WWE Presents:

No Mercy 2008

Live from Portland, Oregon

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The show opens with a comedic promo that cuts quickly into a build up promo for all of tonight's main events.

The No Mercy graphic plays and the pyro goes off around a nice new look stage.
The crowd seems slow to react as Todd Grisham welcomes us to the show.

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ECW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
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Mark Henry's music begins to play and out walks Henry, accompanied by Tony Atlas.
Jerry Lawler is beside Grisham, covering for a suspiciously absent Matt Striker.

Matt hardy is next out, to a positive reaction from the crowd and the ECW Championship graphic is shown.

Tony Chimel makes the announcements.

The match begins and Henry quickly states his powerful dominance.
Hardy attempts a headlock but Henry just throws him off.
Hardy keeps coming back with several low impact attempts but Henry keeps overpowering him.

Henry continues to overpower Hardy with several hard clotheslines but eventually Hardy gets a second wind and begins fighting back, getting Henry into the corner, chopping away at his knee but Henry hits him with another clothesline.
Hardy gets up though and begins work on Henry's knee.

Henry takes a breather on the outside and Hardy quickly follows him but Henry just swats him away.
Hardy continues to chase after Henry and Henry continues to take Hardy down.
After a nasty big boot, Henry gets a nearfall.

Henry follows up with a banzai drop and then attempts some sort of nerve hold on Hardy's head.
Hardy kicks Henry in the face and begins to build momentum, attempting a shoulder block but Henry just catches him and locks in a bearhug.

Hardy breaks free and hits the side effect after coming off the second rope with an axe handle, getting a nearfall.

Hardy attempts the twist of fate a couple of times, but Henry counters.
After the second counter, Henry goes for a fall away slam, which is somehow turned into a twist of fate, and Hardy gets the win.

Matt Hardy Retains the ECW Championship.
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JR and Tazz introduce the at&t text vote which is 'who is your favourite to win the WWE title match?'

Eve then begins an interview with both Triple H and Jeff Hardy.

Triple H jokes that Jeff will only win the text vote, Jeff claims Triple H needs to worry more about his challenge than the text vote.

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WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
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Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella - Glamarella, are out next for the Women's Championship match.


Michael Cole and King welcome us to the first RAW match of the night.

Candice is next out and the Women's Championship graphic is shown.

This match starts very physically with Beth being dominant and working on Candice's shoulder.
Beth whips candice into the ringpost and begins work with an armbar, pushing her feet into Candice's neck.

Candice begins to fight back and starts to fire up the fans, before hitting a nice spinning wheel kick.

Beth quickly takes control again with a forward russian leg sweep, then goes to the top rope,
only to be taken down by Candice falling into the ropes.

Candice gets a nearfall before Santino pulls Beth out of the ring.

Santino gets hit by Candice and she quickly gets another nearfall.

Beth comes back one more time and counters a move from Candice to hit the glam slam, getting the win.

Beth Phoenix retains the Women's Championship.

Beth looks a little upset that Santino nearly cost her the match.

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An advert for Ric Flair's DVD collection on pay per view all this month is shown.

Kane is seen backstage, ranting about Rey Mysterio, claiming he will destroy him and that it won't only be Rey's mask he pulls off, it will be everyone's and that we will all see ourselves for who we really are... monsters.

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MASK ON THE LINE MATCH
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Rey Mysterio makes his entrance.

During his entrance, a recap of their rivalry is shown.

Kane is next out and Cole reports that he spoke to Rey earlier and Rey sais his blue and gold mask represents how the aztecs used to use these colours to draw energy.


The match begins and quickly falls to the outside, Rey takes a breather, and walks around the ring before getting in and hitting Kane with a dropkick as Kane follows him into the ring, Rey sets up for a 619 but Kane comes back with a vicious clothesline.

Rey goes up top and hits guillotine strikes on Kane, before Kane rolls back to the outside.
Rey hits a vaulting body press and then locks in a sleeper, but Kane reaches back and flips Rey over his head and onto the crowd barrier, and into the crowd.

Kane continues his assault and eventually brings Rey back into the ring, working power moves and kicks to the back.

Kane begins a neck wrench and King comments that it looks like he's trying to take Rey's mask off already.
He then kicks Rey multiple times in the head before picking him up for a backbreaker, then he keeps Rey in that position, over his knee, putting more pressure on his back before Rey starts to fight back.

