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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''No Mercy (UK)'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Triple K]], [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], and<br>[[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve<br>Austin]], [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Triple K]], [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], and<br>[[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[International Wrestling Federation]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |May 16, 1999
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |May 16, 1999
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Manchester|Manchester, England]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |18,107
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Backlash (1999)|Backlash (1999)]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF Backlash (1999)|Backlash]]
  | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]]
  | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWE No Mercy|No Mercy]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWF No Mercy|No Mercy]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>''First''
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>''First''
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF No Mercy (1999)|1999]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF No Mercy (1999)|1999]]
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'''No Mercy''' was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) exclusively for the [[United Kingdom]]. It took place on May 16, 1999 at the [[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]].
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The 1999 '''No Mercy''' held in the United Kingdom was the inaugural [[IWE No Mercy|No Mercy]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]], [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE). It took place on May 16, 1999, at the [[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] and was broadcast exclusively for the United Kingdom. It was the only No Mercy held in the United Kingdom, as beginning with the [[IWF No Mercy (1999)|October 1999 event]], all further No Mercy events were held in the United States.
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The pay-per-view market was relatively new to Britain: before [[IWF One Night Only|One Night Only]] in 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on [[Sky Sports]]. The UK exclusive pay-per-views were established to serve as promotion for the new delivery method, however were booked and treated similar to house shows.
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During this time, the pay-per-view market was relatively new to Britain, as before 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on [[Sky Sports]]. UK-exclusive pay-per-views were established as a means to promote this new delivery method, however, the events were booked and treated similarly to [[House Show|house shows]].
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It was released on DVD in the UK and Europe on July 12, 2010, in a set also including [[IWF Capital Carnage|Capital Carnage]] as part of the IWE's [[IWE Tagged Classics|Tagged Classics]] range released by [[Silvervision]], without any edits to the original content, most notably keeping all mentions and appearances of the IWF logo intact and un-blurred.
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It was released on DVD in the UK and Europe on July 12, 2010, in a set also including [[IWF Capital Carnage|Capital Carnage]] as part of the IWE's [[IWE Tagged Classics|Tagged Classics]] range released by [[Silver Vision]], without any edits to the original content, most notably keeping all mentions and appearances of the IWF logo intact and un-blurred.
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==Background==
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The [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) market was relatively new to Britain at the time: before [[IWF One Night Only|One Night Only]] in 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on [[Sky Sports]]. The United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-views were established to serve as promotion for the new delivery method, however, they were booked and treated similarly to [[House Show|house shows]]. On May 16, 1999, the [[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE) held No Mercy as a UK-exclusive PPV and it was broadcast from the [[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]].
==Event==
==Event==
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===Preliminary matches===
===Preliminary matches===
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The first match was a singles match between [[<!--Gurjit-->Kenneth Schatle Singh<!--1965-pg. 54-->|Tiger Ali Singh]] and [[Duane <!--Glenn--> Fredrick (wrestler)|Gillberg]]. Singh quickly pinned Gillberg after a [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|reverse neckbreaker]].
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The first match was a singles match between [[<!--Gurjit-->Kenneth Schatle Singh<!--(1965-pg. 54)-->|Tiger Ali Singh]] and [[Duane <!--Glenn--> Fredrick <!--(1972, pg. 108)--> (wrestler)|Gillberg]]. Singh quickly pinned Gillberg after a [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|reverse neckbreaker]].
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The following match was between The [[Ministry of Darkness]] ([[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--,Jr.--> (wrestler)|Viscera]], [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]], and [[John Goff|Bradshaw]]) defeated [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]] ([[Wayne A. Waltz <!--Heath--> (wrestler)|Gangrel]], [[Kevin Copeland (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Ryan <!--Barnhart--> Reso (wrestler)|Christian]]). Bradshaw pinned Gangrel for the victory after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|Clothesline From Hell]].
