WWE No Mercy 2003
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Movie Reviews of WWE No Mercy 2003
Movie Review: This was good, but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
No Mercy 2003 was the second time ever that I watched a No Mercy event, on ppv that is. Besides three matches that were great, the rest lacked any sense of excitement or sanity, I'll get to that later......
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri: A surprisingly fast paced match that the crowd was really into to. Lots of high impact and high flying moves. The ending was bad though because two unknown "fans" charged the ring and caused Mysterio to get pinned. Still a good match, even with a bad ending. 8.5/10
A-Train vs. Chris Benoit: This was another great match, very surprising since it had A-Train in it. A chair was used a lot in this match, and a scary moment when Benoit fell on his head. Benoit didn't make A-Train tapp out with the crossface, but he did with the sharpshooter. 8/10
APA vs. The Basham Brothers: One word - DUD! That amazon woman comes down to the ring and costs the APA the match. After the match she claimed that a clothesline from hell had swelled her, cough cough, and made them bigger. Can we say brest implants? A horrible match. 6/10
Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show: The lead up to this match was great, the match itself was only okay. Eddie tried everything to keep his title, but Big Show fought long and hard and became the US champion. Luckily Eddie would win the Main title four months later, but right then, this was only an okay match. 7/10
Zack Gowen vs. Matt Hardy: Dont know where Gowen went after this match, after the beating he got from lesnar he disappeared. The match was short, and okay just for the fact that Gowen got his first, and only, win on a ppv. Definatley forgettable though. 7/10
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle: Best match of the night by far, the crowd was very into this match right from the very start. Kind of symbolic that Kurt had his medals in one corner and Cena had his chain in the other. A back and forth battle that proved Cena can actually wrestle, when he's not making very bad rhymes. A great match that Kurt won. 9/10
Mr McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon: If you look at the video that led up to this match you will be totally creeped out like I was. The crowd was behind Stephanie the entire time, and unfortunately even that didn't help this No Holds Barred Match. A very creepy segment in this ppv. 7/10
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker: Why was this called a biker chain match? The chain wasn't used AT ALL in this 25 minute plus match. The interference by the FBI and Mr. McMahon totally ruined the match and brought it down. Dont watch this if you want to know what a chain match is, because your questions wont be answered. 8/10
All in all, this is okay to rent. Don't buy this unless you are willing to pay for it just for the Kurt, Cena match. The rest rank from ehh to What the hell is this?
Movie Review: No Mercy was better than expected
Summary: 3 Stars
No Mercy was the second Smackdown only PPV. It looked awful on paper, but turned out to be pretty good.1.Cruiserweight Championship-Tajiri d. Rey Mysterio to retain the title after two unknown men interfered. Good match, but not as good as there first and second encounter. 6/10
2.Chris Benoit d. A-Train with a sharpshooter. This match was very good. It just proves that Benoit can make anyone look good, especially this loser A-Train. 6/10
3.Zach Gowen d. Matt Hardy after a moonsault. What the hell were they thinking letting this cripple beat a great wrestler like Matt Hardy???? I almost cried. Gowen is a joke and Hardy should be getting a push, not losing to one legged freaks. Pretty plain match. 4/10
4.Basham Brothers d. APA after Shaniqua interfered. I am not a fan of either of these teams, especially those pervert Bashams, but they got the victory over the beer drinking dorks the APA. This match was of Velocity caliber and should have been left off the ppv. 3/10
5. Father-Daughter "I Quit" Match - Vince McMahon d. Stephanie McMahon after choking Steph with a steel pipe. This match was very entertaining, but some really unnecessary stipulations were added that took away from the anticipation of the I Quit match. Stephanie could pin Vince, which really doesn't make it an I Quit match anymore. Still, it was good and Stephanie lost which made it even better. Linda threw in the towel which should come into play later on. 7/10
6.Kurt Angle d. John Cena with the ankle lock. Awesome match that really showcased Cena's abilities. Angle puts on another classic(seems like every ppv match Angle does is classic). Definitely in the top five in the list of matches of the year.
10/10
7.United States Championship Match-Big Show d. Eddie Guerrero to win the title after a chokeslam. Guerrero's reign ended after three months with the title in a really good match. Big Show nearly wins several times,but Eddie nearly manages to cheat his way to victory. Big Show eventually prevails to become US Champion. Good match from both guys. 7/10
8.WWE Championship Biker Chain Match-Brock Lesnar d. Undertaker to retain the title after Vince interfered and allowed Lesnar to grab the chain and nail Taker in the head with it. Great match that really did not need to be a ridiculuously named Biker Chain Match. Some great back and forth action with lots of interference and the lights going out. Taker proves he still has it and Lesnar secures his first real title defense since beating Angle. 8/10
Overall a very entertaining show. The first two matches are very good and the last four are great, but the middle of the show is dull with some unneccessary matches dragging the show down. Still, very good showing from the Smackdown guys.
Movie Review: Not the best WWE PPV but not the worst.
Summary: 3 Stars
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri 7/10
Tremendous opening match. Tajiri is definetly a underrated Cruiserweight Champion. The match was turning in Rey's favor until Tajiri's henchmen came from the crowd to cost him the match. One of the best Cruiserweight matches I've seen.
Chris Benoit vs. A-Train 9/10
I personally didn't know how Benoit was going to win this match because lets face it. A-Train is bigger, stronger and hairer then Chris Benoit. But in a true nostalgia ending, the Crippler ends it with the Sharpshooter.
