No Mercy (2000)
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No Mercy was the third No Mercy
professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV) event. It took place on October 22, 2000 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York
.
The main event was a No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship
. The Rock defended the title against Kurt Angle
. Angle pinned Rock after an Angle Slam to win the title. The other main match was a No Holds Barred Match between the returning Stone Cold Steve Austin
and Rikishi
The undercard featured Triple H
versus Chris Benoit
, Hardy Boyz
(Matt
and Jeff
) versus Los Conquistadores (Uno and Dos) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, William Regal versus Naked Mideon
for the WWF European Championship
, Right to Censor
(Val Venis
and Steven Richards
) versus Chyna and Mr. Ass
in a tag team
match, Chris Jericho
versus X-Pac
in a Steel cage match, Acolytes Protection Agency
(Bradshaw
and Faarooq
) and Lita
versus T & A
(Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus
in a six-person mixed tag team match and a Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) Invitational Tables match.
that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines
that were played out on Raw is War
and SmackDown—World Wrestling Federation
's (WWF) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain
or a hero
as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Two predominant rivalries
heading into No Mercy were created at the same time. The one was between The Rock and Kurt Angle
for the WWF Championship
and the other was between Triple H
and Chris Benoit
. At Unforgiven
, Triple H defeated Angle in a No Disqualification match and Rock retained the WWF Championship against Benoit, The Undertaker and Kane
in a Fatal Four-Way match. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, Angle and Benoit defeated Rock and Triple H in a tag team
match. On October 2 edition of Raw is War, Benoit helped Angle in defeating Triple H to become the #1 contender for the WWF title at No Mercy. As a result, Triple H and Benoit began feuding. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
announced that Triple H would wrestle Benoit at No Mercy.
Another predominant storyline heading into the event was over the attacker of Stone Cold Steve Austin
as Austin continued his search of his attacker at Survivor Series
. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Rikishi
revealed that he had run down Austin with the car in the parking lot and he did it for The Rock because WWF always held back the Samoans
. On October 12 edition of SmackDown, Mick Foley announced that Austin and Rikishi would wrestle in a No Holds Barred match at No Mercy.
At Unforgiven, Hardy Boyz
(Matt
and Jeff
) defeated Edge and Christian
in a Steel Cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The next night on Raw is War, Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian in a Ladder match
to retain the titles and the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley had stipulated before the match that it would be Edge and Christian's last title shot if they lost. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Edge and Christian interfered under the disguise of Los Conquistadores in Hardy Boyz' Tag Team Championship defense against Tazz
and Raven but failed in preventing Hardy Boyz from winning the match. A week later on SmackDown, Los Conquistadores won a tag team Battle Royal
, last eliminating Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) to become the #1 contenders for the Tag Team Championship at No Mercy.
On October 15 edition of Sunday Night Heat
, Acolytes Protection Agency
(Faarooq
and Bradshaw
) were playing cards with T & A
(Test and Albert) in a backstage segment. T & A were losing in the game and even lost their entire money but continued to play the game until their manager Trish Stratus
entered in and had a deal that if T & A lost one game, she would remove one portion of her clothes. It continued until she was forced to remove her bra
. APA won another game but before Stratus could remove one more part, T & A attacked APA. On October 19 edition of SmackDown, Lita
defended the WWF Women's Championship
against Stratus. T & A interfered in the match and helped Stratus in attacking Lita, leading to APA make a run-in and rescue Lita. This led to a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Lita and Acolytes against Stratus and T & A.
On September 25 edition of Raw is War, Chyna started celebrating her posing for Playboy
magazine. However, her celebration was cut short by Right to Censor
(Stevie Richards
, Val Venis
, The Goodfather
and Bull Buchanan
), a faction that was against the nudity
of female wrestlers of WWF
. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, Chyna stripped to her bra and panties
and defeated Richards in a singles match. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Chyna and her on-screen
boyfriend, the WWF Intercontinental Champion
Eddie Guerrero
took on Richards and Venis in a tag team match. During the match, a video was played on the titantron showing Guerrero having a shower with two of The Godfather's hos
. This distracted Chyna and she started crying while Venis pinned Guerrero for the victory. After the match, Right to Censor attempted to attack Chyna until Mr. Ass
made the rescue. On October 16 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Mr. Ass at No Mercy. On October 19 edition of SmackDown, Guerrero finally broke away from Chyna by choking her with his crutch after Right to Censor attacked her. Mr. Ass came out to rescue Chyna but was attacked by Right to Censor. On October 22 edition of Sunday Night Heat, the Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero could not wrestle on the pay-per-view, due to injury and pitted Mr. Ass and Chyna against Richards and Venis later that night at No Mercy.
