Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waAugust 11, 1997, Rude akadzokera kuWWF se"purogiramu yeinishuwarenzi" yeboka raizozivikanwa seD-Generation X (DX) (Shawn Michaels, Triple H, uye Chyna). Zita rokuti D-Generation X rakatanga kushandiswa musi waOctober 13, 1997. Senhengo yeDX, Rude haana kumbobvira arwa, asi akaramba ari padare panguva yemitambo yeboka. Mazuva mashomanene pashure peMontreal Screwjob paSurvivor Series
, Rude akasiyazve WWF. Maererano naBret Hart, Rude akagara mukamuri rekupfeka panguva yekurwisana kwaBret naVince McMahon mushure memutambo muMontreal, uye akazofonera Eric Bischoff, achiudza Bischoff kuti zvainge zvaitika zvaive zvechokwadi. Rude haana kusainwa chibvumirano chenguva yakazara neWWF, uye pachinzvimbo aiita pane "kubhadhara-pa-kuonekwa" hwaro, Rude akakwanisa kutaurirana chibvumirano naBischoff neWCW, zvakanyanya nekuda kwekutsamwa kwake pamusoro peMontreal Screwjob.