IWF King of the Ring (1997)

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King of the Ring (1997)
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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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Background

Event

Preliminary matches

Main event matches

Aftermath

Results

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