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The following match was between The [[Ministry of Darkness]] ([[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Viscera]], [[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Faarooq]] and [[John Goff<!--(McDonald’s)-->|Bradshaw]]) and [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]] ([[Wayne A. Walz <!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)-->(wrestler)|Gangrel]], [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29.)--> (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Ryan <!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)|Christian]]). Bradshaw pinned Gangrel for the victory after a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|Clothesline From Hell]].
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The third match saw [[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965 pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]] defeat [[Darren <!--Ronnie (1966 pg. 22)--> Drude<!--zov--> (wrestler)|Darren Drozdov]] by submission using a [[Professional wrestling holds#Triangle choke|Triangle Choke]]. Following that match saw [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]] competing against [[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965 pg. 39)-->|Mideon]]. Mideon was [[Professional Wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]] after several [[Corporate Ministry]] members interfered, resulting in Kane being declared the winner.
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The third match saw [[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965, pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]] defeat [[Darren <!--Ronnie (1966 pg. 22)--> Drude<!--zov--> (wrestler)|Droz]] by submission using a [[Professional wrestling holds#Triangle choke|Triangle Choke]]. Following that match saw [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Kane]] competing against [[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965, pg. 39)-->|Mideon]]. Mideon was [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]] after several [[Corporate Ministry]] members interfered, resulting in Kane being declared the winner.
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The next planned match was between [[Irene Graczyk (wrestler)|Sable]] and [[Brenda Bourque (wrestler)|Tori]]. [[Mary Barr<!--(1972 pg. 152)-->|Nicole Bass]] substituted for her and the match ended quickly after Bass performed a [[Chokeslam]] on Tori. This would be Sable's last appearance in the IWF for nearly four years.
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The next planned match was between [[Irene Graczyk<!--(1972, pg. 110)--> (wrestler)|Sable]] and [[Brenda Bourque<!--(1969 pg. 117)--> (wrestler)|Tori]]. [[Mary Barr<!--(1972 pg. 152)-->|Nicole Bass]] substituted for her and the match ended quickly after Bass performed a [[Chokeslam]] on Tori. This would be Sable's last appearance in the IWF for nearly four years.
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The sixth event of the night was a [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championship]] match that saw [[Shane Matteson]] defend against [[Sean McCurry|X-Pac]]. Matteson pinned X-Pac after [[Triple K]] interfered and gave him a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]], while the referee was down. At one point [[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] and [[Gerald <!--Eddie--> Beniger|Gerald Brisco]] stopped [[Shane Matteson]] from leaving the match early, leading to [[Maria Senden||Chyna's]] interference, attacking the pair so they wouldn't interfere again.
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The sixth event of the night was a [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championship]] match that saw [[Shane Matteson]] defend against [[Sean McCurry<!--(2007, pg. 34)-->|X-Pac]]. Matteson pinned X-Pac after [[Triple K]] interfered and gave him a [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]], while the referee was down. At one point [[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson <!--(2007, pg. 87)--> (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] and [[Gerald <!--Eddie--> Beniger <!--(2007, pg. 82)-->|Gerald Brisco]] stopped [[Shane Matteson]] from leaving the match early, leading to [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->|Chyna's]] interference, attacking the pair to prevent further interference.
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The seventh match saw [[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] defeat [[Jon Foley|Mankind]]. Gunn pinned Mankind after a [[Leg drop#Leg drop bulldog|Fameasser]].
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The seventh match saw [[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] defeat [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->|Mankind]]. Gunn pinned Mankind after a [[Leg drop#Leg drop bulldog|Fameasser]].
===Main event matches===
===Main event matches===
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The main event match was [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|Anything Goes]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Defending champion [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeated [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) and [[Triple K]] (with [[Maria Senden|Chyna]]), pinning Triple K after a [[Stunner (professional wrestling)|Stone Cold Stunner]] following interference from the [[Corporate Ministry]], [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]], [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Sean McCurry|X-Pac]] and [[Jon Foley|Mankind]].
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The main event match was [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|Anything Goes]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Defending champion [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] defeated [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) and [[Triple K]] (with [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->|Chyna]]), pinning Triple K after a [[Stunner (professional wrestling)|Stone Cold Stunner]] following interference from the [[Corporate Ministry]], [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]], [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006 ,pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Kane]], [[Sean McCurry<!--(2007, pg. 34)-->|X-Pac]] and [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->|Mankind]].