At Unforgiven, Chris Jericho
defeated X-Pac
. The following night on Raw is War, X-Pac defeated Jericho in a First Blood match but Jericho attacked X-Pac after the match and forced him to submit to his submission maneuver, Walls of Jericho
. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, X-Pac attacked Jericho during his tag team match with Jerry Lawler
against Tazz and Raven. Jericho and X-Pac continued their rivalry and competed in several tag team matches with different partners, leading to a Steel Cage match between the two at No Mercy.
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) Invitational Tables match. The match was an open invitation to any tag team
in the WWF. The match stipulated that a team would be eliminated if one of its member got knocked through a table. The first two teams were Lo Down
(Chaz
and D'Lo Brown
) and Too Cool
(Scotty Too Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
). Brown hit Sexay and put him on the table and attempted to hit his finisher, a Lo Down on Sexay through the table but Sexay moved out of the way and Brown went through the table. As a result, Lo Down was eliminated. Tazz
and Raven were the next participants. They eliminated Too Cool when they double suplexed Scotty through a table. Dudley Boyz entered next and eliminated Tazz and Raven when D-Von delivered a Leg Drop from the top rope on Tazz, who was lying on the table. As a result, Tazz went through a table and he and Raven were eliminated. Next was Right to Censor
(The Goodfather
and Bull Buchanan
), the final team to enter the match. Dudley Boyz had won the match when Bubba Ray powerbombed
Buchanan through a table but the referee
was knocked out. This allowed Godfather to nail Bubba with a chair. Godfather positioned Bubba on the broken table and the referee got up. He thought that Bubba had been driven through the table, so he awarded Right to Censor, the victory but another referee came in and told the referee the actual story. As a result, the match continued and Dudley Boyz performed a 3D on Godfather through a table, thus eliminating Right to Censor and winning the match in the process.
The next scheduled match was a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Acolytes Protection Agency
(Bradshaw
and Faarooq
) and Lita
against T & A
(Test and Albert) and their manager Trish Stratus
. APA was attacked by T & A in the backstage. On the other hand, Lita, who was already in the ring, was attacked by Stratus. As a result, the match resulted in a no contest but T & A came out to help Stratus in attacking Lita until Hardy Boyz
(Jeff
and Matt
) made the rescue and prevented T & A and Stratus from attacking Lita. The third match was a Steel Cage match between Chris Jericho
and X-Pac
. Jericho Superbombed X-Pac from the top rope. However, X-Pac recovered and tried to climb out of the cage. Jericho also climbed up and caught X-Pac and applied the Walls of Jericho
on the top of the cage. X-Pac managed to recover the hold. He tried to climb out of the cage and when he reached the top of the cage, Jericho dropkick
X-Pac crotch first on the cage door. This caused X-Pac to lose balance and crash down the ring. Jericho took advantage of the situation and climbed out of the cage and escaped it to win the match.
The fourth match was a tag team
match pitting Right to Censor (Steven Richards
and Val Venis
) against Chyna and Mr. Ass
. Both teams exchanged momentum over each other throughout the match until Mr. Ass started to dominate the match. However, the other members of Right to Censor distracted Mr. Ass. Eddie Guerrero
interfered on behalf of Richards and Venis and nailed Chyna with a bouquet of roses. Venis pinned Chyna to win the match. Next was a No Holds Barred match between Rikishi
and Stone Cold Steve Austin
. Austin initially did not appear for the match and was nowhere to be seen in the arena. Rikishi demanded that the Commissioner Mick Foley
declare him the winner by forfeit but Austin entered the arena in his truck and drove it to the ring and entered the ring to start the match. Austin viciously attacked Rikishi and nailed him with several chair shots. Rikishi bled from his face but Austin continued to attack him and sent him in the back of his truck. He closed the truck and sat in it and drove the truck out of the arena. After reaching the parking lot of the arena, Austin dragged Rikishi out of the truck and tried to run him down with it but a police car came in the way to rescue Rikishi. Many police cars came in afterwards and Austin was arrested for trying to run down Rikishi with the truck. As a result, the match resulted in a no contest.
