Former WWE commentator Jim Ross doesn’t think former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had any regrets over Owen Hart’s passing away.
WWE legend Owen Hart’s tragic death is one of the darkest chapters in pro wrestling history. During Over the Edge 1999, he fell 78 ft. landing chest-first on the top rope, and passed away. Vince McMahon infamously continued the show despite the tragic accident which garnered criticism.
Jim Ross opens up on Vince McMahon
Speaking on Grilling JR, Jim Ross said that he feels Vince McMahon didn’t regret how he handled Hart’s death as he carried on with the show. Ross said somebody had to act quickly to the situation and McMahon did what he felt right. Ross reckoned that there might not have been any reservations at all. He further revealed they never had a discussion. He said [via Ringside News]:
“I don’t think he had any regrets. He did what he thought was right, whether it was or it wasn’t. Somebody had to make the decision, and he was sitting in that chair—the emperor’s chair. So, I don’t think he had any reservations at all. He may have privately; I don’t know. But we never discussed it. We discussed a lot of things over the years, but that was not one of them.”
Ross noted that it was a challenging scenario and the incident still remains heavily debatable. He added:
”I think Vince simply did what he felt in his gut was the right thing to do. Based on what we know about the whole scenario and how it eventually played out, I don’t know if there is a right answer. How do you? I just don’t know if there’s a right answer. When he was the boss, the sergeant, the general, the emperor—he was everything. You just try to support that mindset, and that’s what I did. I followed his lead. It was uncomfortable at times, no doubt, but I don’t know if there is a right answer to that whole situation. It was just terrible what occurred, and what happened, and we had no precedent to go back and say, ‘Well, the last time this happened, we did this.’”
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