Of course when wrestling fans think about the 1997 Survivor Series it's best known for the biggest Screw job in the history of Pro Wrestling everything this event is talked about we are reminded of the Screw Job where Vince McMahon cause Bret 'Hit Man' Hart the WWF Championship during the match with Shawn Michaels due to the fact that Vince didn't want Bret to leave the WWF with his Championship and Bret didn't want to lose in Canada to Shawn Michaels.You can watch "Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows" to know more about the events leading up to this Survivor Series. This event is overlooked just for one match but when you actually watch the event you see some good wrestling matchesMatch 1: The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) and The Godwinns (Henry O and Phineas I) Vs The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and The New Blackjacks (Bradshaw and Windham) now while I did say this show had some good matches this one wasn't one of them it just feature some slow pace and pretty much a one sided match at best.Rating: 4 out of 10Match 2: The Truth Commission (The Jackly, The Interrogator, Sniper and Recon) vs DOA: The Disciples Of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz,8-Ball and Skull) Again this match wasn't much to talk about while DOA did get a huge roar from the fans this match just felt stall Rating: 5 out of 10Match 3: Team U.S.A (Vader, Goldust,Marc Mero, and Steve Blackman) with Sable vs Team Canada (The British Bulldog, Jim The Anvil Neidhart, Doug Furnas, and Phil Lafon) now this when the show starts to get better and this was a pretty good match from the start with drama and good spots as Vader show case his skills and Team Canada shows they came to fight. Could be match of the nightRating: 8 out of 10Match 4: Kane with Paul Bearer vs Mankind, when Kane debut in 1997 he was a monster and this was his first match on PPV, Mankind and Kane work a good match together and the whole match was light in red which made it a different feel for the match and they put off a strong one.Rating: 8 out of 10Match 5: The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock vs The Nation Of Domination (The Rock, Faarooq, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown) The fans show a lot of respect for L.O.D. during the match, clearly the fans were on the side of L.O.D. Johnson and Shamrock. The match itself could have been more but still a entertainment matchRating: 7 out of 10Match 6: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Owen Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. This match had a lot going into it since Owen injury Steve's neck and since has taunted him for it the match they pretty much brawl and it could have been a hardcore match but it was short which is a shame but still interesting match with Stone Cold getting his revenge Rating: 7 out of 10Match 7: Shawn Michaels vs Bret 'Hit Man' Hart for the World Wrestling Federation ChampionshipThe match that is best know about this Survivor Series as it is without doubt one of the most controversial WWF matches in history both men started to brawl outside the ring before the match started and they couldn't be control when the match started finally it was mix as both men have been known for their classic matches but clearly this match was going to be talk about and in the match's climax when the finish about to take place Shawn had Bret in the Sharpshooter where Vince order the match and the Ref to ring the bell where Bret was robbed of his championship and you can see Shawn was very upset about the move.Now you know why this Survivor Series only gets talk about one moment that is still talk about 18 years after the factI give the 1997 WWF Survivor Series an 8 out of 10
... View MoreBefore I get to the obvious match, let me just say that this was a time when the WWE's or F's (whatever) mid-card was terrible. I'm not going to go over the under card as they were only there to fill up time.Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Owen Hart - This match wasn't a good match, but is wasn't really supposed to be. It was just supposed to be Stone Cold re-establishing himself as the main mid-carder on his way to the top. All you had to do was see his beer belly to know that the pre-Summer Slam Steve Austin that Bret Hart said was the best wrestler in the world, was gone.Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels - This match lets us see how Americans can't see past their own existence and how Canadians hate them for it. For all those who say get over it. What would you do if you carried a company for the majority of the 90's & was responsible for elevating Stone Cold Steve Austin to mainevent status? Bret Hart gave his life and sacrificed his marriage for the WWF only to be screwed like that in his own country. Not only would I not have let it go, but I wouldn't have left Montreal without making good use of my knuckle dusters.Leave Bret Hart alone, he has every right to moan as long as he feels like it!
... View MoreProbably the greatest PPV for argument of all time.Of course this event is not only remembered for the infamous 'montreal screw-over, it signifies the return of a then injured Stone Cold Steve Austin to the ring to regain intercontinental championship from Owen Hart, and other great matches Vince McMahon lined up.This is also in my opinion remembered for careful viewers, to see it is the first tme Vince McMahon left the commentators seat to be announced officially as the owner of the company. Well we all know why now don't we....This is the final display of the Hart Foundation (despite the death of Brian Pillman a month before), as they united to see Bret down the ring, but yet failed to notice why Vince was hanging around ringside, until the infamous screw over, seeing Bret spit in Vince's face, and watching what seemed to be a bewildered Shawn Michaels escorted out the stadium by a blatantly guilty Gerald Brisco.Most definitely worth the watch.
... View More(SPOILERS AHEAD)Firstly, let me get the bad bits out of the way. Longtime WWF fans will know that this was the event where Bret Hart parted company with the WWF after an incredible 13 year career. It's important to be objective here because there are two sides to a story but I do believe Vince McMahon made a mistake in doing what he did to Bret. Obviously, there was a ratings war going on with WCW at the time and I suppose that type of thing can make people do funny things. I don't need to go into great detail about the events here but despite this being a great event most people including myself only really remember it for the ending. Bret Hart was screwed in a way and it was so sad that his relationship with Vince McMahon ended like this. All I will say in closing is that the ending of the main event between Bret and Shawn Michaels really did spoil what was a great event.Back to the action-the matches were brilliant.We had battles such as Mankind having a wild brawl against the invincible Kane and Vader leading a team to battle in a good match which was memorable for Vader's partner Goldust and his sulking on the ring apron (Goldust refused to enter the match). The action throughout was top notch which was typical for the WWF of that era.The main event between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels was a good match spoilt only by the ending where Shawn Michaels was declared the winner via submission even though Bret Hart did clearly not submit.
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