No Mercy (UK)

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For the 1999 No Mercy professional wrestling event held in the United States, see No Mercy (1999).

No Mercy
Promotion
World Wrestling Federation
DateMay 16, 1999
CityManchester, England
VenueAO Arena
Attendance18,107[1]
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The 1999 No Mercy held in the United Kingdom was the inaugural

promotion, World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on May 16, 1999, at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England and was broadcast exclusively for the United Kingdom. It was the only No Mercy held in the United Kingdom, as beginning with the October 1999 event
, all further No Mercy events were held in the United States.

During this time, the pay-per-view market was relatively new to Britain, as before 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on

house shows
.

It was released on DVD in the UK and Europe on 12 July 2010, in a set also including

Capital Carnage as part of the WWE's Tagged Classics range released by Silver Vision
, without any edits to the original content, most notably keeping all mentions and appearances of the WWF logo intact and un-blurred.

Background

The event was held at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.

The

World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held No Mercy as a UK-exclusive PPV and it was broadcast from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.[1]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators
 Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Interviewers
 Michael Cole
Ring announcer Tony Chimel
Referees Mike Chioda
Teddy Long
Earl Hebner

Preliminary matches

The first match was a singles match between Tiger Ali Singh and Gillberg. Singh quickly pinned Gillberg after a reverse neckbreaker.[3]

The following match was between The

Clothesline From Hell.[3]

The third match saw Steve Blackman defeat Droz by submission using a Triangle Choke. Following that match saw Kane competing against Mideon. Mideon was disqualified after several Corporate Ministry members interfered,[3] resulting in Kane being declared the winner.[3]

The next planned match was between Sable and Tori. Nicole Bass substituted for her and the match ended quickly after Bass performed a Chokeslam on Tori. This would be Sable's last appearance in the WWF for nearly four years.[3]

The sixth event of the night was a WWF European Championship match that saw Shane McMahon defend against X-Pac. McMahon pinned X-Pac after Triple H interfered and gave him a Pedigree, while the referee was down. At one point Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco stopped Shane McMahon from leaving the match early, leading to Chyna's interference, attacking the pair to prevent further interference.[3]

The seventh match saw Billy Gunn defeat Mankind. Gunn pinned Mankind after a Fameasser.[3]

Main event matches

The main event match was

triple threat match for the WWF Championship. Defending champion Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) and Triple H (with Chyna), pinning Triple H after a Stone Cold Stunner following interference from the Corporate Ministry, The Brood, Kane, X-Pac and Mankind.[3]

Reception

In 2008, J.D. Dunn of

411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.0 [Poor], stating, "The UK events rarely get top effort, and when the 1999 roster dogs it, look the fuck out! There wasn't much that was actively bad outside of Sable walking out (although who cares, really). Most of it was boring and uneventful. If the show never existed -- and in WWF [canon], it barely did – no one would notice. Thumbs down".[4]

Aftermath

A

2023 for WWE's developmental brand, NXT.[13]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
WWF Championship
18:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "WWF No Mercy". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Episode 69: No Mercy 1999". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "WWF PPV Results". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  4. 411Mania. Archived
    from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  6. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  7. ^ "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  8. ^ Sacco, Justine; Weitz, Michael (7 April 2011). "The New WWE" (Press release). Connecticut: WWE. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ Caldwell, James (27 June 2009). "WWE News: WWE changes the names of two more PPVs; Report on WWE fan input leading to changes". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  10. ^ WWE.com Staff (15 August 2016). "Get WWE No Mercy 2016 tickets". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. ^ WWE.com Staff (15 July 2017). "WWE No Mercy 2017 tickets available now". WWE. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  12. ^ Sapp, Sean Ross (17 February 2018). "WWE Eliminates Single-Branded PPV Shows, Shuffles PPV Schedule". Fightful. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ^ Keller, Wade (27 July 2023). "WWE announces date and location for NXT No Mercy event this fall, plus pre-take ticket info". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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