In Your House: Canadian Stampede | Wrestling Bios

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1997 is considered one of the very best years in WWF history. While the company was slowly moving towards more contemporary content, storylines and rivalries would get presented in a way that also appealed to older fans. The biggest WWF storyline of 1997 concerned Bret Hart and his heel turn.

Bret Hart felt wrestling fans had turned their back on him in favour of guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels. Hart decided to unite his family and reform the Hart Foundation, a group that consisted of Bret, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart and family friend Brian Pillman. While Bret would rip into fans in the States he would also praise his fans in Europe and Canada, and this created a unique dynamic where Bret and the Hart Foundation would get cheered everywhere except the USA.

The Hart Foundation came home to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the WWF’s 16th In Your House event, aptly titled “Canadian Stampede”. At the Canadian Stampede show, The Hart Foundation were treated like heroes by the audience in attendance while their opponents were booed, opponents who would normally get cheered in the States. This created a unique atmosphere in the Calgary Saddledome that the WWE has never been able to recreate. Along with this, In Your House: Canadian Stampede featured some of the very best in-ring action the WWF had produced all year. In the end, the PPV received critical acclaim and it’s considered one of the best pay per views of 1997. The event was headlined by The Hart Foundation vs Ken Shamrock, Goldust, The Legion of Doom and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 10 Man Tag match. This video covers the entire show.

00:00 - Wrestling in Calgary
03:12 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Mankind
08:34 - Taka Michinoku vs The Great Sasuke
14:06 - The Undertaker vs Vader
16:20 - The 10 Man Tag Main Event
- Much More!

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