Kane whips Rey into the ropes and he hangs on kicking Rey in the face.
Kane picks Rey up for a side slam but Rey counters with a nice flipping DDT.

Rey heads up top and after a battle with Kane on the turnbuckles, jumps for a moonsault while Kane still stands, and ends up hitting him with his knee.

Rey gets fired up and hits a seated senton on the back of Kane's head getting a nearfall, but Kane quickly gets up and catches Rey for a side slam, getting his own nearfall, then signalling for the chokeslam.

Rey counters the chokeslam and springboards off the second rope hitting a sloppy bulldog, then a falling headbutt from the top rope.

Rey then climbs to the top again but gets hit with a throat thrust, getting Kane another nearfall.

Rey counters a big boot from Kane but before he can take advantage Kane heads to the outside and grabs a steel chair.
Rey dives off the top rope, toward Kane on the outside and Kane knocks Rey completely out with the chair.

This provokes the referee to call for the disqualification. Rey winning due to this, and thus not having to take off his mask.

A Replay is then shown as Kane heads back up the ramp.

JR and Tazz then reintroduce the text vote while some referee's check up on Rey.

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MVP is then seen on the phone to his agent saying 'what do you want me to do about the fact I have no match?'

He knocks on the Smackdown GM's door and is answered by Big Show who claims Vickie is around but says she doesn't need to be bothered by him.

A Cyber Sunday advert is shown featuring CM Punk.
Cyber Sunday is october 26th in Phoenix, Arizona.

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MVP Segment
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MVP then comes out, surprising Cole and King.

He begins to rant about being overlooked for a match and that it's the last time it will happen because the entire WWE Universe revolves around him.

He is quickly interrupted by Randy Orton who comes out to the ring.

Orton introduces himself, saying what he's claiming to be, he is.

MVP says he is the playmaker in WWE and that he'd prove it if he was ever given the ball.

Orton says if he was ever given the ball, he'd drop it.

MVP then states he's not on RAW and is not under Adamle's law of not being allowed to knock Orton out.

They are both then interrupted by Priceless. Ted DiBiase Jr, Cody Rhodes and Manu.

Cody Rhodes claims that Randy Orton is the guy who rides on his reputation.

Manu claims he could only kick CM Punk in the head last month because of them.

Orton claims he can't take them seriously and walks out of the ring.

MVP makes fun of Orton as he leaves the ring and says he likes Priceless' style.

DiBiase then states MVP isn't even in their class so shouldn't try to get along with them.
MVP brings up that he's the highest paid superstar on smackdown and implies he's in a higher class.

DiBiase says he's never had to worry about money and MVP then leaves, while CM Punk and Kofi Kingston walk out.

Punk and Kofi talk MVP into teaming with them to take out Priceless, before they all rush to the ring
and priceless begin beating down MVP while Kofi and Punk stay outside the ring.

Once DiBiase, Rhodes and Manu take care of MVP, Kofi and Punk go in and take them out.

Tazz introduces the No Mercy theme "All Nightmare Long" by Metallica and reintroduce the text vote.

Shawn Michaels anc Chris Jericho are then seen preparing for their ladder match.

Cole explains that the winner of their match will have to face the winner of the next match.

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#1 CONTENDERSHIP MATCH
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JBL makes his entrance to a mild boo from the crowd.

Cole and King recap the build up to this match.

Batista makes JBL wait and the crowd begins to chant for him, then he makes his entrance to a reasonable pop.

The RAW #1 Contender's Match graphic is shown.

Cole goes over the countries tuning into No Mercy tonight, missing out the UK, for once.

The match begins to a Batista chant and JBL seems reluctant to kick off as Batista backs him into the corner.
After a clean break JBL hits a flurry of right hands only to get knocked down by the animal.

Batista gets a 2 count.

JBL sets up for a clothesline from hell and gets speared by Batista, as the action spills to the outside.

JBL manages to get back inside the ring to break up the count but knocks Batista back out and follows him around the ring.

Eventually getting back into the ring JBL gets a nearfall.

JBL hits a series of elbow drops and gets another 2 count, soon after, locking in a squatting headlock.

Batista powers out with a back drop.

Batista whips JBL into two corners over and over, hitting shoulder blocks before hitting a big powerslam and setting down in the corner, going for another spear, only to be met by a big boot from JBL.
Batista seems unfazed and hits a spinebuster, followed quickly up by the Batista Bomb to get the win.

A predictable match from the off.

