WWF Pay-Per-View's 1997

[Y 2 Jake]

Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas​

1. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust..

2. GRUDGE MATCH: Ahmed Johnson defeated Faarooq by Disqualification..

3. MATCH: Vader defeated The Undertaker..

4. AAA TRIOS: Perro Aguayo & El Canek & Hector Garza beat Fuerza Guerrera & Heavy Metal & Jerry Estrada..

5. WWF TITLE MATCH: Shawn Michaels defeated Sycho Sid to win the title!

6. ROYAL RUMBLE: Steve Austin eliminated Bret Hart to win the Royal Rumble..

Entrance

1- Crush (1- Razor by Ahmed before #4)
2- Ahmed Johnson (2- Ahmed by himself before #4)
3- New Razor Ramon (3- Crush by Phineas before #6)
4- Phineas Godwinn (4- Phineas by Austin before #7)
5- Steve Austin (5- Bart by Austin before #7)
6- Bart Gunn (6- Jake by Austin before #9)
7- Jake Roberts (7- Sultan by Bulldog before #13)
8- British Bulldog (8- Bulldog by Owen before #14)
9- Pierroth (9- Cibernetico by Mascaras before #17)
10- The Sultan (10- Pierroth by Mascaras before #17)
11- Mil Mascaras (11- Mascaras by himself before #17)
12- Hunter Hearst Helmsley (12- HHH by Goldust before #17)
13- Owen Hart (13- Goldust by Owen before #18)
14- Goldust (14- Lover by Faarooq before #19)
15- Cibernetico (15- Faarooq by Ahmed cheating before #19)
16- Marc Mero (16/17- Owen & Mero by Austin before #19)
17- Latin Lover (18- Savio by Austin before #20)
18- Faarooq (19- JJ by Austin before #21)
19- Savio Vega (20- Lawler by Bret before #23)
20- Jesse James (21- Flash by Vader)
21- Bret Hart (22- HOG by UT)
22- Jerry Lawler (23- Rocky by Mankind)
23- New Diesel (24- Funk by Mankind)
24- Terry Funk (25- Mankind by UT)
25- Rocky Maivia (26/27- Vader & UT by Austin)
26- Mankind (28- Diesel by Bret)
27- Flash Funk (29- Bret by Austin)
28- Vader (Winner: Steve Austin!)
29- Henry Godwinn (--was eliminated 26th by Bret, but not seen by referees--)
30- Undertaker

ROYAL RUMBLE: WINNER: Steve Austin - Referees didn't see Steve Austin being thrown out of the ring. He was judged winner and given a title shot at Wrestlemania XIII. However, a Final 4 match was setup instead.


Most Eliminations : (By themselves)

01. Steve Austin - 10 (Phineas/Bart/Roberts/Owen/Mero/Vega/James/Taker/Vader/Bret)
02. Mil Mascaras - 3 (Pierroth Jr, Cibernetico, Himself)
03. Ahmed Johnson - 2 (Fake Razor, Himself)
04. Owen Hart - 2 (British Bulldog, Goldust)
05. Farooq - 2 (Latin Lover, Himself)
06. Bret Hart - 2 (Jerry Lawler, Diesel 2)
07. Mankind - 2 (Terry Funk, Rocky Maivia)
08. Undertaker - 2 (Mankind, Henry Godwinn)
09. Phineas Godwinn - 1 (Crush)
10. British Bulldog - 1 (The Sultan)
11. Goldust - 1 (Hunter Hearst Helmsley)
12. Vader - 1 (Flash Funk)

Longest Lastings : (By Themselves)

01. Steve Austin - 45:07
02. Savio Vega - 21:12
03. Fake Diesel - 17:49
04. Terry Funk - 15:18
05. Rocky Maivia - 13:01
06. Mankind - 12:20
07. Pierroth Jr - 10:32
08. Vader - 10:06
09. Owen Hart - 8:29
10. British Bulldog - 8:04
11. Mil Mascaras - 7:28
12. Undertaker - 6:46
13. Hunter Hearst Helmsley - 6:42
14. Crush - 6:17
15. Flash Funk - 6:12
16. Henry Godwinn - 6:11
17. Goldust - 5:33
18. Marc Mero - 3:53
19. The Sultan - 3:23
20. Ahmed Johnson - 3:02
21. Phineas Godwinn - 2:52
22. Latin Lover - 1:47
23. Cibernetico - 1:25
24. Jake Roberts - 1:10
25. Jesse James - 0:46
26. Farooq - 0:41
27. Bret Hart - 0:29
28. Bart Gunn - 0:26
29. Fake Razor Ramon - 0:17
30. Jerry Lawler - 0:04

