WWE No Mercy

WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. The first No Mercy was held on May 16, 1999 in Manchester, England. No Mercy is held every year in October and has been a SmackDown! brand exclusive PPV since 2003.

Results

1999 (UK)

This event was held on May 16, 1999 at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Tiger Ali Singh pinned Gillberg
The Acolytes and Viscera def. Gangrel, Edge and Christian
Steve Blackman def. Droz
Kane def. Mideon by Disqualification
Nicole Bass def. Tori in a squash match. Sable was the original competitor for Tori but Bass substituted for her ally and pinned Tori quickly with a sloppy Chokeslam.
Shane McMahon def. X-Pac to retain the WWF European Championship
Billy Gunn def. Mankind
Stone Cold Steve Austin def. The Undertaker and Triple H in an Anything Goes Triangle Match to retain the WWF Championship
- Austin pinned Triple H after a Stone Cold Stunner

1999 (US)

This event was held on October 17, 1999 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Godfather def. Mideon (7:31)
- Godfather pinned Mideon after a Ho Train.
The Fabulous Moolah def. Ivory to win the WWF Women's Championship (3:01)
- Moolah pinned Ivory with a rollup.
Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly def. New Age Outlaws by disqualification (10:11)
- Mr. Ass was disqualified after a steel chair Fameasser on Crash.
Chyna def. Jeff Jarrett in a Good Housekeeping Match to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (8:37)
- Chyna pinned Jarrett after hitting him with his own guitar.
  - This marks Jeff Jarrett's final match in the WWF.
The Rock def. The British Bulldog (6:20)
- Rock pinned British Bulldog after The People's Elbow.
The Hardy Boyz def. Edge and Christian in a wrestling match types#Ladder Match|$100,000 Ladder Match" target="_blank" >^* (16:30)
- Jeff Hardy grabbed the suspended sack of money to win the match.
Val Venis def. Mankind (9:26)
- Venis pinned Mankind after The Testicular Claw.
X-Pac def. Bradshaw, Kane and Faarooq in a Four Corners Match (10:08)
- Kane pinned Bradshaw after a chokeslam. (8:25)
- X-Pac pinned Kane after a spinning heel kick off of the top rope.
- X-Pac pinned Faarooq after an X-Factor on him. (10:08)
Triple H def. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Disqualification Match to retain the WWF Championship
- Triple H pinned Austin after The Rock inadvertently hit Austin with a sledgehammer.

2000

This event was held on October 22, 2000 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.

The Dudley Boyz won the Dudley Boyz Invitational Tables Match (12:18)
- Scotty 2 Hotty blocked Chaz's attpempt to su-plex him through the table from the turnbucle and pushed him instead through it to eliminate Lo Down. At the same time, D'Lo Brown inadvertently frog splashed himself through another table. (3:54)
- Tazz and Raven double suplexed Scotty 2 Hotty through a table to eliminate Too Cool. (7:10)
- D-Von Dudley legdropped Tazz through a table to eliminate Tazz & Raven. (9:18)
- The Dudley Boyz hit the 3D on The Goodfather through a table to eliminate him and Bull Buchanan. (12:18)
The Acolytes & Lita and T and A & Trish Stratus fought to a no contest (3:01)
- The match was declared a no contest after Lita, fighting alone, suffered a beating by Stratus and T and A.
Chris Jericho def. X-Pac in a Steel Cage Match (10:40)
- Jericho won the match by exiting the cage after dropkicking X-Pac crotch first onto the cage door.
Val Venis and Steven Richards def. Chyna and Billy Gunn (7:10)
- Venis pinned Chyna after interference from Eddie Guerrero.
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rikishi fought to a no contest in a No Holds Barred Match (10:30)
- The match was declared a no contest after Austin, trying to run down Rikishi with his truck, was arrested.
William Regal def. Mideon to retain the WWF European Championship (6:02)
- Regal pinned Mideon after a neckbreaker.
Los Conquistadores (aka Edge and Christian) def. The Hardy Boyz to win the WWF Tag-Team Championships (10:58)
- Uno (aka Christian) pinned Matt Hardy after an inverted DDT.
Triple H def. Chris Benoit (18:44)
- Triple H pinned Benoit after a Pedigree.
Kurt Angle def. The Rock to win the WWF Championship (21:45)
- Angle pinned Rock after an Olympic Slam.

2001

This event was held on October 21, 2001 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme song was "Click Click Boom" by Saliva.

