WWF: No Mercy 2001
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Movie Reviews of WWF: No Mercy 2001
Movie Review: Solid PPV of the Invasion era, with only a few disappointments
Summary: 4 Stars
Deep into the Invasion era, and past the initial shock and thought of WCW/ECW superstars invading the WWF, I felt there was a slag in the road, as the Unforgiven 2001 PPV was something of a disaster. But the next month held an even greater venue I soon found out.
WCW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy Boys (C) vs Lance Storm and The Hurricane
Storm and Hurricane was an odd pairing in my opinion, though they worked very well together, and this was a high impact match that had classic Hardy Boys written all over it. Very few slow points. (9/10)
Kane vs Test
Two monsters pitted against each other, you expect power wrestling and the occasional brawling. But when Test's only defining move is a big boot (which any random fit person could do) you can't expect much from him. This match wasn't as much bad as it was just boring. Test is not a great entertainer, and Kane had little to work with. (4/10)
Lingerie Match
Torrie Wilson vs Stacey Kiebler
I don't even need to comment on these sort of matches, do I? (0/10)
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Edge vs Christian (C)
For a ladder match, and for two amazing competitors like Edge and Christian, this one was surprisingly a dud. There were some entertaining high points, but most of the match was empty punches and kicks, generic wrestling moves (like catapulting someone into the ropes) and overselling the effects of ladder combat. There wasn't a minute in the match past the 10 minute mark that didn't see the two of them on their feet and in action without dropping and flopping around exhaustedly. Not their best. (6/10)
WWF Tag Team Championship
The Dudley Boyz (C) vs Tajiri and The Big Show
For me, this was one of those post-ECW moments where The Dudley Boyz prove they are one of the best tag teams in history. This match was on, and the charisma and heel heat the Dudleys generated was awesome to behold, and the team of the monster Big Show and the athlete Tajiri was potent. (8/10)
Undertaker vs Booker T
Little to look forward to here. I agree with another reviewer in saying this was just a filler match. Nothing surprised me or entertained me, it was generic wrestling at its best. (5/10)
WCW Championship
The Rock (C) vs Chris Jericho
It's these sort of matches that made the WWF the best major wrestling promotion of its time. The Rock is not a great wrestler athletically, but he is highly flexible, can do some moves, and has an electrifying charisma in and out of the ring which more than makes up for his flaws, even among his detractors. This sort of energy is painfully missing in the WWE these days with the likes of John Cena taking his place as the fan favorite. Both Jericho and The Rock were fan favorites in this one, and their bout was full of energy from the competitors and the audience. There wasn't a silent or slow moment in the entire match. (10/10)
WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin (C) vs Kurt Angle vs Rob Van Dam
With the disappointment of the previous event's main event, I wasn't expecting much better from this one. The three fused highly well with their conflicting styles, and while it wasn't as good as the WCW Championship match, it turned out a classic WWF Attitude era main event, and would be one of the last. (9/10)
All in all, this was one of the better WWF PPVs I've seen, and puts most all the current WWE PPVs to shame.
Movie Review: One of the Bests from the Invasion Period
Summary: 4 Stars
No Mercy, like other PPV's from 2001, is one of the best from the Invasion feud between the WWF and The Alliance. The Austin and Angle rivalry continued here with the addition of argubably the greatest fan favorite superstar from the Alliance, RVD. This event also hosted a great Ladder Match for the IC Title and a classic bout for the WCW Title.
