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No Mercy (2002)
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No Mercy was a professional wrestling
pay-per-view
event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) that took place on October 20, 2002, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock
, Arkansas
. It was the fifth annual WWE No Mercy
event and featured wrestlers from the Raw
and SmackDown! brand
.
The event featured two main events. The main event from the SmackDown! brand featured WWE Champion
Brock Lesnar
defeat The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the title. The main event from the Raw brand was a title unification match
, where World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H
defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion
Kane
to unify
both titles.
The undercard featured Trish Stratus
versus Victoria
for the WWE Women's Championship
, Kurt Angle
and Chris Benoit
versus Edge and Rey Mysterio for the new WWE Tag Team Championship
, Jamie Noble
versus Tajiri
for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
, Rob Van Dam
versus Ric Flair
, Torrie Wilson
versus Dawn Marie
and Chris Jericho
and Christian versus Booker T
and Goldust for the World Tag Team Championship.
with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from either one of the WWE's brands - SmackDown or Raw
- the two storyline divisions
in which WWE assigned its employees.
The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand was between Brock Lesnar
and The Undertaker over the WWE Championship
. At Unforgiven
, Lesnar defended the title against Undertaker in a standard wrestling match. The match resulted in a no contest after the referee
was attacked by brawling Lesnar and Undertaker. On September 25 edition of SmackDown, Undertaker defeated Matt Hardy
, who interfered in Lesnar and Undertaker's match at Unforgiven. After the match, Lesnar attacked Undertaker with the WWE title belt. On October 3 edition of SmackDown, Matt Hardy defeated The Undertaker in a Falls Count Anywhere match after Lesnar interfered and hit an F-5 on Undertaker. Afterwords, Lesnar grabbed the propane tank and tossed to Undertaker's hand into the cage. Later that night, Lesnar was informed by his manager
Paul Heyman
that the SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon had ordered Lesnar to defend the title against Undertaker in a rematch. Stephanie, however, announced that Lesnar would defend the title against Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy. The following week on SmackDown!, Lesnar and Paul Heyman found an unorthodox but very effective way to distract the Undertaker leading up to their Hell in a Cell match for the WWE title at No Mercy. Heyman and Lesnar escorted a young woman to the arena, causing speculation to swirl about her identity. During the segment, Heyman tipped his hand as he explained that the woman - Tracy - would show just what kind of man the Undertaker really is. As The Undertaker made his way to the ring, Tracy found herself in the ring staring face to face with him. She erupted into a fury and accused Taker of lying to her and sleeping with her for three months. She stated that she had no idea that Taker was married and his wife Sara was pregnant and apologized to Sara, saying she hated that the news had to be broken that way. Taker claimmed that he had never even seen Tracy before, much less had an affair with her. But all that earned him was a slap to the face from her that ended the segment. Moments later, Undertaker attempted to convince Sara over the phone that he was innocent until it became obvious that Sara wasn't buying his alibi. Sara also got a call from Lesnar as Lesnar told Sara in a mockingly insincere tone that he was concerned for her state of mind. Toward the end of the show, Undertaker would vent his frustrations on Lesnar at the end of the evening as he assaulted him, using the cast on his broken hand as a weapon. The following week on SmackDown!, Undertaker admitted in an interview that he lied about not knowing Tracy and that he knew Tracy, but insisted that it was years before he and his wife Sara even met. Tracy, however, begged to differ, and let SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon know that she and Undertaker had been together as recently as ten days earlier! Lesnar and Heyman, with their own axe of grind, demanded that Stephanie prohibit Undertaker from wearing his cast during their upcoming Hell in the Cell match at No Mercy. Intent on exacting vengeance upon Lesnar, who broke his hand in the first place, Undertaker unleashed an unspeakable fury by nailing Lesnar with the cast, bloodying him in the process. Despite that, Stephanie affirmed that Undertaker would be permitted to wear the cast into the Cell at No Mercy.
The main rivalry from the Raw brand was between the World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H
and the WWE Intercontinental Champion
Kane
. At Unforgiven, Triple H defeated Rob Van Dam
to retain the World title. On September 30 edition of Raw, the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
announced that the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H would wrestle the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho in a Title unification match
at No Mercy and the two would defend their titles later that night. Triple H advanced to No Mercy by retaining the World Championship against Bubba Ray Dudley. However, Kane
defeated Jericho to win the Intercontinental Championship and advance to the title unification match against Triple H at No Mercy. The following week on Raw, Kane successfully singlehandedly defended the World Tag Team Championship (that he had won on September 23rd) in a four team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
as The Hurricane
had been attacked earlier that evening (by Triple H and Flair) and was thus unable to compete. As Kane celebrated his first Tag team title defense in a TLC match, Triple H and Flair came out with Triple H stating that Kane said, "for the first time in my life, i'm happy". He then said that he knew all about Katie Vick and accused Kane of killing her. As the show went off the air, Triple H uttered the words by saying, "Kane, you are a murderer!". On the last edition of Raw, after Kane and The Hurricane lost the World Tag team titles to Jericho and Christian, Kane addressed the crowd and admitted that he was somewhat responsible for Katie Vick's death, however, he claimed that it was an accident. According to Kane, he was simply driving her home from a party because she had too much to drink. Triple H soon came out to interject. He stated that Kane's story was only partly true and that Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking. In addition, Triple H mentioned that at Katie's autopsy, doctors found traces of Kane's semen, leaving him to ask two upsetting questions: Did Kane force himself on her while she was alive? Or did he wait until she was dead? Toward the end of the show, Kane attempted to gain revenge on Triple H as he got to the ring, but Triple H quickly escaped. Kane then targeted his assault on half of the Raw roster by Chokeslam
ming them and then stared down at Triple H as they were set to square off in their Unification title match at No Mercy.
Another predominant rivalry from the Raw brand was between Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair
. At Unforgiven, Flair interfered in RVD's World Heavyweight Championship title shot against Triple H. During the match, Triple H tried to attack RVD with a sledgehammer but Flair interfered in the match and snatched it from Triple H. Flair turned on RVD by hitting him with the sledgehammer and allowed Triple H to win the match. As a result of the betrayal, Flair became a villain
. On September 23 edition of Raw, Triple H and Flair defeated RVD and Bubba Ray Dudley in a tag team
match. After the match, RVD attacked Triple H and performed a Diving Legdrop on Triple H through the announce table. On October 14 edition of Raw, Eric Bischoff announced that RVD would wrestle Flair in a match at No Mercy. Later that night, Triple H defeated RVD in Canadian lumberjack strap match after Ric Flair nailed RVD from behind with the World title belt while the referee was distracted.
The secondary rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into No Mercy was between the team of Kurt Angle
and Chris Benoit
and the team of Edge and Rey Mysterio to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions
. SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced that a tag team tournament would take place to determine the new Tag Team Champions for the brand. The tournament started on October 3 edition of SmackDown, with the quarterfinals. Los Guerreros
(Eddie
and Chavo
) defeated Mark Henry
and Rikishi
in the first match and Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons
defeated Billy and Chuck
in the second match. The other two matches of the quarterfinal round took place on October 10 edition of SmackDown, as Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated John Cena
and Billy Kidman, and Edge and Rey Mysterio defeated Brock Lesnar and Tajiri
. On October 17 edition of SmackDown, the semifinal round took place, where Angle and Benoit defeated Los Guerreros, and Edge and Mysterio defeated D-Von and Simmons. This set up the final round match pitting Angle and Benoit against Edge and Mysterio to crown the new champions at No Mercy.
