Here are my NXT No Mercy Thoughts:
Here's the Complete History of NXT No Mercy.My picks: Hayes, Lynch, Family, Williams, Butch, Breakker, Davenport.
The Kickoff Show was good. It's funny that they showed Butch winning the NXT Tag Team Championship, but didn't show his partner. I love that Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza have their full names & they're no longer known as Los Lotharios.
Kelani Jordan VS Blair Davenport was really good. Jordan did a great job for her 1st NXT PPV. I like Gigi Dolin attacking Davenport afterwards. PICKS: 1 for 1.
Love the No Mercy opening video going retro with the No Mercy video game, the best wrestling video game ever.
Bron Breakker VS Baron Corbin started off great with the chaos, but it went off the rails & ended bad. The entrances were cool. PICKS: 1 for 3.
Now the crap is done, it's time to enjoy the rest of the show.
Trick Williams VS Dominik Mysterio was a great match but all of the stuff with Dragon Lee & the other ref getting knocked out overshadowed Williams winning the NA Championship. PICKS: 2 for 3.
Interesting turn of events with Joe Gacy & Ava.
Carrillo & Garza VS The Creed Brothers VS The Family VS OTM was incredible. I really thought that Tony D'Angelo got hurt because everyone else looked concerned when it happened. The 4-Way SuperPlex spot was amazing. Best match of the night. PICKS: 3 for 4. Awesome video for Brian Pillman Jr. Can't wait for him to debut in NXT.
Fun segment with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
Loved Becky Lynch shopping for weapons.
Damn, Butch VS Noam Dar was another awesome match that was ruined by a stupid finish with all of the interference from Gallus. PICKS: 3 for 5.
Cool video on Cora Jade. Yes, they're going to do Iron Survivor Challenge Matches again at Deadline. And they're going to do 2 weeks of Halloween Havoc. Can't wait.
Awesome entrances for Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes.
Carmelo Hayes VS Ilja Dragunov was amazing & possibly the best match in NXT History. I was not expecting the finish. PICKS: 3 for 6.
I left the room so I missed the NXT Breakout Tournament Participants.
Becky Lynch VS Tiffany Stratton was a fun Extreme Rules Match. Both women did fantastic. Kudos to Tiffany for getting busted open. I loved the Barbie Dolls. They deserve to be the main event. PICKS: 4 for 6.
Interesting closing angle with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
Here are my NXT No Mercy Match Rankings:
1) Carmelo Hayes VS Ilja Dragunov
2) Becky Lynch VS Tiffany Stratton
3) 4-Way Tag Team Championship Match
4) Trick Williams VS Dominik Mysterio
5) Butch VS Noam Dar
6) Kelani Jordan VS Blair Davenport
7) Bron Breakker VS Baron Corbin
Overall another awesome NXT PPV despite a few finishes that I didn't like.
Here are the No Mercy Facts:
The only wrestler to wrestle on every NXT PPV of 2023 is Carmelo Hayes.
KELANI JORDAN VS BLAIR DAVENPORT was the 2nd Kickoff Match in a row & 1st Kickoff Match at No Mercy. This was Kelani Jordan’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Kickoff Match. It was her 1st NXT PPV in her Career. This was Blair Davenport’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Kickoff Match at No Mercy. This was her 2nd PPV in a row in 2023 & her 1st Kickoff Match of 2023. This was the 3rd 1-on-1 Match between them after Level Up on June 30 & NXT on August 8, making it the 1st match to take place on Level Up, NXT, & NXT PPV in 2023, with Davenport winning all 3 matches.
BARON CORBIN VS BRON BREAKKER was Baron Corbin’s 1st No Mercy, making him the only wrestler to wrestle on both the WWE & NXT No Mercy events. This was his 2nd NXT PPV in a row in 2023. This was Bron Breakker’s 1st No Mercy. This was his 1st PPV since Great American Bash on July 30 & his 1st 1-on-1 Match that is not an NXT Championship Match on PPV.
TRICK WILLIAMS VS DOMININK MYSTERIO was the 16th North American Championship Match of 2023, the 1st since Raw on September 25, & 5th PPV in a row in 2023, & 1st at No Mercy. This was Trick Williams’ 1st No Mercy & 1st North American Championship Match at No Mercy. It was his 1st NXT PPV in his Career. Since he won, he became the 4th 1st-time Champion in a row. This was Dominik Mysterio’s 1st No Mercy & 1st North American Championship Match at No Mercy. This was his 2nd NXT PPV in a row in 2023. This was Dominik Mysterio’s 6th North American Championship Defense, so since he lost he is the 1st since Carmelo Hayes who lost to Solo Sikoa on NXT on September 13, 2022 to lose in his 6th Defense. As of No Mercy, Dominik Mysterio’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 74 Days, so since he lost, he is the 1st to lose in 74 Days, which is the 7th Shortest Reign of All-Time. Dragon Lee was the 1st Special Guest Referee since Dominik Mysterio for Mustafa Ali VS Dragon Lee on NXT on September 5. This was the 2nd North American Title Change of 2023, & 1st since Mysterio defeated Wes Lee on NXT on July 18. It was the 19th Title Change in History. It has never changed hands at No Mercy.
