Rating: Summary: Biker Chain Match! Review: Rey Mysterio v. Tajiri Crusierweight Title
Awesome match. The most high-flying match Mysterio has ever been in. Lots of kicks. Tajiri wins because of his new henchmen.***
Chris Benoit v. A-Train
Great match considering it had A-Train. Benoit carried the match the whole way. Benoit makes A-Train tap out. Big Surprise.**1/2
Zack Gowen v. Matt Hardy
I liked this match. Even though it has a one legged kid beating a great wrestler like Matt Hardy.**1/4
A.P.A. v. Basham Brothers
It's an ok match. I thought it was filler but not really it was a match. Shaniqua comes down and helps the Bashams win.**
Stephanie McMahon v. Mr. McMahon I Quit Match
It was really nothing quite awesome. But I liked it. Linda was at Stephanie's side and Sable was at Mr. McMahon side. Vince wins and Steph quits. Vince hires Heyman.****
Kurt Angle v. John Cena
This match is a classic. Cena has devoloped into a great wrestler. Angle wins with the Ankle Lock.*****
Eddie Guerrero v. Big Show U.S. Title
Eddie and Show had a great match. I loved it. Especially with the Chokeslam through the Low Rider. Big Show wins the U.S. Title.*****
Brock Lesnar v. The Undertaker WWE Title Biker Chain Match
Why is it called a Biker Chain Match? Who gives? It was an awesome match. With a surprise ending. Brock wins but how? Buy it to find out.*****
Three straight 5 star mathes ending it. Didn't help it to get even 4 stars.***1/4
Rating: Summary: Alright PPV Review: Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (12 mins)8/10 Very Good opener and great cruiserweight match. The only problem was that there was nothing that made this match special from other matches between these 2. The end also stuck. 2nd best opener to PPV this year.Chris Benoit vs. A-Train (12 mins)7.5/10 This match had A-Train step up to the plate. He tried his hardest and Benoit put on a good match. Nice blood spot in this match. Had a good tribute to Stu Hart with the end being in the sharpshooter. Matt Hardy vs. Zach Gowen (7 mins) 4.5/10 A mediocre match with both men putting on half-decent performances. Best match Zach Gowen has ever put on. Basham Brothers vs. APA (9 mins) 2/10 Not a good match. Had that crap with Shaniqua. The Basham Brothers aren't that great and the APA deserved to win. Vince McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match (9 mins) 4/10 This match was better than what most people expected with Vince bleeding the hard way. This match exceeded everyones excpectations but was still not great. Kurt Angle vs. John Cena (18 mins) 10/10 A+ matchup by these two men. Angle got bloody. This was a very very very great match. I loved it. John Cena can definately wrestle. This was the best match of the night. Eddie Guerrero vs. big Show (as the semi?) (11 mins) 6.5/10 A decent Big Show match. Eddie is a great wrestler. This match was ok. I think it lasted just the right amount of time. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar in a Biker Chain Match (24 mins) 8.5/10 A good performance by both men. This match didn't really need to be a biker chain match since it was only used once. That was the only dissapoint ment. It also lead up to the fued between McMahon and Taker. Overall a 7/10 show. Pretty solid. The main event was somewhat of a letdown. The WWE can put extras on this one maybe this. Sunday Night Heat: John Cena Battle Rap Big Show interveiw Basham Brothers Interveiw Billy Kidman vs. Shannon Moore Smackdown! 10-16-02 Biker Chain Match comes early John Cena and Kurt Angle No Mercy Promos Vince vs. Steph Borck Lesnar vs. Undertaker Kurt Angle vs. John Cena Post Match Interveiws Rey Mysterio Basham Brothers & Shaniqua Undertaker Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore
Rating: Summary: No Mercy 2003 - Family Matters Review: Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri - Cruiserweight Title: Great Match. Great opener. Would also be great as a mid card match. 9/10 A-Train vs. Chris Benoit: There are a few scary spots in this match. It's very entertaining and probably the A-Train's best match to date. 8/10 Matt Hardy vs. Zach Gowen: I won't spoil the ending, but it upset alot of people. Not me though. Both men put on a great effort. The match wasn't real long, but it did it's job. 8/10 APA vs. The Basham Brothers: This match was alright. It wasn't the best match, but didn't take up too much time. 6/10 Vince McMahon w/ Sable vs. Stephanie McMahon w/ Linda McMahon: This match was for more entertaining that I expected it to be. Not the greatest wrestling match, but I didn't expect it to be. 5.5/10 Kurt Angle vs. John Cena: Best match of the night. Maybe of the year. Phenominal. Cena's best performance to date. A great one by Angle. Definately worth the price of the tape. 11/10 Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show - US Title: Good match. Not the best ever, but ok. Shouldn't have gone over the Angle/Cena match. 6.5/10 Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker - Biker Chain WWE Title Match: Entertaining. Had alot of swerves. The lights went out. It had enterference by 4 different people. Alot of cool moves pulled out of the bag by these 2. Good match. 8.5/10 All in all a 58.5/80.
