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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Under the Mat Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family by Diana Hart Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Under the Mat Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family by Diana Hart Under the Mat: In Under The Mat, Diana comes across as vindictive, cold, and a beaten woman. She relives the past by drudging up every bad story she can remember (or make up) to badmouth those she has differences with. There are only a few people in the book, Owen and Stu among them, who seem to be on Diana's good side. Along the way, she bashes her brothers Bret and Bruce, her sisters' husbands (including Jim Neidhart), her ex- husband Davey Boy Smith, and Owen's widow Martha. It was Martha who thankfully had the guts to threaten Diana with legal action unless the book was removed from the shelves. Bret wrote in one of his newspaper columns that he was thankful his mother Helen died before she had the chance to read her daughter's book because it would have broken her heart. Another thing wrong with this book is that it is not well written. Diana skips around so much and goes off on so many tangents (especially in earlier chapters), that the reader has to flip back to remember what the chapter is about. She also gets a lot of facts incorrect. One that I can remember, and it's only a small detail, is that she says that Jacques and Raymond Rougeau wrestled as the Quebecers. Well, at least she's half right. Sometimes, she just flat out lies. She states that when the Hart Foundation won the tag titles from the British Bulldogs, the finish saw Jim Neidhart whack Davey Boy legit over the head with a megaphone before they finished him off with the Hart Foundation's patented move. the avalanche! Upon reviewing the tape, Neidhart never even has the megaphone and the Hart Foundation of course used the Hart Attack to finish off Davey. While I am a bit ashamed to have read all the way through this book, I have to admit it was entertaining reading Diana tell stories that are so obviously made up that you almost have to laugh. Among some of the better fibs are when she claims that Bret threatened to run her over with his car, that Owen confided in her after Montreal that he hated Bret and was glad he left, and that Vince Russo was a good man and a close friend of Owen. Diana Hart. Canadian wrestling diva and daughter of legendary wresting promoter Stu Hart. She authored the book Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family after her brother died in a wrestling accident. Before Fame. She attended SummerSlam 1992, where her then-husband won the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Trivia. She also authored a novel entitled Cauliflowered Hearts. Family Life. She was married to wrestler Davey Boy Smith from 1984 until 2000. Their son, Harry, also became a professional wrestler. Associated With. In 1996, a controversial rumor circulated from the WWF regarding her and wrestler Shawn Michaels. Diana Hart. Diana met Davey Smith at the age of 17 when Davey, 18, was training under her father. They married on October 7, 1984. The couple had two children together, Harry (born on August 2, 1985) and Georgia (born September 26, 1987). She helped her son, Harry, become a professional wrestler. World Wrestling Federation. Diana was in attendance at SummerSlam in 1992 where her husband won the WWF Intercontinental Championship from her brother, Bret Hart, in the night's main event at Wembley Stadium. At the end of the match, Diana embraced both her brother and her husband to signify the family's unification. Diana occasionally accompanied her husband to the ring, including his WWF Championship match against Bret at the December 17, 1995 In Your House pay-per-view, which Davey lost. In April 1996, the WWF began a storyline where Diana claimed that she was sexually assaulted by Shawn Michaels backstage at In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies in an attempt to play mind games with Michaels as her husband prepared to challenge him for the WWF Championship at In Your House: Beware of Dog. The angle culminated with an in-ring promo on an episode Monday Night Raw where Diana slapped Michaels, leading to a brawl between Michaels and Bulldog. When their match at In Your House led to a draw, a rematch was signed for King of the Ring, which the Bulldog ultimately lost. After that, the storyline was dropped. At Wrestlemania 26, Diana returned as a lumberjack for the No Holds Barred Match between Bret Hart and Mr. McMahon. McMahon had paid the Hart Family to screw Bret in their match. However, the tables were turned and the Hart Family sided with Bret and helped him win the match. After the death of her younger brother, Owen Hart, in a wrestling accident, Diana became very outspoken about the wrestling industry and wrote a controversial book entitled Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family , which discussed alleged secrets of the Hart family. Owen's widow, Martha, sued Diana over the book and the family was further torn apart. ISBN 13: 9781551682563. Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Diana Hart ; Kirstie McLellan. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. An inside view of the world of professional wrestling from a woman who knows. Diana Hart (sister of Owen and Bret "The Hitman" Hart and wife of Davey Boy "The British Bulldog" Smith) reveals the enormous toll the sport has taken on her, her family and her friends. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Shipping: US$ 3.99 Within U.S.A. Customers who bought this item also bought. Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace. 1. Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # think_cr1_1551682567. 2. Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # HolzGA_New_1551682567. 3. Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Book Description Unknown Binding. Condition: New. First Edition. Seller Inventory # DADAX1551682567. Shop With Us. Sell With Us. About Us. Find Help. Other AbeBooks Companies. Follow AbeBooks. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. My Take On The Martha Hart Lawsuit. WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MAY CAUSE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE TO RISE. Now that the formalities are out of the way, let's begin. Flashback: May 23rd, 1999: A day that will live in wrestling infamy. Wrestling star Owen Hart tragically falls to his death. Shock. Heartbreak. Extreme sadness. The show must go on? Unaware of the severity or not, why would the WWE do this? Why did this have to happen? Let me go ahead and get this out of the way, I do not agree with the WWE's decision to go on with the show. Two weeks later the Hart family began a lawsuit against the WWE. A year and a half later the suit was settled out of court with the WWE paying the Hart family 18 million dollars. Martha Hart, Owen's widow, used 2 million to start the Owen Hart Foundation, and kept the rest for herself. Also around this time, Martha sued Diana Hart-Smith, sister of Owen, for her book; "Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling’s Greatest Family." She sued for 19 million dollars and claimed that the book was, both slanderous and libelous; having it removed from markets everywhere. Flash forward: June 22nd, 2010: Lawsuit part 2. It was reported on June 22nd of this year that Martha Hart was again suing the WWE. I'm sure for most fans, as it was for me, a shock of sorts. It, quite honestly, was the last thing I ever really thought I’d see again. All I could think to myself was, how can she be doing this again? Why? Well, the reasons are simple. She felt/feels that the WWE is using Owen's name and likeness more than what they had agreed upon previously. Wait a second, slow that train down. The only time I can think of WWE using his likeness is on DVD's, most recently, "Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology." Also, Bret Hart, Owen's brother, wore a shit with Owen's picture on it on WWE Raw. Now that you have the facts, here's my take. How cold of a person are you? Are you really that callous? Are you really that much of a…fill in the blank. I hate what you have done, and what you are doing. Owen Hart was a great athlete and an all around great person. And here you are, over a decade later, tarnishing his wonderful legacy. For shame. How dare you try to hide Owen’s legacy from his children. He was so proud of what he did. He was truly loved by everyone. How is this setting a good example for Oje and Athena? It just disgusts me to think about. You can’t hide the truth about their father forever. Oje is 18 years old now. You can’t tell me he doesn’t know the truth about his dad, and I’m sure he can draw his own conclusions about what happened. Athena is 15, I’m sure she knows what is what. That is if you haven’t poisoned their minds over the past decade, which I’m sure you have. It’s high time that you leave some of these things in the past. It’s high time that Owen is truly honored like he needs to be.
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