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|name=No Mercy 2007 |
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|image=WWE No Mercy 2007.png |
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|promotion=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |
|promotion=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |
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|brand=[[WWE Raw|RAW]]<br/>[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]<br/>[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]] |
|brand=[[WWE Raw|RAW]]<br />[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]<br />[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]] |
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|date=[[October 7]] [[2007]] |
|date=[[October 7]] [[2007]] |
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|venue=[[Allstate Arena]] |
|venue=[[Allstate Arena]] |
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|city=[[Rosemont, Illinois]] |
|city=[[Rosemont, Illinois]] |
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|attendance=15,106 |
|attendance=15,106 |
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|lastevent=[[WWE Unforgiven#2007|Unforgiven 2007]] |
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|nextevent=[[Cyber Sunday (2007)|Cyber Sunday 2007]] |
|nextevent=[[Cyber Sunday (2007)|Cyber Sunday 2007]] |
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'''No Mercy 2007''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] |
'''No Mercy 2007''' was a [[professional wrestling]] event available on [[pay-per-view]] produced by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). It was the ninth annual [[WWE Vengeance|No Mercy]] event and took place on [[October 7]] [[2007]] at the [[Allstate Arena]] in [[Rosemont, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/|title=No Mercy|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-09-20}}</ref> |
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For the first time, there were three new [[WWE Championship]] reigns in one night, as [[Randy Orton]] was awarded the vacant title (previously held by [[John Cena]]) to start the event, only to lose it to [[Triple H]] a half-hour later, but in turn regain it at the end of the night in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]].<ref name="lms">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288113112/results/|title=Championship hot potato: Legend Killer's time comes after all|accessdate=2007-11-27|last=Robinson |first=Bryan|publisher=WWE|date=2007-10-07}}</ref> |
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The main event was [[Randy Orton]] versus [[Triple H]] for the [[WWE Championship]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]].<ref name="No Mercy - Orton vs HHH">{{cite web|first=Bryan|last= Robinson|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288113112/results/|title=Championship hot potato: Legend Killer's time comes after all|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> The main matches on the [[undercard]] were [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] versus [[The Great Khali]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] in a [[Steel Cage match|Punjabi Prison match]] and [[CM Punk]] versus [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] for the [[ECW Championship]].<ref name="No Mercy - Batista vs Khali">{{cite web|first=Mike| last=McAvennie|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/52672881/results/|title=Batista's Punjabi Prison break|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref><ref name="No Mercy - Punk vs BDV">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Rote|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288114/results/|title=CM Punk gets a tough win|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> |
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The other championship matches on the [[undercard]] were [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] versus [[The Great Khali]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Punjabi Prison match|Punjabi Prison match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]],<ref name="punjabi">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/52672881/results/|title=Batista's Punjabi Prison break|accessdate=2007-11-27|last=McAvennie |first=Mike|publisher=WWE|date=2007-10-07}}</ref> [[Candice Michelle]] versus [[Beth Phoenix]] for the [[WWE Women's Championship]],<ref name="women">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/526728811/results/|title=Phoenix Rises|accessdate=2007-11-27|last=Adkins |first=Greg|publisher=WWE|date=2007-10-07}}</ref> and [[Phil Brooks|CM Punk]] versus [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] for the [[ECW Championship]].<ref name="ecw">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288114/results/|title=CM Punk gets a tough win|accessdate=2007-11-27|last=Rote |first=Andrew|publisher=WWE|date=2007-10-07}}</ref> |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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The main |
