Why not destroy the Owen Hart death footage?
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Has it been confirmed that WWE has footage of the fall? I've never heard it being confirmed.
And if it's true, how would we know that it hasn't been destroyed? It doesn't seem like something that would be announced to us.
And if it's true, how would we know that it hasn't been destroyed? It doesn't seem like something that would be announced to us.
Andre Palot
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alko
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Yeah I'd guess there's some legal reason for it and anyway, I don't see what destroying it would even accomplish.
My least favourite type of post on forums is people questioning why a thread exists. If it doesn't interest you, just don't post in it. Its existence should have zero effect on you.
BruinDust
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This thread is disturbing and bizarre and should of been closed by a Mod immediately.
You say don't post in it. I say I already had to read the disturbing thread title about a man who tragically died a quarter century ago and the thread itself shouldn't exist and needs to be called out. By being exposed to the thread title, it does have an effect on people. It's like saying any news headline is perfectly fine as long as the person doesn't read the body of the article and only the body of the article should affect you, not the headline.
If people want to discuss morbid disturbing shit like what happened to footage of Owen Hart's tragic death, fill your boots, but do it in private. Last time I checked, this board has a PM function.
My guess would be that the company just records everything.
The company settled many years ago and I’m sure that they thought as a company that they should keep the video of it just incase some sort of other lawsuit comes from it.
Now many years have passed and they have no need for the video. Problem is if they say that they just destroyed it that it will open up a whole can of worms for the media. They will be asking why it has only been done now and not years ago. It will be really bad press. The best thing that they can do as a company is to keep it sealed up and never mention it again.
The company settled many years ago and I’m sure that they thought as a company that they should keep the video of it just incase some sort of other lawsuit comes from it.
Now many years have passed and they have no need for the video. Problem is if they say that they just destroyed it that it will open up a whole can of worms for the media. They will be asking why it has only been done now and not years ago. It will be really bad press. The best thing that they can do as a company is to keep it sealed up and never mention it again.
Andre Palot
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No it isn't. It's a perfectly legitimate question to ask. The OP isn't DEFENDING the footage being still in archive nor is OP saying it should be widely spread but asking why isn't it destroyed? There is nothing bizarre or disturbing about that. Further, a simple discussion about death in general isn't 'bizarre or disturbing'.
The board also has an 'ignore thread' feature. Respectfully, that might be of your benefit.
To the OP, I'm simply going to guess that it's due to legal reasons why the footage still exists but as Kevin Kelly allegedly said, there is a reason why it's labeled as 'Do not view, duplicate or destroy'. Maybe it HAS to but we as a viewing audience are never going to see it. I don't want to see it personally, but I think that's the most logical explanation that I can come up with. I have heard there is other footage outside Owen that is in that 'do not view, duplicate or destroy' archive as well.
So maybe it's as I originally mentioned that it is solely due to legal reasons, maybe it's because WWE records nearly everything and they don't want to destroy the master tape of that event.
I can't give you a concrete answer but I don't think it's an invalid question or anything like that.
BruinDust
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A conversation about death in general is not disturbing, and if you think that it is I have bad news for you It's inevitable it happens to all of us.
Moose Head
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My guess is that because it’s evidence in a death, they’d need a legal order to destroy it. I guess there is always the chance a criminal negligence case could still be opened if some unknown info comes to light.
It's the 25th anniversary today of Owen Hart's death.
I only found out in the last couple of years (probably from the Dark Side of the Ring episode) that Jim Ross was told by headset about the death 10 seconds before he announced it on TV. Does that mean Jerry Lawler only found out as JR announced it or does he hear the same things JR hears on his headset?
I only found out in the last couple of years (probably from the Dark Side of the Ring episode) that Jim Ross was told by headset about the death 10 seconds before he announced it on TV. Does that mean Jerry Lawler only found out as JR announced it or does he hear the same things JR hears on his headset?
Moose Head
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Jerry went to the ring to check on Hart. I think he already knew the eventual outcome regardless if he heard it on his headset.