 

[Y 2 Jake]

The Triple Threat~
January 21, 1997 - Toronto, Ontario - Skydome drawing 25,628 ($324,326)​

1. MATCH: Rocky Maivia defeated The Sultan (aka Rikishi)..

2. MATCH: Vader defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin by DQ.

3. MATCH: Savio Vega defeated Flash Funk (Too Cold Scorpio)..

4. TAG TITLE MATCH: Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon beat Owen Hart & Bulldog (Champions) by countout..

5. MATCH: Crush defeated Goldust..

6. IC TITLE MATCH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated "Wildman" Marc Mero..

7. NO HOLDS BARRED TAG MATCH: The Undertaker & Ahmed Johnson defeated Crush & Farooq..

8. WWF TITLE 3-WAY: Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart and Sycho Sid to retain..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 13:
Final Four
February 16, 1997
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The UTC Arena

1. TAG MATCH: The Godwinns over The Headbangers..

2. MATCH: Marc Mero over Leif Cassidy..

3. 6MAN TAG: Faarooq/Crush/Savio Vega over Flash Funk/Goldust/Bart Gunn..

4. IC TITLE MATCH: Rocky Maivia over Hunter Hearst-Helmsley..
* Goldust and Marlena distracted Helmsley..

5. TAG TITLE MATCH: Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon over Owen Hart & British Bulldog (Champs) by DQ..

6. FINAL-4 MATCH: Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin and Vader and The Undertaker to win the WWF title!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Wrestlemania XIII
March 23, 1997 - Rosemont - The Horizon

1. DARK MATCH: Billy Gunn defeated Flash Funk with a spinning DDT off the top turnbuckle..

2. #1 CONTENDERS 4WAY: The Headbangers beat The Godwinns w/Hillbilly Jim and The Blackjacks and Furnas & LaFon..
* The Headbangers will recieve a World Tag Team title shot on the March 24th edition of Monday Night RAW..

3. INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH: Rocky Maivia defeated The Sultan w/Bob Backlund & Iron Sheik to retain..
* Honky Tonk Man, in his quest to find a protege, came out and joined the announce team for the following match..
* Quote of the Night (so far) Jim Ross referring to Lawler & Honky "You'd think you were cousins or something!"
* After the match, The Sultan, Bob Backlund & the Iron Sheik attacked Rocky Maivia..
* Rocky Johnson came out for the attemped save, but got attacked as well!

4. INTERVIEW: Todd Pettengill & Ken Shamrock (says he won't be intimidated by Bret Hart or Steve Austin)..

5. INTERVIEW: Dok Hendrix & Hunter Heurst Helmsley w/Chyna..

6. MATCH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust w/Marlena..
* HHH knocked Goldust into Marlena, who fell off the apron into the arms of Chyna..
* Chyna then put Marlena into a bearhug as HHH put Goldust away with the Pedigree..
* Goldust carried Marlena back to the locker room after the match..

7. TAG TITLE MATCH: Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs Mankind & Vader went to a double countout..
* Stu & Helen Hart were sitting in the front row but had no influence on the outcome of the match..
* The referee threw the match out when Mankind had the Mandible Claw on the Bulldog outside the ring..

8. SUBMISSION MATCH: Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin..
* Started out as a brawl but turned into a great technical bout with UFC star Ken Shamrock as guest referee..
* Bret Hart put Steve Austin into the sharpshooter and Austin passed out due to blood loss..
* Referee Ken Shamrock called the match and declared Bret Hart the winner of the match!
* Bret Hart then attacked Steve Austin after the match until Ken Shamrock pulled him off..
* The crowd booed Bret Hart as he left, instantly turning him heel, and Steve Austin babyface!

9. INTERVIEW: Todd Pettengill & The Nation of Domination..

10. CHICAGO STREET FIGHT: Ahmed Johnson & Legion of Doom defeated The Nation of Domination (Faarooq/Savio Vega/Crush)..
* All additional members of the Nation (PG13 & DLo Brown) interfered in the street fight as well..
* Weapons used: 2X4, garbage can, noose, a wrench, nightsticks, a fire extinguisher, and even a kitchen sink!

11. IN THE RING: Shawn Michaels..
* Shawn Michaels came out and joined Vince, Jim Ross & The King at the announce position..

