Owen re-entered the World Wrestling Federation in October 1991 under his real name. He teamed up with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart to form the "New Foundation." Neidhart and Bret were one of the most successful teams of the 1980s when they competed together as the Hart Foundation, capturing the Tag Team Championship on two occasions. 

The New Foundation started where its predecessor left off. They defeated the Orient Express at the 1992 Royal Rumble—Owen’s first Pay-Per-View using his real name—when Hart pinned Tanaka. But less than three months later, the New Foundation was history, and Owen defeated Skinner in singles competition at WrestleMania VIII.

Later that year, Owen returned to the tag team scene, this time with Koko B. Ware as part of High Energy. The duo achieved success in the ranks, but in early 1993 they both went their separate ways.

That year also saw Owen suffer a severe knee injury, sidelining him for many months. He came back in time for Survivor Series 1993, and finally had a chance to come into his own. That Pay-Per-View planted the seed for a feud between Owen and Bret, which wouldn’t fully develop until months later. The rivalry culminated at WrestleMania X, when the brothers faced off in a classic match, as entertaining as it was intense. Owen symbolically walked out of his big brother’s shadow when he pinned him 1-2-3 that night.

Owen positioned himself as a main eventer, and as a Federation Championship contender. To get a shot at the championship, Owen would have to win the 1994 King of the Ring tournament first. And Owen did just that, defeating Razor Ramon in the finals, and immediately changing his nickname from "The Rocket" to the "King of Harts" in the process. Hart got his title shot at SummerSlam ’94, a thrilling 30-minute steel cage match with his brother. 

Although Owen didn't win, he did succeed in getting the title from his brother’s waist later that same year at the '94 Survivor Series when he played a hand in helping Bob Backlund beat Bret Hart.

Owen returned to tag team competition for a good portion of 1995 and 1996, winning the Federation's Tag Team Championship with Yokozuna at WrestleMania XI and then later with brother-in-law British Bulldog at In Your House: Mind Games. By then Owen was a multi-time "Slammy Award winner"--a title he clearly coveted, as he carried the actual Slammies around with him constantly.

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