The third rivalry from the Raw brand heading into the event was between the team of Chris Jericho
and Christian and the team of Booker T
and Goldust over the World Tag Team Championship. On September 23 edition of Raw, Jericho defeated Goldust to retain the Intercontinental Championship in a match ordered by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. On September 30 edition of Raw, Jericho was confronted by Goldust's tag team partner Booker in a backstage segment. On October 7 edition of Raw, Booker defeated The Big Show
in a Steel Cage match. After the match, Jericho attacked Booker. On October 14 edition of Raw, Booker retaliated by attacking Jericho before Jericho and Christian's World Tag Team Championship match against Kane and The Hurricane
. However, Jericho and Christian managed to win the championships. After the match, Bischoff announced that Jericho and Christian would defend the titles against Booker and Goldust at No Mercy.
The third rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the event was between Jamie Noble
and Tajiri
over the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
. On October 10 edition of SmackDown, Noble's valet Nidia
was involved in a backstage confrontation with Rey Mysterio and Noble was not there to support her. She then confronted Noble, enabling the security guard to ask what the problem was. Nidia responded by slapping Noble's water bottle (w/water in it) out of Noble's hand onto the guard, prompting him to remove the two out of the arena for the night. On that evening, Noble was scheduled to team with Tajiri to take on Edge & Mysterio in the quarterfinals to crown the new WWE Tag team championship but since Noble got removed from the arena, he was replaced by Brock Lesnar in the tag team match. Edge and Mysterio still managed to win the match and advance to the Semi-Finals. On October 17 edition of SmackDown, Noble's tag team partner Tajiri served as the special referee in a match between Noble and Nidia. Noble won the match. After the match, Tajiri tried to help Nidia to her feet but she slapped him on the face, enabling Noble to attacked Tajiri from behind. As a result, Noble and Nidia kept their alliance. This led to a match between Noble and Tajiri for the Cruiserweight Championship at No Mercy.
The Divas
rivalry from the Raw brand heading into the event was between Trish Stratus
and Victoria
over the WWE Women's Championship
. At Unforgiven, Stratus defeated Molly Holly to win the title. On September 23 edition of Raw, Stratus defeated Molly and Victoria in a Triple Threat match to retain the title. On September 30 edition of Raw, Victoria attacked Stratus from behind backstage before their title match. Stratus, however, defeated Victoria by disqualification to retain the title after Victoria nailed Stratus with a steel chair. On October 7 edition of Raw, Victoria attacked Stratus after Stratus retained the title against Stacy Keibler
in a Bra and Panties match. This led to a title match between Stratus and Victoria at No Mercy.
The Divas rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the event was between Torrie Wilson
and Dawn Marie
. On September 26 edition of SmackDown, Wilson defeated Nidia
in a Bikini
contest via crowd reaction. After the contest ended, Wilson was confronted by Dawn in a backstage segment. On October 3 edition of SmackDown, Wilson introduced her father Al Wilson to Billy and Chuck
. Dawn started getting affected towards Al shortly thereafter. Later that night, Torrie defeated Dawn in a Bikini contest. After the contest ended, Dawn was about to shake Torrie's hand but instead she slapped her down and tossed her out of the ring. The following week, Torrie defeated Dawn in a Lingerie
contest. Afterword, Dawn wanted to shake Torrie's hand this time but Torrie this time declined and walked away as if it looks like she wasn't going to fall for another trick to an assault that happened to her the previous week. Backstage, Dawn continued to attract Al towards herself, which lead to a match between Torrie and Dawn at No Mercy. On the final edition of SmackDown, Dawn and Matt Hardy defeated Torrie and Rikishi in a mixed tag team match. Moments later, Torrie started looking for her dad until she went to the Women's locker room and found him in a shower with Dawn.
(PPV), The Hurricane
defeated Steven Richards
in a match that aired live on Sunday Night Heat
.
match for the World Tag Team Championship between Chris Jericho
and Christian and Booker T
and Goldust. Goldust and Jericho started the match but immediately tagged in to Booker and Christian respectively. Booker knocked Christian with a Punch and then a Clothesline and started chasing Jericho but Jericho hopped down from the ring apron. Goldust slingshotted Jericho over the top rope onto Christian and Booker rolled Jericho back into the ring. Goldust tagged in and performed a Double Bulldog on Jericho and Christian and then hit Christian with a Complete Shot, which he called Golden Globes and then hit Jericho with a Drop Toe Hold into the groin
of Christian in the corner. Goldust followed by attempting to pin Jericho with a roll-up but Jericho kicked out at 2. Goldust attempted to perform a Hangman's Neckbreaker on Jericho, which he calls Curtain Call but Jericho avoided the move and applied an Elevated Boston Crab
, which he calls Walls of Jericho on Goldust. Booker broke the hold by kick
ing in Jericho's head. Booker performed a Missile Dropkick. Christian grabbed one of the Tag Team Championship belts and attempted to hit Booker with it but Booker stopped the move. Jericho attempted to hit a Springboard Dropkick, but the middle rope broke. However, Jericho hit Goldust with a One-Handed Bulldog on the Championship belt and finished Goldust with a Moonsault
to retain the Tag Team Championship.
The second match of the event was between Torrie Wilson
and Dawn Marie. The ring was being repaired during Dawn's entrance, as the middle rope broke down during the previous match. Torrie started the match by attacking Dawn with punches until Dawn left the ring. As Dawn returned to the ring, she started arguing with the referee
. Torrie took advantage of the situation and performed a Swinging Neckbreaker on Dawn to win the match.
The next match was between Rob Van Dam
and Ric Flair
. As the match started, RVD started attacking Flair until Flair escaped out of the ring but RVD caught him outside the ring by fighting with punches. The action returned to the ring where Flair applied a Figure Four Leglock on RVD. RVD tried to reverse the hold but Flair rolled into the ropes to break the hold. Flair attempted to apply Figure Four Leglock again but RVD countered it with a Small Package for a near-fall. Flair climbed the top rope but RVD pulled him down by slamming him in the center of the ring. RVD performed a Rolling Thunder on Flair to get a near-fall. RVD followed it by performing a Five-Star Frog Splash on Flair for the victory.
The fourth match was for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
. Jamie Noble
defended the title against Tajiri
. The match started in the aisle when Tajiri moonsault
ed Noble. The two continued to battle and their fight reached the ring where Noble dominated Tajiri for much of the earlier match. Tajiri started dominating the match by attempting a Moonsault on Noble. However, Noble avoided the move but Tajiri landed on his feet. However, Tajiri performed a Flip Over DDT on Noble. Noble recovered from the move and attempted to hit a Clothesline but missed it and Tajiri attacked him with a series of kicks and superkicked him in the chin for a near-fall. Tajiri followed by applying a Rope Hung Boston Crab, which he calls Tarantula on Noble and attempted to perform a Roundhouse Kick
, which he calls Buzzsaw Kick to Noble's face but missed the move. However, he slammed Noble’s face into the turnbuckle and then hit a Buzzsaw Kick but before he could pin Noble, Noble's manager
Nidia
climbed the apron and kissed the referee. Noble took advantage and delivered a Sitout Double Underhook Powerbomb to Tajiri to get a near-fall. However, Noble attempted to pin Tajiri with a Victory Roll. Nidia helped Noble in pinning Tajiri to retain the Cruiserweight Championship. After the match, Tajiri delivered a Buzzsaw Kick to Noble in the back of his head.
