Was chris benoit and owen hart were friends?

the reason im asking this question is because they both tough tight with bret hart owen is bret hart brother chris benoit wrestle bret hart in a owent hart tribute match they both honored him plus chris benoit uses the sharpshooter as a tribute to owen hart i didnt know it says it in chris benoit wiki but i thought he uses the sharpshooter as a copy from bret hart