In the sixth match, William Regal defended the WWF European Championship
against Naked Mideon
. Regal complained to Commissioner Mick Foley that he would not defend the title against a naked opponent. Foley ordered Mideon to wear attire for the match. However, as the match started, Mideon stripped off his clothes later on and dominated a disgusted Regal for much of the match. In the end of the match, Mideon climbed to the top rope but Regal knocked him down. Regal tried to apply a Regal Stretch on Mideon but eventually hit him an Regal Cutter to win the match and thus retained the European Championship.
(Matt
and Jeff
) defending the WWF Tag Team Championship against Los Conquistadores (Uno and Dos). Los Conquistadores were actually Edge and Christian
in masks. Edge was wrestling as Conquistador Uno and Christian was wrestling as Conquistador Dos. As the match started, Hardy Boyz tried to pull off Conquistadores' masks but failed. One of the Conquistadores had nearly Matt pinned until Jeff performed a Swanton Bomb on Conquistador Dos. However, Conquistador Uno tossed Jeff out of the ring. Matt took advantage and hit Conquistador Uno with a Twist of Fate and pulled off his mask to reveal another mask. Matt pulled off that mask until Conquistador Dos took advantage and delivered Matt, an Unprettier to win the Tag Team Championship.
The final match on the undercard was between Triple H
and Chris Benoit
. As the match started, Triple H started attacking Benoit's injured left knee until injuring his own left arm. Benoit started attacking Triple H's injured arm and performed a Diving Headbutt on the arm. The match went back and forth with Benoit working on Triple H's injured arm. He eventually applied a Crippler Crossface on Triple H. Triple H stood up after a while and got out of the move. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley interfered in the match and slapped Benoit. McMahon distracted the referee, allowing Triple H to hit Benoit with a Low Blow
. He followed it with a Pedigree to pin Benoit for the victory.
In the main event, The Rock defended the WWF Championship
against Kurt Angle
in a No Disqualification match. Stephanie took advantage of the stipulations and started attacking Rock. However, Rock earned momentum and applied a Sharpshooter
on Angle. Angle tapped out to the hold but the referee was distracted by Stephanie. Stephanie continued to interfere on Angle's behalf but Rock dominated Angle for much of the match until Angle hit Rock with the WWF Championship belt. Both men started bleeding. However, Rock recovered and hit Angle, a Spinebuster. Rock tried to hit a People's Elbow but Stephanie entered the ring. This angered Rock and he performed a Rock Bottom on Stephanie. Rock tried to hit a People's Elbow on Stephanie but Angle interrupted and prevented Rock from hitting the move. Triple H interfered in the match as he tossed Angle out of the ring, hit Rock with a Pedigree and carried Stephanie to the backstage. Angle and Rock continued to battle each other until an injured Rikishi interfered in the match on Rock's behalf. Rikishi started attacking Angle. Rock and Angle returned to the ring where Rock hit Angle with a Rock Bottom and attempted a pinfall but Angle kicked out at 2. Rikishi tried to splash on Angle in the ring but Rock was also splashed. Rikishi tried to hit a Savate Kick on Angle but accidentally hit Rock with it. Rikishi tried to perform another Savate Kick on Angle but Angle ducked and performed an Angle Slam on Rikishi. Angle focused on a knocked out Rock and delivered him an Angle Slam to win the match and thus became the new WWF Champion.
, Rikishi
apologized to The Rock for costing him the WWF Championship
against Kurt Angle
at No Mercy and told him that it was just accidental but Rock did not forgive Rikishi. On October 26 edition of SmackDown, Stone Cold Steve Austin
was hit with a wrench as he headed to the ring to attack Rikishi after Rikishi's Handicap match with Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
). However, Austin managed to make it to the ring but was assaulted by Rikishi. On October 30 edition of Raw is War, Austin defeated Rikishi in a No Mercy rematch contested inside a steel cage. Later that night, Rikishi attacked The Rock after Rock won his #1 contender's match against Chris Jericho
. Following the assault, Rikishi revealed that Rock knew about the attack and had given Rikishi, the keys of the truck to run down Austin at previous year's Survivor Series event
. On November 2 edition of SmackDown, Rikishi cost Rock, a title shot for the WWF Championship against Kurt Angle. On November 9 edition of SmackDown, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
announced that Rikishi and Rock would wrestle in a match at Survivor Series
, which Rock won.