. It was a Title unification match
for Triple H
's World Heavyweight Championship
and Kane
's WWE Intercontinental Championship
. As the match started, Kane shoved Triple H into the corner. Kane continued to attack Triple H and punched him numerous times in the corner of the ring. Triple H started dominating the match by clotheslining Kane over the top rope and he landed on his feet on the outside. Triple H ran outside but Kane grabbed him by the throat. However, Triple H freed himself from Kane and slammed him into the steel ring post. Triple H returned to the ring with Kane and started gaining momentum into the match. Triple H applied a Sleeper Hold on Kane. Kane stumbled to his knees and countered the hold by performing a Vertical Suplex on Triple H. Kane attacked with punches slammed Triple H into the turnbuckle and hit a Back Body drop. Kane attempted a pinfall attempt on Triple H but Ric Flair ran into the ring and went after Kane. Flair got Kane out of the ring and Triple H went back to fight Kane in the ring. The Hurricane
then ran down to the ringside area and prevented Flair from interfering in the match. This distracted Triple H and he performed a Double Underhook Facebuster, which he calls Pedigree on Hurricane. Kane recovered and regained his momentum by powerslam
ming Triple H in the middle of the ring. Kane attempted to pin Triple H but Triple H kicked out. Triple H climbed the top rope and attempted to hit a Diving Axe Handle but missed the move. Kane attacked Triple H and put him back on the top turnbuckle and attempted to hit a Superplex. Triple H leaped down but Kane delivered a Big Boot to his face. Kane attempted to hit Big Boot in the air at Triple H but missed and the referee received the move. With the referee knocked out, Triple H and Kane battled to the ringside area. Triple H Kane chokeslam
med Triple H through the announce table. Flair tried to attack Kane outside the ring but Kane shoved him and took Triple H with him back into the ring to pin him. Flair ran into the ring with a sledgehammer and tried to attack Kane with it but Kane grabbed it from Flair and nailed him with it. After knocking out Flair, Kane focused on Triple H and tried to nail him with it, but Triple H low blow
ed Kane and took the weapon. Triple H attempted to hit Kane with the sledgehammer but Kane avoided the move and delivered a Chokeslam to Triple H and attempted to pin him, but the referee was knocked out cold. A new referee came in to make the count, but Flair pulled him out at the last second to prevent Triple H from losing the match. Flair then climbed the top rope to distract Kane. Kane chokeslammed Flair. Triple H took advantage and performed a Pedigree on a distracted Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Championship and unify Kane's Intercontinental Championship into his World Championship.
The sixth match of the event was a tag team match to determine the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champions
. Kurt Angle
and Chris Benoit
wrestled Edge and Rey Mysterio for the titles. As the match started, Mysterio dominated Angle with his speed before tagging in Edge. Angle applied a Front Facelock on Edge and ran in the ring through the ropes. Edge caught Angle with an Arm Drag and then dropkick
ed Angle. Benoit was tagged in and he started attacking Edge. They wrestled on the mat and Edge applied an Armbar on Benoit. Benoit pushed him back to the corner and fought out of the hold and then applied a Side Headlock on Edge in the middle of the ring. Benoit then ran through the ropes and hit a Shoulder Block and followed it up with another Shoulder Block but Edge countered with a Hip Toss and attacked him in the corner. Edge hit Benoit with a Flapjack and then slammed Benoit into the turnbuckle. Benoit sent Edge into the ropes near Angle and he attacked Edge with a Knee Lift when he hit he ropes. Edge speared Angle, who was standing on the ring apron. Benoit then slammed Edge down and delivered an Elbow Drop on him. Angle got the tag and kicked Edge in the ribs as he got into the ring. He then used the ropes as leverage and stood on the face of Edge. Angle hit a knee to the gut of Edge as Edge ran off the ropes. Angle applied an Inverted Facelock on Edge. Edge finally got up but was hit with a Belly to Belly Suplex from Angle. Angle tagged Benoit and he came in and attacked Edge in the corner. He slammed him into the turnbuckle. He pulled him out and repeatedly lifted the knee into the gut of Edge. Benoit whipped Edge into the corner and hit him with three consecutive German Suplexes in a row and then attacked on Mysterio to knock him off the ring apron. Benoit climbed the top rope and attempted to perform a Diving Headbutt on Edge but Edge avoided the move and tagged Mysterio. Mysterio ran into the ring and used his quick speed, attacking Angle off the ring apron and then Mysterio dropkicked Benoit in the face. Mysterio followed by performing a Diving Legdrop Bulldog, which he calls Droppin Da' Dime on Benoit. However, Benoit recovered and applied a Crossface, which he called Crippler Crossface on Mysterio. Mysterio got out of the move by slamming Benoit into the middle rope and attempted to hit Benoit with a Tiger Feint Kick, which he calls 619 but Benoit countered. Edge attacked Benoit and Mysterio attempted to pin, but Benoit kicked out. Mysterio climbed up top rope but Angle caught him and hit him a Belly to Belly Suplex from the top rope. Benoit took advantage and made a pinfall attempt on Mysterio but Mysterio kicked out at 2. Benoit slammed Mysterio into the corner, where Angle and Benoit double-teamed Mysterio. Angle was tagged back in and he began attacking Mysterio. Angle suplex
ed Mysterio to get a near-fall. Angle applied a Front Facelock on Mysterio and followed it with a Belly to Belly Suplex. He tagged Benoit in and Benoit performed a Back Body Drop on Mysterio and followed it with a Belly to Back Suplex for a near-fall. Mysterio started attacking Benoit and tagged in Edge. Angle was also tagged in at the same time. Edge attacked Benoit in the corner and Mysterio performed a Bronco Buster on a cornered Benoit. Edge hit a Hurricanrana on Angle. Benoit took advantage and attempted to hit Edge with a Diving Headbutt but Edge avoided the move and Angle was hit with it. Edge took advantage and attempted to pin Angle, but got a near-fall. Mysterio entered the ring and kicked Angle in the face. Benoit applied a Crippler Crossface on Edge from behind. Edge knocked Benoit out of the ring and tossed Mysterio onto Benoit outside the ring. Angle attempted to apply an Ankle Lock on Edge, but Edge countered it and applied the Ankle Lock on Angle instead. Angle countered the hold and applied his own Ankle Lock on Edge, making him tap out to the hold. As a result, Angle and Benoit became the first-ever Tag Team Champions.
The final match on the undercard was for the WWE Women's Championship
. Trish Stratus
defended the title against Victoria
. Stratus and Victoria started the match in the ring and they quickly fought to the outside. Trish clotheslined Victoria but Victoria foughtt back and slammed Stratus on the guardrail. They got back into the ring. Victoria flipped over the top rope and performed a Diving Legdrop on Stratus. Victoria backed her into the corner but Stratus turned the momentum around and got Victoria on the top rope and hit a Hurricanrana. Victoria recovered and hit Stratus with a Scoop Slam. She hit Stratus another Scoop Slam and climbed the top rope. Stratus caught her and hit her a Back Suplex from the ropes to get a near-fall. Trish caught her and then hit a back suplex on her from the ropes for a near-fall. The two wrestled on the mat where Victoria made a pinfall attempt on Stratus but Stratus countered it and pinned Victoria with a roll-up to win the match and retain the Women's Championship. After the match, Victoria assaulted Stratus until the referee stopped Victoria from attacking Stratus.
