No Mercy 2003 Review

Brock vs. Undertaker at No Mercy...again...

• Tajiri defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (11:51)
o Tajiri pinned Mysterio after a swift kick to the head.
o Akio and Sakoda made their debut by distracting Mysterio.
o ***1/2
Fun little match.

• Chris Benoit defeated A-Train (12:33)
o Benoit forced A-Train to submit to the Sharpshooter. The ending was dedicated to Stu Hart, who died days before the event.
o **
I thought A-Train was gonna win. That's all I got.

• Zach Gowen defeated Matt Hardy (5:28)
o Gowen pinned Hardy after a Moonsault.
o *
Poor Matt.

• The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) (w/Shaniqua) defeated The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw) (8:54)
o Doug pinned Bradshaw after Shaniqua hit Bradshaw with a lead pipe.
o ¾*
Why should I care?

• Vince McMahon (w/Sable) defeated Stephanie McMahon (w/Linda McMahon) in an "I Quit" Match (9:24)
o Vince beat Stephanie when Linda threw in the towel after Vince started choking Stephanie with a lead pipe.
o According to the prematch stipulation, Stephanie lost her job as SmackDown! General Manager. If Vince had lost he would have given up ownership of WWE.
o 1/2*
Movin on.

• Kurt Angle defeated John Cena (18:25)
o Angle forced Cena to submit to the Ankle Lock.
o ***3/4
Nice match from Cena as Angle always brings the goods.

• The Big Show defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WWE United States Championship (11:25)
o Big Show pinned Guerrero after a Chokeslam.
o *3/4
No point in jobbing Eddie here.

• Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker in a Biker Chain Match to retain the WWE Championship (24:17)
o Lesnar pinned Undertaker after hitting him with the biker chain.
o The F.B.I. and Vince McMahon interfered in this match on Lesnar's behalf.
o **1/4
OK I guess.

~ A ***1/2 match and a ***3/4 match help this show to decent.