The main feud going into the event for the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] was between [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]] and [[Randy Orton]]. The feud began in July after Orton was named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship.<ref name="raw072307">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/07232007/|title=One bad apple leads to Dominator destruction|accessdate=2007-11-28|last=Clayton|first=Corey|publisher=WWE|quote=As Cena turned, the newly-announced No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship delivered a crushing RKO, leaving the Chain Gang commander stunned on the mat.}}</ref> At [[SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam]], Cena defeated Orton, while at [[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]], Orton beat Cena by disqualification. Immediately after the match, acting Raw [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling#General managers#|General Manager]] [[Jonathan Coachman]], believing that Cena got himself disqualified intentionally, made a rematch between the two at No Mercy, this time in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing Match]]. On September 17, after threatening to strip Cena of his title for his actions at No Mercy, Coachman ordered Cena's father, Mr. Cena, to face Orton in a match. The match saw Orton hit Mr. Cena with an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Jumping cutter|RKO]], while John was forced to watch at ringside while handcuffed to a ring rope.<ref name="raw0917">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09172007/articles/fathersonchampionship|title=The father, the son and the WWE Championship|publisher=WWE.com|accessdate=2007-12-01|last=Robinson|first=Bryant}}</ref> The following week, Coachman announced that Orton had been suspended indefinitely for his actions, although he later announced that Orton had simply been given the night off.<ref name="raw0924">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09242007/articles/nosurrenderforchamp|title=No surrender in Champ, thanks to Irish|accessdate=2007-12-01|publisher=WWE.com|last=Robinson|first=Bryant}}</ref> The feud resumed on October 1 when Orton, who earlier appeared "via [[satellite]] from [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]", attacked Cena after his match with [[Mr. Kennedy]], knocking him out with an RKO on the announce table. However, during the match, Cena was [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] injured, suffering a complete tear of his right pectoral tendon. As a result, the match was canceled, and on the October 2 edition of ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW on SciFi]]'', WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] officially stripped Cena of the WWE Championship. <ref name="ecw1002">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Rote|date=2007-10-02|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/10022007/|title=Big results|publisher =WWE|accessdate=2007-12-01}}</ref> No replacement match was ever announced, as McMahon simply stated that "a new WWE Champion will be crowned this Sunday." |
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The main feud for the [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]] brand was between [[Dave Bautista|Batista]], the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], and [[The Great Khali]]. The feud began in July when Khali laid out an open challenge to the SmackDown! roster, which was answered by Batista. Shortly after, the feud began revolving around the World Championship when Khali won a twenty-man battle royal on ''SmackDown!'', winning the vacant title. At the [[WWE The Great American Bash#2007|Great American Bash]], Khali defeated Batista and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] in a triple threat match, while at SummerSlam, Batista beat Khali by disqualification after Khali used a chair. At Unforgiven, Batista defeated Khali and [[Rey Mysterio]] in a triple threat match to win the championship. Khali exercised his rematch clause for a match at No Mercy, to take place in his specialty match, the Punjabi Prison match. |
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The main feud on ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' was between [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] and [[The Great Khali]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. Batista won the title from Khali at [[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] which also involved [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]].<ref name="Unforgiven - Batista vs Khali vs Mysterio">{{cite web|first=Lennie|last=Difino|date=[[2007-09-16]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/matches/48366501/results1/|title= Destined for gold|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref><ref name="Batistaworldtitle3">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/50797501|title=Batista's third World Heavyweight Championship reign|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> On [[September 21]] edition of ''SmackDown!'', Batista defeated [[Mark Henry]] in a non-title match by disqualification. Henry was disqualified because Khali interfered and attacked Batista and put him in a [[Professional wrestling holds#Clawhold|Khali Vise Grip]]. Khali challenged Batista to a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Punjabi Prison match|Punjabi Prison match]] for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy.<ref name="SmackDown! - Batista vs Henry">{{cite web|first=Lennie|last=Difino|date=[[2007-09-21]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09212007/articles/Thegreatkhaligraspsatrevenge/|title=The Great Khali grasps at revenge|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> |