Rating: Summary: WWE NO MERCY 2003, MY FIRST LIVE PPV Review: Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Good opener with a lot of high flying moves. The ending was cool. "Fan" interferce, distracted the ref from giving Mysterio the win, and Tajiri capitalized with a kick to the head. 7 out of 10. Chris Benoit vs. A-Train This was a power vs. technical match. Benoit was fighting with ground moves, A-Train was whooping up on Benoit. In the end, Benoit wins with the sharpshooter. 9 out of 10 Zach Gowen vs. Matt Hardy V1 I hate Zach Gowen. He's extremely lame, and should have never won this match. He wins with a moonsault though, to get his first win. 4 out of 10 APA vs. The Bashum Brothers This match was boring, but a lot of attacks, which made it move fast. Shanuiqa returns and hits Bradshaw with a night stick, helping the Bashums win. 5 out of 10. Mr. McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon in an I Quit Match I liked this match. It wasn't action packed, but it was an exciting match, because of the emotion. I was staning up the whole match. In the end, Mr. McMahon wins by choking out Stephanie, and Linda McMahon throws in the towel. Stephanie never quit, but I am so happy that Mr. McMahon won. He is cool. 9 out of 10. John Cena vs. Kurt Angle GREAT MATCH! Cena and Angle gave it all they got kicking out of each other's moves.(Cena's FU and Angle's Angle Slam). Cena did an excellent job. He couldn't make it out of the Angle Lock, and he tapped, giving Angle the win. Cena had a great rap also. 10 out of 10. Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show for the US Title Boring match. It was pretty obvious that with the injuries, Big Show would win. Eddie didn't come out in a low rider. How ever, it was funny to see Eddie's tactics with out the ref. In the end however, he gets choke slammed, and Big Show wins the title. YAY. 7 out of 10. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title Good Match. Brock Lesnar won with interference by the FBI AND VINCE MCMAHON. Other then that, good power match. Brock keeps his title. YAY. I hate the Undertaker. In conclusion, No Mercy was a good event. I am not just saying that because I went (first row), but because it had some great matches, it changed WWE forever, and it had a good story line. I suggest you buy the DVD. When A-Train comes out, my head is right next to the WWE sign. BUY THE DVD, GOOD PPV.
