Best WWE PPV Of 1997

[Hulk With A Mustache]

King Of The Ring wins the 1996 poll. Now, we go to the transition year between The New Generation and The Attitude Era, 1997:

Royal Rumble: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1997)
Shawn Michaels wins the WWE Title back from Sycho Sid in his hometown. Stone Cold Steve Austin wins the Rumble match in controversial fashion. And, WWE brings in a bunch of AAA wrestlers to compete with WCW. They wouldn't last.

In Your House 13: Final Four: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_13:_Final_Four
The Road To WrestleMania in 1997 was a bumpy one, so buckle up: Bret Hart was supposed to win the Rumble match, but Vince Russo in his Vic Venom persona went on TV and predicted that Bret would win. Vince McMahon feared that this would spoil the finish and changed it. Stone Cold won the Rumble after being eliminated by Bret when the refs weren't looking, sneaking back in, and throwing out Bret, Vader, and The Undertaker. So, Stone Cold was still declared the winner but had to face the 3 men he illegally eliminated for the right to go to WrestleMania. The plan was for Bret to win and then take the title off of Michaels at WrestleMania 13. But, Shawn didn't wanna job to Bret; so he cited a lingering knee injury as he reason to vacate the title. And, the Four Man Elimination Match was now for the vacant title. Bret won and then dropped it to Sid the next night on RAW.

WrestleMania 13: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_13
The epitome of the One Match Show. Said match was the classic Submission Match between Stone Cold and Bret Hart that featured the Greatest Double Turn in Wrestling History. The rest of the show was forgettable. I mean, Sid crapping his trunks during the WWE Title Match is the only other memorable moment from this PPV.

In Your House 14: Revenge Of The Taker: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_14:_Revenge_of_the_%27Taker
A really good WrestleMania follow-up show with another great Undertaker-Mankind brawl and an overlooked classic in Bret Hart and Stone Cold's legendary rivalry.

In Your House 15: A Cold Day In Hell: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_15:_A_Cold_Day_in_Hell
Another pretty good show with The Undertaker fighting Stone Cold for the title, Vader and Ken Shamrock beating the holy hell out of one another, and Ahmed Johnson taking on The Nation Of Domination in a Gauntlet Match.

King Of The Ring: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_(1997)
A pretty forgettable KOTR PPV with Hunter Hearst Helmsley winning the crown, Tag Team Champions Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels fighting in a good match, and The Undertaker defending the title against Faarooq.

In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_House_16:_Canadian_Stampede
This show was short but sweet. It featured only 4 matches, but all 4 were really good. HHH took on Mankind in a fun brawl. The Great Sasuke fought Taka Michinoku in a classic. The Undertaker had a good WWE Title match with Vader. And, The Hart Foundation won a fun main event against Stone Cold's team. It ended with the Hart Family celebrating in the ring, a bittersweet moment considering what all would happen to the family so soon after.

SummerSlam: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SummerSlam_(1997)
Another classic SummerSlam saw Mankind become Dude Love in his Steel Cage Match with HHH, Stone Cold winning the Intercontinental Title from Owen Hart in a good match that gets overshadowed by the neck injury Austin suffered in the match, and a great main event with Bret Hart winning the WWE Title from The Undertaker.

Ground Zero: In Your House: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Zero:_In_Your_House
Brian Pillman wins the services of Marlena from Goldust. The Patriot makes his WWE PPV debut in a WWE Title match against Bret Hart. And, The Undertaker beats the holy hell out of Shawn Michaels in a fun brawl.

One Night Only: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF_One_Night_Only
The 1st UK exclusive PPV saw Bret Hart and The Undertaker fighting in another great WWE Title match and Shawn Michaels becoming the 1st Grand Slam champion by winning the European Title from The British Bulldog in controversial fashion.

Badd Blood: In Your House: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badd_Blood:_In_Your_House
Another One Match Show, and again said match was a classic: the 1st ever Hell In A Cell Match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, with the debut of Kane as the cherry on top.

Survivor Series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1997)
A poor Survivor Series featured the Worst Elimination Tag Match in the PPV's history (DOA VS The Truth Commission), a USA VS Canada match with just 1 Canadian (Phil LaFon) on Team Canada, Stone Cold winning the Intercontinental Title back from Owen Hart in a poor match hampered by injuries, and Kane's 1st match. Other than that, a pretty forgettable PPV. I don't remember anything else of note happening here.