WCW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy Boyz vs. Lance Storm and Hurricane Helms
A very exciting opening contest. All four men did a fantastic job of getting the crowd into the match and putting on a solid match. Great opener. 4.5/5
Kane vs. Test
If anyone says that this match sucks then they just do not like "big man" matches. This match never gets boring. And it kept at a good pace all the way through. Kane did a good job in trying to put over Test here. A very good big guy vs. big guy match up. The beatdown to Nick Patrick after the match certainly added more as well. 4/5
First Ever Lingerie Match
Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler
I think the match type pretty much sums up this match. Both gals are hot and they both looked hot in this match. 2/5
Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Edge vs. Christian
These two were made for this. Great weapon use and great spots involving the ladders and the chairs. Christian and Edge pulls out some maneuvers dealing with the ladders we haven't even seen yet up to this point. Just a fantastic and exciting match up. 5/5
WWF Tag Team Championship
The Dudley Boyz vs. Big Show and Tajiri
Good match but I think it slowed down the PPV a tad too bit. But still a good tag team title match nevertheless. The crowd was into it and the 3D at the end was what everybody were waiting for. 4/5
Undertaker vs. Booker T
This match just started as a brawl on the outside and continued as a brawl with very little wrestling happening. Undertaker really puts punishment on the arm of Booker. Just a fight with the ending happening before and a bunch of times after this. 4/5
WCW Heavyweight Championship
The Rock vs. Chris Jericho
I really recommend this match to all wrestling fans out there. I feel that this match is twice as better then their Vengeance and Royal Rumble bouts. This match delivered and a whole lot more with the hype behind it just phenomenal leading into the PPV. A great wrestling match. Stephanie interfering towards the end didn't hurt it one bit either. 5/5
WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle vs. RVD
The Austin and Angle feud got a little bit more interesting here with RVD being put into the equation. And the RVD factor really played a significant role in the match. Was he with Austin or was he against him. We get the question answered very early in the match. Austin and Angle kept putting on a good match here as they did two months beforehand with RVD being the highlight reel with his high flying offense. Great triple threat match and this match also delivered as well. 5/5
No Mercy is a DVD/VHS I recommend in getting. One of the best PPV's from the Invasion period and just a solid PPV from top to bottom.
Movie Review: Several thrilling matches save an otherwise average event
Summary: 4 Stars
No Mercy 2001 was built around the WWE/Alliance feud, which was host to a decent storyline featuring Stone Cold and Kurt Angle feuding over the WWE Championship, with newcomer Rob Van Dam thrown into the mix to create an exciting triple threat main event at the PPV. There was also a traditional face vs. face feud involving The Rock and Chris Jericho, which leads to another big match with the now defunct WCW strap on the line. There is lots more, including the conclusion of the sibling feud between Edge and Christian in a ever popular ladder match, along with The Undertaker and Kane looking for retrobution against Test and Booker T in singles competition. Many titles are up for grabs on this event, which is stacked with eight quality matches. I will review each match and give it a rating out of five stars (*****):WCW Tag Team Championship - The Hardy Boyz (with Lita) vs. Lance Storm (with Ivory) and the Hurricane (with Mighty Molly): This is a good opening match, lots of near falls and excitement towards the end, with everyone including the ladies getting involved. ***1/4
Test vs. Kane: Pretty slow match, with a lot of brawling and power moves. The pace picks up a bit near the end, where both men try hard to quicken the pace, but this bout is mediocre at its best. *1/2
Lingerie Match - Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler: A surprisingly decent outing, with both ladies looking great in their outfits. Some okay wrestling is also attempted, and this will please all male viewers. ***
Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match - Edge vs. Christian: Wicked ladder match between the brothes will with all the stops being pulled out. High risk spots and good grappling result in an awesome battle. ****1/2
WWE Tag Team Championship - Tajiri and The Big Show vs. The Dudley Boyz: Another good example of tag team wrestling with some awesome sequences building up to an exciting climax. ***
Undertaker vs. Booker T: Another slow paced match up, but some decent submission wrestling is thrown in along with some close near falls and a great ending. **3/4
WCW Championship - The Rock vs. Chris Jericho: AWESOME battle with loads of gripping action and thrilling sequences. Match of the night by a wide margin. ****3/4
WWE Championship Triple Threat Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Kurt Angle vs. Stone Cold: Another great bout to top off a spectacular event with loads of high spots from Rob Van Dam and great brawling from Angle and Austin. ****1/2
This is worth the money alone just for the last two matches, both which were brilliant. With other acceptable wrestling this is definately a four star event. It would of acheived five if it were not for the second and sixth matches, both of which had little heat and very slow brawling. Definately worth renting or even buying just for some of the action. Terrific event overall.