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: The APA (WWF) def. Chris Kanyon & Hugh Morrus (Alliance)
'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: Billy Kidman (Alliance) def. Scotty 2 Hotty (WWF) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
The Hardy Boyz (WWF) def. Lance Storm and The Hurricane (Alliance) to retain the WCW Tag-Team Championships (7:14)
- Matt Hardy pinned Hurricane after Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb on Hurricane.
Test (Alliance) def. Kane (WWF) (10:05)
- Test pinned Kane after a Big Boot to the face.
Torrie Wilson (WWF) def. Stacy Keibler (Alliance) in a Lingerie Match (3:09)
- Torrie pinned Stacy after a handspring elbow.
Edge (WWF) def. Christian (Alliance) in a Ladder Match to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (22:12)
- Edge retrieved the suspended belt to win the title after a one-man Con-chair-to.
The Dudley Boyz (Alliance) def. The Big Show and Tajiri (WWF) to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championships (9:30)
- D-Von Dudley pinned Tajiri after he and Bubba Ray Dudley hit the 3D on Tajiri.
The Undertaker (WWF) def. Booker T (Alliance) (12:10)
- Undertaker pinned Booker T following the Last Ride.
Chris Jericho (WWF) def. The Rock (WWF) to win the WCW Championship (23:44)
- Jericho pinned Rock after a forward leg sweep onto a steel chair.
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Alliance) def. Kurt Angle (WWF) and Rob Van Dam (Alliance) in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWF Championship (9:10)
- Steve Austin pinned Rob Van Dam after a Stone Cold Stunner.

2002

This event was held on October 20, 2002 at the ALLTEL Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas.

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: The Hurricane def. Steven Richards
Chris Jericho and Christian def. Booker T and Goldust to retain the World Tag-Team Championship (7:55)
- Chris Jericho pinned Goldust after a moonsault. The finish was supposed to be Jericho's lionsault, but the second rope gave way as he attempted the move, effectively reducing the ring to just 2 ropes, forcing Jericho to hit a moonsault for a rushed finish.
Torrie Wilson def. Dawn Marie (4:57)
- Torrie Wilson pinned Dawn Marie after a neckbreaker.
Rob Van Dam def. Ric Flair (8:05)
- RVD pinned Flair after a Five Star Frog Splash.
Jamie Noble def. Tajiri to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (7:20)
- Noble pinned Tajiri after interference from Nidia.
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H def. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kane to unify the titles (16:15)
- Ric Flair interfered and received a Chokeslam from Kane. However, Kane turned around and HHH hit the Pedigree for the win.
Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit def. Rey Mysterio and Edge to become the first-ever WWE Tag-Team Champions (22:01)
- Angle forced Edge to submit with an Ankle Lock.
  - This match was rated with 4 3/4 stars by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, making it the highest rated match of 2002.
Trish Stratus def. Victoria to retain the WWE Women's Championship (5:30)
- Stratus pinned Victoria after a roll-up.
Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWE Championship (27:15)
- Lesnar pinned Undertaker after a F-5. This was an extremely bloody match.

2003

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: Billy Kidman def. Shannon Moore
Tajiri def. Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (12:05)
- Tajiri pinned Mysterio after a swift kick to the head.
Chris Benoit def. A-Train (12:21)
- Benoit forced A-Train to submit to the Sharpshooter. The ending was dedicated to Stu Hart, who died days before the event.
Zach Gowen def. Matt Hardy (6:50)
- Gowen pinned Hardy after a moonsault.
The Basham Brothers(w/Shaniqua) def. The APA (8:55)
- Doug Basham pinned Bradshaw after Shaniqua hit Bradshaw with a lead pipe and a kick to the head by Danny Basham.
Vince McMahon(w/Sable) def. Stephanie McMahon(w/Linda McMahon) in an "I Quit" Match (9:28)
- Vince McMahon choked out Stephanie McMahon with a lead pipe to force Linda McMahon to throw in the towel. According to the prematch stipulation, Stephanie loses her job as SmackDown! General Manager.
Kurt Angle def. John Cena (18:24)
- Angle forced Cena to submit to the Ankle Lock.
The Big Show def. Eddie Guerrero to win the WWE United States Championship (11:22)
- Big Show pinned Guerrero after a showstopper Chokeslam.
Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker in a Biker Chain Match to retain the WWE Championship (24:20)
- Lesnar pinned Undertaker after hitting him with the biker chain. F.B.I. and Vince McMahon interfered in this match.

2004

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: Mark Jindrak def. Scotty 2 Hotty
Eddie Guerrero def. Luther Reigns (13:13)
- Guerrero pinned Reigns after a Frog Splash.
Spike Dudley def. Nunzio to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (8:44)
- Spike pinned Nunzio to retain the title after Bubba Ray Dudley pulled Nunzio crotch first into the ringpost.
Billy Kidman def. Paul London (10:33)
- Kidman pinned London after a Shooting Star Press.
Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée def. Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE Tag-Team Championships (10:48)
- Suzuki pinned Mysterio with his hand on the ropes, when Rey attempted the Droppin' Da Dime, Duprée hung Rey onto the top rope, head first.
The Big Show def. Kurt Angle (15:06)
- Big Show pinned Angle after a super Chokeslam from the top rope.
John Cena def. Booker T to win the WWE United States Championship (10:21)
- Cena pinned Booker T after a FU to win the title in Match #5 of a Best Out Of 5 Matches Series.
Charlie Haas, Rico and Miss Jackie def. The Dudley Boyz and Dawn Marie (8:44)
- Rico pinned D-Von Dudley after a moonsault.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. The Undertaker in a Last Ride Match to retain the WWE Championship (21:02)
- Bradshaw retained the title after he and Heidenreich shoved Undertaker into the hearse.

