Rating: Summary: same old wwe ppv half ass Review: the opener sucks.then theres 2 chicks fighting.thats always fun.at least theyre hot this time.then rvd kills ric flair.a good high flier follows that high flier with noble and tajiri.triple h and kane is a snoozer.since triple h sucks.then theres angle and benoit,who hate eachother vs ray jr and edge.its fun to watch little ray kick the crap out of that loser kurt angle.trish fights victoria next.thats fun.then brock lesnar goes into the hell in a cell with undertaker.this match earns the 3 star rating or it would have been only 2.
Rating: Summary: Brock Lesnar defeats Undertaker in Hell in a Cell Review: The words Hell in a Cell can strike fear into most any competitor. Its unforgiving steel can shorten careers in an instant. Brock Lesnar and Undertaker, however, show no fear in this WWE Championship instant classic.
Rating: Summary: A nothing pay per view Review: This pay per view was just a throwaway show that was just filler as an excuse to have a pay per view. The event is dull, like all of the 2002 pay per view offerings from wwe. Triple H again stinks up the pay per view with a very boring and dull match with Kane. Triple H needs to start putting guys like Booker T and RVD over instead of wrestling guys like Kane for the 5,000th time. Lesner-Undertaker "Hell In A Cell" is a decent enough match for what it is, but doesn't really pick up till the end. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit save the show with a great performance. However this show is a very boring and uninspired event. AVOID at all costs
Rating: Summary: Saved By A Tag Match & HIAC!!!!!!! Review: This PPV was falling flat, before two of the last three matches on the card that night. Also obvious on this PPV and every other PPV in late 2002-early 2003, was how much better Smackdown was compared to Raw. Raw matches mainly dragged on forever, boring the fans to tears because they knew the outcome. Smackdown matches were fast paced, adrenaline rushes, action packed, and full of suspense. The Raw commentary was the same ol' JR and the King convos about slobberknockers and puppies, shilling and overselling the top dogs over the action. On Smackdown, Cole and Tazz called the action, balanced the shilling, so the match wouldn't get lost. No PPV emphasized these truths here more clearly during that time period than this one.
The Good
Edge & Rey Misterio vs. Benoit and Angle
This is probably still the most awesome tag team match in recent WWE history. Lots of cool spots from Rey and alot of neat technical stuff from Angle and Benoit. More importantly the crowd ate up everything, you can tell they were in it from the beginning to the end.
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
Boy Taker bled like a pig in this Hell In A Cell. Falls short of classic HIAC's like Taker vs. Michaels, Taker vs. Foley, and Foley vs. Triple H. However, the violence and the gore makes it a memorable one.
In The Middle
Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust
Man looking back now, Christian looks weird with long hair. Jericho seemed to be the only one who brought his A game, as Book, Goldy, and Christian were up and down. Could of been disaster as the ropes came apart during Jericho's lionsault, but the guys improvised nicely. The kicker here is these four had way better matches on Raw.
Noble vs. Tajiri
Decent match falls short of PPV standards though. Not a bad match, but could of been better.
The Bad
Triple H vs. Kane
Phasing out the IC Title never made sense to me. The match was way too long and boring. This match epitomized everything I said about Raw, oh and it followed along the silly, disturbing, disgusting, retarded "Katie Vick" angle, where Triple H dressed as Kane and humped a manican simulating necrophillia.
Trish vs. Victoria
Match went nowhere and was way too short. Nice post match superkick by Victoria. Vicki was smoking hot here, so all is not lost here.
The Ugly
Ric Flair vs. RVD
Their styles totally clashed here.
Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie
The two have no business trying to do things that closely but fails to resemble wrestling.
The extra include the history of the IC Title, some highlights of WWE Tag Tourney on Snackdown, Trick or Pete commercial, and the same ol interviews.
I'd only get this DVD for the Misterio/Edge vs. Benoit/Angle and the Brock vs. Taker HIAC.