Zach Gowen vs. Matt Hardy 2/10
The PPV starts to go downhill from here. Gowen is amazing in this match but probably didn't earn the contract and Matt Hardy has from TLC matches to Smackdown's jobber.
APA vs. The Bashem Brothers 1/10
Typical Smackdown tag team match. Should had been on Sunday Night Heat.
Father/Daughter: I Quit Match
Mr. McMahon vs. Stephanie McMahon 6.5/10
Match began very good but starts to get worse and worse and starts to become a train wreck. I wasn't that much of a fan of the match so it made it hard to really watch the match. Giving the match a 6.5 is being nice.
John Cena vs. Kurt Angle 10/10
Match of the night!!! Great wrestling involved and the beginning of Cena's popularity growing. Worth buying the DVD just for this match. Highly Recommend. Its true, Its damn true!
WWE US Championship
Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show 7/10
You can see in the earlier part of the match that Eddie isnt healthy and the Big Show really knows how to take the crowd out of a match. Still some good spots and its really wierd to see how the US belt looks like a watch when the Big Show holds it.
Biker Chain Match: WWE Championship
Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar 6/10
Not a good main event. Not even in the same world as the Hell in a Cell match from last year's No Mercy. The FBI and Mr. Mcmahon get involved on Lesnar's behalf. Though 'Taker might pull it off but another disappointing ending to a wierd PPV.
Movie Review: No Mercy didn't have the spark
Summary: 3 Stars
I dont know what it was but No Mercy seemed a bit boring watching it.I think the matches were slow and took ages to get going.Mysterio vs Tajiri-Very rarely do cruiserweights get 10-15 minutes in the ring but in this match they did.It didn't disappoint.This match was not all high flying moves but was still fast paced and was probably the fastest match of the night.Tajiri wins thanks to a stranger in the crowd.Time-12 mins 8/10
Benoit vs A Train-Both men wrestled an exellent match but these two just dont go together.The match was slow but it was alright because of some moves from Benoit.Great tribute to Bret Hart with Benoit winning with the sharpshooter. Time-8 mins 6/10
Matt Hardy vs Zach Gowen-Not a very good match.Hardly no moves and slow paced action made it dull.The only good thing was that it only went for 7 mins.Zach Gowen picks up his first official win with the split legged moonsault. Time-7 mins 4/10
APA vs Two bad tag teams in a fist fight is not what people want to watch.There was no point in having this match on the card. Time-9 mins 4/10
Mr McMahon vs Stephanie-I quit match-Better than I expected with Stephanie fighting back but still not a good match.I thought Steph was going to win when she had the steel pipe but Linda threw in the towel when Steph was getting chocked out.A tragic family affair. Time-7 mins 6/10
Cena vs Angle-Finaly a good match!!!.Cena's rap at the beginning was cool and the match had great moves and entertaining standoffs.Amazing that Cena kicked out of Angle slam and Angle kicked out of the F-U.Angle made cena tap to the deadly Ankle lock. Time-18 mins 9/10
Big show vs Eddie Guerro-Big Show dominated the whole match and Eddies back was too damaged to fight back.One sided match with no real point to it.Big Show wins with the chokeslam and takes Guerros U.S championship. Time-12 mins 6/10
Lesnar vs Taker-Biker chain match-Match of the night.These 2 have a great rivalry and put on a good show.The action was good and taker nearly got the chain a few times.Lesnar retains after vince screws the Undertakr again. Time-24 mins 9/10
Movie Review: October 2003 - First Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD
Summary: 3 Stars
Not a very good PPV. The Smackdown brand did not do the best job. There was one real good match, though.
1. Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (Cruiserweight Title)
Good way to kick off the show, except the match wasn't what was expected. These two had some great matches on Smackdown. Why not make the PPV match good? Akio and Sakoda make appearances in the match. (7.5/10)
2. A-Train vs. Chris Benoit
This was probably A-Train's best match in the WWE. Although, Chris Benoit pretty much carried him the entire match. Good dedication to Stu Hart by Benoit, with the use of the Sharpshooter. (8/10)
3. Zach Gowen vs. Matt Hardy
This was supposed to be at Summerslam. Who cares. I am glad Gowen is gone. I am very glad the WWE switched Hardy to RAW. (4/10)
4. APA vs. Basham Brothers (#1 Contender Match for the WWE Tag Titles)
Ummm, why was this on here? I guess it was a card filler. Very bad match. (5/10)
5. Stephanie McMahon vs. Vince McMahon (I Quit Match/If Stephanie Loses She Has to Give up Her Spot as Smackdown GM)
This was actually a pretty entertaining match. Stephanie put on a good performance. (7.5/10)
6. John Cena vs. Kurt Angle
Great match. By far match of the night. It really saved the PPV. Probably Cena's best match in the WWE so far. The crowd actually got on Cena's side and started chanting his name. (9/10)
7. Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show (U.S. Title)
I was expecting a lot from this match, but nothing really happened. It was somewhat boring. (7/10)
8. Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker (WWE Title/Biker Chain Match)
I hated this match. Why was it a Biker Chain Match if it was barely used. Very, very disappointing. Vince makes and appearance. This match is long and very boring. (7/10)
Do not buy this DVD. The only reason I would say to get it is because of the Angle/Cena match. Although, this is on the Cena DVD (which I heard wasn't very good)
Overall Rating: 7/10