SummerSlam 1997
WrestlingFeuds documents three storylines that ran through SummerSlam 1997, held on August 3, 1997.
Storylines that built through here
The Hart Foundation vs. The United States (Mar 1997 – Nov 1997)
Bret Hart turned heel at WrestleMania 13, reunited his brother Owen and brother-in-law the British Bulldog, and built a pro-Canadian Hart Foundation around his own family. For eight months the group was booed in the United States and cheered in Canada, peaking at Canadian Stampede in Calgary, until Brian Pillman's death and the Montreal Screwjob, five weeks apart, ended it.
Bret Hart · Owen Hart · British Bulldog · Jim Neidhart · Brian Pillman · Steve Austin · Ken Shamrock
The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker (Aug 1997 – Oct 1997)
A SummerSlam chair shot meant for Bret Hart instead crashed into The Undertaker's skull, turning Shawn Michaels heel and igniting a rivalry that ran through a no-contest riot and a brass-knuckles brawl before landing on professional wrestling's first Hell in a Cell match. Kane tore the cell door off its hinges to end it, launching one of the most famous debuts in wrestling history and sending Michaels straight into the Montreal Screwjob five weeks later.
Shawn Michaels · The Undertaker · Kane · Paul Bearer · Triple H · Chyna · Rick Rude · Bret Hart · Mankind