HUMBERTO CARRILLO & ANGEL GARZA VS THE CREED BROTHERS VS THE FAMILY VS OTM was the 16th Fatal 4-Way Match of 2023, the 1st since NXT on September 26, 1st on NXT PPV since Vengeance Day on February 4, 1st for the NXT Tag Team Championship since Vengeance Day on February 4, & 1st at No Mercy. This was the 10th NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2023, the 1st since NXT on August 15, & 5th PPV in a row in 2023. This was Brutus & Julius Creed’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Tag Team Championship & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at No Mercy. This was their 1st NXT PPV since Battleground on May 28 & their 2nd Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career & 1st since they lost to Pretty Deadly along with Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen & Gallus at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2022, giving them a Fatal 4-Way Match Record of 0-2-0. If they would have won, they would have been the 7th 2-time NXT Tag Team Champions after Imperium, MSK, Adrian Neville, Pretty Deadly, The Revival, & The Undisputed ERA & 1st since Pretty Deadly in 2022. This was Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo’s 5th NXT PPV in a row in 2023 & their 1st Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career. This was D’Angelo & Lorenzo’s 2nd Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they would have lost they would have been the 1st since The New Day who lost to Gallus in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Vengeance Day on February 4 to lose in their 2nd Defense. As of No Mercy, Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 62 Days, which is the 5th Shortest Reign of All-Time. This was Humberto Carrillo & Angel Garza’s 1st No Mercy, 1st Tag Team Championship Match, & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match at No Mercy. It was their 1st NXT PPV of 2023, Garza’s 1st NXT PPV since he lost to Jordan Devlin along with Travis Banks & Isaiah Scott at Worlds Collide on January 25, 2020, Carrillo’s 1st NXT PPV in his Career, their 1st match overall since they lost to Nathan Frazer & Dragon Lee on NXT on July 18, & was their 3rd Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career & 1st since they wrestled The Alpha Academy, The New Day, & The Street Profits to a No Contest on Raw on September 5, 2022, giving them a Fatal 4-Way Match Record of 0-2-1. If they would have won, they would have been the 3rd 1st-time Champions in a row, but Garza would have been the 5th former 24/7 Champion after Erik, Corey Graves, The Revival & the 5th former Cruiserweight Champion after Kalisto, Buddy Murphy, Neville, & Roderick Strong to become Tag Team Champions. This was Bronco Nima & Lucien Price’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Tag Team Championship & Fatal 4-Way Match at No Mercy. This was their 1st NXT PPV & 1st Fatal 4-Way Match in their Career. If they would have won, they would have been the 3rd 1st-time Champions in a row. The NXT Tag Team Championship has changed hands twice in 2023, with the last title change taking place at Great American Bash on July 30, when D’Angelo & Lorenzo defeated Gallus. It has changed hands 4 times in a Fatal 4-Way Match & 1st since Vengeance Day on February 4, 2022, when Gallus defeated Chase University, The New Day, & Pretty Deadly. It has changed hands 31 times in NXT History. It has never changed hands at No Mercy.
BUTCH VS NOAM DAR was the 6th Heritage Cup Rules Match in 2023 & the 1st since NXT on August 22, 1st on PPV since Battleground on May 28, & 1st at No Mercy. This was the 5th Heritage Cup Championship Match of 2023, 1st since NXT on August 22, 1st on PPV since Battleground on May 28, & 1st at No Mercy. This was Butch’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Heritage Cup Match at No Mercy. This was his 1st PPV of 2023, his 1st NXT PPV since he was part of Team Black & Gold in a loss to Team 2.0 at War Games on December 5, 2021, his 1st 1-on-1 Match on NXT PPV since he lost to Finn Balor at Vengeance Day on February 14, 2021, & was his 1st Heritage Cup Rules Match in his Career. If he would have won, he would have been the 1st 1st-time Champion since Nathan Frazer, & the 2nd to be a former NXT UK Champion after Tyler Bate, & 3rd to be a former NXT Tag Team Champion after Tyler Bate & Mark Coffey. This was Noam Dar’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Heritage Cup Match at No Mercy. This was his 3rd PPV in a row in 2023 & was his 18th Heritage Cup Rules Match in his Career & 1st since he defeated Nathan Frazer on NXT on August 22, giving him a Heritage Cup Match Rules Record of 13-4-1. This was Noam Dar’s 1st Heritage Cup Championship Defense, so if he would have lost, he would have been the 1st since Mark Coffey who lost to Noam Dar on NXT UK on August 25 to lose in his 1st Defense. As of No Mercy, Noam Dar’s Heritage Cup Championship Reign has lasted 39 Days, which is the Shortest Reign of All-Time. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT UK on October 17, 2018, which was won by Butch so they each won 1 match. The Heritage Cup Championship has changed hands 3 times in 2023, with the last title change taking place when Dar defeated Nathan Frazer on NXT on August 22. It has changed hands 7 times in History. It has never changed hands at No Mercy.
