2005
No Mercy 2005 | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
Date | October 9 2005 | ||
City | Houston, Texas | ||
Venue | Toyota Center | ||
Attendance | 5,000 | ||
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No Mercy 2005 took place on October 9 2005 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The official theme song was "Save Me" by Shinedown. [1]
Report The main fued heading into No Mercy was between Randy Orton and The Undertaker. It all started at Wrestlemania 21 when Orton versed The Undertaker but lost after a Tombstone Piledriver. Then at SummerSlam 2005 Orton defeated The Undertaker after an RKO following a distraction from Orton's father Cowboy Bob Orton. Then The Undertaker wanted a rematch and Teddy Long gave The Undertaker his rematch and Teddy Long gave The Undertaker the choice of the match. Then The Undertaker said i want a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Container-based variations|Casket match]
Sunday Night HEAT match: William Regal and Paul Burchill defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick (5:09)
- Regal forced London to submit with a Regal Stretch.
- The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich) and Christy Hemme defeated MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina) (6:28)
- Hemme pinned Melina after Animal lifted Melina up and Christy delivered the Doomsday Device.
- Bobby Lashley defeated Simon Dean (1:55)
- Lashley pinned Dean after a Dominator.
- After the match, Lashley forced Dean to eat 20 double cheeseburgers.
- 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)
- Benoit forced Christian to submit to the Sharpshooter.
- Mr. Kennedy defeated Hardcore Holly (8:49)
- Kennedy pinned Holly after a Green Bay Plunge.
- After the match, Holly was attacked by Sylvan.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Rey Mysterio (13:24)
- JBL pinned Mysterio after a Clothesline from Hell.
- Randy Orton and Cowboy Bob Orton defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match (19:16)
- The Ortons won when they put The Undertaker in the casket after Randy hit him with a steel chair.
- After the match, the Ortons set the casket on fire with Undertaker inside.
- Juventud (w/Psicosis and Super Crazy) defeated Nunzio (w/Vito) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (6:38)
- Juventud pinned Nunzio after a Juvi Driver.
- Batista defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:40)
- Batista pinned Guerrero after a Spinebuster.
- 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.