Rating: Summary: WWE NO MERCY 2003, MY FIRST LIVE PPV Review: Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship Good opener with a lot of high flying moves. The ending was cool. "Fan" interferce, distracted the ref from giving Mysterio the win, and Tajiri capitalized with a kick to the head. 7 out of 10. Chris Benoit vs. A-Train This was a power vs. technical match. Benoit was fighting with ground moves, A-Train was whooping up on Benoit. In the end, Benoit wins with the sharpshooter. 9 out of 10 Zach Gowen vs. Matt Hardy V1 I hate Zach Gowen. He's extremely lame, and should have never won this match. He wins with a moonsault though, to get his first win. 4 out of 10 APA vs. The Bashum Brothers This match was boring, but a lot of attacks, which made it move fast. Shanuiqa returns and hits Bradshaw with a night stick, helping the Bashums win. 5 out of 10. Mr. McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon in an I Quit Match I liked this match. It wasn't action packed, but it was an exciting match, because of the emotion. I was staning up the whole match. In the end, Mr. McMahon wins by choking out Stephanie, and Linda McMahon throws in the towel. Stephanie never quit, but I am so happy that Mr. McMahon won. He is cool. 9 out of 10. John Cena vs. Kurt Angle GREAT MATCH! Cena and Angle gave it all they got kicking out of each other's moves.(Cena's FU and Angle's Angle Slam). Cena did an excellent job. He couldn't make it out of the Angle Lock, and he tapped, giving Angle the win. Cena had a great rap also. 10 out of 10. Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show for the US Title Boring match. It was pretty obvious that with the injuries, Big Show would win. Eddie didn't come out in a low rider. How ever, it was funny to see Eddie's tactics with out the ref. In the end however, he gets choke slammed, and Big Show wins the title. YAY. 7 out of 10. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title Good Match. Brock Lesnar won with interference by the FBI AND VINCE MCMAHON. Other then that, good power match. Brock keeps his title. YAY. I hate the Undertaker. In conclusion, No Mercy was a good event. I am not just saying that because I went (first row), but because it had some great matches, it changed WWE forever, and it had a good story line. I suggest you buy the DVD. When A-Train comes out, my head is right next to the WWE sign. BUY THE DVD, GOOD PPV.
Rating: Summary: It was OK Review: Tajiri vs.Rey-it was a good opener,but the ending really creamed it.4/10 Zach vs.Matt Hardy-Embarrassment V1 for Matt Hardy.Him losing to Zach Gowen is a friggin embarassment.3/10 APA vs.Bashams-DUD.1/10 Kurt Angle vs.John Cena-The best program these guys have ever done together! John Cena and Kurt Anlge can sure as hell work a great match!10/10 Chris Benoit vs.A-Train-A match that elevated Benoits ways to the World Title.A squash match for Benoit,he easily destroyed A-Train and the ending was a great way to show his feelings of Stus death.6/10 Vince vs.Stephanie-Stephanie continues to look hot.3/10 Big Show vs.Eddie-Eddie,plain and simple,got his ass beat!He tried to lie,cheat,and steal,but it didnt work well against Big Show!4/10 Undertaker vs.Brock Lesnar-HAHA what a match.When FBI interferes in a Main Event,you know somethings wrong with that match.The whole concept was dumb.Why didnt they just make it a Ladder match,and to win you had to grab the Chain and The Belt?Cena/Angle shoudve been the Main Event.5/10
Rating: Summary: WWE No Mercy 2003 Review: This is Mudd. This PPV was lacking in certain areas and some areas were okay and overall this was a not so nice PPV.
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri for the Cruiserweight Title. This was a good way to kick off the PPV. This is where Tajiri aligns himself with Akio & Sakoda and they help Tajiri win. (6.5/10)
A-Train vs. Chris Benoit was a good match and one of the better ones on the card. Benoit couldn't make A-Train tap out to the Crossface so he put him in the Sharpshooter and made him tap out. (7/10)
Zack Gowen vs. Matt Hardy was a bad match that you don't need to see. This is Zack's last match in the WWE until Lesnar beats him to a bloody pulp and he hasn't been seen since. Zack also wins this match which I think is good. (4/10)
APA vs. Basham Brothers was as boring and bad as Gowen vs. Hardy. The APA had the match won then Shaniqua helps the Bashams steal the match. (4/10)
Mr. McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon in an I Quit Match. This match was just sick and disgusting. They should have just fired Steph instead of abusing her. Heyman is the new GM of Smackdown! (6/10)
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle this was probably Match of the Night and it had 2 great talents going at it. It was Chain vs. Medals. Angle picks up a win in this great match. (8.5/10)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show for the U.S. Title. This was another good match that gave this PPV a good boost but nothing like Angle vs. Cena. Show steals Eddie U.S. Title. (7.5/10)
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker in a Biker Chain Match for the WWE Title. Was a great match until Vince & the FBI got involved which ticked me off. Lesnar still retains the WWE Title. (8/10)
The last 3 matches of the PPV delievered. That was probably the only reason the PPV got 3 stars but it was no where near 2 stars.
