We have just been informed that a little over an hour ago Stu Hart passed away, below is from 1wrestling.com
Stu Hart, the patriarch of the famous Hart wrestling family, passed away this afternoon from complications of pneumonia in Calgary, Albert Canada. He was 88.
Hart, one of the biggest names in professional wrestling to ever come out of Canada, had been hospitalized at Rockyview Hospital while being treated for an elbow infection stemming from a fall from home and a swollen stomach believed to have been caused by a instestinal infection. While in the hospital, Hart developed pneumonia.
Hart, the father of Bret Hart and the late Owen Hart, had a hand with training a number of top wrestling stars in the infamous “Dungeon” as well as promoting one of the more famous Canadian wrestling territories, Stampede Wrestling.
Hart’s life had been told in the biography Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring by Martha Erb, published in March 2002.
WOWrevolution would like to express their deepest codolences at this time.
