10 who deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019

Owen Hart

Last but certainly not least, we come to Owen Hart. Even with the release of the Owen Hart DVD collection a few years back, there is still plenty of bad blood between Owen’s widow, Martha, and WWE, and that’s likely what is holding this induction up.

Easily one of the best in-ring performers in WWE history, Owen took whatever gimmick was given to him and tried to make the best of it. From his early days in WWE as The Blue Blazer, the gimmick that would ultimately make its way back around and cause the stunt that killed him at Over the Edge on May 23,1999, to The New Foundation to the very quick duo with Koko B. Ware, High Energy, to his feud with Bret to his partnerships with Yokozuna and The British Bulldog and back around to the new Hart Foundation, Owen just did what he was told and did it well. The thing with the Slammy Awards was absolute gold, and he never really needed a title to get over but still won his fair share.

He won the tag titles a total of four times with three separate partners (Yokozuna, The British Bulldog, Jeff Jarrett), the Intercontinental Championship twice, the European Championship once and won the 1994 King of the Ring, the same year he had all those great matches with Bret, including their fantastic opening bout at WrestleMania X.

Following his untimely death, the episode of Monday Night RAW the following night remains one of the most emotional and highly-watched episodes in history, as superstar after superstar told their Owen stories as the entire wrestling world shed tears. It was clear to see that he was one of the most highly-respected and well-liked people in the locker room. Not to mention loyal. After everything went down with the Montreal Screwjob, I’m sure it would have been very easy for him to follow his brother and jump ship to WCW. But he never did. He stayed the course and just did his job, even joining The Nation of Domination for a short time.

Owen was just so versatile and made anything he was doing entertaining. His induction into the WWE Hall of Fame has been a long time coming, and after nearly two decades since his death, this needs to happen.

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So there you have it. Who’d I miss? Who do you feel deserves induction into the WWE Hall of Fame? Please feel free to join in the conversation in the comments section below.