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The main feud for the ECW brand was between the [[ECW Championship|ECW Champion]], [[CM Punk]], and [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]]. The buildup began when General Manager [[Armando Estrada]] announced an "Elimination Chase to No Mercy", involving [[Elijah Burke]], [[Tommy Dreamer]], [[Kevin Thorn]], and [[Stevie Richards]]. All four competitors competed in a match together, with the one losing the fall being eliminated from the chase. The remaining wrestlers then competed again, and the process continued until one superstar remained, with the winner challenging Punk for the title at No Mercy. Over a three-week period, Richards, Thorn, and Burke were eliminated, with Dreamer winning the number one contendership, until Estrada announced that there was one more contender in the chase, Big Daddy V. V quickly defeated Dreamer, winning the number one contendership. |
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The main feud on the ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'' brand was between [[CM Punk]] and [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] for the [[ECW Championship]]. Originally, an Elimination Chase was planned to determine the #1 contender for the ECW Championship. In the first match of the chase, held on [[September 18]] edition of ''ECW'', [[Elijah Burke]], [[Stevie Richards]], [[Tommy Dreamer]] and [[Kevin Fertig|Kevin Thorn]] were the participants. Burke eliminated Richards from the chase.<ref name="ECW - Burke vs Thorn vs Richards vs Dreamer">{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Tello|date=[[2007-09-18]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09182007/articles/bigchase|title=The chase is on|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> On [[September 25]] edition of ''ECW'', Burke was again on top eliminating Thorn.<ref name="ECW - Burke vs Dreamer vs Thorn">{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Tello|date=[[2007-09-25]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09252007/articles/ecwchampchasers|title=Championshipchasers|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> On [[October 2]] edition of ''ECW'', Tommy Dreamer originally won the chase after defeating Burke and was made the #1 Contender to the ECW Championship<ref name="ECW - BDV vs Dreamer">{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Tello|date=[[2007-09-18]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/10022007/articles/chaseover|title=The chase is over|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> but General Manager [[Hazem Ali|Armando Alejandro Estrada]] said that the chase was not over and sent Big Daddy V to the ring. Big Daddy V defeated Dreamer with a Samoan Drop to become the #1 contender for the title.<ref name="ECW - BDV vs Dreamer"/> |
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===Event=== |
===Event=== |
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Before the event went live on pay-per-view, fans at the arena were treated to a special dark match between [[Bob Holly|Hardcore Holly]] and [[Cody Rhodes]], which Holly won with the Alabama Slam. |
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Before the event went live on pay-per-view, [[Bob Holly|Hardcore Holly]] defeated [[Cody Rhodes]] in a [[List of professional wrestling slang#D|dark match]] after an [[Professional wrestling throws#Alabama slam|Alabama Slam]].<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/nomercy07.html|title=No Mercy 2007 results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> |
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The event began with WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] and Raw General Manager [[William Regal]] coming to the ring. McMahon reiterated that former WWE Champion John Cena would be out of action between six months and one year. He then announced that the new WWE Champion is Randy Orton. Regal gave Orton the choice of facing anyone he wanted that night for the championship. Before he could name an opponent, however, [[Triple H]] came out, demanding a championship match for that moment. After suggesting that he “didn't have the guts", McMahon ordered the match to begin. Triple H won the match after a rollup, becoming an eleven-time World Champion. Orton's championship reign lasted less than thirty minutes. |
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The event started with [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] entered into the ring to determine the new [[WWE Championship|WWE Champion]]. He said that he would fulfill his promise by guaranteeing a WWE Championship match and a new WWE Champion and awarded the WWE Championship to [[Randy Orton]].<ref name="No Mercy - Ortonchampion">{{cite web|first= Bryan|last=Robinson|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/exclusives/ortonawardedchampionship|title=Orton awarded WWE Championship, but challenged by The Game|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref><ref name="WWEtitleorton1"/> Orton commented that how he felt about getting the WWE Championship. McMahon asked Orton that against which WWE superstar he would like to defend the WWE Championship at No Mercy. Before Orton could tell the name, [[Triple H]]'s music hit and he entered into the ring challenging Orton for the title.<ref name="No Mercy - Ortonchampion"/> Orton didn't accept the challenge but Triple H insisted for a title shot. McMahon told Triple H "no means no". Triple H started insulting McMahon which forced McMahon to arrange the WWE Championship match between Triple H and Orton. |
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The next contest was a bonus six-man tag team match, which saw [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Paul London and Brian Kendrick]] take on [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]] and the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] [[Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch]], which the later won when Kennedy get the Green Bay Plunge on London. |
