No Mercy 2005 Review

Goodbye Eddie.

• The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich) and Christy Hemme defeated MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina) (6:28)
o Hemme pinned Melina after Animal lifted Melina up and Christy delivered the Doomsday Device.
o *
Bleh.

• Bobby Lashley defeated Simon Dean (1:55)
o Lashley pinned Dean after a Dominator.
o After the match, Lashley forced Dean to eat 20 double cheeseburgers.
o DUD
2 minutes so I don't care. Lashley's PPV debut.

• Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (w/Sharmell), Christian, and Orlando Jordan in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WWE United States Championship (10:22)
o Benoit forced Christian to submit to the Sharpshooter.
o **3/4
Solid.

• Mr. Kennedy defeated Hardcore Holly (8:49)
o Kennedy pinned Holly after a Green Bay Plunge.
o After the match, Holly was attacked by Sylvan.
o *1/4
Kennedy's PPV debut.

• John "Bradshaw" Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Rey Mysterio (13:24)
o JBL pinned Mysterio after a Clothesline from Hell.
o ***
Good stuff.

• Randy Orton and Cowboy Bob Orton defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match (19:16)
o The Ortons won when they put The Undertaker in the casket after Randy hit him with a steel chair.
o After the match, the Ortons set the casket on fire with Undertaker inside.
o **3/4
The Undertaker died! He'll never come back! *sarcasm*

• Juventud (w/Psicosis and Super Crazy) defeated Nunzio (w/Vito) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (6:38)
o Juventud pinned Nunzio after a Juvi Driver.
o **1/2
Good for only 6 minutes.

• Batista defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:40)
o Batista pinned Guerrero after a Spinebuster.
o During the match Eddie teased using Foreign objects several times during the match but voluntarily gave them up each time.
o The day of this event was Eddie's birthday. After the show went off the air, Batista led the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" to him.
o ***3/4
o Eddie Guerrero passed away soon after this.
Eddie's last PPV. Match was good. Eddie wouldn't resort to cheating to get the title. He tries everything else but it wasn't enough.

~ Main event was real good and the rest of the show had some solid matches.