page_title: King of the Ring (1997)
section_title: Preliminary matches
hierarchical_section_title: King of the Ring (1997) / Event / Preliminary matches
caption_attribution_description: English: Hunter Hearst Helmsley at a WWF event in 1996 iz da best
context_page_description: King of the Ring (1997) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Federation. It was the fifth annual King of the Ring event and took place on June 8, 1997, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
  The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The Undertaker defeated Faarooq to retain the title. The undercard included the 1997 King of the Ring tournament, won by Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Hart Foundation versus Sycho Sid and The Legion of Doom in a six-man tag team match and Goldust versus Crush.
context_section_description: As the show began, the semi-final round of the King of the Ring tournament started with Hunter Hearst Helmsley taking on Ahmed Johnson. Johnson dominated most of the match and had nearly won the match until Helmsley's female bodyguard Chyna climbed the apron and distracted Johnson. Helmsley took advantage and hit Johnson with a Pedigree for the victory. 
  In the next semi-final match, Mankind wrestled Jerry Lawler. The match occurred outside the ring on many occasions. Lawler tried to finish the match by attempting a Piledriver on Mankind. However, Mankind reversed it into a Mandible claw, forcing Lawler to submit to the hold.
  The third match was between Goldust and Crush. During the match, Crush's teammate D'Lo Brown tried to interfere on his behalf by attacking Goldust but was thwarted off. Goldust hit Crush with a DDT and pinned him for the victory. 
  Next was a six-man tag team match pitting The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart) against Sid and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal). Sid tried to finish the match with a Powerbomb on Bulldog. However, Owen Hart, who was the legal man, took advantage and pinned Sid with a Sunset Flip for the victory.
caption: Hunter Hearst Helmsley won the 1997 King of the Ring tournament.
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