<P> Owen would align with the Nation of Domination for much of 1998, winning the European Title along the way . After the dissolution of the stable, Hart began teaming with Jeff Jarrett, declining to participate in a storyline that was to feature him having an extramarital affair with Jarrett's valet, Debra . Instead, a story was crafted that would result in Hart quitting (kayfabe) WWF after accidentally injuring Dan Severn--a storyline continuation of Owen's real - life accidental injury to Stone Cold Steve Austin as the result of a botched piledriver . Hart, however, quickly re-emerged as the joke character "The Blue Blazer", reprising a gimmick that Hart had employed early in his career . Comical storylines made it obvious to the audience that Hart & The Blue Blazer were one and the same, even as all parties denied it . </P> <P> Hart died on May 23, 1999 at the Over the Edge pay - per - view event . In an elaborate entrance routine that he had performed before, Hart (as The Blue Blazer) was to be lowered to the ring slowly from the rafters, with intent to perform a pratfall from a few feet above the ring . When the harness failed, Hart instead fell 78 feet into the ring, striking the top rope with his chest, leading to his death minutes later from internal bleeding as a result of blunt force trauma . The company made the controversial decision to continue the event to its completion after the incident . On the next evening's Raw Is War, all storylines were suspended and the entire show was presented as a tribute to Hart, with other superstars sharing their memories of him between exhibition matches . </P> <P> Triple H and Chyna took control of D - Generation X after Shawn Michaels suffered a back injury during his Casket Match with The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble, and started a four - year hiatus from wrestling to recuperate . The night after WrestleMania XIV, Triple H cut promo claiming that he has ejected the absent Michaels for "dropping the ball" over the Tyson incident and recruited the New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and X-Pac into his new "DX Army". The newly formed DX Army participated in numerous segments causing chaos and leaving wreckage wherever they went . On April 28, 1998, Nitro was held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, while Raw was held nearby at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia . With the ongoing war between WWF and WCW, the DX Army decided to initiate an immediate "invasion" of Nitro . The DX Army drove to the Norfolk Scope in an army Jeep, challenging WCW head Eric Bischoff to come out and face them or to let them in . Soon after, the DX Army appeared at CNN Center (as well as WCW's stand - alone Atlanta offices) to call out WCW owner Ted Turner . While the intent was for D - Generation to remain heels, the stable's mischievous antics and defiant attitude would be embraced by fans . The stable's popularity continued to growth and were eventually pushed as antihero fan favorites, much like their contemporaries Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock . </P> <P> Some of the group's most memorable promos were their parodies of their rivals . On July 6, 1998, DX carried out the first of these segments . In this instance, they mocked The Nation, with Triple H portraying The Rock (referred to as "The Crock"); Road Dogg playing D'Lo Brown (referred to as "B'Lo Brown"); "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn playing The Godfather (referred to as "The Gunnfather"); X-Pac as Mark Henry (referred to as "Mizark Henry"); and impressionist Jason Sensation as Owen Hart . On December 14, 1998, they would turn their attention to The Corporation with Triple H again appearing as "The Crock", Road Dogg playing Mr McMahon (with two midgets representing Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson kissing his behind throughout); Billy Gunn, playing Shane McMahon wearing an adult diaper; X-Pac playing Ken Shamrock; Chyna as The Big Boss Man; and Sensation returning to play Michaels . Subsequent incarnations of the stable would continue performing parodies and impersonations of rival wrestlers as a running gag . </P>

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