards|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref>
**[[WWE European Championship|WWF European Championship]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|1 time]])<ref name="WWE Euro">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358458|title=History Of The European Championship - Owen Hart|date=1998-01-22|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
**[[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]])<ref name=WWE IC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322536|title=History Of The Intercontinental Championship - Owen Hart(1)|date=1997-04-27|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref name="WWE IC2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322544|title=History Of The Intercontinental Championship - Owen Hart (2)|date=1997-10-05|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|4 times]]) - with [[Rodney Anoa'i|Yokozuna]] (2),<ref name="WWE Tag - Yoko1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212114|title=History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Owen Hart and Yokozuna(1)|date=1995-04-02|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref name="WWE Tag - Yoko2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212123|title=History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Owen Hart and Yokozuna(2)|date=1995-09-25|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref> [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]] (1),<ref name="WWE Tag - Davey">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212222|title=History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith|date=1996-09-22|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref> and [[Jeff Jarrett]] (1)<ref name="WWE Tag - Jeff">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413213122|title=History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett|date=1999-01-25|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher=WWE}}</ref>
**[[King of the Ring]] ([[King of the Ring (1994)|1994]])

*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] (1994) <small>vs. Bret Hart in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|cage match]] at [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam 1994]]</small>
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Flying Wrestler|Best Flying Wrestler]] (1987, 1988)
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (1997) <small>with Bret Hart, [[Jim Neidhart]], Davey Boy Smith, and [[Brian Pillman]] vs. [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]</small>

==See also==
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}}
*[[Deaths in sports]]
*[[Hart wrestling family]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/490748.html]

==External links==
*[http://archives.cbc.ca/400d.asp?id=1-41-1237-6838 Owen Hart's Funeral]
*[http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBretHart9799/hitman_may17.html Bret Hart column mentioning he and Owen holding dual citizenship]
*[http://www.brethart.info/news.php Bret Hart and Hart family News]

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Revision as of 05:04, 11 October 2008

Rascal
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales, Psygnosis,
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation
Genre(s)Action, Platformer
Mode(s)Single player

Rascal (also known as Bubblegun Kid in Japan) is a platformer/action game developed by Traveller's Tales in part with Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Psygnosis that was originally released for the PlayStation in the United States on March 31, 1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was later distributed in Japan by Takara and in the United Kingdom by Psygnosis.

Premise

In the game, the player assumes the role of a blonde haired boy named Callum Clockwise armed with a toy gun that shoots bubbles, in a mission through six worlds to rescue his father from the master of time, Chronon.

The Levels

Callum "Rascal" Clockwise travels to five different levels during its past, present, and future. Except for the future stages and the Corridors of Time, Rascal must collect six pieces of the Hourglass of Time in each level to return home. All of the future stages are boss battles with Chronon himself.


Castle Hackalott--In the past, it is a medieval castle containing evil knights, blacksmiths, and Sir Hackalott himself, under Chronon's control. Underground lies Gordon the Good-Natured Dragon, pet of Sir Hackalott, who is also under Chronon's control. In present time, it is now the grounds of a museum filled with many items from the castle's past. It is protected by security guards, guard dogs, and there are even a few ghosts lying around.

Aztec Temple at Chichimeca--In the past, it is a large aztec temple, home to many temple guards called Paynal, similar to those in Legends of the Hidden Temple. The temple is complete with traps, such as falling statues and arrow-shooting walls. In present time, the land is now a lumber yard, with the temple replaced with a lumber factory. Bees swarm all over the place, and there are a few lumberjacks out to get Rascal.

Atlantis--The famous lost city before it hits the depths of the ocean. All of the rooms are very elegant, with some having fish tank-like windows on the walls. In present time, the whole city is underwater. Many mermaids and Delphinus, a Poseidon-like merman, are swimming around this time.

The Jolly Raider Pirate Ship--In the past, this ship is sailing the high seas. As it rocks back and forth, Rascal must avoid Peg Leg Pete and his pet parrots numerous times, as well as giant crabs, automatic cannons, and other obstacles on the ship. In present time, the ship is at the bottom of the ocean. It is now home to eels, jellyfish, and large sharks.

Dodge City--in the past, it is a Wild West-type level complete with saloons, horse barns, the county jail, etc. As soon as you step outside, you'll have a stand-off with Deputy Warren Nash. In present time, it is home to Hollywood, full of sets of movies that resemble that of Godzilla, The Godfather, and others. Even the movie directors want a piece of Rascal.

The Corridors of Time--this level takes place in the middle of the space-time continuum. Rascal must face five bosses (some new, and the others old foes with new tricks). They are Delphinus, Gordon the Good-Natured Dragon, Deputy Warren Nash, Camaxtli, and an unnamed blue turtle-like dragon. After defeating these bosses, Rascal must confront Chronon one final time.

Reception

The game was very badly received by critics and gamers alike. The main criticisms leveled at the game were loose controls and a relentlessly problematic camera. 3D platform games were in vogue at the time, following the success of Super Mario 64 and Crash Bandicoot in 1996, and Croc: Legend of the Gobbos the previous year. Rascal was perceived by many as a half-hearted attempt to jump on this bandwagon, but it failed to perform as well as expected, although it was praised for its graphics.

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