On January 6, 1997 WWF Monday Night Raw took place from the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. In the main event, Vader defeated Bret Hart after interference from Steve Austin. After the match, Psycho Sid powerbombed Pete Lothario on a table backstage. The shows ending set up a feud between Hart and Austin as well as Shawn Michaels and WWF Champion Psycho Sid just 2 weeks before the Royal Rumble. | Davenport Sports Network

On November 10, 1997 WWF Monday Night Raw aired live from the Corel Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The night after “The Montreal Screwjob”, D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna & Raving Rick Rude) address the departure of Bret Hart to WCW. Michaels unloads on the Canadians telling them that he beat Hart in his home country with his own finishing hold and saying that he sent Bret Hart down south with the rest of the dinosaurs. DX is interrupted by Ken Shamrock and later by Commissi