Slamboree (1997)
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 18, 1997 | ||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Independence Arena | ||
| Attendance | 9,643 | ||
| Buy rate | 220,000 | ||
| Tagline | The Tradition Continues... | ||
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The 1997 Slamboree was the fifth Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 18, 1997 from the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.
Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two dark matches. In the main event, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene defeated the nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx). In other prominent matches, Steve McMichael defeated Reggie White, Meng defeated Chris Benoit in a Death match, Dean Malenko defeated Jeff Jarrett to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and in the opening bout, Lord Steven Regal defeated Ultimate Dragon to win the WCW World Television Championship.