On the other hand, Austin took on Angle and Rikishi in a Handicap match on November 6 edition of Raw is War. Angle and Rikishi assaulted Austin throughout the match until Triple H
interfered to rescue Austin by forcing Angle and Rikishi to retreat. Triple H followed by assaulting Austin with a sledgehammer and thus was revealed to be the mastermind behind Austin's attack at Survivor Series. As a result, on November 9 edition of SmackDown, Mick Foley announced that Triple H would wrestle Austin at Survivor Series. The match would become a No Disqualification match. It resulted in a no contest when Triple H tried to run down Austin with his car but Austin picked up the car and dropped it on the concrete floor.
On November 9 edition of SmackDown, The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho, Kane
and Chris Benoit
in a Fatal Four-Way match to become the #1 contender for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series. At Survivor Series, Kurt Angle defeated Undertaker to retain the title, after interference by his legitimate twin brother Eric Angle.
Gauntlet match
WWE No Mercy
No Mercy was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . The first No Mercy was held on May 16, 1999 in Manchester, England. No Mercy was held every year in October and from 2003 to 2006 the event was exclusive to the SmackDown! brand...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
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(PPV) event. It took place on October 22, 2000 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
.
The main event was a No Disqualification match for the WWF 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...
. The Rock defended the title against 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...
. Angle pinned Rock after an Angle Slam to win the title. The other main match was a No Holds Barred Match between the returning Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
and Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
The undercard featured 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...
versus Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
, Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt
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 ....
and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
) versus Los Conquistadores (Uno and Dos) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, William Regal versus Naked Mideon
Dennis Knight
Dennis Knight is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon.-Career:...
for the WWF European Championship
WWE European Championship
The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was...
, Right to Censor
Right to Censor
The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001...
(Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
and 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...
) versus Chyna and Mr. Ass
Monty Sopp
Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is probably best known as one of the members of the New Age Outlaws. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James...
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, 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...
versus X-Pac
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
in a Steel cage match, Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
and Faarooq
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,...
) and Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
versus T & A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...
(Test and Albert) and 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....
in a six-person mixed tag team match and a Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) Invitational Tables match.
Background
No Mercy featured professional wrestling matchesProfessional wrestling match types
Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of performing art that is professional wrestling....
that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines
Narrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
that were played out on Raw is War
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
and SmackDown—World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's (WWF) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed 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...
or a hero
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Two predominant rivalries
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...
heading into No Mercy were created at the same time. The one was between The Rock and 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...
for the WWF 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...
and the other was between 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 Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
. At Unforgiven
Unforgiven (2000)
Unforgiven was the third Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Federation . The event took place on September 24, 2000 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Triple H defeated Angle in a No Disqualification match and Rock retained the WWF Championship against Benoit, The Undertaker 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....
in a Fatal Four-Way match. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, Angle and Benoit defeated Rock and Triple H 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. On October 2 edition of Raw is War, Benoit helped Angle in defeating Triple H to become the #1 contender for the WWF title at No Mercy. As a result, Triple H and Benoit began feuding. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
announced that Triple H would wrestle Benoit at No Mercy.
Another predominant storyline heading into the event was over the attacker of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
as Austin continued his search of his attacker at Survivor Series
Survivor Series (1999)
Survivor Series was the thirteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation...
. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
revealed that he had run down Austin with the car in the parking lot and he did it for The Rock because WWF always held back the Samoans
Anoa'i family
The Anoa'i family, originating from American Samoa, is a family of professional wrestlers. Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions.-Family members:...
. On October 12 edition of SmackDown, Mick Foley announced that Austin and Rikishi would wrestle in a No Holds Barred match at No Mercy.
At Unforgiven, Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt
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 ....
and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
) defeated Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...
in a Steel Cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The next night on Raw is War, Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian in a Ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
to retain the titles and the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley had stipulated before the match that it would be Edge and Christian's last title shot if they lost. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Edge and Christian interfered under the disguise of Los Conquistadores in Hardy Boyz' Tag Team Championship defense against Tazz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
and Raven but failed in preventing Hardy Boyz from winning the match. A week later on SmackDown, Los Conquistadores won a tag team Battle Royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
, last eliminating Dudley Boyz
Dudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) to become the #1 contenders for the Tag Team Championship at No Mercy.
On October 15 edition of Sunday Night Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
, Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Faarooq
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,...
and Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
) were playing cards with T & A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...
(Test and Albert) in a backstage segment. T & A were losing in the game and even lost their entire money but continued to play the game until their manager 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....
entered in and had a deal that if T & A lost one game, she would remove one portion of her clothes. It continued until she was forced to remove her bra
Brassiere
A brassiere is an undergarment that covers, supports, and elevates the breasts. Since the late 19th century, it has replaced the corset as the most widely accepted method for supporting breasts....