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The first match of the night was between Randy Orton and Triple H for the WWE Championship. Orton defended his newly won title against Triple H. The two had a great and vicious title match. In the beginning of the match, Triple H was distracted by McMahon who claimed to have defeated Triple H twice.<ref name="091699">{{cite web|url= http://slashwrestling.com/smackdown/990916.html|title=SmackDown! Recap (September 16, 1999)|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref><ref name="RAW - McMahon & Carlito vs Triple H">{{cite web|first=Corey|last=Clayton|date=[[2007-09-24]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09242007/articles/mcmahonhhh/|title=The Game gets played by Mr. McMahon|publisher=WWE| accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> Orton took the advantage and attacked Triple H from behind. Orton started beating Triple H and even delivered him an [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Elevated DDT|Elevated DDT]]. Orton tried to beat more but Triple H had the upper hand on Orton. The two were furiously beating each other. Orton attempted to hit an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Jumping cutter|RKO]] but Triple H pushed him into the turnbuckles. Triple H pinned Orton with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|schoolboy pin]] to win the match and the WWE Championship from Orton.<ref name="No Mercy - HHH vs Orton">{{cite web|first= Bryan|last=Robinson|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/52672882/results|title=King of Kings reigns supreme again|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref><ref name="WWEtitlehhh6">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/5594210|title=Triple H's first WWE Championship reign|publisher=WWE| accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> |
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Backstage, McMahon informed Triple H that his previously scheduled match against [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] was still going to take place, and that his newly-won WWE Championship would be on the line. |
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The second match was a [[List of professional wrestling match types|six-man tag team match]]. [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]] and [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] [[Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch]] faced [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Paul London and Brian Kendrick]]. Kennedy, Cade and Murdoch cheated throughout the match. Hardy, London and Kendrick started performing [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques|aerial moves]] in the end of the match and it seemed that these three would win but Cade and Murdoch double-teamed Hardy and Kendrick. Kennedy got London and delivered him a [[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry slam|Green Bay Plunge]] followed by a pinfall victory.<ref name="No Mercy - Kennedy, Cade & Murdoch vs Hardy, London & Kendrick">{{cite web|first=Lennie|last=Difino|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288113111|title=Hostile territory|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> |
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Next up was lone [[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]] match of the evening as Chicago-native [[Phil Brooks|CM Punk]] defended his [[ECW Championship]] against [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]]. The meeting was short lived as V's manager, [[Matt Striker]], attacked Punk a couple minutes into the match, causing a disqualification. Afterward, V attacked Punk, hitting him with several elbow drops, causing Punk to bleed from the mouth. |
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The third match was [[CM Punk]] versus [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] for the [[ECW Championship]]. BDV was [[Manager (professional wrestling)|supported]] by [[Matthew Kaye|Matt Striker]] during the match. In the beginning, BDV got the upper hand by destroying the champion until Punk powered up and started beating BDV. Punk was close of the victory until Striker came into the ring and attacked Punk causing a disqualification victory for Punk. It resulted in CM Punk retaining the ECW Championship by disqualification but after the match, BDV attacked him brutally.<ref name="No Mercy - Punk vs BDV"/> |
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In a continuation of their personal rivalry, [[WWE Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Champions]] [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Alvin Burke, Jr.|Montal Vontavious Porter]] (MVP) came out to have a pizza-eating contest. The contest was moderated by [[Tazz]] and also featured [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]] and [[Melina Perez|Melina]] as scorekeepers. Hardy won the contest two slices to none. |
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The fourth match was [[Triple H]] versus [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] for the [[WWE Championship]]. Triple H didn't get any time to rest<ref name="No Mercy - Triple Hrollercoaster">{{cite web|first= Bryan|last=Robinson|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/exclusives/rollercoaster|title=Roller Coaster Night For The Game|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref>, but he was just defending the title. Umaga got the upper hand and destroyed the champion. The challenger tried to hit Triple H a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Hip attack|Samoan Wrecking Ball]] but failed to do so. Triple H who was unable to wrestle, yet fought up the challenger and kicked into his mid-section. Triple H delivered Umaga, a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]] followed by a pinfall victory. As a result, Triple H retained the WWE Championship.<ref name="No Mercy - HHH vs Umaga">{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Robinson|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288/results|title=The Game avoids a Samoan maiming|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> |
