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WWF: King of the Ring 1997
WWF: King of the Ring
June 8, 1997
Providence, RI
Civic Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Owen Hart (4/28/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin (5/26/1997)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (06.02.97)
WWF: Raw is War
June 2, 1997
Huntington, WV
Civic Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Owen Hart (4/28/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Shawn Michaels & Steve Austin (5/26/1997)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (05.26.97)
WWF: Raw is War
May 26, 1997
Evansville, IN
Roberts Memorial Stadium
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Owen Hart (4/28/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Jim Ross. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (05.12.97)
WWF: Raw is War
May 12, 1997
Newark, DE
Bob Carpenter Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Owen Hart (4/28/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Tonight’s broadcast is dedicated to the late Rose Anderson who was a family friend of the McMahons. The next image we see is the “Cold Day in HELL” logo. Got to love it.
Anyways, we get still shots of the previous night’s festivities courtesy of WWF Magazine.
The “Worldwide Leader in Sports Entertainment” ad debuts.
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (05.05.97)
WWF: Raw is War
May 5, 1997
Green Bay, WI
Brown County Expo Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Owen Hart (4/28/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Very thorough highlights package of last week involving Steve Austin looking around backstage for the Hart Foundation, Owen Hart defeating Rocky Maivia to win MORE gold for the Hart Foundation, and then the Hart Foundation suckering Steve Austin into a false sense of security only to be attacked by none other than the returning Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (04.28.97)
WWF: Raw is War
April 28, 1997
Omaha, NE
Civic Center
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Rocky Maivia (2/13/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Very thorough highlights package of last week involving the Hart Foundation, Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and the return of Brian Pillman kicks off the show.
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: IYH XIV – Revenge of the Taker (04.97)
WWF: In Your House: Revenge of the Taker
April 20, 1997
Rochester, NY
Memorial Auditorium
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Rocky Maivia (2/13/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (04.14.97)
WWF: Raw is War
April 14, 1997
Muncie, IN & Johannesburg, South Africa
Worthen Arena & Johannesburg Stadium
(taped on 4/7/97 & 4/9/97)
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Rocky Maivia (2/13/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
FINALLY! For the first time in three months, I’m able to recap some WWF 1997 again for you. Enjoy!
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts in the US are Vince McMahon and Jim Cornette while Jim Ross and the Honky Tonk Man are in South Africa. I have no idea why they thought a simulcast was a good idea. Read the rest of this entry
WWF One Night Only 9/20/1997
From: Wrestling Recaps
World Wrestling Federation presents One Night Only
Date: 9/20/1997
From: Birmingham, England Read the rest of this entry
WWF: Raw is War (04.07.97)
WWF Raw is War
April 7, 1997
Muncie, IN
Worthen Arena
(Taped on 4/6/97)
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: The Undertaker (3/23/1997)
Intercontinental Champion: Rocky Maivia (2/13/1997)
European Champion: Davey Boy Smith (3/3/1997)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Oh my gosh! Mankind threw a fire ball in the Undertaker’s face! Oh wait, that happened last week. The Raw theme song changes again. It’s less “Beautiful People” and more “Thorn In Your Eye”. Also, the ring ropes are no longer American colors (red and black for now) and the ring apron has changed with the rest of the classic Raw is War set.
HOUR NUMBER ONE! Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and the Honky Tonk Man. HTM has the gee-tar with him in a plastic bag that Jesse James smashed last week. Read the rest of this entry
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