On December 22, 1997 during an airing of WWF RAW Is WAR taping at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, then-WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter ordered a match between Shawn Michaels and Triple H for the European Championship. In response, Michaels laid down for his D-Generation X cohort Triple H in a classic Attitude Era moment. | Davenport Sports Network

On October 6, 1997 on WWF RAW Is WAR live from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, the feud between WWF Champion Bret Hart and number 1 contender Shawn Michaels begins to heat up. Hart calls Michaels a “degenerate” and accuses Michaels of “barebacking” his way to the WWF Championship match. In the following weeks the group of Michaels, Triple H, Chyna and Rick Rude would come to be known as “D-Generation X“ and their signature catchphrase of “Suck It” and their “Crotch Chop” would catch o