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King of the Ring (1997) was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation. It was presented by Super Soaker and took place on June 8 1997 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence Rhode Island.The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. The Undertaker defeated Faarooq to retain the title. The undercard featured the 1997 King of the Ring tournament won by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.