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No Mercy (2008)
The 2008 No Mercy was the 11th No Mercy professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on October 5, 2008, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It is one of only two WWE pay-per-view events to be held in the state of Oregon, the other being Unforgiven in 2004. No Mercy was replaced by Hell in a Cell in 2009; however, after eight years, No Mercy was reinstated in 2016.
Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The first featured wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which defending World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match. The other main event featured wrestlers from the SmackDown brand, in which defending WWE Champion Triple H defeated challenger Jeff Hardy in a standard wrestling match. Three featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a standard wrestling match between wrestlers from the Raw brand, Batista defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. The second was a standard match between wrestlers from the SmackDown brand in which the Big Show defeated The Undertaker. The third was the predominant match from the ECW brand, a standard match for the ECW Championship, in which the champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry.
The event had an approximate attendance of 10,000. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of second on Billboard's Recreational Sports DVD Sales Chart. The event received 261,000 pay-per-view buys, less than the previous year's event. It was also the first No Mercy PPV broadcast in high definition.
No Mercy was first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV) in May 1999. A second No Mercy was then held later that same year in October, but in the United States, which established No Mercy as the annual October PPV for the promotion. The 2008 event was the 11th No Mercy and was held on October 5 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
The event featured eight professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from one of the WWE's three brands – Raw, SmackDown, and ECW – the three storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees.
Wrestlers from Raw were featured in the main event at No Mercy: a ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which the title belt was suspended above the ring and the first man to climb the ladder and retrieve the belt would win. The match was contested between World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels. At Unforgiven, Jericho replaced then World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a Championship Scramble match, a 20-minute time limit bout, during which participants can become the temporary champion via pinfall or submission. Punk had, earlier in the night, been attacked by Randy Orton, and could not compete, leading to Jericho being his replacement and winning the World Heavyweight Championship. On the September 15 episode of Raw, it was announced that Michaels would wrestle Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy in a ladder match.
The leading rivalry on SmackDown was between Triple H and Jeff Hardy over the WWE Championship. It was announced on the September 12 episode of SmackDown that there would be a fatal four-way match, a standard wrestling match involving four competitors. The winner of the match would challenge Triple H for the WWE Championship at No Mercy. The Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), and Jeff Hardy were the four participants in the match, which Hardy won.
It was also announced that Batista would face John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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No Mercy (2008)
The 2008 No Mercy was the 11th No Mercy professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on October 5, 2008, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It is one of only two WWE pay-per-view events to be held in the state of Oregon, the other being Unforgiven in 2004. No Mercy was replaced by Hell in a Cell in 2009; however, after eight years, No Mercy was reinstated in 2016.
Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The first featured wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which defending World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match. The other main event featured wrestlers from the SmackDown brand, in which defending WWE Champion Triple H defeated challenger Jeff Hardy in a standard wrestling match. Three featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a standard wrestling match between wrestlers from the Raw brand, Batista defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. The second was a standard match between wrestlers from the SmackDown brand in which the Big Show defeated The Undertaker. The third was the predominant match from the ECW brand, a standard match for the ECW Championship, in which the champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry.
The event had an approximate attendance of 10,000. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of second on Billboard's Recreational Sports DVD Sales Chart. The event received 261,000 pay-per-view buys, less than the previous year's event. It was also the first No Mercy PPV broadcast in high definition.
No Mercy was first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV) in May 1999. A second No Mercy was then held later that same year in October, but in the United States, which established No Mercy as the annual October PPV for the promotion. The 2008 event was the 11th No Mercy and was held on October 5 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.
The event featured eight professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from one of the WWE's three brands – Raw, SmackDown, and ECW – the three storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees.
Wrestlers from Raw were featured in the main event at No Mercy: a ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which the title belt was suspended above the ring and the first man to climb the ladder and retrieve the belt would win. The match was contested between World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels. At Unforgiven, Jericho replaced then World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in a Championship Scramble match, a 20-minute time limit bout, during which participants can become the temporary champion via pinfall or submission. Punk had, earlier in the night, been attacked by Randy Orton, and could not compete, leading to Jericho being his replacement and winning the World Heavyweight Championship. On the September 15 episode of Raw, it was announced that Michaels would wrestle Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy in a ladder match.
The leading rivalry on SmackDown was between Triple H and Jeff Hardy over the WWE Championship. It was announced on the September 12 episode of SmackDown that there would be a fatal four-way match, a standard wrestling match involving four competitors. The winner of the match would challenge Triple H for the WWE Championship at No Mercy. The Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), and Jeff Hardy were the four participants in the match, which Hardy won.
It was also announced that Batista would face John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.