Rating: Summary: Lesnar Made Undertaker Famous? Review: This PPV was good, The Match that i thought was bloody and brutal was Undertaker VS Brock Lesnar Hell in a cell for the WWE Championship, In this match undertaker enters the ring with a weakness, His broken hand, My opinion i think his broken hand prevented him from winning the match, I mean come on, If undertaker entered the match in good condition he would have layeth the smacketh down on brock lesnar, Its just that he was in so much pain from his hand, Taker's trainer gave him a pain shot to make the pain go away because you all know of coarse that he was going to be using it on brock but somehow the pain shot had not worked on him,First time i saw this match i was roaring and cheering for the undertaker since i am an undertaker fan, I loved it when Undertaker hit brock with cast, That was very brutal right there, There is this one part in the match were undertaker throws brock into the cage then brock comes running back to do an attack on the undertaker, Brock makes a bad move when he gets a nasty clothesline from the 5 pound cast that sends him falling to the ground in pain, Anyways very good match and you should buy the ppv you may think it sucks but by it just for the match, You will not be dissapointed at all, trust me, If you can handle the blood and brutality of this match then you will survive,
Rating: Summary: No Mercy not as good as I thought Review: This PPV wasn't that good. Very dissapointing. I thought it would be much better. Personally I thought it was one od the worst PPVs ever one of the biggest pop was hell in a cell match (worst I have ever seen) biggest boo was Paul Heyman and HHHI give it 1 thumb up , one thumb down, because I am nice
Rating: Summary: One of the best PPVs of 2002 Review: This was one of the best PPVs of 2002 with two match of the year canidates on the card. Wrestling just doesn't get much better than the matches pitting Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit (WWE Tag Title Match) and Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Title/Hell in the Cell). Both of these bouts are 5 star classics and it's worth buying the DVD for these matches alone. The rest of the card was a little bit of a let down, but can easily be overlooked due to the quality of the two matches I just mentioned. In my opinion, the Lesnar Undertaker Hell in the Cell match was the best Hell in the Cell match to date. No gimmicks, over the top bumps, or fighting on top of the cell was to be seen - instead, what you see is one of the most brutal and gory title bouts ever. It was fast paced, stiff, and blood is spilled in massive amounts. Buy it for the Lesnar/Undertaker & WWE Tag Title bouts and skip the rest. A must have classic!
Rating: Summary: Should have been called 'No Action' Review: With a lot of storylines carrying over from the Unforgiven pay-per-view, the WWE decided to grab the interest of fans with a Hell in a Cell Match as well as a winner-take-all contest. However, as was the case for many of the PPV's of 2002, No Mercy failed to deliver the ingredients necessary to serve up a solid show. World Tag Team Championships: Christian & Chris Jericho vs. Booker T. & Goldust I will say this, the WWE does know how to start off a PPV strong. Very exciting opener, a lot of fast-paced competition. The only thing that had "No Mercy" were the ropes as one superstar displays in the match. *** stars. Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie The worst women's match that I possibly have ever seen. Sloppy action the whole way around. No stars. Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair One of the storylines that carried over from Unforgiven. This match is a "snooze-fest," with RVD trying desperately to get a decent match from the "Nature Boy." Decent ending *1/2 stars. WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Jaime Noble vs. Tajiri A lot of lethal maneuvers gives this match some enjoyable moments but nothing spectacular. Controversial ending. ** stars. World Heavyweight vs. Intercontinental Championship: Winner-Take-All Triple H vs. Kane One question that I had going into this match is why it was a Winner-Take-All, when this would be the last time that anyone would see the I-C title? Anyway, boring in the beginning, good in the end, different from other single matches with Kane. Another controversial ending **1/2 stars. WWE Tag Team Championship: Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit First time that WWE Tag Team Champs would be crowned in WWE history, but no build-up. However history in a good way was made. This has got to be the first time that a Match of the Year Candidate could be found in a tag team match, because this match from start-to-finish was a classic. Nice, clean ending as well. ****3/4 stars. Women's Championship: Trish Stratus vs. Victoria A lot better than the previous women's match. Trish and Victoria have great ring chemistry. Nice match **1/2 stars. WWE Championship: Hell in the Cell Match Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker Yet another confrontation that began at Unforgiven and helped hype this PPV. Was there blood? yes. And was there violence? yes. But still did not save the match. Too much of the same offensive moves were being used by both men. But it was a lot better than Taker's Hell in the Cell match with the Bossman at Wrestlemania 15. ***1/2 stars. Overall, a very tame PPV, which is not even close to being the best No Mercy. For one of the best No Mercy's purchase the 2001 PPV. A very solid card resulting in a strong PPV.
