Kunyange zvazvo D-X nenhengo dzeHart Foundation vakaramba vachirwisana pachiratidziri nenzira yakati kusvikira pakupera kwa1997, kurwa kwaBret Hart-Shawn Michaels kwakaguma nokukurumidza paSurvivor Series
Michaels akakunda WWF Championship yake yechitatu kuburikidza neMontreal Screwjob, apo Hart akanyeperwa pamusoro pemhedzisiro yemutambo mushure mekunge Hart asaina neWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) uye akaramba kusiya WWF Championship muCanada uye pachinzvimbo akabvuma kusiya zita mwedzi mumwe gare gare muSpringfield, Massachusetts. Rude akanga anewo chikonzero chakanaka chokutsamwiswa neScrewjob yeMontreal, uye akazobuda muWWF kuti adzokere kuWCW. Musi waNovember 24 episode ye "Raw Is War", Michaels akakoka Neidhart kujoina D-X iyo yaakagamuchira pamberi pemutambo pakati paBig Van Vader naMichaels. Michaels, Chyna naTriple H vakarova Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart pakupera kwechiratidziro mushure mekunge Michaels akunda Vader achiratidza kuti kukokwa kwaNeidhart kuboka kwaive hunyengeri. Vhiki rakatevera racho musi waDecember 1 episode ye "Raw Is War", Triple H vakakunda Neidhart. Mushure memutambo, D-Generation X akarwisa Neidhart zvakare, Michaels asati apenda "WCW" kumusana kwaNeidhart, uye achimuratidza achitevera Bret Hart neBritish Bulldog kuWCW. Sgt. Slaughter naKen Shamrock vakaponesa Neidhart, Slaughter naShamrock vasati varwisa D-Generation X pakupera kwechiratidziro.