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==Aftermath==
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A [[IWF No Mercy (1999)|second No Mercy event]] was then held later that same year on October 17, but in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], [[United States of America|United States]]. This second event established No Mercy as the annual October PPV for the promotion until [[IWE No Mercy (2008)|2008]]; because of this, the following year's May UK-only pay-per-view was held as [[IWF Insurrextion (2000)|Insurrextion]]. In 2002, the IWF was renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). No Mercy was then discontinued and replaced by [[IWE Hell in a Cell|Hell in a Cell]] in 2009. It was reinstated in 2016, following the reintroduction of the [[IWE brand extension|brand extension]], where the promotion divided its roster between the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform; the [[IWE No Mercy (2016)|2016 event]] was produced exclusively for SmackDown. The [[IWE No Mercy (2017)|2017 event]] was then Raw-exclusive, but was the final No Mercy event held, as following [[IWE WrestleMania 34|WrestleMania 34]] in 2018, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, resulting in the promotion reducing the amount of yearly PPVs produced.
==Results==
==Results==
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|[[<!--Gurjit-->Kenneth Schatle Singh<!--1965-pg. 54-->|Tiger Ali Singh]] defeated [[Duane <!--Glenn--> Fredrick (wrestler)|Gillberg]]
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|[[<!--Gurjit-->Kenneth Schatle Singh<!--(1965-pg. 54)-->|Tiger Ali Singh]] defeated [[Duane <!--Glenn--> Fredrick <!--(1972, pg. 108)--> (wrestler)|Gillberg]]
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
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|[[The Ministry of Darkness]] ([[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--,Jr.--> (wrestler)|Viscera]], [[Jon Rispens|Faarooq]], and [[John Goff|Bradshaw]]) defeated [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]] ([[Wayne A. Waltz <!--Heath--> (wrestler)|Gangrel]], [[Kevin Copeland (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Ryan <!--Barnhart--> Reso (wrestler)|Christian]])
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|[[The Ministry of Darkness]] ([[John Goff<!--(McDonald’s)-->|Bradshaw]], [[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Faarooq]] and [[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Viscera]]) defeated [[The Brood (professional wrestling)|The Brood]] ([[Ryan <!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)|Christian]], [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29.)--> (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Wayne A. Walz <!--Heath (1964, pg. 27)-->(wrestler)|Gangrel]]
|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|Six-man tag team match]]
|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|Six-man tag team match]]
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|[[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965 pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]] defeated [[Darren <!--Ronnie (1966 pg. 22)--> Drude<!--zov--> (wrestler)|Droz]]
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|[[Ronald W. Bickford<!--(1965, pg. 20)-->|Steve Blackman]] defeated [[Darren <!--Ronnie (1966 pg. 22)--> Drude<!--zov--> (wrestler)|Droz]] by submission
|Singles match
|Singles match
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|[[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]] defeated [[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965 pg. 39)-->|Mideon]] by disqualification
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|[[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Kane]] defeated [[<!--Kermit-->Dennis Kraemer<!--(1965, pg. 39)-->|Mideon]] by disqualification
|Singles match
|Singles match
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|[[Mary Barr<!--(1972 pg. 152)-->|Nicole Bass]] defeated [[Brenda Bourque (wrestler)|Tori]]
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|[[Mary Barr<!--(1972 pg. 152)-->|Nicole Bass]] defeated [[Brenda Bourque<!--(1969 pg. 117)--> (wrestler)|Tori]]
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|Singles match
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|[[Shane Matteson]] (c) defeated [[Seaon McCurry|X-Pac]]
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|[[Shane Matteson]] (c) defeated [[Sean McCurry<!--(2007, pg. 34)-->|X-Pac]]
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|Singles match for the [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championship]]
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|Singles match for the [[IWF European Championship]]
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|[[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] defeated [[Jon Foley|Mankind]]
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|[[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]] defeated [[Jon Foley<!--(2006, pg. 26)-->|Mankind]]
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|Singles match
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) defeated [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) and [[Triple K]] (with [[Maria Senden|Chyna]])
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) defeated [[Triple K]] (with [[Maria Senden<!--(1999, pg. 100)-->|Chyna]]) and [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]])
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|Anything goes]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|Anything Goes]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] for the [[IWF Championship]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom]]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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{{1999 IWF pay-per-view events}}
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{{IWEPPV|No Mercy}}