. APA won another game but before Stratus could remove one more part, T & A attacked APA. On October 19 edition of SmackDown, Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
defended the WWF 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...
against Stratus. T & A interfered in the match and helped Stratus in attacking Lita, leading to APA make a run-in and rescue Lita. This led to a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Lita and Acolytes against Stratus and T & A.
On September 25 edition of Raw is War, Chyna started celebrating her posing for Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine. However, her celebration was cut short by Right to Censor
Right to Censor
The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001...
(Stevie 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...
, Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
, The Goodfather
Charles Wright (wrestler)
Charles Wright is an American businessman and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather .After leaving the wrestling...
and Bull Buchanan
Barry Buchanan
Barry Buchanan is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.-National Championship Wrestling :...
), a faction that was against the nudity
Nudity
Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...
of female wrestlers of WWF
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....
. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, Chyna stripped to her bra and panties
Panties
Panties are a form of underwear, usually light and snug-fitting, designed to be worn by women or girls in the area directly below the waist. Typical components include an elastic waistband, a crotch panel to cover the genital area , and a pair of leg openings which, like the waistband, are often...
and defeated Richards in a singles match. On October 9 edition of Raw is War, Chyna and her on-screen
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
boyfriend, the WWF 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...
Eddie Guerrero
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...
took on Richards and Venis in a tag team match. During the match, a video was played on the titantron showing Guerrero having a shower with two of The Godfather's hos
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
. This distracted Chyna and she started crying while Venis pinned Guerrero for the victory. After the match, Right to Censor attempted to attack Chyna until Mr. Ass
Monty Sopp
Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is probably best known as one of the members of the New Age Outlaws. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James...
made the rescue. On October 16 edition of Raw is War, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Mr. Ass at No Mercy. On October 19 edition of SmackDown, Guerrero finally broke away from Chyna by choking her with his crutch after Right to Censor attacked her. Mr. Ass came out to rescue Chyna but was attacked by Right to Censor. On October 22 edition of Sunday Night Heat, the Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Guerrero could not wrestle on the pay-per-view, due to injury and pitted Mr. Ass and Chyna against Richards and Venis later that night at No Mercy.
At Unforgiven, 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...
defeated X-Pac
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
. The following night on Raw is War, X-Pac defeated Jericho in a First Blood match but Jericho attacked X-Pac after the match and forced him to submit to his submission maneuver, Walls of Jericho
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,...
. On September 28 edition of SmackDown, X-Pac attacked Jericho during his tag team match with Jerry Lawler
Jerry Lawler
Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...
against Tazz and Raven. Jericho and X-Pac continued their rivalry and competed in several tag team matches with different partners, leading to a Steel Cage match between the two at No Mercy.
Preliminary matches
As the event concluded, the first match that aired was a Dudley BoyzDudley Boyz
Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals...
(Bubba Ray and D-Von) Invitational Tables match. The match was an open invitation to any 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...
in the WWF. The match stipulated that a team would be eliminated if one of its member got knocked through a table. The first two teams were Lo Down
Lo Down
Lo Down was a tag team formed in WWF in 2000 that consisted of Chaz and D'Lo Brown.-History:...
(Chaz
Charles Warrington
Charles Warrington is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Chaz and Mosh.-Career:Warrington began training under Larry Sharpe and Glen Ruth during the early 1990s, debuting in 1993...
and D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown
Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during...
) and Too Cool
Too Cool
Too Cool is a professional wrestling tag team and former faction most notably active in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004.-1998–1999:...
(Scotty Too Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
Brian Lawler
Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian...
). Brown hit Sexay and put him on the table and attempted to hit his finisher, a Lo Down on Sexay through the table but Sexay moved out of the way and Brown went through the table. As a result, Lo Down was eliminated. Tazz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
and Raven were the next participants. They eliminated Too Cool when they double suplexed Scotty through a table. Dudley Boyz entered next and eliminated Tazz and Raven when D-Von delivered a Leg Drop from the top rope on Tazz, who was lying on the table. As a result, Tazz went through a table and he and Raven were eliminated. Next was Right to Censor
Right to Censor
The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001...
(The Goodfather
Charles Wright (wrestler)
Charles Wright is an American businessman and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather .After leaving the wrestling...
and Bull Buchanan
Barry Buchanan
Barry Buchanan is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.-National Championship Wrestling :...
