Everyone knew that Bret Hart would be leaving WWE after WWE Survivor Series 1997 for WCW. Bret was supposed to win the title match against Shawn Michaels, but while Shawn had Bret in the Sharp Shooter Vince McMahon called for the bell to be rung and Bret didn't tap out and Shawn Michaels won the WWE title. Bret was furious at Vince and Bret even punched him backstage.All .

The middle of the first round was perhaps the most unpredictable in years. Spiller's meteoric rise up draft boards saw him rise all the way to the Buffalo Bills at No. 9."We watched him throw a football for the first time and in about a nanosecond we said 'You know he's not a quarterback,'" general manager Ryan Grigson said. "But once you start seeing him move around with those long limbs and you see the type of competitor and really the traits he has as a human being and as an athlete, you have something to work with. You basically have a lump of clay for these coaches to work with."