WWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede - July 1997

WWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede - July 6th 1997 - Calgari, Alberta, Canada

Matches

Mankind defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley (8/10)

The Great Sasuke defeated Taka Michinoku (6/10)
The Undertaker defeated Vader {WWF World Heavyweight Title} (7/10)

The Hart Foundation defeated Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and Legion of Doom (7/10)

Moments - Positives

The Mankind /HHH match at this PPV was brilliant! The match was very fast paced and the brawl went all around the arena throughout the show. This was a top quality PPV match from two excellent WWF Superstars. Undertaker's match against Vader was a rematch of the Royal Rumble 1997 match which was much better than the original. Finally, the Hart Foundations tag match worked really well thanks to the hostile Canadian crowd. You have to see it to understand why the big tag match worked as a main event but it truly did, the heels became the faces and vice versa.

Moments - Negatives

A poor build up to the Taka/Sasuke match meant it did not get the credit it deserved as it was a very good match. Also the whole card felt like it was a bit short to be honest and the Hart Foundation match seemed to be drawn out to make up the lack of card. Very strange from the WWF.

Overall Summary

Overall a surprisingly good PPV and I have to say when I read the card before the show (which I always do) I had very low expectations. However the main event worked due to an excellent crowd and brilliant build up. There was also a solid WWF title match and a classic Mankind/HHH match that is up there with one of their best so early in their WWF careers.

SCORE = 7.5