No Mercy (2003)
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1st Mariner Arena | |||
Attendance | 8,500[1] | ||
Buy rate | 254,000 | ||
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The 2003 No Mercy was the sixth
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No Mercy had an attendance of approximately 8,500 and received about 254,000 pay-per-view buys, more than the following year's event. This event helped WWE increase its pay-per-view revenue by $6.2 million from the previous year. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of seventh on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart.
Production
Background
Storylines
The event featured nine
The main event at No Mercy was a
One of the featured bouts on the undercard saw the WWE United States Champion Eddie Guerrero defending the championship against Big Show. The events leading up to this match began on the October 9 episode of SmackDown!, when it was announced that Guerrero would face Big Show at No Mercy for the title. Later in the night, Chavo Guerrero brought Big Show out to the ring, followed by Eddie bringing a sewage truck into the arena and spraying Big Show with raw sewage.[12][13] On the October 16 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero defeated Rhyno in a non-title match. Afterwards, Big Show attacked Guerrero by using his signature lowrider as a weapon.[14][15]
Another featured bout on the undercard pitted Kurt Angle against John Cena. On the September 18 episode of SmackDown!, Angle lost an Iron Man match to Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. The match marked the third time that Angle defended the title against Lesnar with the first being WrestleMania XIX where Lesnar won the title and the second being SummerSlam which Angle retained.[8][9] On the September 25 episode of SmackDown!, Angle tried to call Lesnar out to the ring, demanding a rematch, but instead Cena came to the ring and attacked Angle.[10][16] On the October 2 episode of SmackDown!, Lesnar and Cena faced the team of Angle and The Undertaker, which Cena and Lesnar won after Cena struck Angle with a chain.[17][18] On the October 9 episode of SmackDown!, a rap battle took place between Cena and Angle, in which both men performed raps insulting each other. The battle ended with Angle attacking Cena and the two proceeding to fight in the ring.[12][13]
Another prominent match on the card was an
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators | Michael Cole |
Tazz
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewer
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Josh Mathews |
Ring announcer | Tony Chimel |
Referees | Nick Patrick |
Brian Hebner
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Jim Korderas
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Mike Sparks |
Sunday Night Heat
Before No Mercy aired live on pay-per-view, Billy Kidman faced Shannon Moore on Sunday Night Heat, one of WWE's secondary TV programs. Kidman won via pinfall after a spinebuster on Moore.[21]
Preliminary matches
As No Mercy began
In the next match, Chris Benoit faced A-Train. Both men wrestled inconclusively in the early stages of the match, until Benoit performed a dragon screw legwhip on A-Train and forced A-Train to submit to the Sharpshooter to win.[19][22]
The third contest had Zach Gowen facing Matt Hardy. Both men performed a variety of moves on one another until Gowen performed a springboard moonsault with one leg on Hardy for the win.[22][23]
In the next match, the Basham Brothers (Doug Basham and Danny Basham) faced the Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq). After both teams performed a number of offensive maneuvers on each other, Shaniqua, the Basham Brothers' valet, struck Bradshaw with a club. Doug then covered pinned Bradshaw.[19][22]
Main event matches
The fifth contest was an
The first featured bout was a standard match between
The second featured bout on the undercard was a standard match for the WWE United States Championship between Eddie Guerrero, and Big Show. Guerrero used a variety of tactics including forcing Big Show's head into an exposed turnbuckle, striking him with a trash can lid, punching him with brass knuckles and striking him with the title belt. After hitting Big Show with the belt, Guerrero performed a frog splash for a near-fall. Big Show then performed a chokeslam but Guerrero placed his foot on the rope. Big Show then performed another chokeslam on Guerrero to win the title.[19][22]
The main event was a
Reception
The
The event was released on DVD on November 18, 2003
Aftermath
As a result of losing her match against her father, Stephanie McMahon was forced to resign as SmackDown! General Manager. On the SmackDown! following No Mercy, Vince McMahon announced Paul Heyman as the new general manager. Heyman booked a Handicap match, in which the Undertaker faced Brock Lesnar and the Big Show. Heyman stated that should Undertaker win, he could face anyone he wished at Survivor Series. During the match, there were several opportunities in which the Undertaker would have won the match, but Heyman restarted the contest three times. The Undertaker did, however, win the contest, and announced he wanted a Buried Alive match against Vince McMahon.[31][32] McMahon would go on to win the match with the aid of the Undertaker's half-brother Kane.[33]
The feud between Kurt Angle and Cena ended shortly after No Mercy. On the November 6 episode of SmackDown!, John Cena was offered an opportunity to become the final member of Team Lesnar for the traditional
Results
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Notes
References
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