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship
. Brock Lesnar
defended the title against The Undertaker. Lesnar started the match by applying a Bearhug on Undertaker but Taker broke free. Lesnar whipped Undertaker off the ropes and hit him with a Scoop Powerslam for a near-fall. Undertaker knocked Lesnar out of the ring. Lesnar tried to get out of the cage as he went to the cage door. After Lesnar got outside of the cage, Undertaker followed him to the outside and the two began fighting until their action returned to the ring. Undertaker used his cast on Lesnar several times, causing Lesnar to bleed. Undertaker slammed him off the ring steps and then attacked him over in the corner against the cage wall. Undertaker then drove Lesnar’s head into the steel wall of the cell. Undertaker continued his assault on Lesnar and slammed him into the cell wall again and he bounced off of the steps again. Lesnar eventually started focusing on Undertaker's injured hand but Undertaker did not lose his momentum and continued to fight back. Undertaker was distracted by Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman
. Undertaker grabbed Heyman's tie through the cage and pulled him repeatedly into the cage, causing him to bleed. Lesnar took advantage of the distraction and started fighting Undertaker. He backed Undertaker into the wall of the cell and worked on the injured hand. He slammed the hand repeatedly and then tried to remove the cast. Undertaker began attacking Lesnar and prevented him from removing the cast. Lesnar took advantage of the hand's injury and continued his attempt to remove the cast. He took Undertaker back to the ring and kicked Undertaker's injured hand, which allowed Lesnar to remove the cast off of Undertaker's hand. Lesnar focused on Undertaker's injured hand and continued to attack it until Undertaker low blowed Lesnar. However, Lesnar recovered and delivered a DDT
to Undertaker. Lesnar went to the outside of the ring. Undertaker recovered and dove through the ropes and attempted to perform a Suicide Dive on Lesnar but Lesnar avoided the move and Undertaker slammed right into the steel cage. Lesnar got up and slammed Taker into the cell and clotheslined him. Lesnar grabbed the steel steps and attacked Undertaker with the steel steps. Lesnar performed a Spinebuster on Undertaker and attempted a pinfall but Undertaker kicked out at 2. Lesnar attempted another pinfall but Undertaker again kicked out at 2. Undertaker got the momentum and attempted to hit an Arm Twist Ropewalk Chop, which he calls Old School on Lesnar but Lesnar dragged Undertaker down to the mat. Undertaker recovered and hit Lesnar with a Chokeslam. Undertaker made a pinfall attempt but got a near-fall. Lesnar then tried to mock Undertaker by performing Undertaker's own finisher on him, an Elevated Powerbomb, which Undertaker calls Last Ride. However, Undertaker countered it by hitting Lesnar with a Back Body Drop. Undertaker picked up Lesnar and attempted to hit him with a Last Ride but Lesnar slammed Undertaker into the turnbuckle. Lesnar started hitting Mounted Punches on Undertaker but Undertaker caught him and performed a Last Ride and attempted to pin Lesnar, but Lesnar kicked out at 2. Undertaker attempted to perform a Reverse Belly to Belly Piledriver, which he calls Tombstone Piledriver on Lesnar but Lesnar countered and performed a Fireman's Carry Facebuster, which he called F5 to win the match and to retain the WWE Championship.
challenged Brock Lesnar
for the WWE Championship
at Survivor Series
. Later that night, The Undertaker cut a promo and showed his respect for Lesnar on their Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy. However, the promo was interrupted by Big Show, who attacked Undertaker and injured him. Lesnar's manager
Paul Heyman
continuously advised Lesnar to get out of the title match against Big Show at Survivor Series because Heyman thought that Lesnar could not defeat Big Show, but Lesnar intended to wrestle Big Show. At Survivor Series, Big Show defeated Lesnar to win the WWE Championship, after Heyman betrayed Lesnar and helped Big Show in winning the title.
After losing to Triple H
in the Title unification match
at No Mercy, Kane
continued his rivalry
with Triple H. On October 21 edition of Raw
, Kane and Rob Van Dam
defeated Triple H and Ric Flair
in a tag team
match. After the match, Kane and Triple H continued to brawl with each other. On October 28 edition of Raw, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
announced that the first-ever Elimination Chamber match
would take place at Survivor Series and Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship
would be on the line in the match. Kane, Shawn Michaels
, Chris Jericho
, Booker T
and Rob Van Dam were announced as the other participants of the match. Later that night, Kane and Triple H participated in a Casket match. At Survivor Series, Michaels defeated Triple H, Booker, RVD, Jericho and Kane in the first-ever Elimination Chamber to win the World Championship.
The tournament was held between October 3 and October 20, 2002. The tournament brackets were:
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event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE) that took place on October 20, 2002, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock
North Little Rock, Arkansas
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, Arkansas
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. It was the fifth annual WWE No Mercy
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event and featured wrestlers from the Raw
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and SmackDown! brand
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.
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Brock Lesnar
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defeat The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the title. The main event from the Raw brand was a title unification match
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, where World Heavyweight Champion
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Triple H
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defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
to unify
Championship unification
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.-History:In professional wrestling, championships may be unified to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion, or to add legitimacy and prestige to a...
both titles.
The undercard featured Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
versus Victoria
Lisa Marie Varon
Lisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent...
for the WWE Women's Championship
WWE Women's Championship
The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification...
, Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
versus Edge and Rey Mysterio for the new WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
, Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition...
versus Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
, Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
versus Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
, Torrie Wilson
Torrie Wilson
Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model. She is best known for her tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment , where she worked on both their SmackDown and Raw brands throughout her eight-year run.As a fitness...
versus Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
and Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Christian versus Booker T
Booker Huffman
Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...
and Goldust for the World Tag Team Championship.
Background
The event featured nine professional wrestling matchesMock combat
Mock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, recreational or performance reasons...
with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from either one of the WWE's brands - SmackDown or Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
- the two storyline divisions
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
in which WWE assigned its employees.
The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand was between Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
and The Undertaker over the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. At Unforgiven
Unforgiven (2002)
Unforgiven was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment that took place on September 22, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California...
, Lesnar defended the title against Undertaker in a standard wrestling match. The match resulted in a no contest after the referee
Referee (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain kayfabe. The referee also has the ultimate power in the ring...
was attacked by brawling Lesnar and Undertaker. On September 25 edition of SmackDown, Undertaker defeated Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, who interfered in Lesnar and Undertaker's match at Unforgiven. After the match, Lesnar attacked Undertaker with the WWE title belt. On October 3 edition of SmackDown, Matt Hardy defeated The Undertaker in a Falls Count Anywhere match after Lesnar interfered and hit an F-5 on Undertaker. Afterwords, Lesnar grabbed the propane tank and tossed to Undertaker's hand into the cage. Later that night, Lesnar was informed by his manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
that the SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon had ordered Lesnar to defend the title against Undertaker in a rematch. Stephanie, however, announced that Lesnar would defend the title against Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy. The following week on SmackDown!, Lesnar and Paul Heyman found an unorthodox but very effective way to distract the Undertaker leading up to their Hell in a Cell match for the WWE title at No Mercy. Heyman and Lesnar escorted a young woman to the arena, causing speculation to swirl about her identity. During the segment, Heyman tipped his hand as he explained that the woman - Tracy - would show just what kind of man the Undertaker really is. As The Undertaker made his way to the ring, Tracy found herself in the ring staring face to face with him. She erupted into a fury and accused Taker of lying to her and sleeping with her for three months. She stated that she had no idea that Taker was married and his wife Sara was pregnant and apologized to Sara, saying she hated that the news had to be broken that way. Taker claimmed that he had never even seen Tracy before, much less had an affair with her. But all that earned him was a slap to the face from her that ended the segment. Moments later, Undertaker attempted to convince Sara over the phone that he was innocent until it became obvious that Sara wasn't buying his alibi. Sara also got a call from Lesnar as Lesnar told Sara in a mockingly insincere tone that he was concerned for her state of mind. Toward the end of the show, Undertaker would vent his frustrations on Lesnar at the end of the evening as he assaulted him, using the cast on his broken hand as a weapon. The following week on SmackDown!, Undertaker admitted in an interview that he lied about not knowing Tracy and that he knew Tracy, but insisted that it was years before he and his wife Sara even met. Tracy, however, begged to differ, and let SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon know that she and Undertaker had been together as recently as ten days earlier! Lesnar and Heyman, with their own axe of grind, demanded that Stephanie prohibit Undertaker from wearing his cast during their upcoming Hell in the Cell match at No Mercy. Intent on exacting vengeance upon Lesnar, who broke his hand in the first place, Undertaker unleashed an unspeakable fury by nailing Lesnar with the cast, bloodying him in the process. Despite that, Stephanie affirmed that Undertaker would be permitted to wear the cast into the Cell at No Mercy.