), the final team to enter the match. Dudley Boyz had won the match when Bubba Ray powerbombed
Powerbomb
A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
Buchanan through a table but 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 knocked out. This allowed Godfather to nail Bubba with a chair. Godfather positioned Bubba on the broken table and the referee got up. He thought that Bubba had been driven through the table, so he awarded Right to Censor, the victory but another referee came in and told the referee the actual story. As a result, the match continued and Dudley Boyz performed a 3D on Godfather through a table, thus eliminating Right to Censor and winning the match in the process.
The next scheduled match was a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Acolytes Protection Agency
Acolytes Protection Agency
The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004....
(Bradshaw
John Layfield
John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News...
and Faarooq
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,...
) and Lita
Amy Dumas
Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006....
against T & A
T & A (professional wrestling)
T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry...
(Test and Albert) and their manager 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....
. APA was attacked by T & A in the backstage. On the other hand, Lita, who was already in the ring, was attacked by Stratus. As a result, the match resulted in a no contest but T & A came out to help Stratus in attacking Lita until Hardy Boyz
Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
and Matt
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 ....
) made the rescue and prevented T & A and Stratus from attacking Lita. The third match was a Steel Cage match 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 X-Pac
Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ...
. Jericho Superbombed X-Pac from the top rope. However, X-Pac recovered and tried to climb out of the cage. Jericho also climbed up and caught X-Pac and applied the Walls of Jericho
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,...
on the top of the cage. X-Pac managed to recover the hold. He tried to climb out of the cage and when he reached the top of the cage, Jericho 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...
X-Pac crotch first on the cage door. This caused X-Pac to lose balance and crash down the ring. Jericho took advantage of the situation and climbed out of the cage and escaped it to win the match.
The fourth match was 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 pitting Right to Censor (Steven Richards
Steven Richards
Steven Richards is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in the with the team. He previously raced in the V8 Supercar series for Ford Performance Racing....
and Val Venis
Sean Morley
Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
) against Chyna and Mr. Ass
Monty Sopp
Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is probably best known as one of the members of the New Age Outlaws. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James...
. Both teams exchanged momentum over each other throughout the match until Mr. Ass started to dominate the match. However, the other members of Right to Censor distracted Mr. Ass. Eddie Guerrero
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...
interfered on behalf of Richards and Venis and nailed Chyna with a bouquet of roses. Venis pinned Chyna to win the match. Next was a No Holds Barred match between Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
and Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
. Austin initially did not appear for the match and was nowhere to be seen in the arena. Rikishi demanded that the Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
declare him the winner by forfeit but Austin entered the arena in his truck and drove it to the ring and entered the ring to start the match. Austin viciously attacked Rikishi and nailed him with several chair shots. Rikishi bled from his face but Austin continued to attack him and sent him in the back of his truck. He closed the truck and sat in it and drove the truck out of the arena. After reaching the parking lot of the arena, Austin dragged Rikishi out of the truck and tried to run him down with it but a police car came in the way to rescue Rikishi. Many police cars came in afterwards and Austin was arrested for trying to run down Rikishi with the truck. As a result, the match resulted in a no contest.
In the sixth match, William Regal defended the WWF European Championship
WWE European Championship
The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was...
against Naked Mideon
Dennis Knight
Dennis Knight is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon.-Career:...
. Regal complained to Commissioner Mick Foley that he would not defend the title against a naked opponent. Foley ordered Mideon to wear attire for the match. However, as the match started, Mideon stripped off his clothes later on and dominated a disgusted Regal for much of the match. In the end of the match, Mideon climbed to the top rope but Regal knocked him down. Regal tried to apply a Regal Stretch on Mideon but eventually hit him an Regal Cutter to win the match and thus retained the European Championship.
Main event matches
The seventh match of the event pitted Hardy BoyzHardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy...
(Matt
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 ....
and Jeff
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
) defending the WWF Tag Team Championship against Los Conquistadores (Uno and Dos). Los Conquistadores were actually Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian
Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions...
in masks. Edge was wrestling as Conquistador Uno and Christian was wrestling as Conquistador Dos. As the match started, Hardy Boyz tried to pull off Conquistadores' masks but failed. One of the Conquistadores had nearly Matt pinned until Jeff performed a Swanton Bomb on Conquistador Dos. However, Conquistador Uno tossed Jeff out of the ring. Matt took advantage and hit Conquistador Uno with a Twist of Fate and pulled off his mask to reveal another mask. Matt pulled off that mask until Conquistador Dos took advantage and delivered Matt, an Unprettier to win the Tag Team Championship.
