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[1997-07-21-WWF-Raw] Bret Hart & Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith vs Steve Austin & The Undertaker & Dude Love (Flag)


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  • 1 month later...

Look at the babyface side and tell me Bret wasn't the guy who ignited the WWF turnaround. "Oh Canada" before the match is awesome. Not really a good match, but heated and lots of fun for the crowd. Foley making Dude Love sadistic is weird. Weird seeing the babyface side work dominant. I understand why they did it, but it didn't really fit their working styles at this point and the match was too long anyway.

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Not a very good match and sort of weird to see Foley/Taker team up but it was super heated and featured a really good exchange between Hart and Austin. The win for The Harts felt like one of the last big moments for the Hart Foundation. They also have done good not to have Hart vs. MIchaels touch even though there may be real life reasons why that hasn't happened.

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Not that good of a match in isolation, but anyone with a pulse got so worked up over the course of this episode of Raw that it's hard not to get drawn into the intensity and suspense of what was going to happen next. The crowd is still hot, but not electric like they were earlier or were in Calgary--I suspect they were burnt out over what had already happened, Raw running late, and it being extra-late in Nova Scotia. Austin is still working on another level from most of the people he's in the ring with, and Owen and the Dude have a few nice sequences together. Clever use of Brian Pillman, coming from under the ring having not been seen all night, to cost Undertaker a shot at the flag.

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The pre-match is amazing as Halifax audibly sings along to "Oh Canada." Pretty good match that's got really good heat. I laughed when they went to break as Taker came out to be the third man with Austin & Dude. Gotta love WWF production errors. Austin & Foley understand wrestling very well so they work heel & let Owen sell & be baby face. This gets the crowd more into the match as a result. Bret gets the hot tag & his clothesline on Austin as he comes in gets a thunderous pop. Hot last few minutes with Bret & Taker having a fun exchange & both going for their respective flags. Pillman comes out from under the ring & prevents Undertaker from reaching the US Flag which allows Bret to grab the Canadian one. Huge pop for the Hart Foundation victory. Great post-match celebration with the Hart Foundation going into the Halifax crowd & getting swarmed as they wave the Canadian flag. This was an awesome show.

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