Batista celebrates and a replay is shown while JBL sells in the middle of the ring.

Batista clicks his fingers, looking at the camera, signifying it was over that quickly.


JBL grabs a mic and starts rolling around the mat saying this was the most unbelievable week of his life.
He admits his heart wasn't in the match and acts upset, again claiming this was the most dramatic week of his life. He then claims he is the happiest most blessed man on the planet, thanking the US congress for shelling out millions of dollars so people like him can keep all his money.

Eventually this generates a negative reaction from the crowd.

He begins to arrogantly thank the fans before being interrupted by Cryme Tyme.

Cryme Tyme are backstage with the WWE Divas, claiming they 'bailed out' JBL's limo.

They all get in the limo, followed by Sgt. Slaughter.

JBL looks pissed and throws a strop all the way up the ramp.


JR and Tazz joke that sarge was 'bailed out' tonight too before introducing the promo for the Undertaker Vs Big Show match.

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UNDERTAKER Vs BIG SHOW
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After the promo, Big Show comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd.

Undertaker makes Big Show wait before the bell tolls and the lights go out.

Undertaker makes his entrance to the biggest pop of the night so far.

JR colourfully introduces the undertaker as 'taker stops at the top of the rampway before continuing his slow saunter down to the ring.


The match begins with a fast pace, lots of jabs and then Big Show knocks Undertaker clean out of the ring, but Undertaker comes straight back at Big Show, however Show proves too powerful, exploiting his powerful fists, then throwing 'Taker into the crowd barrier.

Undertaker reverses the attack and Big Show ends up wrapping his arm around the ringpost.

Show is eventually layed out on the ring apron and classic 'Taker makes an appearance as he hits his trademark leg drop across Big Show's neck and chest.

Both back in the ring, they battle across two corners and eventually knock each other down.

Big Show then proves the more powerful hitting a delayed scoop slap followed by an elbow drop, getting a 2 count.


Big Show hits a russian leg sweep getting another nearfall, then begins clubbing away at the Undertaker.

'Taker fights back and sets up for a reverse DDT, only to be countered and Big Show takes advantage.

Big Show climbs the second rope and sets up for a springboard body press, but 'Taker rolls out of the way.

Undertaker starts with his rights and lefts backing Show into the corner.
Undertaker goes into the ropes, ducking several clotheslines from Big Show, eventually hitting his lariat followed up by a leg drop, earning himself a 2 count.

The crowd begins to cheer as Undertaker sets up 'old school', only to be caught in the air and chokeslammed by the Big Show.

This somehow only earns Show another nearfall.

Undertaker clambers to his feet and ducks a straight right hand from Big Show, both men go for a chokeslam, Big Show gets the edge and raised 'Taker up but he counters into a spike DDT.


Undertaker begins a flurry of rights and lefts on Big Show in the corner, and as he backs away for a body splash, Big Show takes the turnbuckle cover off and whips the deadman right into the exposed steel, and follows swiftly up with a straight right hand. Big Show then hits another, and then a blow to the back of the head when 'Taker appears knocked out.

The referee calls for the bell and Big Show wins the match.

The replay shows as Big Show walks up the ramp, smiling.

Undertaker struggles to get back to his feet, selling the injury as a 'Taker chant begins.

Undertakers' eyes look glazed over, and he actually looks as if he has no idea where he is.

He gets back to his feet but quickly falls back down.

A WWE 24/7 advert is then shown.

Undertaker is then seen beginning his walk back up the ramp, appearing very wobbly as the fans show their respect to the deadman.

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WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
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Triple H is then seen making his way to gorilla position before JR and Tazz give the results of the text vote.

Jeff Hardy gets 72% of the popularity from the fans, leaving Triple H with 28%.

The promo for the WWE Championship match is then shown.

Jeff Hardy is out first with slightly more pyro than normal, to a reasonable pop from the crowd.

He appears nervous as he slaps hands with the fans on the way to the ring.

As he reaches each corner of the ring he appears to gain more and more confidence before his music gets cut off and The Game makes him wait.

Triple H is next out to a similar reaction from the crowd.

The Game looks focussed and slightly calm.

JR and Tazz hype the two up as Jeff is seen applauding Triple H.

The WWE Championship graphic is then shown and Justin Roberts makes the announcements.

as Hardy's name is announced it appears SOME of the crowd are booing Hardy, but when Triple H's name is announced it appears to be all cheers.