The final match on the undercard was between 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 Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
. As the match started, Triple H started attacking Benoit's injured left knee until injuring his own left arm. Benoit started attacking Triple H's injured arm and performed a Diving Headbutt on the arm. The match went back and forth with Benoit working on Triple H's injured arm. He eventually applied a Crippler Crossface on Triple H. Triple H stood up after a while and got out of the move. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley interfered in the match and slapped Benoit. McMahon distracted the referee, allowing Triple H to hit Benoit with a 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...
. He followed it with a Pedigree to pin Benoit for the victory.
In the main event, The Rock defended the WWF 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...
against 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...
in a No Disqualification match. Stephanie took advantage of the stipulations and started attacking Rock. However, Rock earned momentum and applied a Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)
The Sharpshooter, originally named Sasori-gatame, Scorpion Hold in English, is a professional wrestling submission hold. The move is also known by several other names: cloverleaf leg-lace Boston crab, standing reverse figure-four leglock, and, the most commonly known alternative, Scorpion Deathlock...
on Angle. Angle tapped out to the hold but the referee was distracted by Stephanie. Stephanie continued to interfere on Angle's behalf but Rock dominated Angle for much of the match until Angle hit Rock with the WWF Championship belt. Both men started bleeding. However, Rock recovered and hit Angle, a Spinebuster. Rock tried to hit a People's Elbow but Stephanie entered the ring. This angered Rock and he performed a Rock Bottom on Stephanie. Rock tried to hit a People's Elbow on Stephanie but Angle interrupted and prevented Rock from hitting the move. Triple H interfered in the match as he tossed Angle out of the ring, hit Rock with a Pedigree and carried Stephanie to the backstage. Angle and Rock continued to battle each other until an injured Rikishi interfered in the match on Rock's behalf. Rikishi started attacking Angle. Rock and Angle returned to the ring where Rock hit Angle with a Rock Bottom and attempted a pinfall but Angle kicked out at 2. Rikishi tried to splash on Angle in the ring but Rock was also splashed. Rikishi tried to hit a Savate Kick on Angle but accidentally hit Rock with it. Rikishi tried to perform another Savate Kick on Angle but Angle ducked and performed an Angle Slam on Rikishi. Angle focused on a knocked out Rock and delivered him an Angle Slam to win the match and thus became the new WWF Champion.
Aftermath
The next night on Raw is WarWWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Rikishi
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
apologized to The Rock for costing him the WWF 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...
against 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...
at No Mercy and told him that it was just accidental but Rock did not forgive Rikishi. On October 26 edition of SmackDown, Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
was hit with a wrench as he headed to the ring to attack Rikishi after Rikishi's Handicap match with Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay
Brian Lawler
Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian...
). However, Austin managed to make it to the ring but was assaulted by Rikishi. On October 30 edition of Raw is War, Austin defeated Rikishi in a No Mercy rematch contested inside a steel cage. Later that night, Rikishi attacked The Rock after Rock won his #1 contender's match against 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...
. Following the assault, Rikishi revealed that Rock knew about the attack and had given Rikishi, the keys of the truck to run down Austin at previous year's Survivor Series event
Survivor Series (1999)
Survivor Series was the thirteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation...
. On November 2 edition of SmackDown, Rikishi cost Rock, a title shot for the WWF Championship against Kurt Angle. On November 9 edition of SmackDown, the WWF Commissioner Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
announced that Rikishi and Rock would wrestle in a match at Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2000)
Survivor Series was the fourteenth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida....
, which Rock won.
On the other hand, Austin took on Angle and Rikishi in a Handicap match on November 6 edition of Raw is War. Angle and Rikishi assaulted Austin throughout the match until 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...
interfered to rescue Austin by forcing Angle and Rikishi to retreat. Triple H followed by assaulting Austin with a sledgehammer and thus was revealed to be the mastermind behind Austin's attack at Survivor Series. As a result, on November 9 edition of SmackDown, Mick Foley announced that Triple H would wrestle Austin at Survivor Series. The match would become a No Disqualification match. It resulted in a no contest when Triple H tried to run down Austin with his car but Austin picked up the car and dropped it on the concrete floor.
On November 9 edition of SmackDown, The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho, 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....
and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
in a Fatal Four-Way match to become the #1 contender for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series. At Survivor Series, Kurt Angle defeated Undertaker to retain the title, after interference by his legitimate twin brother Eric Angle.
Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley Boyz Dudley Boyz Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals... (Bubba Ray and D-Von) last eliminated Right to Censor Right to Censor The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001... (The Goodfather Charles Wright (wrestler) Charles Wright is an American businessman and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather .After leaving the wrestling... and Bull Buchanan Barry Buchanan Barry Buchanan is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.-National Championship Wrestling :... ) |
Dudley Boyz Invitational Tables Match | 12:18 |
| 2 | Acolytes Protection Agency Acolytes Protection Agency The Acolytes Protection Agency , was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Faarooq. They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between October 1998 and March 2004.... (Bradshaw John Layfield John Charles Layfield is a former American professional wrestler, a former commentator/host for mixed martial arts promotion Vyper Fight League and financial analyst for Fox News... and Faarooq 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,... ) and Lita Amy Dumas Amy Christine Dumas , known by her primary stage name Lita, is the lead singer for the band The Luchagors as well as a retired professional wrestler and WWE Diva active from 1999 to 2006.... fought T & A T & A (professional wrestling) T & A was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation. T & A had Trish Stratus as their team manager with their name being a pun on the initials of the two wrestlers and the slang expression "T&A" , spawning numerous coarse jokes on fan's signs and from commentator Jerry... (Test and Albert) and 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.... to a no contest |
Six-person Mixed tag team match | N/A |
| 3 | 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... defeated X-Pac Sean Waltman Sean Michael Waltman is an American professional wrestler currently signed with WWE in their developmental program. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993–2002, World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ... |
Steel cage match | 10:40 |
| 4 | Right to Censor (Val Venis Sean Morley Sean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment... and 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... ) defeated Chyna and Mr. Ass Monty Sopp Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is probably best known as one of the members of the New Age Outlaws. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James... |
Tag team match | 07:10 |
| 5 | Steve Austin Steve Austin Stephen, Steven, or Steve Austin may refer to:* Stone Cold Steve Austin , American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler* Steve Austin , Australian dog trainer* Stephen F... fought Rikishi Solofa Fatu Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:... to a no contest |
No Holds Barred Match | 09:21 |
| 6 | William Regal (c) defeated Naked Mideon Dennis Knight Dennis Knight is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon.-Career:... |
Singles match for the WWF European Championship WWE European Championship The WWE European Championship was a professional wrestling championship competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment. A coveted singles title of the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was held by superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and was... |
06:10 |
| 7 | Los Conquistadores (Edge and Christian Edge and Christian Edge and Christian was a tag team made of real life best friends Edge and Christian , who performed in WWE and the Canadian independent circuit. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship on seven occasions... in masks) defeated The Hardy Boyz Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy... (Matt 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 .... and Jeff Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion... ) (c) |
Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | 10:52 |
| 8 | 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... defeated Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide... |
Singles match | 18:43 |
| 9 | 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... (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) defeated The Rock (c) |
No Disqualification match for the WWF 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... |
21:01 |
Gauntlet match
| Elimination | Team | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lo Down Lo Down Lo Down was a tag team formed in WWF in 2000 that consisted of Chaz and D'Lo Brown.-History:... (Chaz Charles Warrington Charles Warrington is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Chaz and Mosh.-Career:Warrington began training under Larry Sharpe and Glen Ruth during the early 1990s, debuting in 1993... and D'Lo Brown D'Lo Brown Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during... ) |
Too Cool Too Cool Too Cool is a professional wrestling tag team and former faction most notably active in World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004.-1998–1999:... (Scotty Too Hotty and Grand Master Sexay Brian Lawler Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian... ) |
03:54 |
| 2 | Too Cool | Tazz Tazz Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz... and Raven Scott Levy Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, wrestling producer, wrestling writer, and occasional author and actor currently working for Juggalo Championship Wrestling , where he is co-holder of the JCW Tag Team Championship, as well as other... |
07:10 |
| 3 | Tazz and Raven | Dudley Boyz Dudley Boyz Team 3D was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, formerly sporadically joined into a stable by Brother Runt on several intervals... |
09:18 |
| 4 | Right to Censor Right to Censor The Right to Censor was a professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001... (The Goodfather Charles Wright (wrestler) Charles Wright is an American businessman and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather .After leaving the wrestling... and Bull Buchanan Barry Buchanan Barry Buchanan is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.-National Championship Wrestling :... ) |
Dudley Boyz | 12:18 |
| Winner: | The Dudley Boyz | ||