CARMELO HAYES VS ILJA DRAGUNOV was the 11th NXT Championship Match of 2023, the 1st since NXT on August 22, 5th NXT PPV in a row in 2023, & 1st at No Mercy. This was Carmelo Hayes’ 1st No Mercy PPV & 1st NXT Championship Match at No Mercy. This was his 5th NXT PPV in a row in 2023. This was Carmelo Hayes’ 7th NXT Championship Defense, so since he lost he was the 1st since Bobby Roode who lost to Drew McIntyre at Takeover: Brooklyn 3 on August 19, 2017 to lose in his 7th Defense. As of No Mercy, Carmelo Hayes’ NXT Championship Reign lasted 182 Days, so since he lost, he is the 1st to lose in 182 Days, which is the 9th Longest Reign of All-Time. This was Ilja Dragunov’s 1st No Mercy PPV & 1st NXT Championship Match at No Mercy. This was his 4th NXT PPV in a row in 2023. Since he won, he was the 2nd 1st-time Champion in a row & the 2nd to be a former NXT UK Champion after Bron Breakker unified the Championships at Worlds Collide on September 4, 2002. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after Great American Bash on July 30, making it the 1st match to be re-matched from Great American Bash & the 1st match since Carmelo Hayes VS Bron Breakker at Stand & Deliver on April 1 & Battleground on May 28 to take place at back-to-back NXT PPVs, making Hayes the only wrestler to wrestle the same opponent twice at back-to-back PPVs. This was the 2nd NXT Championship Title Change of 2023 & 1st since Hayes defeated Bron Breakker at Stand & Deliver on April 1. It was the 29 Title Change in History. It was the 1st Title Change at No Mercy.
BECKY LYNCH VS TIFFANY STRATTON was the 11th NXT Women’s Championship Match of 2023, 1st since Raw on September 18, 5th NXT PPV in a row in 2023 & 1st at No Mercy. This was the 10th No Disqualification/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match of 2023, 1st on NXT since September 5, 1st Women’s No Disqualification/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match of 2023, the 1st Women’s No Disqualification/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match since Liv Morgan VS Sonya Deville on Smackdown on November 4, 2022, the 1st for NXT since Wendy Choo VS Tiffany Stratton on August 23, 2023, the 1st on PPV since Liv Morgan VS Ronda Rousey at Extreme Rules on October 8, 2022, & 1st on NXT PPV since Tegan Nox VS Dakota Kai at Takeover: Portland on February 16, 2020, & 1st for the Women’s Championship since Raquel Gonzalez VS Mandy Rose on NXT on October 26, 2021 & 1st at No Mercy. This was Becky Lynch’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Women’s Championship Match at No Mercy. This was her 2nd No Disqualification/No Holds Barred/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match & 1st since she defeated Asuka on Raw on July 4, 2022, giving her a No Disqualification/No Holds Barred/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Record of 2-0-0. This was Becky Lynch’s 1st NXT PPV since she lost to Sasha Banks at Takeover :Unstoppable on May 20, 2015. This was Becky Lynch’s 2nd Women’s Championship Defense, so if she would have lost, she would have been the 1st since Charlotte Flair who lost to Io Shirai along with Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match at Takeover: In Your House on June 7, 2020 to lose in her 2nd Defense. As of No Mercy, Becky Lynch’s Women Championship Reign has lasted 18 Days, which is the Shortest Reign of All-Time. This was Tiffany Stratton’s 1st No Mercy & 1st Championship Match at No Mercy. This was her 4th PPV in a row in 2023. This was Tiffany Stratton’s 2nd No Disqualification/No Holds Barred/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match in her Career & 1st since she lost to Wendy Choo on August 23, 2022, giving her a No Disqualification/No Holds Barred/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Match Record of 0-1-0. If she would have won, she would have been the 3rd 2-time Women’s Champion after Shayna Baszler & Charlotte Flair. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after NXT on September 12, which was won by Lynch. This was the 3rd Women's Match to main event an NXT PPV after Bayley VS Sasha Banks at Takeover: Respect on October 7, 2015 & Charlotte Flair VS Rhea Ripley VS Io Shirai at Takeover: In Your House on June 7, 2020 & the 1st time the NXT Championship wasn't defended in the main event since Team Black & Gold VS Team 2.0 at War Games on December 5, 2021. The Women’s Championship has changed hands 3 times in 2023, with the last title change taking place on NXT on September 12, when Lynch defeated Tiffany Stratton. It has changed hands 19 times in History. NXT Women’s Championship has changed hands only once in a No Disqualification/No Holds Barred/Street Fight/Extreme Rules Matches when Mandy Rose defeated Raquel Gonzalez on NXT on October 26, 2021. It has never changed hands at No Mercy.