The main rivalry from the Raw brand was between the World Heavyweight Champion
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
and the WWE Intercontinental Champion
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
. At Unforgiven, Triple H defeated Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
to retain the World title. On September 30 edition of Raw, the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
announced that the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H would wrestle the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho in a Title unification match
Championship unification
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.-History:In professional wrestling, championships may be unified to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion, or to add legitimacy and prestige to a...
at No Mercy and the two would defend their titles later that night. Triple H advanced to No Mercy by retaining the World Championship against Bubba Ray Dudley. However, Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
defeated Jericho to win the Intercontinental Championship and advance to the title unification match against Triple H at No Mercy. The following week on Raw, Kane successfully singlehandedly defended the World Tag Team Championship (that he had won on September 23rd) in a four team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions....
as The Hurricane
Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms...
had been attacked earlier that evening (by Triple H and Flair) and was thus unable to compete. As Kane celebrated his first Tag team title defense in a TLC match, Triple H and Flair came out with Triple H stating that Kane said, "for the first time in my life, i'm happy". He then said that he knew all about Katie Vick and accused Kane of killing her. As the show went off the air, Triple H uttered the words by saying, "Kane, you are a murderer!". On the last edition of Raw, after Kane and The Hurricane lost the World Tag team titles to Jericho and Christian, Kane addressed the crowd and admitted that he was somewhat responsible for Katie Vick's death, however, he claimed that it was an accident. According to Kane, he was simply driving her home from a party because she had too much to drink. Triple H soon came out to interject. He stated that Kane's story was only partly true and that Kane apparently forgot to mention that he too had been drinking. In addition, Triple H mentioned that at Katie's autopsy, doctors found traces of Kane's semen, leaving him to ask two upsetting questions: Did Kane force himself on her while she was alive? Or did he wait until she was dead? Toward the end of the show, Kane attempted to gain revenge on Triple H as he got to the ring, but Triple H quickly escaped. Kane then targeted his assault on half of the Raw roster by Chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
ming them and then stared down at Triple H as they were set to square off in their Unification title match at No Mercy.
Another predominant rivalry from the Raw brand was between Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
. At Unforgiven, Flair interfered in RVD's World Heavyweight Championship title shot against Triple H. During the match, Triple H tried to attack RVD with a sledgehammer but Flair interfered in the match and snatched it from Triple H. Flair turned on RVD by hitting him with the sledgehammer and allowed Triple H to win the match. As a result of the betrayal, Flair became a villain
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
. On September 23 edition of Raw, Triple H and Flair defeated RVD and Bubba Ray Dudley in a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match. After the match, RVD attacked Triple H and performed a Diving Legdrop on Triple H through the announce table. On October 14 edition of Raw, Eric Bischoff announced that RVD would wrestle Flair in a match at No Mercy. Later that night, Triple H defeated RVD in Canadian lumberjack strap match after Ric Flair nailed RVD from behind with the World title belt while the referee was distracted.
The secondary rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into No Mercy was between the team of Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
and the team of Edge and Rey Mysterio to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
. SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon announced that a tag team tournament would take place to determine the new Tag Team Champions for the brand. The tournament started on October 3 edition of SmackDown, with the quarterfinals. Los Guerreros
Los Guerreros
Los Guerreros is a Mexican American family that has been involved with professional wrestling for three generations with the patriarch of the family Gory Guerrero making his debut on September 15, 1937...
(Eddie
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
and Chavo
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero, Jr., is a third generation Mexican-American professional wrestler and member of the famed Guerrero wrestling family who was well known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling...
) defeated Mark Henry
Mark Henry
Mark Jerrold Henry is an American professional wrestler signed with WWE, where he performs on its SmackDown brand as the reigning World Heavyweight Champion. He is a 1992 Olympian, and winner of the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic...
and Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
in the first match and Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons
Ron Simmons
Ronald "Ron" Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He is recognised as being the first Black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling and the first of only two African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship,...
defeated Billy and Chuck
Billy and Chuck
Billy and Chuck was the professional wrestling tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment.-History:Near the end of the Invasion storyline, Chuck Palumbo was kicked out of the WCW/ECW coalition. In response, he defected to the WWF, where he began teaming with Gunn...
in the second match. The other two matches of the quarterfinal round took place on October 10 edition of SmackDown, as Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
and Billy Kidman, and Edge and Rey Mysterio defeated Brock Lesnar and Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
. On October 17 edition of SmackDown, the semifinal round took place, where Angle and Benoit defeated Los Guerreros, and Edge and Mysterio defeated D-Von and Simmons. This set up the final round match pitting Angle and Benoit against Edge and Mysterio to crown the new champions at No Mercy.
The third rivalry from the Raw brand heading into the event was between the team of Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Christian and the team of Booker T
Booker Huffman
Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...
and Goldust over the World Tag Team Championship. On September 23 edition of Raw, Jericho defeated Goldust to retain the Intercontinental Championship in a match ordered by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. On September 30 edition of Raw, Jericho was confronted by Goldust's tag team partner Booker in a backstage segment. On October 7 edition of Raw, Booker defeated The Big Show
Paul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
in a Steel Cage match. After the match, Jericho attacked Booker. On October 14 edition of Raw, Booker retaliated by attacking Jericho before Jericho and Christian's World Tag Team Championship match against Kane and The Hurricane
Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms...
. However, Jericho and Christian managed to win the championships. After the match, Bischoff announced that Jericho and Christian would defend the titles against Booker and Goldust at No Mercy.
The third rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the event was between Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition...
and Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
over the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
. On October 10 edition of SmackDown, Noble's valet Nidia
Nidia Guenard
Nidia Guenard better known simply Nidia is a former professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment...
was involved in a backstage confrontation with Rey Mysterio and Noble was not there to support her. She then confronted Noble, enabling the security guard to ask what the problem was. Nidia responded by slapping Noble's water bottle (w/water in it) out of Noble's hand onto the guard, prompting him to remove the two out of the arena for the night. On that evening, Noble was scheduled to team with Tajiri to take on Edge & Mysterio in the quarterfinals to crown the new WWE Tag team championship but since Noble got removed from the arena, he was replaced by Brock Lesnar in the tag team match. Edge and Mysterio still managed to win the match and advance to the Semi-Finals. On October 17 edition of SmackDown, Noble's tag team partner Tajiri served as the special referee in a match between Noble and Nidia. Noble won the match. After the match, Tajiri tried to help Nidia to her feet but she slapped him on the face, enabling Noble to attacked Tajiri from behind. As a result, Noble and Nidia kept their alliance. This led to a match between Noble and Tajiri for the Cruiserweight Championship at No Mercy.
