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Martha Hart gave blessing for Sting's AEW Dynamite rafters entrance

Posted: Mar 2nd 2024 By: Joseph Currier

Before Sting made his entrance from the rafters on Dynamite this week, AEW checked with Dr. Martha Hart to see if it was ok.

Fightful reports that AEW and Tony Khan conferred with Martha Hart, the widow of Owen Hart, before Sting's entrance on Dynamite this week. Martha gave her blessing for the entrance to happen.

A throwback to his Crow character from WCW, Sting descended from the rafters to help Darby Allin and Ric Flair after they were attacked by The Young Bucks in the main event angle of Dynamite this Wednesday night. It was Sting's final Dynamite appearance before retirement. In the final match of his career, Sting is teaming with Allin to defend the AEW Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks at Revolution this Sunday (March 3).

Given the circumstances of Owen Hart's death during his entrance from the rafters at Over the Edge 1999, Sting checked with Bret Hart and the Hart family before resuming the entrance in WCW.

Sting said during a 2014 appearance on The Ross Report:

I talked to Bret and I said, 'What do you think? I'm not going to do it if you don't want me to do it and if your family doesn't want me to do it. I will not do it.' He ended up talking to his family about it and he called me and said, 'Steve, we're all fine with it. Go ahead; it's not going to hurt.'

Since 2022, Martha Hart and AEW have partnered together to present the annual Owen Hart Foundation tournament. The foundation was started by Martha Hart in 2000. It supports local, national, and international communities through scholarships, housing, and partnership programs.