No Mercy = EPIC WIN!!!
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Tonight was WWE’s No Mercy and we had on tap what was a potential stellar card. And what did we get? A STELLAR EPIC CARD!!! Read on for my analysis.
ECW Title
Mark Henry v. Matt Hardy (c)
– This match opened up the show and boy is Matt Hardy over. The crowd was hot for this and great psychology was put into this bout as well. Henry isn’t the greatest wrestler but when put in there with a great wrestler you get a fairly decent match. The ending was hot as psychology came into play and Hardy won with the Twist of Fate. 2.1/5
WWE’s Womens’ Championship
Candice Michelle v. Beth Pheonix (c) w/ Santino Marella
- This was your typical women match. Candice Michelle is still rusty, very rusty. She missed a leg drop like 30 seconds into the match. The only good thing was Santino and that was minimum. Beth wins. 0.5/
Rey Mysterio v. Kane
- This was an iffy one going in as Kane is suspect to glide through some matches. But this was all kinds of awesome as Kane, when he is interested in his storyline, can put in some good big man performances. Rey Rey clearly took a nasty shot at the end and most likely got a concussion and/or more. Hopefully he will be okay as these two put on a good match. 3.2/5
Backstage Antics meet In-Ring Antics
- After this match we go backstage where MVP wants to talk to Vickie but Big Show doesn’t let him. So he comes out to the ring and spouts off he is the bestest in the bidness. Out comes Orton to stake his claim as the bestest. Out comes The 3rd Generation (Rhodes, Dibiase, MANU) to say Orton is a buttpirate. Orton claims until they do something he is not listening to them. MVP gets shunned by The 3rd Generation and leaves. CM Punk and Kofi come out and convince MVP to join the brawl. THEY RUN!!! MVP slides in alone and takes a beating until CM and Kofi clean house. It was good and gave PPV time to a great feud brewing. 3/5
#1 Contendorship for the World Heavyweight Title
JBL v. Batista
- SQUASH!!! It clearly was an elongated squash but hey, Batista is money and they needed him on here, right? Anyways, the best stuff happened after the match where JBL thanked the fans for their money they will paying for him to be rich via the bailout. Then as he was done talking, Cryme Tyme came on the screen and jacked his limo. They had the divas and SGT. SLAUGHTER with them which was awesome. Match was nothing, segment was 3/5
Undertaker v. Big Show
- The 1,000,000th time they face off but this was pretty good. Alot better than their other affairs. I guess they are playing up Show can knock a mofo out. Show victory…YAY!!! 2.5/5
WWE Championship Match
Jeff Hardy v. Triple H (c)
- What a great match but that was expected. I don’t think Hardy should have went over as it didn’t happen but this was his way to prove that he does deserve a title reign. I think he’ll get himself another shot after Trips loses the strap. Also, great finish. I thought Hardy had it and I was about to jump out of my seat. 4.3/5
World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Shawn Michaels v. Chris Jericho (c)
- Talk about an awesome match. Great way to end one of the greatest feuds of the 2000s. They went out of their way to match an awesome spectacle of the ladder with minimum add-ons. That bump Jericho took from the huge ladder was sick, sick, SICK!!! Both men busted each other up and the battle for the title at the end was brand new and inventive and I thought HBK had it. Jericho’s jump off the ladder at the end cracked his tooth it looked like. Hopefully he will use that tomorrow for a promo. EPIC!!! 5/5
Overall this was just a great show. Everyone gave their best and in the end provided one of the best PPVs of the year.