The two men shake hands but Helmsley quickly hits Hardy as he turns away.
This provokes a Hardy chant and the match begins.

Triple H gets a wristlock in on Hardy and Jeff uses the ropes to flip reverse the pressure and a standoff occurs.

The two men use several medium impact moves in a 1-up-manship contest.

Jeff gets a headlock in on Triple H before being pushed into the ropes, only to come back with a shoulder block, standing his ground and going back to the headlock.

The same occurs again but Triple H gets an elbow in on Hardy as he comes at him from the ropes.

Hardy knocks The Game out of the ring then dives off the apron hitting a clothesline on the Champion.

Hardy comes back into the ring with a flipping leg drop getting a 2 count and going right back to the side headlock.

Triple H tries to back body drop Jeff outside, but Hardy hangs on to the ropes and Triple H notices, grabbing him for a pedigree, bringing him in through the second rope.

The fight then spills to the outside again and Triple H takes advantage of his surroundings.

The Game gets back into the ring and the referee begins his count, getting to five before Triple H grows impatient, taking Jeff inside the ring and getting a 2 count.

Triple H hits a series of bottom rope springboard elbow drops to Hardy's back, after a nasty backbreaker.

Hardy begins to retaliate, but Helmsley hits a facebuster and gets himself another nearfall, before hitting his Ric Flair inspired Knee roll.

After grappling in the corner, Triple H whips Hardy to the opposite side before getting kicked in the face, but The Game still has his wits about him, locking in an abdominal stretch, and using the top rope to get more leverage before the referee takes notice and calls to break the hold.

The Game quickly goes for a sleeper on Hardy, who is willed on by the crowd and hits his necbreaker clothesline, followed up by his spinning back kick, again followed quickly by his trademark leg drop to the abdomen.

Jeff Hardy then sends Triple H to the outside, and Helmsley heads towards the ramp before Hardy runs toward the ropes and jumps out of the ring, hitting a variation of a swanton.

Back in the ring he hits a clothesline from the second rope getting another nearfall.

Hardy goes for the twist of fate before being met with a vicious clothesline from Triple H.

Triple H appears to be in control and goes for an axe handle off the second rope, but is caught by Jeff who hits another trademark move, hit facebuster suplex.

Hardy then attempts a whisper in the wind but Triple H seems to just drive Hardy into the mat getting another 2 count.

Helmsley hits a spinebuster and sets up for the pedigree, to be countered by Hardy with a monkey flip into the turnbuckles, followed up by whisper in the wind, which gets yet another 2 count.

Hardy gets fired up and hits the swanton on nobody.
The Game moves out of the way and goes for the pedigree, but is again countered by Hardy, who hits the twist of fate and then the swanton again, which hits.

Hardy gets a debatable 2 count and Triple H rolls Jeff up to get the three.

Triple H retains the WWE Championship.

The replay is shown as the two men struggle to get to their feet.

Hardy looks like he's thinking the words 'story of my life'

then he shakes hands with Triple H who walks up the ramp selling his injuries as Jeff looks on, disappointed.

A Cyber Sunday advert is then shown.

Another replay is shown and then Triple H is seen backstage being congratulated by Arn Anderson.

Vladimir Koslov then stands face to face with The Game and talks in russian before saying 'congratulations' in english and walking away.

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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH
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Cole and King then introduce the promo for the World Heavyweight Championship Match.

The World Heavyweight Championship match promo is shown.

Jericho is first out, coming out alone, still with his right arm taped up, selling the injuries from Unforgiven further.

HBK makes Jericho wait, and a chant for Michaels begins.

Michaels is next out to the second biggest pop of the night and the World Heavyweight Championship graphic is then shown.

Lilian Garcia makes the announcements.

As Shawn Michaels' name is announced it appears there are no boos from the crowd, which is unusual in Michaels' case.

Jericho gets all the boos.

The two men stand off as the HBK chant begins again.

The match begins and is quite fast paced.

Shawn goes for sweet chin music early, and Jericho ducks.

Jericho is whipped into the corner but moves out of the way as Michaels hits the ringpost with his shoulder.

The action quickly spills to the outside after Chris Jericho hits a springboard shoulder block on the Heart Break Kid.


The ladders come into play as Y2J picks up the ladders set up on the rampway and Michaels takes him down with a drop toe hold, sending Jericho's face into the ladders.

Michaels picks up another set of ladders but is taken down for the Walls Of Jericho.