12. INTERVIEW: Todd Pettengill & Sycho Sid (says he's the only one who isn't afraid of the Undertaker)..

13. IN THE RING: Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels + Sycho Sid..
* The Undertaker & Sycho Sid both had their entrances and were about to start their match..
* Bret Hart arrived in the ring and verbally assaulted Shawn Michaels..
* Bret Hart accused Shawn Michaels of faking his leg injury to avoid wrestling him..
* Bret Hart says when The Undertaker slammed the cage door on his head, their friendship was over!
* Bret Hart called Sycho Sid a fraud, so Sid powerbomed him, just to shut him up!

14. WWF TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid to win the WWF title!
* President Gorilla Monsoon announced that the match would be "No Holds Barred"..
* Sid reversed a Tombstone Piledriver into a Tombstone of his own. The Undertaker kicked out!
* Bret Hart again came out and hit both wrestlers with steel chair shots!
* The Undertaker chased him off, then chokeslammed Sid. Sid kicked out!
* Bret Hart came out yet again and Sid hit him this time..
* The Undertaker scooped up the distracted Sid and Tombstoned him for the victory!
* The Undertaker is your new World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion!!!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 14:
Revenge of the Taker
April 20, 1997
Rochester, New York
Rochester War Memorial

1. MATCH: The Sultan over Flash Funk..

2. TAG MATCH: Legion of Doom over Owen Hart & British Bulldog (Champs) by DQ when Bret Hart interfered..

3. IC TITLE MATCH: Savio Vega over Rocky Maivia (Champ) by count-out..

4. MATCH: Jesse James over Rockabilly..

5. TAG MATCH: Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon over The Godwinns..

6. MATCH: Goldust over Hunter Hearst-Helmsley..

7. MATCH: Steve Austin over Bret Hart by DQ..

8. FEDERATION TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker over Mankind to retain..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 15:
A Cold Day in Hell
May 11, 1997
Richmond, Virginia
The Richmond Coliseum

1. MATCH: RockaBilly over Jesse James..

2. MATCH: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley over Flash Funk..

3. MATCH: Mankind over Rocky Maivia..

4. GAUNTLET MATCH: Ahmed Johnson over Crush..

5. GAUNTLET MATCH: Ahmed Johnson over Savio Vega by DQ..

6. GAUNTLET MATCH: Faarooq over Ahmed Johnson..

7. NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH: Ken Shamrock over Vader..

8. FEDERATION TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker over Steve Austin when Brian Pillman distracted Austin!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

King Of The Ring
June 9, 1997 - Providence, Rhode Island - Providence Civic Center

1. Owen Hart/Jim The Anvil/British Bulldog vs Roadwarriors & Sid.
* Hart, Neidhart, Bulldog by pinfall.

2. Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin competed to a no-contest

3. Goldust defeated Crush

4. WWF Champion Undertaker defeated Faarooq via pinfall

5. King of the Ring Tournament:

* Semi-Final Match: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley over Ahmed Johnson.
* Semi-Final Match: Mankind over Jerry Lawler.
* Final Match: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley over Mankind.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 16:
Canadian Stampede
July 6, 1997
Calgary, Alberta
The Saddledome

1. TAG MATCH: The Godwinns over The BlackJacks..

2. MATCH: Mankind vs Hunter Hearst-Helmsley went to a double count-out..

3. MATCH: The Great Sasuke over Taka Michinoku..

4. FEDERATION TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker over Vader to retain..

5. MAIN EVENT: The Hart Foundation over Steve Austin / Ken Shamrock / Goldust / LOD..
* The Hart Foundation = Bret Hart, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Jim Niedhart, Brian Pillman..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Summer Slam
August 3, 1997 - East Rutherford, New Jersey - The Continental Airlines Arena

1. CAGE MATCH: Mankind over Hunter Hearst-Helmsley..

2. MATCH: Goldust over Brian Pillman..

3. TAG MATCH: The Legion of Doom over The Godwinns..

4. EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH: The British Bulldog over Ken Shamrock by DQ..

5. IC TITLE MATCH: Steve Austin over Owen Hart to win the title!

6. FEDERATION TITLE MATCH: Bret Hart over The Undertaker to win the title!
* Special guest referee Shawn Michaels accidently hit The Undertaker with a chair..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 17:
Ground Zero
September 7, 1997
Louisville, Kentucky
The Louisville Gardens

1. INDECENT PROPOSAL MATCH: Brian Pillman defeated Goldust to win Marlena for 30 days..

2. MATCH: Brian Christopher defeated Scott Putski by referee stoppage due to injury..

3. LOUISVILLE STREET FIGHT TRIPLE THREAT: Savio Vega defeated Crush and Farooq..

4. LUCHA MINI MATCH: Max Mini defeated El Torito..

5. TAG TITLE 4-WAY: The Headbangers defeated Owen/Bulldog and Legion of Doom and The Godwinns..
* The Headbangers & Owen Hart & The Bulldog were the two remaining teams..
* Steve Austin ran in and gave Owen Hart the Stone Cold Stunner..
* The Headbangers win the VACANT WWF Tag Team titles!

