King of the Ring (1997)
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Promotional poster showcasing (clockwise from top left) Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Ahmed Johnson and Stone Cold Steve Austin
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| Tagline(s) | It's Bound to Get Medieval. Brace Yourself | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
| Sponsor(s) | Super Soaker | |||
| Date | June 8, 1997 | |||
| Attendance | 9,312 | |||
| Venue | Providence Civic Center | |||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | |||
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King of the Ring (1997) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was the fifth annual King of the Ring event and took place on June 8, 1997, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The Undertaker defeated Faarooq to retain the title. The undercard included the 1997 King of the Ring tournament, won by Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart) versus Sycho Sid and The Legion of Doom in a six-man tag team match and Goldust versus Crush.
King of the Ring consisted of professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw—World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) main television program. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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