WWE - No Mercy 2002 (2002)

Let the truth be told: denial fuels the anger, guilt poisons the soul. The mind games are over. Who will show No Mercy, haunted by ghosts of the past? Here comes the pain!

Championship Hell in A Cell Match Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman vs Undertaker

Women's Championship Trish Stratus vs Victoria

Tag Team Championship Edge & Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle & Chris Beniot

World Heavyweight Champion vs Intercontinental Champion Winner Take All! Triple H vs Kane

Cruiserweight Championship Jamie Noble with Nidia vs Tajiri

Rob Van Dam vs Ric Flair

Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie

World Tag Team Championship Chris Jericho & Christina vs Booker T & Goldust

DVD Extras: 12 bonus interview Tag Team Tournament highlights "Trick or Pete" - The No Mercy TV commercial The making of "Trick or Pete" History of the Intercontinental Title

One of the best Hell in a Cell matches Ever

No Mercy was an event that had so many idiotic storylines leading into the ppv. Of course the the most ridiculous storyline out of the bunch was the whole Katie Vick saga between Kane & Triple H. Thankfully the ppv made up for these horrible stories. The ppv would have been a 3 star event but I gave it a 4 because of the awesome Hell in a Cell match and the tremendous tag team bout between Angle/Benoit and Edge/Mysterio.

1. World Tag Team Titles
Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust
This match was a good choice for an opener. The match went at a steady pace. Booker had the best showing out of the four. Watch out for the ropes breaking on Jericho towards the end of the match. A very good way to open up the ppv. 3.5/5

2. Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie
This was defiantely the worst match on the card. Even though the two gals kind of impressed me here, the match was still on the sucky side. Torrie did however pulled off a suplex and neckbreaker & a few other nice moves which I was a little shocked to see but this aint anything special. This match is pretty much skip material. 2/5

3. Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair
This was a revenge match for RVD for when Flair screwed RVD in his title match at Unforgiven. RVD & Flair has totally, complete different styles of wrestling but these two really worked well with each other in the ring. Van Dam came out pretty sharp, sticking it to Flair in the early going. Once Flair got the advantage he soon works on the leg of Van Dam. Flair really gets dirty in this match. This is one that I can watch again. 3.75/5

4. Cruiserweight Title
Jamie Noble w/ Nidia vs. Tajiri
The cruiserweights put on a nice back and forth match up. Tajiri sure gives Noble a mouthful of kicks. They had a good back and forth mix up with some nice reversals. It had an entertaining after match segment going on. A fun match to watch. 3.5/5

5. Winner Take All
World Champion Triple H vs. Intercontinental Champion Kane
This match could have been a tons of a lot better if they weren't working with the stupid Katie Vick story. That whole thing really degrated the match. Kane and Triple H tryed their hardest to put on a good match. It went very slow at times in the match. It had a few run-ins by Flair and Hurricane where HHH pedigreed Hurricane on the floor. This match defiantely could have been better but it was mostly a disappointment than anything. 3.5/5

6. WWE Tag Team Titles
Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio
This match was a perfect demonstration on what a 5 star tag team match should be like. These four men brought their game and then some to this match. All four men looked very good. The match had some good counters, reversals, and back and forth action. Edge & Mysterio work very well as a team. Angle & Benoit mostly did their own thing once they were in the match. This was a great and competitive tag team match. If it weren't for the hell in a cell, this match would have been match of the night. Fantastic match. 5/5

7. Women's Title
Victoria vs. Trish Stratus
Good match, much better than the one between Torrie & Dawn. It had some good outside ring action. Trish were using her kicks to Victoria's face very effectively. Nice wrestled women's match. 3.25/5

8. Hell in the Cell for the WWE Championship
Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman vs. Undertaker
This was an awesome and brutal match. Undertaker & Brock showed us how differently a hell in the cell match can be, being just as brutal and sedistic fighting in the cell and not out. Taker bleeds buckets in this one. Taker and Lesnar takes a lot of hard hitting and brutal shots. They both used the cell and other things around them very effectively on each other. This was an awesome main event. Match of the night for sure. Probably the best hell in a cell match contested only inside the cell. 5/5***

The hell in a cell match was off the charts. That match is the main reason to check out this ppv. The tag team titles match is very good as well. October 8, 2008

WWE No Mercy 2002

This product was in excellent condition. Any wrestling fan would be happy to have it. Especially if you are a Tajiri fan!! June 3, 2007

Great PPV With Stupid Storylines

I remember this PPV really showcased here RAW & SmackDown were at this time as SmackDown showcased "sports" while RAW had the "entertainment" aspect. This was also the PPV where they had good matches there were overshadowed by the crappy storylines going into it and we ended up getting a classic tag team match from four singles wrestlers. For those remembering Kane & Undertaker's storylines at the beginning, you'll get a chuckle out of the opening skit.

World Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian vs Booker T & Goldust - This was a good opener as both teams worked well with each other here. There's a moment at the end where Jericho goes for the lionsault and the rope breaks for him to land on his face.

Torrie Wilson VS Dawn Marie - The beginning of the "Al Wilson" storyline and just like the storyline, the less said about this...the better.

Rob Van Dam VS Ric Flair - RVD's chance for revenge against Flair for what happened the month earlier at Unforgiven. Two men with two completely different styles actually meshed well here to give us a good match here.

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble w/Nidia VS Tajiri - This was just a decent title match as the aftermath with Nidia was more entertaining than the match.

Unification Match: World Champion Triple H vs. Intercontinental Champion Kane - This was the brainchild of someone's STUPID idea to get rid of the Intercontinental Title so there would be only 1 single's title on RAW. And to top that, they did this horrible controversal storyline regarding Kane & "Katie Vick" that honestly I'm still trying to forget to this day. The match itself was average by main event standards but Lawler just would not get off the whole Katie Vick thing throughout the match to the point that you didn't give a damn about the unification & were just glad that the match was over.


WWE Tag Team Tournament Finals: Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit VS Edge & Rey Mysterio - This was the classic match I was talking about earlier as they put on a wrestling clinic. Rey did his high flyin' lucha libre while Edge held his own in the ring and we all know Benoit & Angle are two of the best in the world. They would go on to have better series of matches involving themselves & Los Guerreros but this was worth the price of admission alone.

WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus VS Victoria - The match itself wasn't much as it was short & sweet as Trish won but Victoria attacked afterwards to setup their Survivor Series rematch.

Hell in a Cell Match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker - Another great Hell In The Cell bout as they kept it inside the cage while Taker bled like crazy & sold his wrist injury in a brutal match that saw Lesnar put over as a monster. And unlike the World Title match, they didn't concentrate on the crappy "Undertaker cheating on his pregnant wife" soap opera storyline and concentrated on just the match in itself.

In the end, the good heavily outweighed the bad and you also can see two classic matches on this DVD set. I recommend if you can get past the Katie Vick thing. April 4, 2007

WWE No Mercy 2002

World Tag Team Championship: Chris Jericho and Christian def. Booker T and Goldust
Rating: 3.5/5

Torrie Wilson def. Dawn Marie
Rating: 2.5/5

Rob Van Dam def. Ric Flair
Rating: 4/5

WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Noble with Nidia def. Tajiri
Rating: 3.5/5

Winner Take All Match: World Heavyweight Champion Triple H def. Intercontinental Champion Kane
Rating: 4.5/5

WWE Tag Team Championship: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit def. Edge and Rey Mysterio
Rating: 5/5

WWE Women's Championship: Trish Stratus def. Victoria
Rating: 3/5

WWE Championship Hell in the Cell: Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman def. Undertaker
Rating: 5/5 September 27, 2006

No Mercy shows No mercy

No Mercy 2002 was a great pay per view and i believe it is one of the best of 2002. the matches are out of 5 so here they are in order.

World Tag Team Championship Match: Chris Jericho & Christian (C)vs. Booker T & Goldust: A good tag team match with a lot of action. Winner: Chris Jericho & Christian 3/5

Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie: A match based on Dawn Marie's love for Al Wilson. Not a very good match, but what would you expect. Winner: Torrie Wilson 1/5

Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair: This Match was good and it really doesn't dissapoint. RVD fans will enjoy it. Winner: Rob Van Dam 3/5

WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: Jamie Noble (C) w/ Nidia vs. Tajiri: An ok cruiserweight match with Noble winning. Winner: Jamie Noble 2/5

WWE World Heavyweight and WWE Intercontinental Championship Unification Match: Triple H (WHC) vs. Kane (IC): This match was pretty good but the story line of Katie Vick is just rediculous and stupid and makes wrestling look even more fake and simple. Overall, a good match with Triple H going into his bag of tricks to get the win. 3/5

Finals of the Smackdown Tag Team Championship Tournament: Rey Mysterio & Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Beniot: This match and the main event stole the show, but this one had it all. Great action and wrestling skills and finished 3rd for match of the year. No one gives up in this one. Winner: Angle & Beniot 5/5

Hell in a Cell for the WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (C) vs. Undertaker: This Hell in a Cell match is one of the best with tons of blood, action, and powerful moves. This is one of Lesnar's best performances and he deserves to be put in a class with the best wrestlers of all time. A masterpiece. Winner: Brock Lesnar 5/5 July 2, 2006

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