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Up next was the second WWE Championship match of the evening as Triple H defended his newly-won title against [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]]. The ending saw Triple H win the match after hitting Umaga with a pedigree. |
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The fifth match was [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]] versus [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]]. Finlay started beating Mysterio brutally, furiously and viciously and continued to attack him until Mysterio powered up and started beating Finlay. Mysterio ended the match after dropping Finlay into the bottom rope. He climbed into the top rope and went on to deliver Finlay a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard legdrop|Droppin Da' Dime]]. Finlay's head crashed on the floor and was unable to wrestle anymore. He was put into a neck brace and lifted onto a gurney. Mysterio showed compassion for his fallen opponent. The match was ruled no contest. As Mysterio was walking, Finlay got up and then attacked Mysterio from behind and kept on beating him brutally and then everyone came to know that Finlay made a plan to do this as nothing had happened to his head.<ref name="No Mercy - Mysterio vs Finlay">{{cite web|first=Louie|last=Dee|date=[[2007-10-07]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/5267288111/results/|title=Irish eyes are lying|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> |
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''Friday Night SmackDown!'' was represented in the next match as [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]] took on [[Fit Finlay|Finlay]]. The match ended in a no contest after Finlay snapped his head off the floor. However, while being taken away on a stretcher, Finlay jumped out and attacked Mysterio. |
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The sixth match was [[Beth Phoenix]] versus [[Candice Michelle]] for the [[WWE Women's Championship]]. Michelle defended the Women's title in a rematch after she successfully defended the title against Phoenix at ''[[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]]''.<ref name="Unforgiven - Michelle vs Phoenix">{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Adkins|date=[[2007-09-16]]|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/matches/48366502/results/|title=No glory for the Glamazon|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-11-30}}</ref> The bigger and powerful Phoenix began the match after destroying Michelle |
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Backstage, Triple H was having his ribs iced down when McMahon came in to inform him that Orton was invoking his automatic rematch clause for the WWE Championship, and that the match would be taking place later that night. In addition, the match would be Last Man Standing, Orton's originally scheduled match against Cena. |
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The fourth championship match of the night was a rematch from [[WWE Unforgiven#2007|Unforgiven]], with [[WWE Women's Championship|Women's Champion]] [[Candice Michelle]] defending the title against [[Beth Phoenix]]. Phoenix pinned Michelle after a cradled suplex, winning the Women's Championship for the first time. |
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''SmackDown!'s'' main event saw Batista defend the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[The Great Khali]] in a Punjabi Prison match. While locked in the inner cage, neither competitor was able to escape through one of the four trap doors. Khali was able to escape the inner cage first. However, while climbing the outer cage, Batista, who had by this time reached the top of the inner cage, jumped to the outer cage to pull even with Khali. In a head-to-head race, Batista was able to reach the floor first, winning the match, and retaining the championship. |
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The main event of the evening saw a rematch from the start of the show, with Triple H defending the WWE Championship against former champion Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match. The only way to win the match was to beat up your opponent so much that they could not answer the referee's ten-count. This was Triple H's third match of the evening, and Orton's second. In the end, Orton hit the RKO on Triple H over an announce table, and Triple H could not answer the ten-count. Orton won the WWE Championship for the second time of the night, and Triple H's eleventh world title reign lasted a little over two hours. |
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===Aftermath=== |
===Aftermath=== |
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==Results== |
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==Quick results== |
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*'''[[List of professional wrestling slang#D|Dark match]]: [[Bob Holly|Hardcore Holly]] defeated [[Cody Rhodes]] |
*'''[[List of professional wrestling slang#D|Dark match]]: [[Bob Holly|Hardcore Holly]] defeated [[Cody Rhodes]]''' |
