Buuxi weedha soo socota: Blackman wuxuu sameeyay markii labaad ee WWF ee Nofeembar 3, 1997 dhacdada "Raw is War" markii uu ka booday barxadda, si uu uga caawiyo Vader inuu iska caabiyo weerarkii The Hart Foundation. Blackman waxaa la siiyay farshaxan dagaal oo la yiraahdo "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman. Muuqaalkiisii ugu horeeyay ee lacag-bixinta wuxuu ahaa
Taxanaha Badbaadada 1997, oo lagu beddelay Patriot dhaawacmay oo ah xubinta afaraad ee Kooxda USA (Vader, Goldust, iyo Marc Mero). Blackman wuxuu ahaa kii ugu horeeyay ee laga saaro tartanka markii laga soo tiriyay banaanka. Kooxda Mareykanka ayaa ka badiyay Kooxda Kanada (British Bulldog, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Phillip Lafon, iyo Doug Furnas) markii Bulldog-ka Ingiriiska uu ku dhuftay Vader. Muuqaalkiisii ugu dambeeyay ee lacag-bixinta wuxuu ahaa Royal Rumble 1998 ee 30-ka ciyaaryahan ee Royal Rumble. Wuxuu ahaa tartankii tobnaad ee Rumble, laakiin waxaa ka saaray Kurrgan.