Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Blackman akaita yake yechipiri WWF kutanga musi waNovember 3, 1997 episode ye "Raw is War" paakasvetuka guardrail, kubatsira Vader kudzivirira kurwiswa kubva kuThe Hart Foundation. Blackman akapiwa chishandiso chokurwisana nacho, uye akatumidzwa zita rokuti "Combo Chinouraya" Steve Blackman. Kuonekwa kwake kwokutanga kwekubhadhara-per-view kwaiva paSurvivor Series 1997
, semutsivi wePatriot akakuvara senhengo yechina yeTeam USA (Vader, Goldust, naMarc Mero). Blackman akanga ari wokutanga kubviswa mumutambo paakaverengerwa kunze kwerinji. Chikwata cheUSA chakarasikirwa neChikwata cheCanada (British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Phillip Lafon, naDoug Furnas) apo British Bulldog yakabata Vader. Kuonekwa kwake kwepay-per-view kwakatevera kwaive paRoyal Rumble 1998 mumutambo wevarume makumi matatu weRoyal Rumble. Akanga ari mukwikwidzi wegumi muRumble, asi akabviswa naKurrgan.