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**Holly pinned Rhodes after an [[Professional wrestling throws#Alabama slam|Alabama Slam]]. |
**Holly pinned Rhodes after an [[Professional wrestling throws#Alabama slam|Alabama Slam]]. |
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*[[Vince McMahon]] awarded the vacant [[WWE Championship]] to [[Randy Orton]] |
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*'''[[Triple H]] defeated [[Randy Orton]] to win the [[WWE Championship]] (11:15)''' |
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**This match was originally supposed to be [[John Cena]] defending the title against [[Randy Orton]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]], but was changed when Cena suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] injury and the title was vacated |
**Triple H pinned Orton with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|school boy roll-up]]. |
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**This match was originally supposed to be [[John Cena]] defending the title against [[Randy Orton]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]], but was changed when Cena suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] injury and the title was vacated. |
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*'''[[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]], [[Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Paul London and Brian Kendrick]] (8: |
*'''[[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Kennedy]], [[Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Paul London and Brian Kendrick]] (8:06)''' |
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**Kennedy pinned London after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry slam|Green Bay Plunge]]. |
**Kennedy pinned London after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Fireman's carry slam|Green Bay Plunge]]. |
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*'''[[CM Punk]] defeated [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] (w/[[Matthew Kaye|Matt Striker]]) by disqualification to retain the [[ECW Championship]] (1:37)''' |
*'''[[CM Punk]] defeated [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] (w/[[Matthew Kaye|Matt Striker]]) by disqualification to retain the [[ECW Championship]] (1:37)''' |
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*'''[[Triple H]] defeated [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]] (6:33)''' |
*'''[[Triple H]] defeated [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]] (6:33)''' |
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**Triple H pinned Umaga after a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]]. |
**Triple H pinned Umaga after a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]]. |
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*'''[[Dave Finlay|Finlay]] fought [[Oscar Gutierrez|Rey Mysterio]] to a no-contest (9: |
*'''[[Dave Finlay|Finlay]] fought [[Oscar Gutierrez| Rey Mysterio]] to a no-contest (9:08)''' |
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**The referee stopped the match after Finlay took a [[Bump (professional wrestling)|bump]] to the outside and [[Deception|feigned]] unconsciousness. Finlay then attacked Mysterio from behind. |
**The referee stopped the match after Finlay took a [[Bump (professional wrestling)|bump]] to the outside and [[Deception|feigned]] unconsciousness. Finlay then attacked Mysterio from behind. |
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*'''[[Beth Phoenix]] defeated [[Candice Michelle]] to win the [[WWE Women's Championship]] (4:32)''' |
*'''[[Beth Phoenix]] defeated [[Candice Michelle]] to win the [[WWE Women's Championship]] (4:32)''' |
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**Phoenix pinned Michelle with a [[Suplex#Fisherman suplex|Bridging Fisherman's Suplex]]. |
**Phoenix pinned Michelle with a [[Suplex#Fisherman suplex|Bridging Fisherman's Suplex]]. |
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*'''[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] defeated [[The Great Khali]] (w/Ranjin Singh) in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Punjabi Prison match|Punjabi Prison match]] to retain the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (14:47)''' |
*'''[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] defeated [[The Great Khali]] (w/Ranjin Singh) in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Punjabi Prison match|Punjabi Prison match]] to retain the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (14:47)''' |
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**Batista won after |
**Batista won after escaping from the structure by climbing over the bamboo cage. |
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*'''[[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Triple H]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]] to win the [[WWE Championship]] (20:25)''' |
*'''[[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Triple H]] in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]] to win the [[WWE Championship]] (20:25)''' |
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**Triple H failed to answer the 10-count after an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|RKO]] on the announce table. |
**Triple H failed to answer the 10-count after an [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|RKO]] on the announce table. |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | October 7 2007 | ||
| City | Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| Venue | Allstate Arena | ||
| Attendance | 15,106 | ||
