Survivor Series (1997)

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Survivor Series (1997)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 9, 1997
Venue	Molson Centre
City	Montreal, Quebec
Attendance	20,593
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 World Wrestling Federation. It took place on November 9, 1997 at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The infamous Montreal Screwjob occurred at the event. The tagline for the event was "Gang Rulz."

Contents 1 Results 2 Other on-screen talent 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) and The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham & Blackjack Bradshaw) (15:27)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Henry Godwinn	Godwinns & Outlaws	Bradshaw	Abdominal Stretch Pin	3:58
2	Barry Windham	Headbangers & Blackjacks	Phineas Godwinn	Pinfall after a Clothesline	5:16
3	Mosh	Headbangers & Blackjacks	Billy Gunn	Pinfall after a Reversed Bulldog	8:43
4	Phineas Godwinn	Godwinns & Outlaws	Thrasher	Pinfall after a Stagedive	12:39
5	Bradshaw	Headbangers & Blackjacks	Road Dogg	Pinfall by School Boy	13:46
6	Thrasher	Headbangers & Blackjacks	Billy Gunn	Pinfall after a Guillotine Leg Drop	15:27
Survivor:	Road Dogg & Billy Gunn (New Age Outlaws)

• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: The Truth Commission (The Jackal, The Interrogator, Sniper, and Recon) defeated The Disciples of Apocalypse (Crush, Chainz, 8-Ball, and Skull) (9:59)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Chainz	D.O.A.	The Interrogator	Pinfall after a Sidewalk Slam	1:18
2	The Jackal	Truth Commission	8-Ball	Pinfall after a Sidewalk Slam	2:52
3	Recon	Truth Commission	Skull	Pinfall after a Running Clothesline	5:20
4	Skull	D.O.A.	Sniper	Pinfall after a Bulldog	6:30
5	8-Ball	D.O.A.	The Interrogator	Pinfall after a Sidewalk Slam	8:51
6	Sniper	Truth Commission	Crush	Pinfall after a Powerslam	9:47
7	Crush	D.O.A.	The Interrogator	Pinfall after a Sidewalk Slam	9:59
Survivor:	The Interrogator (Truth Commission)

• • After The Jackal was eliminated he joined Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for commentary for the remainder of the match. After The Interrogator won the match, the Jackal proclaimed that he was the winner.
• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: Team Canada (The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon) defeated Team USA (Vader, Goldust, Marc Mero and Steve Blackman) (w/Sable) (17:47)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Steve Blackman	Team USA	None	Count Out after brawling with Furnas and Lafon outside the ring	5:47
2	Jim Neidhart	Team Canada	Vader	Pinfall after a Big Splash	7:32
3	Phil Lafon	Team Canada	Vader	Pinfall after a middle rope Splash	9:07
4	Marc Mero	Team USA	Doug Furnas	Pinfall with a Roll-Up and handful of tights	11:59
5	Goldust	Team USA	None	Count Out after walking out on Vader	17:00
6	Doug Furnas	Team Canada	Vader	Pinfall after a Vader Bomb	17:35
7	Vader	Team USA	British Bulldog	Pinfall after striking Vader with the ring bell	17:47
Survivor:	British Bulldog (Team Canada)

• • Team USA came out to future WWF wrestler Kurt Angle's entrance music.
  • Goldust would turn heel during the match, coming out with "FU" (Forever Unchained) painted on his face, "FREEDOM" written on his cast, and "ALIVE AGAIN" painted on the back of his head. He then walked out on Vader refusing to be tagged in.
• Kane (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Mankind (9:29)
  • Kane pinned Mankind after a Tombstone Piledriver.
  • The entire match was wrestled under a red light, instead of the normal arena lights.
• (4 on 4) Survivor Series match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock) defeated The Nation of Domination (The Rock, Faarooq, Kama Mustafa & D'Lo Brown) (20:34)

Elimination #	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Hawk	Road Warriors	The Rock	Pinfall after a Rock Bottom	2:15
2	Faarooq	Nation of Domination	Ahmed Johnson	Pinfall after a Pearl River Plunge	4:39
3	Ahmed Johnson	Road Warriors	The Rock	Pinfall after Faarooq tripped and held Johnson's foot	6:19
4	Kama Mustafa	Nation of Domination	Animal	Pinfall by School Boy	10:53
5	Animal	Legion of Doom	None	Count Out (Chased after the New Age Outlaws, who were wearing the L.O.D. spikes)	15:22
6	D'Lo Brown	Nation of Domination	Ken Shamrock	Submission by Ankle Lock	17:11
7	The Rock	Nation of Domination	Ken Shamrock	Submission by Ankle Lock	20:34
Survivor:	Ken Shamrock (Legion of Doom)

• Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart (w/The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (4:04)
  • Austin pinned Owen after a Stone Cold Stunner.
• Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF Championship (12:11)
  • Michaels beat Hart when Michaels locked Bret in Bret's signature Sharpshooter and Vince McMahon had referee Earl Hebner call for the bell.
  • This incident would later be referred to as the "Montreal Screwjob".

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Commentators Jerry "The King" Lawler Jim Ross Spanish Commentators Carlos Cabrera Tito Santana French Commentators Raymond Rougeau Jean Brassard Jacques Rougeau, Sr. Other Albert DeFrusia - ring announcer Vince McMahon

Referees Mike Chioda Jack Doan Earl Hebner Jim Korderas Tim White Sgt. Slaughter Gerald Brisco Pat Patterson Interviewers Michael Cole Dok Hendrix

[edit] References

• "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 99. 
• hoffco-inc.com - Survivor Series '97 review
• 1997 Survivor Series Results

[edit] External links

• Official 1997 Survivor Series site