D-Generation X: In Your House: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Generation_X:_In_Your_House
A poor end to the year sees Shawn Michaels and Ken Shamrock have a disappointing main event, Taka Michinoku winning the Light Heavyweight Title, and Stone Cold driving a truck to the ring for his Intercontinental Title match with The Rock, the first of many vehicles he'd drive into arenas.

Best WWE PPV Before 1988: WrestleMania III: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616099/best-wwe-ppv-before-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1988: Royal Rumble and SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616127/best-wwe-ppv-1988
Best WWE PPV Of 1989: WrestleMania V and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616163/best-wwe-ppv-1989
Best WWE PPV Of 1990: WrestleMania VI and Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616193/best-wwe-ppv-1990
Best WWE PPV Of 1991: SummerSlam: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616220/best-wwe-ppv-1991
Best WWE PPV Of 1992: Royal Rumble: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616231/best-wwe-ppv-1992
Best WWE PPV Of 1993: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616250/best-wwe-ppv-1993
Best WWE PPV Of 1994: WrestleMania X: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616276/best-wwe-ppv-1994
Best WWE PPV Of 1995: Survivor Series: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616301/best-wwe-ppv-1995
Best WWE PPV Of 1996: King Of The Ring: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/616330/best-wwe-ppv-1996

Rankings (I reserve the right as tiebreaker as the poll maker):
1. Survivor Series 1995 (7)
2. King Of The Ring 1993 (6)
3. WrestleMania III (5)
4. WrestleMania X (5)
5. WrestleMania VI (5)
6. Royal Rumble 1992 (4)
7. SummerSlam 1991 (4)
8. King Of The Ring 1996 (3)
9. WrestleMania VIII (3)
10. WrestleMania V (2)
11. SummerSlam 1988 (2)
12. Survivor Series 1989 (2)
13. Royal Rumble 1993 (2)
14. Survivor Series 1990 (2)
15. Royal Rumble 1988 (2)
16. SummerSlam 1992 (1)
17. SummerSlam 1989 (1)
18. Royal Rumble 1991 (1)
19. Survivor Series 1996 (1)
20. WrestleMania XII (1)
21. Royal Rumble 1994 (1)
22. Royal Rumble 1989 (1)
23. Survivor Series 1993 (1)
24. WrestleMania 2 (1)
25. Survivor Series 1987 (0)
26. Survivor Series 1988 (0)
27. Survivor Series 1992 (0)
28. SummerSlam 1994 (0)
29. SummerSlam 1995 (0)
30. Royal Rumble 1995 (0)
31. Royal Rumble 1990 (0)
32. WrestleMania I (0)
33. WrestleMania IV (0)
34. In Your House 10: Mind Games (September 1996) (0)
35. In Your House 11: Buried Alive (October 1996) (0)
36. In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (May 1996) (0)
37. In Your House 6: Rage In The Cage (February 1996) (0)
38. In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (April 1996) (0)
39. In Your House 4: Seasons Beatings (December 1995) (0)
40. In Your House 3: Triple Header (September 1995) (0)
41. WrestleMania VII (0)
42. Survivor Series 1994 (0)
43. Royal Rumble 1996 (0)
44. King Of The Ring 1994 (0)
45. In Your House (May 1995) (0)
46. In Your House 12: It's Time (December 1996) (0)
47. In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks (July 1995) (0)
48. In Your House 9: International Incident (July 1996) (0)
49. This Tuesday In Texas 1991 (0)
50. SummerSlam 1990 (0)
51. SummerSlam 1996 (0)
52. SummerSlam 1993 (0)
53. Survivor Series 1991 (0)
54. WrestleMania XI (0)
55. The Wrestling Classic 1985 (0)
56. WrestleMania IX (0)
57. In Your House 4: Great White North (October 1995) (0)
58. King Of The Ring 1995 (0)

[Hulk With A Mustache]

I'm gonna go with Canadian Stampede.

[Big DSR Energy]

I got to this thread way too late to vote, but I felt like saying I have a ridiculous amount of love for Degeneration X: In Your House. Nothing on it is all that groundbreaking or anything, but I found all the matches to be really solid. And I loved DX and Austin at the time, and they all got to look good. I recall after I taped the PPV, I would throw it on my TV as I was getting ready for bed. It's like the comfort food of PPVs. *shrug*