King Of The Ring 1997

1. Triple H defeated Ahmed Johnson by pinfall

This was actually a pretty good match, as Triple H was starting to improve his in-ring skills. Not a bad way to open the show.

Rating: 1.75

2. Mankind defeated Jerry Lawler by pinfall

This was not a very good match. Somehow, they kept sticking Lawler in against upper mid-card guys.

Rating: .5

3. Goldust defeated Crush by pinfall

Not sure how this match came about, but I would hope that whoever suggested it was relieved of their duties.

Rating: .5

4. Owen Hart, British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart defeated Sid and Legion Of Doom by pinfall

I actually had some hope that this was going to be good. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

Rating: .75

5. Triple H defeated Mankind by pinfall

This was nowhere near as good as some of the matches they would have later on in the year, let alone the ones they had later in their career. Foley was always good at making people look good.

Rating: 2

6. Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels fought to a double disqualification

***Match Of The Night***

This was the first meeting between these two and it was darn good. They did a little bit more wrestling in this one, which made this matchup quite a bit different from their WrestleMania match.

Rating: 4

7. Undertaker defeated Faarooq by pinfall

This is probably one of the most forgotten WWE main events in history. You pretty much never hear this match even mentioned. It was actually a little bit better than I would have ever expected, even if everyone knew Faarooq had no chance.

Rating: 1.25

Well, this show is forgotten for good reason. There is one classic on here, but the rest is pretty forgettable. Even the King of the Ring match is just pretty good. Not a very good show.

Rating: 49%