The Divas
WWE Diva
Diva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
rivalry from the Raw brand heading into the event was between Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
and Victoria
Lisa Marie Varon
Lisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent...
over the WWE Women's Championship
WWE Women's Championship
The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification...
. At Unforgiven, Stratus defeated Molly Holly to win the title. On September 23 edition of Raw, Stratus defeated Molly and Victoria in a Triple Threat match to retain the title. On September 30 edition of Raw, Victoria attacked Stratus from behind backstage before their title match. Stratus, however, defeated Victoria by disqualification to retain the title after Victoria nailed Stratus with a steel chair. On October 7 edition of Raw, Victoria attacked Stratus after Stratus retained the title against Stacy Keibler
Stacy Keibler
Stacy Keibler is an American actress, model, and former professional wrestler and valet, best known for her work with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment ....
in a Bra and Panties match. This led to a title match between Stratus and Victoria at No Mercy.
The Divas rivalry from the SmackDown brand heading into the event was between Torrie Wilson
Torrie Wilson
Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model. She is best known for her tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment , where she worked on both their SmackDown and Raw brands throughout her eight-year run.As a fitness...
and Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
. On September 26 edition of SmackDown, Wilson defeated Nidia
Nidia Guenard
Nidia Guenard better known simply Nidia is a former professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment...
in a Bikini
Bikini
The bikini is typically a women's two-piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the crotch and part of or the entire buttocks, leaving an uncovered area between the two. Merriam–Webster describes the bikini as "a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit" or "a...
contest via crowd reaction. After the contest ended, Wilson was confronted by Dawn in a backstage segment. On October 3 edition of SmackDown, Wilson introduced her father Al Wilson to Billy and Chuck
Billy and Chuck
Billy and Chuck was the professional wrestling tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment.-History:Near the end of the Invasion storyline, Chuck Palumbo was kicked out of the WCW/ECW coalition. In response, he defected to the WWF, where he began teaming with Gunn...
. Dawn started getting affected towards Al shortly thereafter. Later that night, Torrie defeated Dawn in a Bikini contest. After the contest ended, Dawn was about to shake Torrie's hand but instead she slapped her down and tossed her out of the ring. The following week, Torrie defeated Dawn in a Lingerie
Lingerie
Lingerie are fashionable and possibly alluring undergarments.Lingerie usually incorporates one or more flexible, stretchy materials like Lycra, nylon , polyester, satin, lace, silk and sheer fabric which are not typically used in more functional, basic cotton undergarments.The term in the French...
contest. Afterword, Dawn wanted to shake Torrie's hand this time but Torrie this time declined and walked away as if it looks like she wasn't going to fall for another trick to an assault that happened to her the previous week. Backstage, Dawn continued to attract Al towards herself, which lead to a match between Torrie and Dawn at No Mercy. On the final edition of SmackDown, Dawn and Matt Hardy defeated Torrie and Rikishi in a mixed tag team match. Moments later, Torrie started looking for her dad until she went to the Women's locker room and found him in a shower with Dawn.
Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-viewPay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
(PPV), The Hurricane
Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms...
defeated Steven Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
in a match that aired live on Sunday Night Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
.
Preliminary matches
As the event concluded, the first match that aired was a tag teamTag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match for the World Tag Team Championship between Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Christian and Booker T
Booker Huffman
Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...
and Goldust. Goldust and Jericho started the match but immediately tagged in to Booker and Christian respectively. Booker knocked Christian with a Punch and then a Clothesline and started chasing Jericho but Jericho hopped down from the ring apron. Goldust slingshotted Jericho over the top rope onto Christian and Booker rolled Jericho back into the ring. Goldust tagged in and performed a Double Bulldog on Jericho and Christian and then hit Christian with a Complete Shot, which he called Golden Globes and then hit Jericho with a Drop Toe Hold into the groin
Groin attack
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the penis and testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may...
of Christian in the corner. Goldust followed by attempting to pin Jericho with a roll-up but Jericho kicked out at 2. Goldust attempted to perform a Hangman's Neckbreaker on Jericho, which he calls Curtain Call but Jericho avoided the move and applied an Elevated Boston Crab
Boston crab
The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent lying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down,...
, which he calls Walls of Jericho on Goldust. Booker broke the hold by kick
Kick
In combat sports and hand-to-hand combat, a kick is a physical strike using the foot, leg, or knee . This type of attack is used frequently, especially in stand-up fighting...
ing in Jericho's head. Booker performed a Missile Dropkick. Christian grabbed one of the Tag Team Championship belts and attempted to hit Booker with it but Booker stopped the move. Jericho attempted to hit a Springboard Dropkick, but the middle rope broke. However, Jericho hit Goldust with a One-Handed Bulldog on the Championship belt and finished Goldust with a Moonsault
Moonsault
A moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
to retain the Tag Team Championship.
The second match of the event was between Torrie Wilson
Torrie Wilson
Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model. She is best known for her tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment , where she worked on both their SmackDown and Raw brands throughout her eight-year run.As a fitness...
and Dawn Marie. The ring was being repaired during Dawn's entrance, as the middle rope broke down during the previous match. Torrie started the match by attacking Dawn with punches until Dawn left the ring. As Dawn returned to the ring, she started arguing with the referee
Referee (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain kayfabe. The referee also has the ultimate power in the ring...
. Torrie took advantage of the situation and performed a Swinging Neckbreaker on Dawn to win the match.
The next match was between Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
and Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
. As the match started, RVD started attacking Flair until Flair escaped out of the ring but RVD caught him outside the ring by fighting with punches. The action returned to the ring where Flair applied a Figure Four Leglock on RVD. RVD tried to reverse the hold but Flair rolled into the ropes to break the hold. Flair attempted to apply Figure Four Leglock again but RVD countered it with a Small Package for a near-fall. Flair climbed the top rope but RVD pulled him down by slamming him in the center of the ring. RVD performed a Rolling Thunder on Flair to get a near-fall. RVD followed it by performing a Five-Star Frog Splash on Flair for the victory.
The fourth match was for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
. Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble
James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition...
defended the title against Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
. The match started in the aisle when Tajiri moonsault
Moonsault
A moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
ed Noble. The two continued to battle and their fight reached the ring where Noble dominated Tajiri for much of the earlier match. Tajiri started dominating the match by attempting a Moonsault on Noble. However, Noble avoided the move but Tajiri landed on his feet. However, Tajiri performed a Flip Over DDT on Noble. Noble recovered from the move and attempted to hit a Clothesline but missed it and Tajiri attacked him with a series of kicks and superkicked him in the chin for a near-fall. Tajiri followed by applying a Rope Hung Boston Crab, which he calls Tarantula on Noble and attempted to perform a Roundhouse Kick
Roundhouse kick
A roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...
, which he calls Buzzsaw Kick to Noble's face but missed the move. However, he slammed Noble’s face into the turnbuckle and then hit a Buzzsaw Kick but before he could pin Noble, Noble's manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
Nidia
Nidia Guenard
Nidia Guenard better known simply Nidia is a former professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment...
climbed the apron and kissed the referee. Noble took advantage and delivered a Sitout Double Underhook Powerbomb to Tajiri to get a near-fall. However, Noble attempted to pin Tajiri with a Victory Roll. Nidia helped Noble in pinning Tajiri to retain the Cruiserweight Championship. After the match, Tajiri delivered a Buzzsaw Kick to Noble in the back of his head.
