SummerSlam (1997)

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The 1997 SummerSlam, promoted as SummerSlam: Hart & Soul, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 10th annual SummerSlam and took place on August 3, 1997, at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the second SummerSlam to be held at the venue, after the 1989 event when it was known as the Brendan Byrne Arena (renamed in 1996). Seven matches were contested at the event. The promotional title was a reference to the rivalry between Bret Hart and The Undertaker. This was the main event of the show where Hart defeated Undertaker to win the WWF Championship which had Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. If Hart had lost the match, he would have never been able to wrestle in the United States ever again, and additionally, if Michaels had shown any bias towards either competitor, he too would have never been able to wrestle in the United States ever again. The event also...

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