Saturday, September 15, 2007

No Mercy 2002 Review

The match of the year, folks!

Chris Jericho and Christian defeated Booker T and Goldust to retain the World Tag Team Championship(8:46)
Jericho pinned Goldust after a Moonsault.
**1/4
Just OK by these guys standards. The rope breaking didn't help.

Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie(4:40)
Wilson pinned Marie after a swinging neckbreaker.
DUD
Awful.

Rob Van Dam defeated Ric Flair(7:59)
RVD pinned Flair after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
**
Not that bad.

Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) defeated Tajiri to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship(8:15)
Noble pinned Tajiri after interference from Nidia.
***
More good stuff from the cruisers.

World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Kane in a Title unification match(16:13)
Triple H pinned Kane after a Pedigree.
During the match Ric Flair and The Hurricane interfered, with Flair receiving a Chokeslam from Kane and Hurricane getting Pedigreed by Triple H.
**1/4
Not that bad actually.

Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defeated Rey Mysterio and Edge to win the first WWE Tag Team Championship(22:03)
Angle forced Edge to submit with the Ankle Lock.
This was the finals of a tournament to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions after the World Tag Team Championship became exclusive to RAW.
****3/4
Here it is, the MOTY. Great stuff from all those involved. I just couldn't go ***** for some reason.

Trish Stratus defeated Victoria to retain the WWE Women's Championship(5:31)
Stratus pinned Victoria after a roll-up.
*1/4
More shit from the woman's division.

Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWE Championship(27:18)
Lesnar pinned Undertaker after an F-5.
****
Great match. Undertaker's blade job here is epic.

~ MOTY candidate and a really good HIAC makes this show pretty good.

~ October 24 – Rey Mysterio & Edge beat Los Guerreros. **1/2

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