The Owen Hart Cup isn’t the only way AEW is paying tribute to the long-departed Hart. In the upcoming AEW Fight Forever video game, Owen Hart will be a playable wrestler. The company is able to do so much for Owen and his family’s foundation because of its relationship with his widow Martha Hart—who happens to have a negative relationship with WWE.
WWE Superstar Natalya Discusses Owen Hart Tributes by AEW
Owen’s niece and WWE superstar Natalya was asked about the tournament by ABC’s Dearon Smith. The interview came during promotion for the July 14 arrival of WWE SmackDown in Raleigh, North Carolina. In short, she expressed that she happy for any method that can keep the Black Hart’s memory and legacy alive.
Natalya would also touch on Martha Hart raising their kids post-Owen Hart:
“It’s a great question and one that I don’t get asked very often. For me, any way that we can keep my uncle’s legacy alive — I don’t know all of the particulars of why we can’t do that in WWE. I have a deep amount of respect for [his widow,] Martha because I know that she’s gone through so much trauma and she lost so much. When you have to raise your kids without a dad, it’s something I’d never wish upon anyone to experience. So I always feel deeply for her, especially as a woman, but just as a person and knowing what kind of person my uncle was. Owen was such a special person.” (h/t: Wrestling Inc)
She’s all on board for the tributes and even wishes that she could honor him as well but notes that her employment status with WWE prevents that from happening. The former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion brought things back to Martha Hart saying that it was up to her how Owen Hart legacy’s is presented or honored.
Natalya also said that she was happy that the former four-time WWE Tag Team Champion is being “recognized, for not just the person he was in the ring, but the man he was outside the ring.” Last year’s tournament saw former AEW Women’s World Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D defeat Ruby Soho in the finals of the women’s tournament while her husband former NXT Champion Adam Cole won the men’s tournament.
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