Line #25 Wrestling/NoMercy


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3	'''No Mercy''' was an annual Wrestling/{{WWE}} pay-per-view event that was first held as an international event in May 16, 1999, and became an annual event in October 17, 1999. It was held every October until 2009. From 2003 to 2006, ''No Mercy'' became exclusive to the [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]] brand. Following Wrestling/WrestleMania in 2007, it became tri-branded.
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5	In 2009, No Mercy was discontinued and was replaced by ''Wrestling/HellInACell''. After the second Brand Extension, ''No Mercy'' returned in October 2016 as a [=SmackDown=] pay-per-view, and became a Raw-exclusive pay-per-view the following year. However, in 2018, it was discontinued again as WWE reduced the amount of yearly [=PPV=]s held after they had ended the production of brand-exclusive [=PPV=]s following ''[=WrestleMania=] 34''.
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7	In 2023, No Mercy would be revived as an [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT]]-exclusive event.
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9	If you were looking for the 2000 wrestling video game, click [[VideoGame/WWFNoMercy here]].
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11	!!No Mercy contains examples of:
12	* TheBadGuyWins:
13	** There were many world title matches won by heels at this pay-per-view.
14	*** 1999: Wrestling/TripleH defeated Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in a Anything Goes match to retain the WWF Championship.
15	*** 2000: Wrestling/KurtAngle defeated [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] to win the WWE title for the first time.
16	*** 2001: Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle and Wrestling/RobVanDam in a triple threat match to retain the WWF Championship.
17	*** 2002: World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/TripleH defeated Intercontinental Champion Wrestling/{{Kane}} to unify both title belts (the IC title was immediately defunct until it was brought back in May 2003); Wrestling/BrockLesnar defeated Wrestling/TheUndertaker to retain the WWE Championship inside Wrestling/HellInACell.
18	*** 2003: Brock Lesnar, [[HistoryRepeats again]], defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWE Championship. This time in a Biker Chain Match and with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon interfering; Additionally, Vince [=McMahon=] defeated Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon in a "I Quit" match, thus forcing her to resign as Smackdown general manager.
19	*** 2004: JBL defeated The Undertaker in a Last Ride Match to retain the WWE Championship after Heidenreich interfered.
20	*** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/BobbyLashley, Wrestling/{{Batista}}, and Finlay in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
21	*** 2007: In the beginning of the show, Wrestling/RandyOrton was awarded the WWE Title due to Wrestling/JohnCena's injury, but lost against Wrestling/TripleH in a match. Later on, he defeated Wrestling/TripleH in a Last Man Standing Match to win back the WWE Championship.
22	*** 2008: Chris Jericho defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels in a Ladder Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, thus winning the overall feud that started since the summer of that year.
23	*** 2016: Wrestling/AJStyles defeated Wrestling/DeanAmbrose and Wrestling/JohnCena in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE World Championship.
24	** In a non-title match example, the 2005 event had Wrestling/RandyOrton and "Cowboy" Bob Orton defeating Wrestling/TheUndertaker in a Casket match. After that, Orton then burned the casket, which made it seem he won the overall feud until Undertaker's return a month later at Wrestling/SurvivorSeries.
25	* TheBusCameBack: Twice. The PPV event was brought back in 2016 after the second brand extension, only to be discontinued again after the 2017 event, and revived ''again'' for NXT in 2023.
26	* TheChewToy: Wrestling/TheUndertaker has lost six matches in this event[[note]](seven if you count the international event, though he wasn't pinned)[[/note]] (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008) and has only won one in 2001.
27	* EvilVersusEvil: The 2023 event from NXT has Bron Breakker and Wrestling/BaronCorbin, who are both heels. Though Corbin receives a babyface heat.
28	* FanDisservice: At No Mercy 2006, Wrestling/WilliamRegal had a scene in the locker room after he just had a shower, and his towel fell, exposing his privates. WWE immediately apologized for the unscripted accident.
29	* FryingPanOfDoom: Wrestling/{{Chyna}} used one during her Good Housekeeping Match with Wrestling/JeffJarrett in 1999.
30	* HistoryRepeats:
31	** Wrestling/BrockLesnar defended the WWE Title against Wrestling/TheUndertaker at this PPV twice (2002 and 2003), retaining it both times.
32	** Wrestling/TheUndertaker has competed for the WWE Title three consecutive times (2002, 2003, 2004), and has lost the matches.
33	** Wrestling/TheMiz has defended the Intercontinental Championship on this show two consecutive years (2016 and 2017), losing it to Wrestling/DolphZiggler in 2016 but retaining it against Wrestling/JasonJordan the following year.
34	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Wrestling/TheUndertaker challenged Wrestling/BrockLesnar to a Biker Chain match at No Mercy '03, but was defeated by him, though that was partially due to Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's interference.
35	* KillItWithFire: In the Casket match in the 2005 event, Wrestling/RandyOrton and Bob Orton locked Undertaker in the casket and hit it numerous times with an axe. They then poured gasoline on the casket and lit it on fire.
36	* LoserLeavesTown: The 2003 event featured the "I Quit" match between Vince and Stephanie [=McMahon=], which included two stipulations that really gave the "I Quit" match a whole new meaning: if Stephanie loses, she resigns as GM of Smackdown; if Vince loses, he has to resign as chairman of WWE.
37	* MeleeATrois:
38	** The 1999 international event featured the Triple Threat Match between Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, Wrestling/TripleH, and Wrestling/TheUndertaker with Austin's WWF Title on the line.
39	** 2001: Stone Cold Steve Austin defends his WWF Championship against Kurt Angle and The Alliance's Rob Van Dam.
40	** 2005: The U.S. Title Fatal-4-Way match featured Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/{{Christian}}, and Orlando Jordan.
41	** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] vs. Bobby Lashley vs Batista vs and Finlay for the World Heavyweight Championship.
42	** 2016: Wrestling/AJStyles vs Dean Ambrose vs John Cena for the WWE World Title.
43	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: During the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between The Rock and Wrestling/ChrisJericho, Stephanie [=McMahon=]-Helmsley tried to give The Rock a steel chair despite her hatred for both wrestlers; after The Rock hit Stephanie with the Rock Bottom, Jericho then hit The Rock with his new finisher, The Breakdown, on that chair, pinning him to become the new WCW Champion. Post-match, Jericho taunted Stephanie by flaunting the WCW Title belt in front of her.
44	* SquashMatch: Wrestling/BobbyLashley made his PPV debut flattening Simon Dean at the 2005 event, in a mere '''1:56'''.

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