Rating: Summary: "rent it or borrow it before buying it" Review: With the exception of the hell in a cell and the match of the year candidate, WWE No Mercy 2002 falls on the short side. Below is a review of all the matches, the overall extra features and the overall DVD, hopefully it will help you decide if you should buy this DVD or not. The review will not directly give away who wins any of the matches but the winner may seem pretty obvious by my explanations of the matches. ( Match Reviews ) --- World Tag Team Championship Match - Chris Jericho and Christian Vs Booker T and Goldust --- Everyone does great in this exciting opening match, Goldust especially surprised me as he brang to the table some unique moves. During the match the ring ropes break however all the wrestlers do a very good job of continuing the match. The finish of this good match is great. (6.5/10) --- Torrie Wilson Vs Dawn Marie --- This match is just full of sloppy move, the referee skit that is done in this is over used way to much. The match also includes a bad pace and ending, this whole match is pretty terrible. (1.5/10) ---Rob Van Dam Vs Ric Flair --- In this match Ric Flair does some of his dirty tricks and RVD does some of his unique moves. I don't mean to be picky but RVD oversells his leg in this match. The competitor's styles are very different but they didn't work to bad together. Now not to stir controversy but for an Ric Flair match this was pretty good however for a RVD match I believe this was below average, overall it was just allright. (5.5/10) --- WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match - Jamie Noble Vs Tajiri --- This match starts off quickly however the pace eventually slows down more then the usual cruiserweight match up. There are some unique moves in this, Tajiri's counter to the sunset flip is pretty cool. Tajiri does his usual kicks as well as show off some of his amazing flexibility and submission wrestling. This is a pretty decent match however the ending is controversial. (5.5/10) --- World Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championship Unification Match - Triple H Vs Kane --- This match also contains many sloppy moves, there is repetitive chokes and neck breakers and a never ending amount of punching and kicking. The commentary about Katie Vick never ends threw out this match. There where a few interference's that gave the crowd some life as they where dead most of the time. The spanish announce table breaks during this however it is done poorly, the ending is also pretty poor. Its good that the WWE has decided to bring back the Intercontinental belt because this would've been a bad way to end the amazing history of the title. (3.5/10) --- WWE Tag Team Championship Match - Edge and Rey Mysterio Vs Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit --- The pace in this match is just about perfect as it moves faster and faster as it moves on. There are quite a bit of moves done off the turnbuckles, there are some cool reversals, technical wrestling, powerhouse moves, close submission victories, a ton of close pin falls and some awesome and unique double team moves. The whole ending of this match is just tremendous and you can tell that the crowd thinks the same by watching them. This match is just great, not only is the ending good but it's also clean. (9/10) --- WWE Women's Championship Match - Trish Stratus Vs Victoria --- This match is just a filler before the main event, it is the second women match of the night. This match contains its share of sloppy moves including a horribly done sunset flip, the ending is bad as well. (2.5/10) --- Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship - Brock Lesnar Vs Undertaker --- The Undertaker's cast and the cell itself really came into play in this match, Paul Heyman gets pretty annoying although he is sometimes funny. Undertakers attempts at a couple of high fly moves are failures. The pace sometimes moves slowly in this match however the WWE shows more then enough replays during this every time the action dies. The length and finish to this match are great and the competitors did not make it out of the cage which is the purpose of hell in a cell. This is a very bloody match. (7.5/10) ( Extra Features ) There are a fair bit of extra features included on this DVD. There is a pretty well done History of the Intercontinental Championship, The No Mercy Commerical called "Trick or Pete" plus the making of Trick or Pete. There is 4 Sunday Night Heat Interviews plus 8 Post Match Interviews where the wrestlers are out of character. This DVD also includes the endings to the 2 Smackdown Tournament Semifinals Matches from Toronto on October 17, 2002, those matches are Edge and Rey Vs Ron Simmons and D'Von and Benoit and Kurt Vs Eddie and Chavo Guerrero. (7/10) ( Overall DVD ) There are better 2002 ppv's out there however, in my opinion there are no better tag team matches in 2002 then the tag team championship match presented by Smackdown in this show. Most of the matches are in the average catergory however there is some footage that is worth watching at least once. The ppv is also accompanied by great promo's threw out No Mercy and pretty good extra features. This is a pretty good DVD to add to a collection however I would say rent it or borrow it before buying it. Its up to you though.
Rating: Summary: Best Wrestling Fan Review: World Tag Team Championship
Chris Jericho & Christian vs. Booker T & Goldust
Very solid match. Watch for the busted ring ropes and subsequent improv that follows.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Jamie Noble vs. Tajiri
Great match! No slowing this one down.
Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair
I actually like this match as they managed to put together a very good match.
Winner Take All
World Heavyweight Championship vs. Intercontinental Championship
Triple H vs. Kane
I didn't want to see the IC title go but it came back anyway. Not too bad of a match. I like the storyline but the pace is a bit slow until the end.
Finals for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
I agree with one reviewer that this is hands down the single greatest tag team match ever. Look at the people involved and that should tell the whole story! It's about 25 mins and you would never suspect otherwise. Simply amazing!
Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria
Yawn
Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie
Crap
Hell in a Cell for the WWE Championship
Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker
Great match! Lots of blood and carnage in this. They don't leave the cell but that's not a detriment to its quality. Heyman gets a little annoying but that's it.
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