Widow, WWE settle lawsuit over use of Owen Hart’s name, likeness

HARTFORD, Conn. – The widow of World Wrestling Entertainment performer Owen Hart has settled her lawsuit against the WWE over royalties and the use of her late husband’s image.

The settlement was announced Wednesday by Martha Hart and confirmed by the WWE. Hart hasn’t disclosed any details. A spokesman for the WWE says he has no comment.

Owen Hart, a Calgary native, died in 1999 while being lowered into the wrestling ring at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. He was 34.

Martha Hart sued in June 2010, alleging the WWE didn’t pay royalty payments owed to Owen Hart’s estate and violated a contract restricting the use of his name and likeness.

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