King of the Ring 1997 1997-06-08

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King of the Ring 1997

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Sun 8th June 1997 (UTC)

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WWE

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1997

Round
27

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King of the Ring (1997) was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional as wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation. It was presented by Super Soaker and took place on June 8, 1997, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

The pay-per-view event featured the annual King of the Ring single elimination bracket tournament. The tournament started on the May 12, 1997, episode of Raw is War, with Ahmed Johnson defeating Hunter Hearst Helmsley in the first quarter-final match by disqualification. On the May 19 episode of Raw is War, Helmsley got another spot in the tournament because he was not properly instructed before his match with Johnson and thus threatened to sue WWF with legal action. He replaced the injured Vader, who was originally scheduled to wrestle Crush in the spot but had been injured in a No Holds Barred match against Ken Shamrock at In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell. Helmsley defeated Crush and regained his spot in the tournament. On the May 26 episode of Raw is War, Jerry Lawler defeated Goldust in the third quarter-final match. The final quarter-final match was held on the June 2 episode of Raw is War, as Mankind defeated Savio Vega.

The predominant rivalry heading into the event was between The Undertaker and Faarooq over Undertaker's WWF Championship. On the May 12 episode of Raw is War, The Undertaker had nearly defeated Faarooq's Nation of Domination teammate Savio Vega in a non-title match until Faarooq interfered and attacked The Undertaker. On the May 31 episode of Shotgun, Faarooq, Crush, and Vega defeated The Undertaker, Mankind, and Vader in a six-man tag team match. It would eventually lead to a title match between Undertaker and Faarooq at King of the Ring.

Another predominant rivalry heading into the event was between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels. On the May 26 episode of Raw is War, Austin and Michaels defeated Owen Hart and British Bulldog to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. However, after the title win, Austin went to fight Bret Hart and Michaels was attacked by the rest of The Hart Foundation, which created jealousy between the new champions. On the June 2 episode of Raw is War, Austin and Michaels began fighting each other during a title defense against the Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal). This led to a match between Austin and Michaels at King of the Ring to determine the captain of the team.

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Result Description
Free For All Tag Team Match
The Head Bangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeat Bart Gunn & Jesse Jammes (6:06)

King Of The Ring 1997 Semi Final Match
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeats Ahmed Johnson (7:42)

King Of The Ring 1997 Semi Final Match
Mankind defeats Jerry Lawler (10:24)

Singles Match
Goldust (with Marlena) defeats Crush (with Clarence Mason & D-Lo Brown) (9:56)

Six Man Tag Team Match
The Hart Foundation (Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart & The British Bulldog) defeat Sycho Sid & The Legion Of Doom (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) (13:37)

King Of The Ring 1997 Final Match
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeats Mankind (19:26)

Singles Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin - Double DQ (22:29)

WWF World Heavyweight Title Match
The Undertaker (c) (with Paul Bearer) defeats Faarooq (with Clarence Mason, Crush, D-Lo Brown & Savio Vega) (13:43)

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