IWF King of the Ring (1997)
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| + | '''King of the Ring (1997)''' was the fifth [[King of the Ring]] professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]. The event took place on June 8, 1997 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. | ||
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| + | The main event was a [[Singles Match|standard wrestling match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. [[Martin McAlmond]] defeated [[Jon Ripsen|Faarooq]] to retain the title. The undercard featured the 1997 King of the Ring tournament, won by [[Triple K|Kunter Kearst Kelmsley]]. Other matches featured on the undercard included [[Ryan Barnhart]] versus [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson]], [[The Heart Foundation#The (New) Heart Foundation|Heart Foundation]] ([[Owen Heart]], [[Davey Boy Aldrich|The American Bulldog]], and [[Jim Neidhart|Jim Furlong]]) versus [[Scott Lane|Sycho Scott]] and [[Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]) in a [[Multiple Man Teamed Matches|six-man tag team match]] and [[James Thomas]] versus [[Bryan Adams|Crush]]. | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
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| + | ==Event== | ||
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| + | ===Preliminary matches=== | ||
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Current revision as of 04:01, 30 July 2011
| King of the Ring (1997) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Steve Johnson, Ryan Barnhart, Martin McAlmond, and Colton Sherley | ||
| Tagline(s) | It's Bound to Get Medieval. Brace Yourself | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | June 8, 1997 | |
| Attendance | 9,312 | |
| Venue | Providence Civic Center | |
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell | King of the Ring (1997) | In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede |
| In Your House chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (1996) | King of the Ring (1997) | King of the Ring (1998) |
King of the Ring (1997) was the fifth King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Federation. The event 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 IWF Championship. Martin McAlmond defeated Faarooq to retain the title. The undercard featured the 1997 King of the Ring tournament, won by Kunter Kearst Kelmsley. Other matches featured on the undercard included Ryan Barnhart versus Stone Cold Steve Johnson, Heart Foundation (Owen Heart, The American Bulldog, and Jim Furlong) versus Sycho Scott and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) in a six-man tag team match and James Thomas versus Crush.
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