Should WWE have stopped the broadcast of Over the Edge 1999 following the death of Owen Hart during the show?
Hart passed away after a harness that was supposed to be used for his entrance which would’ve seen the Canadian descend from the rafters like WCW’s Sting malfunctioned.
During a recent edition of his “Kliq This” podcast, Nash spoke about the difficult decision to continue with the broadcast following Hart’s death. He said,
“I wasn’t there. I think Jeff Jarrett went out after that, he and Owen were best friends. He was clearly passed when he went by Jeff, and Jeff had to go out there and perform. I know that when my mom passed away and I went to the arena, and Vince made it my call. ‘You want to get on a plane? What do you want to do?’ And I said ‘Well, she’s not going anywhere.’ There’s a … I can’t see any of the boys, if it was us, and they passed, I couldn’t see any of us want to make the whole show start over.
“I don’t think that Vince is a callous human being. I think that he looked at everything from that situation and made what he thought that was the best call. That’s why I have a real hard time saying I would do anything otherwise, because he’s worth $9 billion. So obviously he’s got a little bit of game.”
The following episode of WWF Monday Night RAW was a tribute show to Owen Hart. Over the Edge 1999 remains available to watch on the WWE Network/Peacock.
