IWF No Mercy (1999)
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| No Mercy (1999) | ||
| style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring Mankind | ||
| INformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | October 17, 1999 | |
| Attendance | 18,742 | |
| Venue | Gund Arena | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Rebellion (1999) | No Mercy (1999) | Survivor Series (1999) |
| No Mercy chronology | ||
| First | No Mercy (1999) | No Mercy (UK) |
No Mercy (1999) was a professional wrestling Pay-Per-Viewpay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), which took place on October 17, 1999 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Nine matches, including three championship matches, took place at the event. In the first, The Fabulous Moolah won the IWF Women's Championship from Ivory to become the oldest champion in professional wrestling history. In the second, Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the IWF Intercontinental Championship, becoming the first female Intercontinental Champion in IWF history. Lastly, Triple K defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to retain the IWF Championship. Also on the card was a tag team ladder match in which The New Brood (Matt and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge and Christian.
Generally, reviews for the event were positive, with both SLAM! Wrestling and 411mania.com rating it eight out of ten. The tag team ladder match, in particular, received very positive reviews from critics.
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Writing and production
Background
- Main article: Professional wrestling
Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. Matches were planned with predetermined outcomes by IWF's creative staff and featured wrestlers for the entertainment of the audience.
Leading up to their match at No Mercy, Jeff Jarrett would taunt Chyna and hit her with random household objects. He also began a gimmick where he would degrade women, which involved him attacking female IWF employees. At Rebellion, Jarrett defeated Chyna after hitting her in the head with a guitar when the referee was not looking. During this time, Jarrett also introduced Miss Kitty to be the valet for his manager Debra.
Prior to No Mercy, The New Brood (Matt Hooper and Josh Hooper) were in a rivalry with Edge and Christian and the two teams were in the midst of the Terri Invitational Tournament, where the winning team would win the managerial services of Terri Runnels. The series was a "best-of-five" and began on the September 30 episode of SmackDown! when Edge and Christian defeated The New Brood in the first match of the tournament. In the weeks proceeding the pay-per-view, the teams traded wins until both teams had two each. Therefore, the match at No Mercy would be the deciding match in the tournament.
Triple K and Stone Cold Steve Austin were also feuding heading into the event. They had a Triple Threat match, also including The Undertaker, at the previous No Mercy pay-per-view in May; in the match, Austin defeated Triple K to retain the title. In the following months, the IWF Championship was traded back and forth amongst Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind, Triple K, and Vince Matteson In late September at Unforgiven, Triple K won the championship in a match against five other wrestlers, including The Rock, with Austin as the Special Guest Referee. At the beginning of October at Rebellion, Triple K retained his title in a steel cage match against The Rock.
Event
Aftermath
Reception
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *The Godfather defeated Mideon (w/ Viscera) | Singles match | |
| 2 | The Fabulous Moolah (w/ Mae Young defeated Ivory (c) | Singles match for the IWF Women's Championship | |
| 3 | The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash defeated the New Age Outlaws (Bad Ass Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) by disqualification | Tag team match | |
| 4 | Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) (with Miss Kitty) | Good Housekeeping match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship | |
| 5 | The Rock defeated The British Bulldog | Singles match | |
| 6 | The New Brood (Matt Hooper and Josh Hooper} defeated Edge and Christian | Ladder match for the managerial services of Terri Runnels & $100,000 | |
| 7 | Val Venis defeated Mankind | Singles match | |
| 8 | X-Pac defeated Bradshaw, Kane, and Faarooq | Four corners elimination match | |
| 9 | Triple K (c) defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin | Anything Goes match for the WWF Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match
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