No Mercy (2007)
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Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment | | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! ECW | ||
Date | October 7, 2007 | ||
City | Rosemont, Illinois | ||
Venue | Allstate Arena | ||
Attendance | 12,500[1] | ||
Buy rate | 271,000 | ||
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The 2007 No Mercy was the 10th
Nine
The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12,500 and received approximately 271,000 pay-per-view buys. This event helped WWE obtain a pay-per-view revenue of $19.9 million. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart.
Production
Background
Storylines
The card consisted of eight
The main
The main storyline on the SmackDown! brand was between
Another rivalry was on the ECW brand between
The Women's rivalry on the Raw brand was between Candice Michelle and Beth Phoenix over the WWE Women's Championship. Shortly after returning to WWE as a villainess, Phoenix won a battle royal to become the #1 Contender for Candice's Women's Championship.[8] Phoenix received her title opportunity at Unforgiven, but she was defeated by Candice.[18] However, on the September 24 episode of Raw, Phoenix pinned Candice in a mixed tag team match, and as a result, she earned her another shot at the Women's Championship, which would take place at No Mercy.[19]
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross (Raw) |
Jerry Lawler (Raw) | |
Michael Cole (SmackDown!) | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown!)
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Joey Styles (ECW) | |
Tazz (ECW)
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewer
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Todd Grisham |
Ring announcers | Lilian Garcia (Raw) |
Tony Chimel (SmackDown!) | |
Justin Roberts (ECW) | |
Referees | Scott Armstrong (ECW) |
Jim Korderas (SmackDown!)
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Marty Elias (Raw) | |
Chad Patton (Raw) | |
Mickie Henson (SmackDown!) | |
John Cone (ECW) | |
Mike Posey | |
Mike Chioda (Raw) | |
Charles Robinson (SmackDown!) |
Before the event began and aired
Preliminary matches
The pay-per-view opened with an in-ring segment featuring
After that,
In a backstage segment, Vince McMahon informed Triple H that as he had previously been booked for a match against Umaga, the match would still take place that night, with the added stipulation of being for the WWE Championship.[22][23]
Next, CM Punk defended the ECW Championship against
After this, a pizza
Main event matches
In the next match, Triple H defended the WWE Championship against Umaga. Both men performed a variety of wrestling maneuvers, including a
After that,
While Triple H had his ribs iced, Vince McMahon stated that Randy Orton was invoking his rematch clause. McMahon scheduled a rematch for the same night and also decided that it would be a Last Man Standing match.[22][23]
The next match, Candice Michelle defended the WWE Women's Championship against Beth Phoenix. The match ended when Phoenix slammed Michelle to the mat, before a cover for the pinfall, winning Phoenix the Women's Championship.[22][23]
The seventh match was a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship, where Batista defended the title against The Great Khali. After both men prevented each other from escaping, Khali struck Batista with a leather strap. Batista returned the favor, hit Khali with the strap as well and attempted to climb the inner cage. But Khali stopped him and squeezed Batista's head with a Vise Grip. Khali then called for a door to be opened but Batista struck him with a low blow. Batista, still hurt from the Vise Grip, slowly crawled towards the door and as soon as he reached it, Khali smashed it on Batista's spine, preventing him from escaping yet again. As the final cage door was now closed, the only way to win was by climbing out of both cages. Khali gained an advantage after pulling Batista off the inner cage wall and making him fall on his back. He had already reached the arena floor as Batista started to climb the inner cage and chase him. When Khali went over the top of the outer structure, Batista leapt from one cage to the other, overtook Khali on the way down, won the match and retained the title.[21][22]
The main event was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship in which in his third match of the night, Triple H defended the championship against Randy Orton. Both men fought extensively outside the ring, both taking advantage of the match stipulations, where there were no countouts or disqualifications. At one point, both men were positioned on top of one of the broadcast tables, where Orton attempted an RKO on Triple H, who countered the move and sent Orton through another of the broadcast tables. Triple H followed this by striking Orton with the steel steps. The men returned to the ring, and Orton performed a DDT and an RKO on Triple H, both onto a steel chair. The competitors returned to the outside of the ring again, and Triple H struck Orton with a chair. They returned to the top of the broadcast table, and Triple H attempted a Pedigree through the table on Orton, who countered into an RKO onto the table. The referee began a count and reached ten before Triple H could rise; as a result, Orton won the match and regained the WWE Championship.[21][23]
Reception
The event had an approximate attendance of 12,500, the maximum allowed. The event resulted in 271,000 pay-per-view buys, higher than the previous year's event.
The event was released on
Aftermath
The next night on Raw, during an appreciation ceremony held by Vince McMahon for Randy Orton,
Umaga lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to
Batista resumed his feud with The Undertaker, which led to a match against Batista at Cyber Sunday, with Steve Austin winning a fan poll to become the special guest referee. Batista won the match and retained the title.[37] After Cyber Sunday, The Undertaker challenged Batista to a Hell in a Cell match at Survivor Series. Batista won the match following interference from Edge.[38] As a result, Edge then became part of the rivalry, and the three men faced each other in a match at Armageddon. Edge won the match, and the championship, to end the feud.[39]
Candice Michelle used her rematch clause for the Women's Championship on the October 22 episode of Raw in a
This was the last No Mercy PPV to air in 4:3 format until January 2008 when all WWE shows went in high definition.
Results
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