Jericho gives up on the hold and attempts to take a set of ladders into the ring.

Michaels jumps on the ladders sending them into Jericho's face.

HBK sets up another set of ladders in the ring and begins climbing towards the gold which is hanging high above the ring.

This happens a couple of times with Chris Jericho taking him down each time.

Jericho then uses the ladders to jab Shawn's ribs as we see Chris' face bleeding, it looks like it may be coming from inside his mouth.

Y2J then sends HBK into the corner, and attempts to follow up with a bulldog, but is sent flying into a set of ladders set up against the turnbuckles.

Michaels sends the ladders, with Jericho's legs trapped between them, to the mat.


Shawn sets up the same ladders between the second and bottom ropes of the opposite corner and drops Jericho's knee onto them.

Michaels then locks in the figure four but Jericho takes advantage of his situation and kicks the ladders against the ringpost, which sends them whiplashing against Michaels' face.

Shawn is then seen selling his eye injury.

Chris Jericho takes those ladders and sets HBK's head up inbetween the two sides and slams one side down on to the back of Michaels' head, crushing his skull.

Jericho then attempts to climb the ladder but is taken down by HBK.

Y2J then sets the ladders up on the top turnbuckle, precariously, and attempts a bulldog but is again stopped by Michaels who rams Jericho into them, sending him to the outside, Shawn then throws the ladders on top of him.

He continues to set up a bigger set of ladders, clearly 15 feet high and places Jericho on one of the announce tables.

Michaels starts to climb the ladder but Jericho stirs and begins to attack him.

They both end up falling from the ladder, onto and through the announce table.

It seems Jericho was attempting a back drop but Michaels shifted the weight.

They both slowly get into the ring, HBK climbs to the top rope slowly, holding a set of ladders against the turnbuckles as he does, but is met by a dropkick from Jericho who climbs the ladders leaning against the turnbuckles and begins to set up a superplex from the top of those ladders.
Michaels beats him off and pushes the ladders away, causing Jericho to fall.

HBK follows up with an elbow drop from the top rope and sets up for sweet chin music.

Before Shawn can hit the superkick he is met with a ladder to the face.

Jericho then hits a lionsault onto the ladders which he has already placed on top of a fallen HBK.

Chris Jericho then sets up a set of ladders over HBK's fallen body so he is pinned under the bottom rung.

Michaels musters up the strength to push the ladders off of him causing Jericho to fall off the top and completely out of the ring, but he landed on his feet and it seems he may have blown his knee out or broken his ankle on that landing.

Michaels just gets to the top of the ladder and stalls before Jericho gets to him, pushing the ladders away, causing HBK to fall one leg over the top rope.

Both men climb the ladders and battle at the top before Lance Cade attacks Michaels, who knocks him out quickly with Sweet Chin Music and rejoins Jericho atop the ladder.

In ends up as a tug of war between the two as they both get their hands on the belt, but Jericho eventually swings the momentum in his favour hitting Shawn with a headbutt causing him to fall from the ladder, giving Y2J the win.

Chris Jericho retains the World Heavyweight Championship.

A bloody Jericho celebrates as the replay is shown and Cade helps him out of the ring.
It looks as though Chris has chipped a tooth at some point during the match.

Michael Cole signs off as the show ends with Jericho at the top of the ramp.

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*In my opinion, with the exception of the WWE and World Title matches, the show was just a sloppy PPV filler to get us to Cyber Sunday and Survivor Series.
the Batista match was too predictable and I didn't really care for the fact that every match had the fight go to the outside.
The WWE title match was by far the best match of the night, but even that wasn't a great match. Jeff Hardy deserves the WWE title, and it looks as though
he will be overlooked again as it appears Koslov will be next to challenge Triple H.
The world title match was good, and Michaels and Jericho clearly set out to raise the bar in ladder matches, with some new spots, and some they decided against mid-match.
but it was again, nothing special, however, I think was one of the two GOOD matches of the night.*
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RESULTS:
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ECW Championship Match: Matt Hardy Def. Mark Henry
Women's Championship Match: Beth Phoenix Def. Candice Michelle
Mask On The Line Match: Rey Mysterio Def. Kane Via DQ
#1 Contendership Match: Batista Def. JBL
Undertaker Vs Big Show: Big Show Def. Undertaker Via KO
WWE Championship Match: Triple H Def. Jeff Hardy
World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match: Chris Jericho Def. Shawn Michaels