{"id":120217,"date":"2023-09-14T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=120217"},"modified":"2023-09-14T02:38:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:38:16","slug":"wwe-no-mercy-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/09\/14\/wwe-no-mercy-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awesome History of WWE No Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"

WWE<\/strong> will stage its 14th No Mercy<\/strong> <\/em>event this month. It will be the first No Mercy<\/em> under the development NXT<\/strong> brand. It follows the tradition of No Mercy<\/em> as an ever-changing and experimental event. Over the years it has featured many historic moments and one-off gimmick matches since it originated as a sales experiment. Here, we take a look at the – quite frankly – super fun and awesome history of WWE No Mercy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Awesome History of No Mercy<\/h2>\n

No Mercy’s Birth: Will Brits Buy Wrestling?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The inaugural WWE <\/em>No Mercy<\/em> PPV was a test event to see if British wrestling fans would engage with the Pay-Per-View model. Before May 1999, WWF PPVs had been available for free in the UK to subscribers of Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

The WWF<\/strong> had tested whether British people would pay for wrestling before in 1997 with WWF One Night Only<\/strong><\/em>. No Mercy<\/em> took place in Manchester, England on May 16 and was the true test event. It proved successful as those not in the MEN Arena wanted to see the WWF show happening in their country. From this point, PPVs were available to order via Sky Box Office in the UK.<\/p>\n

Historic First No Mercy In The USA<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A mere five months later, WWF No Mercy<\/strong><\/em> took place in Cleveland Ohio. The Fabulous Moolah<\/strong> won the WWF Women’s Championship from Ivory<\/strong> to become the oldest-ever holder of that belt. Chyna<\/strong> won the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jeff Jarrett<\/strong> in a Good Housekeeping match to become the first-ever female holder of that belt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hardy Boyz<\/strong> and Edge & Christian<\/strong> had an insane tag team ladder match that helped put them on the map and paved the way for TLC. In true Attitude Era fashion, the winning team got the ‘services’ of Terri Runnels.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main event was Steve Austin<\/strong> vs. Triple H<\/strong> but with honorable appearances from The Rock<\/strong> and Vince McMahon<\/strong> and was prime Attitude Era chaos.\u00a0 <\/span>It became the annual October WWF PPV and also spawned a video game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chyna defeats @RealJeffJarrett<\/a> to become the only female in history to win the intercontinental championship. pic.twitter.com\/pSxtNpx9iw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chyna (@ChynaJoanLaurer) October 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n