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No Mercy 2007 was a professional wrestling event available on pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the ninth annual No Mercy event and took place on October 7 2007 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.[1]
For the first time, there were three new WWE Championship reigns in one night, as Randy Orton was awarded the vacant title (previously held by John Cena) to start the event, only to lose it to Triple H a half-hour later, but in turn regain it at the end of the night in a Last Man Standing match.[2]
The other championship matches on the undercard were Batista versus The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship,[3] Candice Michelle versus Beth Phoenix for the WWE Women's Championship,[4] and CM Punk versus Big Daddy V for the ECW Championship.[5]
Report
Background
The main feud going into the event for the Raw brand was between WWE Champion John Cena and Randy Orton. The feud began in July after Orton was named the number one contender for Cena's WWE Championship.[6] At SummerSlam, Cena defeated Orton, while at Unforgiven, Orton beat Cena by disqualification. Immediately after the match, acting Raw General Manager Jonathan Coachman, believing that Cena got himself disqualified intentionally, made a rematch between the two at No Mercy, this time in a Last Man Standing Match. On September 17, after threatening to strip Cena of his title for his actions at No Mercy, Coachman ordered Cena's father, Mr. Cena, to face Orton in a match. The match saw Orton hit Mr. Cena with an RKO, while John was forced to watch at ringside while handcuffed to a ring rope.[7] The following week, Coachman announced that Orton had been suspended indefinitely for his actions, although he later announced that Orton had simply been given the night off.[8] The feud resumed on October 1 when Orton, who earlier appeared "via satellite from Chicago", attacked Cena after his match with Mr. Kennedy, knocking him out with an RKO on the announce table. However, during the match, Cena was legitimately injured, suffering a complete tear of his right pectoral tendon. As a result, the match was canceled, and on the October 2 edition of ECW on SciFi, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon officially stripped Cena of the WWE Championship. [9] No replacement match was ever announced, as McMahon simply stated that "a new WWE Champion will be crowned this Sunday."
The main feud for the SmackDown! brand was between Batista, the World Heavyweight Champion, and The Great Khali. The feud began in July when Khali laid out an open challenge to the SmackDown! roster, which was answered by Batista. Shortly after, the feud began revolving around the World Championship when Khali won a twenty-man battle royal on SmackDown!, winning the vacant title. At the Great American Bash, Khali defeated Batista and Kane in a triple threat match, while at SummerSlam, Batista beat Khali by disqualification after Khali used a chair. At Unforgiven, Batista defeated Khali and Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match to win the championship. Khali exercised his rematch clause for a match at No Mercy, to take place in his specialty match, the Punjabi Prison match.
The main feud for the ECW brand was between the ECW Champion, CM Punk, and Big Daddy V. The buildup began when General Manager Armando Estrada announced an "Elimination Chase to No Mercy", involving Elijah Burke, Tommy Dreamer, Kevin Thorn, and Stevie Richards. All four competitors competed in a match together, with the one losing the fall being eliminated from the chase. The remaining wrestlers then competed again, and the process continued until one superstar remained, with the winner challenging Punk for the title at No Mercy. Over a three-week period, Richards, Thorn, and Burke were eliminated, with Dreamer winning the number one contendership, until Estrada announced that there was one more contender in the chase, Big Daddy V. V quickly defeated Dreamer, winning the number one contendership.
Event
Before the event went live on pay-per-view, fans at the arena were treated to a special dark match between Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes, which Holly won with the Alabama Slam.
The event began with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Raw General Manager William Regal coming to the ring. McMahon reiterated that former WWE Champion John Cena would be out of action between six months and one year. He then announced that the new WWE Champion is Randy Orton. Regal gave Orton the choice of facing anyone he wanted that night for the championship. Before he could name an opponent, however, Triple H came out, demanding a championship match for that moment. After suggesting that he “didn't have the guts", McMahon ordered the match to begin. Triple H won the match after a rollup, becoming an eleven-time World Champion. Orton's championship reign lasted less than thirty minutes.
The next contest was a bonus six-man tag team match, which saw Jeff Hardy, Paul London and Brian Kendrick take on Mr. Kennedy and the World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, which the later won when Kennedy get the Green Bay Plunge on London.
Backstage, McMahon informed Triple H that his previously scheduled match against Umaga was still going to take place, and that his newly-won WWE Championship would be on the line.
Next up was lone ECW match of the evening as Chicago-native CM Punk defended his ECW Championship against Big Daddy V. The meeting was short lived as V's manager, Matt Striker, attacked Punk a couple minutes into the match, causing a disqualification. Afterward, V attacked Punk, hitting him with several elbow drops, causing Punk to bleed from the mouth.
