Ok, I have a question about Owen Hart as I wasnt watching WWF back then. From my reading of stuff and watching stuff, I can see that he was talented as people say, but it would seem to me he only really became popular because he died.
At first when I used to hear stuff about him, I thought he was some huge main eventer or something, but upon further investigation it sounded more like he constantly lived in the shadow of Bret, and nobody ever really talked about him.
Didnt Vince even using him as a bargaining tool when it came to Bret?
So exactly how popular was he pre drop?
he was never huge level popular and due to the role he played (both in-ring and in-character), he was never going to be popular among casual fans. he was mostly a mid-carder and was generally used to put other people over. I remember one of his IC title runs, he actually lost more matches than he won! he did occasionally get a big angle or program, but really not as popular as other guys. he was kinda taken for granted by most people.
I would say that rather than him becoming popular after he died, that many people started to appreciate what he did in the ring more. solid mid-carder, always did his job, good comedic, chickenshit heel, put guys over well, etc.
