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No Mercy (1999)
The 1999 No Mercy held in the United States, also known as No Mercy Cleveland to distinguish it from the previous UK No Mercy event, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the second No Mercy, and took place on October 17, 1999, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. While the previous No Mercy event was held exclusively for the United Kingdom, and held in May, this event was moved to the United States, and established No Mercy as the annual October PPV until 2008.
Nine matches, including three championship matches, took place at the event. In the first, The Fabulous Moolah won the WWF Women's Championship from Ivory to become the oldest champion in professional wrestling history at the time. In the second, Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship, becoming the first, and only female Intercontinental Champion in the promotion's history. Lastly, Triple H defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to retain the WWF Championship. Also on the card was a tag team ladder match in which The New Brood (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge and Christian. The event also marked the last appearance of Jeff Jarrett in the promotion until 2019.
Reviews for the event were generally positive. Both SLAM! Wrestling, and 411mania.com rated the event eight out of ten. The tag team ladder match in particular received very positive reviews from critics.
On May 16, 1999, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held No Mercy as a United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV), and it was broadcast from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. A second No Mercy was then scheduled for later that same year on October 17, but at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Before the event, Jeff Jarrett was on his way out of the WWF, as management felt he had been a bad investment for the company. Vince McMahon, the WWF Chairman, came up with the idea for Jarrett and Chyna to become involved in a storyline together. Vince Russo was asked to write the storyline leading up to the match, including when Jarrett would taunt Chyna and hit her with random household objects. The fans responded positively to the battle-of-the-sexes match-ups. They were originally supposed to have their match-up at Rebellion, but the WWF extended the storyline for another month due to its popularity. During the feud, Russo left the WWF for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In her autobiography If They Only Knew, Chyna implies that Russo was the person who convinced McMahon to delay their pay-per-view match for a month, because he knew Jarrett was also going to sign with WCW. Because of the delay, Jarrett's contract expired the day before the match, so he was not contractually required to wrestle at the event. Hours before the event began, Jarrett demanded (and received) somewhere between $300,000 and $500,000 to wrestle Chyna for the night.
Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. Matches were planned with predetermined outcomes by WWF's creative staff and featured wrestlers for the entertainment of the audience.
Leading up to their match at No Mercy, Jeff Jarrett would taunt Chyna and hit her with random household objects. He also began a gimmick where he would degrade women, which involved him attacking female WWF employees. At Rebellion, Chyna defeated Jarrett by disqualification after the British Bulldog interfered and clotheslined Chyna. During this time, Jarrett also introduced Miss Kitty to be the valet for his manager Debra.
Before No Mercy, The New Brood (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) were in a rivalry with Edge and Christian and the two teams were amid the Terri Invitational Tournament, where the winning team would win the managerial services of Terri Runnels. The series was a "best-of-five" and began on the September 30 episode of SmackDown! when Edge and Christian defeated The New Brood in the first match of the tournament. In the weeks preceding the pay-per-view, the teams traded wins until both teams had two each. Therefore, the match at No Mercy would be the deciding match in the tournament.
No Mercy (1999)
The 1999 No Mercy held in the United States, also known as No Mercy Cleveland to distinguish it from the previous UK No Mercy event, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the second No Mercy, and took place on October 17, 1999, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. While the previous No Mercy event was held exclusively for the United Kingdom, and held in May, this event was moved to the United States, and established No Mercy as the annual October PPV until 2008.
Nine matches, including three championship matches, took place at the event. In the first, The Fabulous Moolah won the WWF Women's Championship from Ivory to become the oldest champion in professional wrestling history at the time. In the second, Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship, becoming the first, and only female Intercontinental Champion in the promotion's history. Lastly, Triple H defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to retain the WWF Championship. Also on the card was a tag team ladder match in which The New Brood (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge and Christian. The event also marked the last appearance of Jeff Jarrett in the promotion until 2019.
Reviews for the event were generally positive. Both SLAM! Wrestling, and 411mania.com rated the event eight out of ten. The tag team ladder match in particular received very positive reviews from critics.
On May 16, 1999, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held No Mercy as a United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV), and it was broadcast from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England. A second No Mercy was then scheduled for later that same year on October 17, but at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Before the event, Jeff Jarrett was on his way out of the WWF, as management felt he had been a bad investment for the company. Vince McMahon, the WWF Chairman, came up with the idea for Jarrett and Chyna to become involved in a storyline together. Vince Russo was asked to write the storyline leading up to the match, including when Jarrett would taunt Chyna and hit her with random household objects. The fans responded positively to the battle-of-the-sexes match-ups. They were originally supposed to have their match-up at Rebellion, but the WWF extended the storyline for another month due to its popularity. During the feud, Russo left the WWF for rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In her autobiography If They Only Knew, Chyna implies that Russo was the person who convinced McMahon to delay their pay-per-view match for a month, because he knew Jarrett was also going to sign with WCW. Because of the delay, Jarrett's contract expired the day before the match, so he was not contractually required to wrestle at the event. Hours before the event began, Jarrett demanded (and received) somewhere between $300,000 and $500,000 to wrestle Chyna for the night.
Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. Matches were planned with predetermined outcomes by WWF's creative staff and featured wrestlers for the entertainment of the audience.
Leading up to their match at No Mercy, Jeff Jarrett would taunt Chyna and hit her with random household objects. He also began a gimmick where he would degrade women, which involved him attacking female WWF employees. At Rebellion, Chyna defeated Jarrett by disqualification after the British Bulldog interfered and clotheslined Chyna. During this time, Jarrett also introduced Miss Kitty to be the valet for his manager Debra.
Before No Mercy, The New Brood (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) were in a rivalry with Edge and Christian and the two teams were amid the Terri Invitational Tournament, where the winning team would win the managerial services of Terri Runnels. The series was a "best-of-five" and began on the September 30 episode of SmackDown! when Edge and Christian defeated The New Brood in the first match of the tournament. In the weeks preceding the pay-per-view, the teams traded wins until both teams had two each. Therefore, the match at No Mercy would be the deciding match in the tournament.