Rating: Summary: Not bad, could of been better though Review: This PPV is hard to judge since it had its good moments and its bad ones. I'll do the usual "my take on the matches" thing.
Rey Mysterio Vs. Tajiri for cruiserweight championship- pretty good match and its great to see the cruiserweights go at it with all the high flying and quick action. The ending was bad but still a good match.
Chris Benoit Vs A-Train - poor a-train can never get any respect, even when he was prince albert and drozs' piercing artist back in the late 90's hes still the same jobber hes always been. anyways not a bad match and really showed benoits talents. Nice props with the sharpshooter to give tributes to all the harts that have used it.
Zach Gowen Vs Matt Hardy - an ok match, not one of hardys best and nothing against Gowen, but I just don't see him being a superstar (and no, its not the one leg thing, its just him in particular). I think the WWE exploited him being one legged and really made it harder to showcase anything he could do since all people saw was "a handicapped person". I'd like to see him come back again sometime but this time, try not to show his handicap but show his abilities.
A.P.A Vs The Basham Brothers - two tough teams that you would think would resemble a classic Demolition Vs Powers Of Pain match. Sadly it did not. I don't know if someone wasn't feeling right or maybe they looked at the paycheck and it said way less than they thought it would but this match should've been much better.
Stephanie McMahon with Linda McMahon Vs Mr McMahon with Sable in First ever Father/Daughter "I Quit Match" - geesh, the promos leading up to this just creep the heck out of you. Not a bad match overall though it had the weirdest rules. definately one to watch as in a way, if you think about it, it resembled Bob Backlunds ending Vs the Iron Shiek many years ago (if you all can remember that).
Kurt Angle Vs John Cena - an amazing match. I'd have to say the best on the card and an instant classic. So back and forth that it'll amaze you that these two have such good wrestling chemistry together.
Eddie Guerrero Vs The Big Show for U.S. Championship - a pretty decent matchup that showed that big shows size really did come into play, though eddies speed and "cheating" helped him try to overcome the giant.
Undertaker Vs Brock Lesnar in 1st Ever Biker Chain Match for WWE championship- a good match that showed the brawler vs the wrestler very well. Would of been better if the chain was used as well as if the interference didn't keep on happening but then again, its the main event and the ending always has to be dramatic somehow :)
All in all a decent PPV. Not the greatest, but hey it depends on your tastes. I mostly bought it for the biker chain match and Steph and Vince match, but liked the others as well so I think I made a good investment. If you only like one match on here, i'd suggest you get it if you find it cheap. If you like a few or just need it to complete your collection, well get a copy when you can since you won't be too disappointed.