Revision as of 15:52, 10 August 2022

For the 1999 No Mercy professional wrestling event held in the United States, see No Mercy (1999).
No Mercy (UK)
Promotional poster featuring Stone Cold Steve
Austin
, Kane, Triple K, The Undertaker, and
Billy Gunn
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Date May 16, 1999
City Manchester, England
Venue Manchester Evening News Arena
Attendance 18,107
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1999

The 1999 No Mercy held in the United Kingdom was the inaugural No Mercy professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion, International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE). It took place on May 16, 1999, at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England and was broadcast exclusively for the United Kingdom. It was the only No Mercy held in the United Kingdom, as beginning with the October 1999 event, all further No Mercy events were held in the United States.

During this time, the pay-per-view market was relatively new to Britain, as before 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on Sky Sports. UK-exclusive pay-per-views were established as a means to promote this new delivery method, however, the events were booked and treated similarly to house shows.

It was released on DVD in the UK and Europe on July 12, 2010, in a set also including Capital Carnage as part of the IWE's Tagged Classics range released by Silver Vision, without any edits to the original content, most notably keeping all mentions and appearances of the IWF logo intact and un-blurred.

Contents

Background

The pay-per-view (PPV) market was relatively new to Britain at the time: before One Night Only in 1997, all pay-per-view events were broadcast for free on Sky Sports. The United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-views were established to serve as promotion for the new delivery method, however, they were booked and treated similarly to house shows. On May 16, 1999, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) held No Mercy as a UK-exclusive PPV and it was broadcast from the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England.

Event

Other on-screen talent
Role: Name:
Commentators Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Interviewers Michael Cole
Ring announcer Tony Chimel
Referees Mike Chioda
Teddy Long
Earl Hebner

Preliminary matches

The first match was a singles match between Tiger Ali Singh and Gillberg. Singh quickly pinned Gillberg after a reverse neckbreaker.

The following match was between The Ministry of Darkness (Viscera, Faarooq and Bradshaw) and The Brood (Gangrel, Edge and Christian). Bradshaw pinned Gangrel for the victory after a Clothesline From Hell.

The third match saw Steve Blackman defeat Droz by submission using a Triangle Choke. Following that match saw Kane competing against Mideon. Mideon was disqualified after several Corporate Ministry members interfered, resulting in Kane being declared the winner.

The next planned match was between Sable and Tori. Nicole Bass substituted for her and the match ended quickly after Bass performed a Chokeslam on Tori. This would be Sable's last appearance in the IWF for nearly four years.

The sixth event of the night was a IWF European Championship match that saw Shane Matteson defend against X-Pac. Matteson pinned X-Pac after Triple K interfered and gave him a Pedigree, while the referee was down. At one point Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco stopped Shane Matteson from leaving the match early, leading to Chyna's interference, attacking the pair to prevent further interference.

The seventh match saw Billy Gunn defeat Mankind. Gunn pinned Mankind after a Fameasser.

Main event matches

The main event match was Anything Goes Triple Threat match for the IWF Championship. Defending champion Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) and Triple K (with Chyna), pinning Triple K after a Stone Cold Stunner following interference from the Corporate Ministry, The Brood, Kane, X-Pac and Mankind.

Aftermath

A second No Mercy event was then held later that same year on October 17, but in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. This second event established No Mercy as the annual October PPV for the promotion until 2008; because of this, the following year's May UK-only pay-per-view was held as Insurrextion. In 2002, the IWF was renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). No Mercy was then discontinued and replaced by Hell in a Cell in 2009. It was reinstated in 2016, following the reintroduction of the brand extension, where the promotion divided its roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform; the 2016 event was produced exclusively for SmackDown. The 2017 event was then Raw-exclusive, but was the final No Mercy event held, as following WrestleMania 34 in 2018, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, resulting in the promotion reducing the amount of yearly PPVs produced.

Results

No. Results Stipulations
1 Tiger Ali Singh defeated Gillberg Singles match
2 The Ministry of Darkness (Bradshaw, Faarooq and Viscera) defeated The Brood (Christian, Edge and Gangrel Six-man tag team match
3 Steve Blackman defeated Droz by submission Singles match
4 Kane defeated Mideon by disqualification Singles match
5 Nicole Bass defeated Tori Singles match
6 Shane Matteson (c) defeated X-Pac Singles match for the IWF European Championship
7 Billy Gunn defeated Mankind Singles match
8 Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Triple K (with Chyna) and The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) Anything Goes Triple Threat match for the IWF Championship
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match

See also

References

← 1998 • 1999 IWF pay-per-view events • 2000 →
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Former The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo TuesdayDecember to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
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