Final Rating - **** (Four Stars)
Movie Review: good but overhyped
Summary: 4 Stars
no mercy was a good ppv nothing spectacular but nothing horribly bad either if you can find it for under $20 like i did its a worthy pick up
1)hardys vs hurricane and lance storm 6/10
this match is a regular tag match it was fast paced but wasnt very long and didnt have time to develop into much but its watchable
2)Kane vs Test 8/10
this match surprised me it wasnt slow and boring like i had expected its one of the better matches of the night IMO it was given a good amount of time the referee situation gets kind of annoying
3)Lingerie Match Stacy Vs Torrie 1/10 for wrestling 9/10 for the women
ok we all know this wasnt gonna be a technical encounter its fun for one or two watches thats about it
4)Ladder Match Intercontinental Title Edge vs Christian 8/10
this match is the most overhyped of the night the first ten minutes are painfully slow and u see the same moves as the other E&C ladder matches nothing new here a little boring especially with the other ladder matches that took place in 2001 Jericho vs Benoit and RVD vs Jeff Hardey
5)Tajiri and Big Show vs Dudleys 7/10
again another normal tag match a little better than the opening match but still nothing spectacular u get some interference late in the match and the winners are who u would expect
6)Booker T vs Undertaker 7/10
i was expecting alot out of this match maybe that was the problem i havnt seen their Judgment Day match so i cant comment on that one but this one is mostly a brawl but not an exciting brawl the ending comes with taker hitting the last ride out of the corner like so many times before
7)Chris Jericho vs The Rock WCW Title 9/10
this is where it picks up a little this is the match of the night IMO these two worked well together with jericho stealing some of the rock's moves and getting some close pinfalls the ending is kind of confusing with the interference but i dont remember much from WWF 2001
8)Stone Cold vs Angle vs RVD WWF Title 8/10
this could have been the match of the night if they would have given it more time come on 16 min for a triple threat main event but in those 16 mins these three never slow down its high impact all the way through with no rests along the way kind of a cheap ending but it doesnt take away from the match overall
Movie Review: WWF v.s Alliance, No Mercy is shown
Summary: 4 Stars
No Mercy 2001 was one of the best PPV's of the year. Here is the review of this great event.Hardy Boyz v.s Lance Storm and the Hurricane (WCW tag team titles) 9/10
There is no better way to start a PPV then this. This was a great match with some really cool moves. Lita, Ivory and Mighty Molly get involved too. Hardy's win.
Test v.s Kane
8.5/10
Another really good match. These 2 give it there all for 10 minutes straight. Kane kicks out of everything until Test gets a huge big boot for the win. The after-match is really cool because Nick Patrick gets the hell beaten out of him. I totally loved this match.
Torrie Wilson v.s Stacy Keibler (first ever lingerie match)
8/10
The wrestling may not have been any Benoit/Angle match, but god dam those chicks are fine!
Edge v.s Christian (ladder match for the intercontinental title)
10/10
An amazing ladder match that goes for nearly 25 minutes. Both men take some of the biggest bumps of all time, especially Christian. Edge wins a classic ladder match and the title.
(Side note: Christian is the next Shawn Michaels, not Jeff Hardy or Y2J; the peep daddy is the next HBK!)
The Dudley Boyz v.s Big Show and Tajiri (WWF tag team titles)
8/10
This was a really good match. Even though it was probably was the worst match on the card, it was still good! Rhyno Gores Big show and the Dudleys win.
The Undertaker v.s Booker T
8/10
This could have been better. It was still good, but a no d-q stipulation would have worked better. Some good moves though and Undertaker wins with a last ride.
The Rock v.s Chris Jericho (WCW title)
9.5/10
This was one of the best matches of the year! Y2J finally wins the big one. The Rock puts Jericho over in an amazing match. Stephanie McMahon comes down and gets a rock bottom. Great match by 2 great athletes.
Stone Cold v.s Kurt Angle v.s Rob Van Dam (WWF title)
9/10
A great and worthy main event between 3 wrestlers with very different styles. RVD was in his first main event match and did really well. Kurt Angle was just Kurt Angle and he did an amazing moonsalt in this match. Austin wins after interference from Shane and Vince. Fantastic main event.
So all in all No mercy 2001 was a great event. Out of 80 it gets 70.5. Buy this DVD or video now!