Rating: Summary: WWE No Mercy 2003!!!! Review: Well the WWE puts out another No Mercy and this one was somewhat of a let down. I mean it was pretty good to an extent but come on. It was basically a regular WWE SmackDown! that you would watch on UPN. The only exceptions were the Bikerchain Match and the "I Quit" Match and maybe Zach Gowen's first win. I have to admit, I was amazed. Zach Gowen finally won. I think it was more of a "It's about time". I will give this PPV a 3 out of 5....but since WWE finally added the Extras since the last DVD that had it "WWE Bad Blood 2003". That's the only reason it gained an extra star. So to the matches. I'm pretty sure this is the right order of the matches. First Mactch: Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (4/5) Great Action but a really messed up ending involving the two new Japanese guys. Tajiri wins and retains his Cruiserweight title. Second Match: Chris Benoit vs. A-Train (5/5) This was a great match because of Chris Benoit. This was probably A-Train's best match ever. Chris Benoit probably pulled out the victory due to Stu Hart's death. In dedication he gave him props after the match as he looked to the sky. Chris Benoit wins. Third Match: APA vs. The Bashams (3/5) the only reason I gave this a 3 was due to the fact that Bradshaw pulled out a nice Fall Away Slam off of the 2nd rope on one of the Bashams. The Bashams need a better gimmick. The Bashams win due to Shaniqua coming out and hitting Bradshaw with a foreign object and one of the Bashams doing his finisher. Fourth Match: Zach Gowen vs. Matt Hardy (4/5) Zach Gowen put up a great fight. Matt Hardy tried to help Zach. Shannon Moore who was in Matt's corner did absolutly nothing. Which was good and bad at the same time. We want to see a good match with no interference and yet they have Shannon Moore at ringside who is trying to get a push but just stands there to watch Matt lose. Zach Gowen picks up the victory due to his finisher "The Moonsault". Fifth Match: Stephanie McMahon vs. Vince McMahon In an "I Quit" Match (5/5) Vince pulls out the victory. It was very entertaining. I rated this match on entertainment value. Of course when you watch a man versus a women, you really shoulden't expect much of athletisism. Unless it's Chyna or Lita. Well it was a good match was Stephanie getting good pops throughout the match. It was a mixed crowd due to vince being the owner and everyone following him and Stephanie since she's the face and deserves the win. Sixth Match: Kurt Angle vs. John Cena (5/5) A great match. Two of WWE's greatest athletes going at it one on one. I loved it, aswell as the crowd. Both men have their own following so it went well. Amature Wrestling vs. a street fighter. Seventh Match: Eddie Gurrero vs. The Big show (3/5) Basically for entertainment value. Eddie pulling off his DQ gimmicks to try and DQ Big Show and get him in trouble....but it backfires and poor ole' Eddie loses his U.S. Championship. Eighth Match: Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker in a Bikerchain Match. (4/5) Good match but it wasen't as good as last year's Hell in a Cell Match. The WWE Title was on the line and their was a lot of interference. The Undertaker went to grab the chain and the light's went out. They came back on and Undertaker was back in the ring. This seems familar....Screwjob. Anyways, later on The FBI interferes and Nunzio, stamboli, and Palumbo get whooped by The Undertaker. Undertaker pulls off a nice Plancha out of the ring and over the top ropes. Nice move. The Undertaker later on goes for the chain and as he grabs it Vince than comes from behind and pushes Undertaker from the top ropes down on his nuts to the 3rd rope. This allows Brock Lesnar to grab the chain and hit Undertaker with it and take the win with the 1,2,3. This match set up the Vince McMahon vs. Undertaker Buried Alive Match at Survivor Series 2003. DVD extras: Shannon Moore vs. Billy Kidman (Heat) John Cena raps with a fan (Heat) Big Show pre-match interview (Heat) Eddie Gurrero sprays raw sewage on The Big Show (SmackDown! 10/09/03)
Rating: Summary: The worst WWE PPV I've ever seen Review: What a terrible event No Mercy was. Though when your most hyped match is Vince vs Stephanie I suppose you should expect a poor card. Big Show beating Eddie? What a joke. Also Gowen beating Hardy CLEANLY was idioitc too. Match of the night was Chirs Benoit vs A-Train - that about sums up No Mercy, when your best match of the night involves A-Train you know you've put on a bad show. Normally I like WWE PPV's but this one was hideous, single brand PPV's are a BAD idea. Hopefully Survivor Series will be good Also R.I.P Stu Hart and Road Warrior Hawk.
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