King of the Ring (1997)
The 1997 King of the Ring was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that featured the 11th King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 8, 1997, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | June 8, 1997 | ||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Venue | Providence Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | 13,312 | ||
| Tagline(s) | It's Bound to Get Medieval. Brace Yourself. | ||
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The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. The Undertaker defeated Faarooq to retain the title. The undercard included the 1997 King of the Ring tournament, which was 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.