Main event matches
The fifth match of the event was the main event from RawWWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
. It was a Title unification match
Championship unification
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.-History:In professional wrestling, championships may be unified to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion, or to add legitimacy and prestige to a...
for Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
's World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
and Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
's WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
. As the match started, Kane shoved Triple H into the corner. Kane continued to attack Triple H and punched him numerous times in the corner of the ring. Triple H started dominating the match by clotheslining Kane over the top rope and he landed on his feet on the outside. Triple H ran outside but Kane grabbed him by the throat. However, Triple H freed himself from Kane and slammed him into the steel ring post. Triple H returned to the ring with Kane and started gaining momentum into the match. Triple H applied a Sleeper Hold on Kane. Kane stumbled to his knees and countered the hold by performing a Vertical Suplex on Triple H. Kane attacked with punches slammed Triple H into the turnbuckle and hit a Back Body drop. Kane attempted a pinfall attempt on Triple H but Ric Flair ran into the ring and went after Kane. Flair got Kane out of the ring and Triple H went back to fight Kane in the ring. The Hurricane
Gregory Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms...
then ran down to the ringside area and prevented Flair from interfering in the match. This distracted Triple H and he performed a Double Underhook Facebuster, which he calls Pedigree on Hurricane. Kane recovered and regained his momentum by powerslam
Powerslam
A powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam.-Emerald Flowsion:...
ming Triple H in the middle of the ring. Kane attempted to pin Triple H but Triple H kicked out. Triple H climbed the top rope and attempted to hit a Diving Axe Handle but missed the move. Kane attacked Triple H and put him back on the top turnbuckle and attempted to hit a Superplex. Triple H leaped down but Kane delivered a Big Boot to his face. Kane attempted to hit Big Boot in the air at Triple H but missed and the referee received the move. With the referee knocked out, Triple H and Kane battled to the ringside area. Triple H Kane chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
med Triple H through the announce table. Flair tried to attack Kane outside the ring but Kane shoved him and took Triple H with him back into the ring to pin him. Flair ran into the ring with a sledgehammer and tried to attack Kane with it but Kane grabbed it from Flair and nailed him with it. After knocking out Flair, Kane focused on Triple H and tried to nail him with it, but Triple H low blow
Groin attack
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the penis and testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may...
ed Kane and took the weapon. Triple H attempted to hit Kane with the sledgehammer but Kane avoided the move and delivered a Chokeslam to Triple H and attempted to pin him, but the referee was knocked out cold. A new referee came in to make the count, but Flair pulled him out at the last second to prevent Triple H from losing the match. Flair then climbed the top rope to distract Kane. Kane chokeslammed Flair. Triple H took advantage and performed a Pedigree on a distracted Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Championship and unify Kane's Intercontinental Championship into his World Championship.
The sixth match of the event was a tag team match to determine the first-ever WWE Tag Team Champions
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
wrestled Edge and Rey Mysterio for the titles. As the match started, Mysterio dominated Angle with his speed before tagging in Edge. Angle applied a Front Facelock on Edge and ran in the ring through the ropes. Edge caught Angle with an Arm Drag and then dropkick
Dropkick
A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
ed Angle. Benoit was tagged in and he started attacking Edge. They wrestled on the mat and Edge applied an Armbar on Benoit. Benoit pushed him back to the corner and fought out of the hold and then applied a Side Headlock on Edge in the middle of the ring. Benoit then ran through the ropes and hit a Shoulder Block and followed it up with another Shoulder Block but Edge countered with a Hip Toss and attacked him in the corner. Edge hit Benoit with a Flapjack and then slammed Benoit into the turnbuckle. Benoit sent Edge into the ropes near Angle and he attacked Edge with a Knee Lift when he hit he ropes. Edge speared Angle, who was standing on the ring apron. Benoit then slammed Edge down and delivered an Elbow Drop on him. Angle got the tag and kicked Edge in the ribs as he got into the ring. He then used the ropes as leverage and stood on the face of Edge. Angle hit a knee to the gut of Edge as Edge ran off the ropes. Angle applied an Inverted Facelock on Edge. Edge finally got up but was hit with a Belly to Belly Suplex from Angle. Angle tagged Benoit and he came in and attacked Edge in the corner. He slammed him into the turnbuckle. He pulled him out and repeatedly lifted the knee into the gut of Edge. Benoit whipped Edge into the corner and hit him with three consecutive German Suplexes in a row and then attacked on Mysterio to knock him off the ring apron. Benoit climbed the top rope and attempted to perform a Diving Headbutt on Edge but Edge avoided the move and tagged Mysterio. Mysterio ran into the ring and used his quick speed, attacking Angle off the ring apron and then Mysterio dropkicked Benoit in the face. Mysterio followed by performing a Diving Legdrop Bulldog, which he calls Droppin Da' Dime on Benoit. However, Benoit recovered and applied a Crossface, which he called Crippler Crossface on Mysterio. Mysterio got out of the move by slamming Benoit into the middle rope and attempted to hit Benoit with a Tiger Feint Kick, which he calls 619 but Benoit countered. Edge attacked Benoit and Mysterio attempted to pin, but Benoit kicked out. Mysterio climbed up top rope but Angle caught him and hit him a Belly to Belly Suplex from the top rope. Benoit took advantage and made a pinfall attempt on Mysterio but Mysterio kicked out at 2. Benoit slammed Mysterio into the corner, where Angle and Benoit double-teamed Mysterio. Angle was tagged back in and he began attacking Mysterio. Angle suplex
Suplex
A suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
ed Mysterio to get a near-fall. Angle applied a Front Facelock on Mysterio and followed it with a Belly to Belly Suplex. He tagged Benoit in and Benoit performed a Back Body Drop on Mysterio and followed it with a Belly to Back Suplex for a near-fall. Mysterio started attacking Benoit and tagged in Edge. Angle was also tagged in at the same time. Edge attacked Benoit in the corner and Mysterio performed a Bronco Buster on a cornered Benoit. Edge hit a Hurricanrana on Angle. Benoit took advantage and attempted to hit Edge with a Diving Headbutt but Edge avoided the move and Angle was hit with it. Edge took advantage and attempted to pin Angle, but got a near-fall. Mysterio entered the ring and kicked Angle in the face. Benoit applied a Crippler Crossface on Edge from behind. Edge knocked Benoit out of the ring and tossed Mysterio onto Benoit outside the ring. Angle attempted to apply an Ankle Lock on Edge, but Edge countered it and applied the Ankle Lock on Angle instead. Angle countered the hold and applied his own Ankle Lock on Edge, making him tap out to the hold. As a result, Angle and Benoit became the first-ever Tag Team Champions.
The final match on the undercard was for the WWE Women's Championship
WWE Women's Championship
The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification...
. Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model....
defended the title against Victoria
Lisa Marie Varon
Lisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent...
. Stratus and Victoria started the match in the ring and they quickly fought to the outside. Trish clotheslined Victoria but Victoria foughtt back and slammed Stratus on the guardrail. They got back into the ring. Victoria flipped over the top rope and performed a Diving Legdrop on Stratus. Victoria backed her into the corner but Stratus turned the momentum around and got Victoria on the top rope and hit a Hurricanrana. Victoria recovered and hit Stratus with a Scoop Slam. She hit Stratus another Scoop Slam and climbed the top rope. Stratus caught her and hit her a Back Suplex from the ropes to get a near-fall. Trish caught her and then hit a back suplex on her from the ropes for a near-fall. The two wrestled on the mat where Victoria made a pinfall attempt on Stratus but Stratus countered it and pinned Victoria with a roll-up to win the match and retain the Women's Championship. After the match, Victoria assaulted Stratus until the referee stopped Victoria from attacking Stratus.