In a continuation of their personal rivalry, WWE Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy and Montal Vontavious Porter (MVP) came out to have a pizza-eating contest. The contest was moderated by Tazz and also featured Maria and Melina as scorekeepers. Hardy won the contest two slices to none.
Up next was the second WWE Championship match of the evening as Triple H defended his newly-won title against Umaga. The ending saw Triple H win the match after hitting Umaga with a pedigree.
Friday Night SmackDown! was represented in the next match as Rey Mysterio took on Finlay. The match ended in a no contest after Finlay snapped his head off the floor. However, while being taken away on a stretcher, Finlay jumped out and attacked Mysterio.
Backstage, Triple H was having his ribs iced down when McMahon came in to inform him that Orton was invoking his automatic rematch clause for the WWE Championship, and that the match would be taking place later that night. In addition, the match would be Last Man Standing, Orton's originally scheduled match against Cena.
The fourth championship match of the night was a rematch from Unforgiven, with Women's Champion Candice Michelle defending the title against Beth Phoenix. Phoenix pinned Michelle after a cradled suplex, winning the Women's Championship for the first time.
SmackDown!'s main event saw Batista defend the World Heavyweight Championship against The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison match. While locked in the inner cage, neither competitor was able to escape through one of the four trap doors. Khali was able to escape the inner cage first. However, while climbing the outer cage, Batista, who had by this time reached the top of the inner cage, jumped to the outer cage to pull even with Khali. In a head-to-head race, Batista was able to reach the floor first, winning the match, and retaining the championship.
The main event of the evening saw a rematch from the start of the show, with Triple H defending the WWE Championship against former champion Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match. The only way to win the match was to beat up your opponent so much that they could not answer the referee's ten-count. This was Triple H's third match of the evening, and Orton's second. In the end, Orton hit the RKO on Triple H over an announce table, and Triple H could not answer the ten-count. Orton won the WWE Championship for the second time of the night, and Triple H's eleventh world title reign lasted a little over two hours.
Aftermath
Quick results
- Dark match: Hardcore Holly defeated Cody Rhodes
- Holly pinned Rhodes after an Alabama Slam.
- Vince McMahon awarded the vacant WWE Championship to Randy Orton
- Triple H defeated Randy Orton to win the WWE Championship (11:15)
- Triple H pinned Orton with a school boy roll-up.
- This match was originally supposed to be John Cena defending the title against Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match, but was changed when Cena suffered a legitimate injury and the title was vacated.
- Mr. Kennedy, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeated Jeff Hardy, Paul London and Brian Kendrick (8:06)
- Kennedy pinned London after a Green Bay Plunge.
- CM Punk defeated Big Daddy V (w/Matt Striker) by disqualification to retain the ECW Championship (1:37)
- Big Daddy V was disqualified after Striker attacked Punk.
- Triple H defeated Umaga to retain the WWE Championship (6:33)
- Triple H pinned Umaga after a Pedigree.
- Finlay fought Rey Mysterio to a no-contest (9:08)
- Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle to win the WWE Women's Championship (4:32)
- Phoenix pinned Michelle with a Bridging Fisherman's Suplex.
- Batista defeated The Great Khali (w/Ranjin Singh) in a Punjabi Prison match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (14:47)
- Batista won after escaping from the structure by climbing over the bamboo cage.
- Randy Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match to win the WWE Championship (20:25)
- Triple H failed to answer the 10-count after an RKO on the announce table.
References
- ^ "No Mercy". WWE. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ Robinson, Bryan (2007-10-07). "Championship hot potato: Legend Killer's time comes after all". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ McAvennie, Mike (2007-10-07). "Batista's Punjabi Prison break". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ Adkins, Greg (2007-10-07). "Phoenix Rises". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ Rote, Andrew (2007-10-07). "CM Punk gets a tough win". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ Clayton, Corey. "One bad apple leads to Dominator destruction". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
As Cena turned, the newly-announced No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship delivered a crushing RKO, leaving the Chain Gang commander stunned on the mat.
- ^ Robinson, Bryant. "The father, the son and the WWE Championship". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Robinson, Bryant. "No surrender in Champ, thanks to Irish". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Rote, Andrew (2007-10-02). "Big results". WWE. Retrieved 2007-12-01.