2005

The theme song for this event was "Save Me" by Shinedown.

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: William Regal & Paul Burchill def. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
'''L.O.D & Christy Hemme def. MNM (5:55)
- Road Warrior Animal held up Melina, and Christy delivered the Doomsday Device and then pinned Melina.
'''Bobby Lashley def. Simon Dean (1:56)
- Lashley pinned Dean after a dominator. After the match, Lashley forced Dean to eat 20 double cheeseburgers.
'''Chris Benoit def. Booker T, Christian, and Orlando Jordan to retain the WWE US Championship in a Fatal Fourway Match (10:26)
- Benoit forced Christian to submit to the sharpshooter.
Ken Kennedy def. Hardcore Holly (8:48)
- Kennedy pinned Holly after a green bay plunge. After the match, Holly was attacked by Sylvan.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. Rey Mysterio (13:08)
- Bradshaw pinned Mysterio after a Clothesline from Hell.
Cowboy Bob Orton and Randy Orton def. The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match (19:16)
- Undertaker got knocked into the casket via a steel chair shot by Randy Orton. After the match, the Ortons set the casket on fire with Undertaker inside. It was later revealed that the charred casket was afterwards found empty.
- This is Undertaker's 4th consecutive loss at No Mercy.
Juventud def. Nunzio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (6:42)
- Juventud pinned Nunzio after a Juvi Driver.
Batista def. Eddie Guerrero to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:42)
- Batista pinned Guerrero after a Spinebuster. This event would later prove to be Eddie Guerrero's last Pay-Per View.

2006

The 2006 edition of WWE No Mercy will be held on October 8, 2006 from the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC.

2007

The 2007 edition of WWE No Mercy will be held on October 7, 2007 from a site TBD.

Trivia

Although a top superstar and undefeated at WrestleMania (14-0), The Undertaker has only won a match at No Mercy once. He has lost 3 main event gimmick matches as the challenger to the WWE Championship that should have been looked at as Undertaker's "specialty" matches. He lost to Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match in 2002, Brock Lesnar in a Biker Chain match in 2003, and John Bradshaw Layfield in a Last Ride match in 2004. Though not a main event, Undertaker also lost a Handicap Casket Match to Randy & Cowboy Bob Orton in 2005, another "Undertaker specialty" match.
This event is often cited as the "Heel's PPV" since six of the eight events featured heel superstars dominating the main event.
Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were in the main event two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003.
No Mercy 2005 was Eddie Guerrero's final pay-per-view event before his death later that year. No Mercy 2005 was also held on Eddie's Birthday. After the show, Batista led the crowd in singing "happy birthday" to "Latino Heat".
No Mercy 2003 was the only match between Kurt Angle and John Cena wherein John Cena was a heel and Kurt Angle was a face. The rest of their matches, in order (John Cena's Smackdown Debut Vs. Kurt Angle, the one-on-one No.1 Contender's Finals Match at No Way Out 2005, the WWE Championship Match at Unforgiven 2005 and at Survivor Series 2005), Kurt Angle was a Heel and John Cena was a face.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield, The Undertaker, and Christian have all competed at 6 No Mercy events, which is a record. JBL has the best win-loss record of these competitors, going 3-2-1. Christian is 2-4-0, while Undertaker is 1-5-0.
No Mercy 2005 was the first Pay Per View since WrestleMania XX where John "Bradshaw" Layfield was not in a match for the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. He had been in every Smackdown top title match since Judgment Day 2004, a streak of 12 pay per views, or 17 months.
No Mercy 2002 was the first night to feature Tag Team Championship matches from both RAW and SmackDown!
During Chris Jericho's tenure in WWE, he was undefeated at the No Mercy Pay-Per-View from 2000 to 2002.

Theme song

Although the WWE is known to pick mainstream music for their PPV theme songs, No Mercy sometimes features it's own WWE produced theme song entitled (appropriately), "No Mercy". This song was composed by the WWE's music producer, Jim Johnston. The song debuted at No Mercy 2002 and was featured in full on that event's DVD menu screen. The song was later remixed and was used again for No Mercy 2004. Just like the No Mercy 2002 DVD, the No Mercy 2004 DVD featured the new version of the song in full on it's menu screen. The lyrics vary slightly between the two versions, but remain mostly the same.

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