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
defended the title against The Undertaker. Lesnar started the match by applying a Bearhug on Undertaker but Taker broke free. Lesnar whipped Undertaker off the ropes and hit him with a Scoop Powerslam for a near-fall. Undertaker knocked Lesnar out of the ring. Lesnar tried to get out of the cage as he went to the cage door. After Lesnar got outside of the cage, Undertaker followed him to the outside and the two began fighting until their action returned to the ring. Undertaker used his cast on Lesnar several times, causing Lesnar to bleed. Undertaker slammed him off the ring steps and then attacked him over in the corner against the cage wall. Undertaker then drove Lesnar’s head into the steel wall of the cell. Undertaker continued his assault on Lesnar and slammed him into the cell wall again and he bounced off of the steps again. Lesnar eventually started focusing on Undertaker's injured hand but Undertaker did not lose his momentum and continued to fight back. Undertaker was distracted by Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
. Undertaker grabbed Heyman's tie through the cage and pulled him repeatedly into the cage, causing him to bleed. Lesnar took advantage of the distraction and started fighting Undertaker. He backed Undertaker into the wall of the cell and worked on the injured hand. He slammed the hand repeatedly and then tried to remove the cast. Undertaker began attacking Lesnar and prevented him from removing the cast. Lesnar took advantage of the hand's injury and continued his attempt to remove the cast. He took Undertaker back to the ring and kicked Undertaker's injured hand, which allowed Lesnar to remove the cast off of Undertaker's hand. Lesnar focused on Undertaker's injured hand and continued to attack it until Undertaker low blowed Lesnar. However, Lesnar recovered and delivered a DDT
DDT (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...
to Undertaker. Lesnar went to the outside of the ring. Undertaker recovered and dove through the ropes and attempted to perform a Suicide Dive on Lesnar but Lesnar avoided the move and Undertaker slammed right into the steel cage. Lesnar got up and slammed Taker into the cell and clotheslined him. Lesnar grabbed the steel steps and attacked Undertaker with the steel steps. Lesnar performed a Spinebuster on Undertaker and attempted a pinfall but Undertaker kicked out at 2. Lesnar attempted another pinfall but Undertaker again kicked out at 2. Undertaker got the momentum and attempted to hit an Arm Twist Ropewalk Chop, which he calls Old School on Lesnar but Lesnar dragged Undertaker down to the mat. Undertaker recovered and hit Lesnar with a Chokeslam. Undertaker made a pinfall attempt but got a near-fall. Lesnar then tried to mock Undertaker by performing Undertaker's own finisher on him, an Elevated Powerbomb, which Undertaker calls Last Ride. However, Undertaker countered it by hitting Lesnar with a Back Body Drop. Undertaker picked up Lesnar and attempted to hit him with a Last Ride but Lesnar slammed Undertaker into the turnbuckle. Lesnar started hitting Mounted Punches on Undertaker but Undertaker caught him and performed a Last Ride and attempted to pin Lesnar, but Lesnar kicked out at 2. Undertaker attempted to perform a Reverse Belly to Belly Piledriver, which he calls Tombstone Piledriver on Lesnar but Lesnar countered and performed a Fireman's Carry Facebuster, which he called F5 to win the match and to retain the WWE Championship.
Aftermath
On October 24 edition of SmackDown, the show's newest acquisition Big ShowPaul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
challenged Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
for the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
at Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2002)
Survivor Series was the sixteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on November 17, 2002 from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands...
. Later that night, The Undertaker cut a promo and showed his respect for Lesnar on their Hell in a Cell match at No Mercy. However, the promo was interrupted by Big Show, who attacked Undertaker and injured him. Lesnar's manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
continuously advised Lesnar to get out of the title match against Big Show at Survivor Series because Heyman thought that Lesnar could not defeat Big Show, but Lesnar intended to wrestle Big Show. At Survivor Series, Big Show defeated Lesnar to win the WWE Championship, after Heyman betrayed Lesnar and helped Big Show in winning the title.
After losing to Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
in the Title unification match
Championship unification
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.-History:In professional wrestling, championships may be unified to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion, or to add legitimacy and prestige to a...
at No Mercy, Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
continued his rivalry
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with Triple H. On October 21 edition of Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Kane and Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
defeated Triple H and Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
in a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match. After the match, Kane and Triple H continued to brawl with each other. On October 28 edition of Raw, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
announced that the first-ever Elimination Chamber match
Elimination Chamber
The Elimination Chamber is a professional wrestling elimination-based match held in the WWE promotion. It features a large chain-linked circular steel structure or "chamber" which encloses the ring. The chamber's floor is platformed over the ringside area which elevates it to ring level and within...
would take place at Survivor Series and Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
would be on the line in the match. Kane, Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...
, Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
, Booker T
Booker Huffman
Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World...
and Rob Van Dam were announced as the other participants of the match. Later that night, Kane and Triple H participated in a Casket match. At Survivor Series, Michaels defeated Triple H, Booker, RVD, Jericho and Kane in the first-ever Elimination Chamber to win the World Championship.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hurricane Gregory Helms Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms... defeated Steven Richards Stevie Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr... |
Singles match | 03:05 | |
| Chris Jericho Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer... and Christian (c) defeated Booker T Booker Huffman Robert Booker Tio Huffman , better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the World Wrestling Entertainment and World... and Goldust |
Tag team Tag team Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name... match for the World Tag Team Championship |
08:46 | |
| Torrie Wilson Torrie Wilson Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model. She is best known for her tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment , where she worked on both their SmackDown and Raw brands throughout her eight-year run.As a fitness... defeated Dawn Marie Dawn Marie Psaltis Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE... |
Singles match | 04:40 | |
| Rob Van Dam Rob Van Dam Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... defeated Ric Flair Ric Flair Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world.... |
Grudge match | 08:00 | |
| Jamie Noble Jamie Noble James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition... (with Nidia Nidia Guenard Nidia Guenard better known simply Nidia is a former professional wrestler who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment... ) (c) defeated Tajiri Yoshihiro Tajiri , is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :... |
Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship WWE Cruiserweight Championship The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs... |
08:15 | |
| Triple H Triple H Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley... (World Champion) defeated Kane Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury.... (IC Champion) |
Singles title unification match Championship unification Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.-History:In professional wrestling, championships may be unified to consolidate the number of championships in a given promotion, or to add legitimacy and prestige to a... for the World Heavyweight Championship World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand... and the WWE Intercontinental Championship WWE Intercontinental Championship The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand... |
16:13 | |
| Kurt Angle Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion... and Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide... defeated Rey Mysterio and Edge |
Tag team match to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions WWE Tag Team Championship The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship... |
22:03 | |
| Trish Stratus Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigias , better known by her ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and television personality currently signed with WWE. She is also a former fitness model.... (c) defeated Victoria Lisa Marie Varon Lisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent... |
Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship WWE Women's Championship The WWE Women's Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment promotion. Created in 1956, it was the oldest active professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment history until its retirement in 2010 as a result from a unification... |
05:31 | |
| Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog... (c) (with Paul Heyman Paul Heyman Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film.... ) defeated The Undertaker |
Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... |
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The tournament was held between October 3 and October 20, 2002. The tournament brackets were: