Kammala wannan jumla: A cikin 1997, ƙarin abubuwa masu rikitarwa sun fito tare da "Raw Is War" da WWF shirye-shirye. Muhimman kusurwoyi sun haɗa da Bret Hart da Gidauniyar Hart da ke shelar yaƙi da salon rayuwar Amurka, Paul Bearer yana ba da talla mai ƙarfi a ranar 30 ga Yuni yana mai cewa ɗan'uwan The Undertaker Kane yana da rai bayan ya tsira daga gobarar gida shekaru ashirin da suka gabata kuma yana mai cewa The Undertaker ne ya fara shi, yaƙin ƙungiya tsakanin Nation of Domination, The Disciples of Apocalypse da Los Boricuas da ke ɓarke a lokacin bazara, Stone Cold Steve Austin na ginin rikici tare da shugabannin WWF, kuma da farko Vince McMahon (wanda yanzu aka san shi da halal a matsayin mai mallakar WWF), da fitowar D-Generation X (DX) a matsayin ƙungiyar adawa da tsarin mulki. A ranar 17 ga Nuwamba, Jim Ross ya yi hira da Vince McMahon game da sanannen Montreal Screwjob a
Survivor Series, kuma ya gaya wa duniya cewa "Bret ya lalata Bret" kuma ya yi iƙirarin cewa Hart ya kasance mummunan hali a wannan dare, don haka ya fara Mr. McMahon gimmick. Hart ya bar WCW nan da nan bayan taron Survivor Series.