SummerSlam 1997

1. Mankind defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by escaping the cage

Real good opener, even if the crowd wasn't really into it until the end. These guys gave us an old-fashioned, blue bar cage match that they can be proud of. The door slam on Mick Foley's head was sickening. He is a sick man.

Rating: 3.75 (out of 5)

2. Goldust defeated Brian Pillman by pinfall

This was pretty standard stuff that was carried by two great characters. The botched ending gave this a bad aftertaste, however.

Rating: 1

3. Legion Of Doom defeated The Godwinns by pinfall

Good lord, was this bad. At this point, the Godwinns were beyond bad. It's amazing they had a job for as long as they did.

Rating: .25

4. The British Bulldog defeated Ken Shamrock by disqualification

Disappointing match, as Shamrock wasn't that good yet and Bulldog wasn't the guy to carry him to a good match.

Rating: .75

5. Los Boricuas defeated DOA by pinfall

Despite this feud going on forever, most people have erased it from memory. I can't blame them.
Rating: .25

6. Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart by pinfall to win the Intercontinental Championship

Man, this match was pretty darn good until the injury. Austin was so over, it was crazy and this injury managed to make him even bigger.

Rating: 3.5

7. Bret Hart defeated Undertaker by pinfall to win the WWF Championship

***Match Of The Night***

Unfortunately, this is the last pay-per-view that I have on DVD with Bret Hart on it. Bret was so effective as a heel in this match and the crowd ate it up. This was his last world title reign in the WWF and a very memorable one, to say the least.

Rating: 4

Well 3 out of 7 matches are very good, which automatically makes this a good show. However, the other 4 matches stink up the house, which disqualifies this show from classic status. Still, pretty solid stuff at a time where the WWF was gaining some serious momentum.

Overall Rating: 76%