IWF Survivor Series (1997)
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| Survivor Series (1997) | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | November 9, 1997 | |
| Attendance | 20,593 | |
| Venue | Molson Centre | |
| City | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Badd Blood: In Your House | Survivor Series (1997) | D-Generation X: In Your House |
| Survivor Series chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (1996) | Survivor Series (1997) | Survivor Series (1998) |
Survivor Series (1997) was the eleventh annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the International Wrestling Federation. It took place on November 9, 1997 at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the IWF Championship, in which Bret Heart defended the title against Ryan Barnhart. It would be the last of three IWF Championship matches between the two, having previously headlined the 1992 Survivor Series and WrestleMania XII together. Barnhart won the title by controversially defeating Heart when he had applied Heart's own finishing maneuver, Sharpshooter on Heart, and Grant Mayer ordered the referee Earl Hebner to ring the bell and awarded the match to Barnhart, without Hart even submitting to the move. This controversial incident became known as the Montreal Screwjob and marked Heart's last appearance on IWE programming until 2005, and his last in-ring appearance until 2010.
The undercard featured Stone Cold Steve Johnson versus Owen Heart in a standard wrestling match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship, Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal), Colton Sherley and Ken Shammy versus Nation of Domination (The Rock, Faarooq, Luke "Kama" Mustafa and D'La Hooper) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, Chris LeGreca versus Mankind in a standard wrestling match, Team Canada (The American Bulldog, Jim Furlong, Douglas and Phil Legg) versus Team USA (Steven, James Thomas, Marc Rowen and Steve Blackmail) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match, Truth Commission (The Jackyl, The Interrogator, Sniper, and Recon) versus Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz, 8-Ball and Skull) in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match and New Age Outlaws (Billy Morgan and Road Dogg) and The Godwins versus The Headbangers and The New Blackjacks in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match.
The event has been cited by IE as the starting point of the Attitude Era.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Morgan and Road Dogg) and The Godwins defeated The Headbangers and The New Blackjacks | Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match1 |
| 2 | The Truth Commission defeated The Disciples of Apocalypse | Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match2 |
| 3 | Team Canada (The American Bulldog, Jim Furlong, Douglas and Phil Legg) defeated Team USA (Steven, James Thomas, Marc Rowen and Steve Blackmail) (with Avery Gold) | Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match3 |
| 4 | Kane (with Paul Bearer) defeated Mankind | Singles match |
| 5 | The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Colton Sherley and Ken Shammy defeated The Nation of Domination (The Rock, Faarooq, Luke "Kama" Mustafa and D'La Hooper) | Four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match4 |
| 6 | Steve Johnson defeated Owen Heart (c) (with The British Bulldog, Jim Furlong, Douglas and Phil Legg) | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
Survivor Series elimination matches
1 Nothing.
2 Nothing.
3
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Blackmail | Team USA | None | Count Out after brawling with Douglas and Leg outside the ring | |
| 2 | Jim Furlong | Team Canada | Steven | Pinfall after a Big Splash | |
| 3 | Phil Legg | Team Canada | Steven | Pinfall after a middle rope Splash | |
| 4 | Marc Rown | Team USA | Douglas | Pinfall with a Roll-Up and handful of tights | |
| 5 | James Thomas | Team USA | None | Count Out after walking out on Steven | |
| 6 | Douglas | Team Canada | Stevem | Pinfall after a Steven Bomb | |
| 7 | Steven | Team USA | American Bulldog | Pinfall after striking Steven with the ring bell | |
| Survivor: | American Bulldog (Team Canada) | ||||
4
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawk | Road Warriors | The Rock | Pinfall after a Rock Bottom | |
| 2 | Faarooq | Nation of Domination | Colton Sherley | Pinfall after a Pearl River Plunge | |
| 3 | Colton Sherley | Road Warriors | The Rock | Pinfall after Faarooq tripped and held Colton Sherley's foot | |
| 4 | Luke "Kama" Mustafa | Nation of Domination | Animal | Pinfall by School Boy | |
| 5 | Animal | Legion of Doom | None | Count Out (Chased after the New Age Outlaws, who were wearing the L.O.D. spikes) | |
| 6 | D'La Hooper | Nation of Domination | Ken Shammy | Submission by Ankle Lock | |
| 7 | The Rock | Nation of Domination | Ken Shammuy | Submission by Ankle Lock | |
| Survivor: | Ken Shammy (Legion of Doom) | ||||