6. WWF TITLE MATCH: Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated The Patriot to retain..

7. MAIN EVENT: Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker went to a no-contest..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

WWE IN THE UK RESULTS
~One Night Only~
September 20, 1997 - Birmingham, England - NEC Arena drawing 11,000

1. MATCH: Tiger Ali Singh defeated Leif Cassidy..

2. MATCH: The Patriot defeated Flash Funk..

3. MATCH: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley defeated Dude Love..

4. TAG TITLE MATCH: The Headbangers defeated Savio Vega & Miguel Perez Jr. to retain!..

5. TAG MATCH: The Legion of Doom defeated The Godwinns..

6. MATCH: Vader defeated Owen Hart..

7. WWF TITLE MATCH: Bret Hart defeated The Undertaker by DQ to retain!

8. EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH: Shawn Michaels defeated The British Bulldog to win the title!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 18:
Bad Blood
October 5, 1997
St. Louis, Missouri
The Keil Center

1. 6MAN TAG: The Nation (Rocky/Kama/DLo) over The Legion of Doom..

2. MINIS TAG MATCH: Max Mini & Nova over Tarantula & Mosaic..

3. TAG TITLE MATCH: The Godwinns beat The Headbangers to win the titles!

4. IC TITLE TOURNIMENT FINALS: Owen Hart over Farooq to win the title!

5. 8MAN TAG: The Diciples of Apocalypse beat Los Boricuas..

6. FLAG MATCH: Bret Hart & British Bulldog over Vader & The Patriot..

7. HELL IN A CELL MATCH: Shawn Michaels over The Undertaker to retain..
* Kane appeared for the very first time and cost his "brother" the match..

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Survivor Series
November 9, 1997 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Center - Survivor Series 1997

Headbanger Mosh
Headbanger Thrasher
Blackjack Bradshaw
Blackjack Windham

Road Dog
Billy Gunn
Phinias I. Godwinn
Henry O. Godwinn

SURVIVORS: New Age Outlaws.
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Disciples of Apocalypse
Crush
Chainz
Skull
8Ball

The Truth Commission
The Jackal
The Interrogator
Sniper
Reacon

SURVIVORS: The Interrogator.
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Team USA
Vader
Marc Mero
Goldust
Steve Blackman

Team Canada
Doug Furnus
Phil LaFon
Jim Neidhart
British Bulldog

SURVIVORS: British Bulldog.
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The Road Warriors
Ahmed Johnson
Ken Shamrock
Hawk
Animal

Nation of Domination
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SURVIVORS: Ken Shamrock.
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* MATCH: Kane defeated Mankind..

* IC TITLE MATCH: Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart to win the Intercontinental title!

* WWF TITLE MATCH: Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF title!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

In Your House 19:
DeGeneration-X
December 6, 1997
Springfield, Massachusetts

1. LHW TOURNIMENT FINAL: Taka Michinoku over Brian Christopher to win the title!

2. 6MAN TAG: Miguel Perez/Jose Estrada/Jesus Castillo over Chainz/8 Ball/Skull..

3. TOUGHMAN CHALLANGE: "Butterbean" Eric Esch over Marc Mero by DQ..

4. TAG TITLE MATCH: New Age Outlaws over The Legion of Doom by DQ..

5. BOOT CAMP MATCH: Hunter Hearst-Helmsley over Sgt. Slaughter..

6. MATCH: Jeff Jarrett over The Undertaker by DQ (Kane attacked Jarrett)..

7. IC TITLE MATCH: Steve Austin over Rocky Maivia to retain..

8. FEDERATION TITLE MATCH: Ken Shamrock over Shawn Michaels (Champ) by DQ..
* Hunter Hearst-Helmsley & Chyna interfered..
* After the match, Owen Hart jumped Shawn Michaels and beat the hell out of him..