For the first time ever, John Cena will take on Roman Reigns one on one at Raw’s next PPV, No Mercy.
Mike Rome announced on WWE’s Twitter account this afternoon that Cena and reigns would “make their No Mercy match offical” during tonight’s episode of Raw.
The match was heavily teased throughout Raw last week after Cena, who in storyline is a free agent, jumped over to Raw and called out Roman Reigns. There was a point in time when the match was strongly being considered to be the WrestleMania main event.
This makes No Mercy the most loaded B show from a big-name fresh match-up standpoint, with the already announced Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman Universal title match as the other main event.
The match will be announced on Raw, which takes place in Memphis, in a few hours.
Jerry Lawler will be part of the three-man booth tonight with host Michael Cole and Corey Graves. Usual third man Booker T was unable to leave Houston due to Hurricane Harvey. WWE also wished the best to Pat Cassidy and Jim Shank of their production team, who were also unable to leave their homes due to Hurricane Harvey. We wish the best to all readers and everyone living in that part of the country and hope things get back to normal as fast as humanly possible.
Scheduled for Raw tonight will be a singles match with John Cena vs. Samoa Joe. The two wrestled twice over the weekend in preparation for tonight’s match. Sasha Banks also defends the Raw women’s title against Alexa Bliss, and there will be a Battle Royal to determine the top contender for the IC title, held by The Miz.
The main event for the WWE Raw brand’s next pay-per-view has been set, and it is big in every sense of the word.
It was announced on Raw Monday that WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against Braun Strowman at No Mercy on Sunday, September 24 in Los Angeles, CA. This was set up earlier in the show, when Strowman came out and delivered two running powerslams to Lesnar, incapacitating him.
The two had been teasing a confrontation in recent months. It escalated yesterday at SummerSlam during the fatal four way main event. The two went at it with Strowman laying out Lesnar with two powerslams through two different tables. Lesnar was stretchered out after the assault, but came back to the ring to eventually win the match and retain his gold.
Lesnar has held the Universal title since WrestleMania 33 when he defeated Goldberg to win the title.
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE No Mercy. The Kickoff show is now underway on the WWE Network, among other streaming platforms, with host Renee Young alongside Booker T, Jerry Lawler and Lita on the pre-show panel.
After an introduction from the ring announcer that was very inside baseball, Curt Hawkins strolled to the ring to cut a short promo. He returns to the ring this Tuesday on Smackdown.
Alexa Bliss was backstage demanding Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan award her the Smackdown women’s title since Becky Lynch is injured. Instead, Bryan said she’d get a title shot on 11/8 in Glasgow, Scotland. Alexa will also have a match later on tonight against an unnamed opponent.
Tom Phillips is backstage hosting a live social media Q&A with The Usos. They’re in full heel mode. Tom encouraged the use of hashtags.
Nikki Bella joined the panel to talk about her feelings concerning her match later on. Lawler flirted with her.
AMERICAN ALPHA & HYPE BROS VS. THE ASCENSION & THE VAUDEVILLIANS
Jason Jordan pinned Aiden English after Grand Amplitude in a fast-paced opener that delighted the crowd. American Alpha really shined here.
AJ STYLES VS. JOHN CENA VS. DEAN AMBROSE FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Tremendous match with Styles retaining the title after hitting Cena with a chair and pinning him. What started as a big melee conitinued as such from there. Lots and lots of near falls. Cena squared off with Styles. Later, Styles squared off with Ambrose. All three kept trading near falls. The pacing was incredibly fast. Rope breaks were invalid, as it was no DQ, so the third man had to break up submissions. The action was wild with some unbelievable highspots. For a false finish, Styles tapped out while both Cena and Ambrose simultaneously applied submission holds. The referee ruled the match would continue. They set the bar incredibly high on trying to follow this.
NIKKI BELLA VS. CARMELLA
Nikki pinned Carmella after using the Rack Attack 2.0, her newest finisher. Carmella worked over Nikki’s neck to shine her up for a comeback. After Nikki fired up, Carmella cut her off. Nikki twice escaped the Code of Silence leglock submission hold before hitting her own finisher.
Backstage, The Miz cut a promo on Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, saying that by making the match they are responsible for the end of Dolph Ziggler’s career.
HEATH SLATER & RHYNO VS. THE USOS FOR THE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM TITLES
Rhyno scored the deciding pinfall to retain the titles. Usos briefly worked over Heath before singling out Rhyno to get heat on him. Heath ran wild off a hot tag until he got cut off. Usos tried to take out Heath’s knee, and an Uso applied a tequila sunrise. Rhyno made the save and hit a gore for the finish.
Bray Wyatt sat in his rocking chair for a creepy promo where he spoke in tongues. The announcers feared for Randy Orton.
JACK SWAGGER VS. BARON CORBIN
Corbin won via pinfall after executing End of Days.
THE MIZ VS. DOLPH ZIGGLER FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ZIGGLER’S CAREER AT STAKE
Ziggler pinned Miz to win the IC title in a heated match. The early portion of the match saw Miz working over Dolph with him fighting from underneath. Miz started mocking Daniel Bryan, giving Dolph a hope spot. They traded near falls with Miz cheating by holding the ropes and grabbing tights. Miz started working a knee and they traded some more near falls, then Miz eventually applied the figure four leglock. Miz exposed a turnbuckle, removing one of the pads. Dolph hit the buckle but still kicked out, and he kept kicking out until he hit a zig-zag for a near fall. Even more near falls and Dolph applied a sleeper. Maryse tried using a spray can to blind Dolph, but Dolph got his foot on the ropes when Miz went for a cover. Spirit Squad members did a run to eat a superkick from Dolph. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale but Dolph kicked out. As the referee went to eject Spirit Squad, Dolph delivered a superkick for the finish.
Seen looking into a mirror, Randy Orton contemplated in his dressing room.
Alexa Bliss cut a promo in the ring, throwing shade at Becky Lynch. The entrance of Naomi interrupted the ranting.
ALEXA BLISS VS. NAOMI
Naomi pinned Alexa out of nowhere with a roll-up. Alexa threw a tantrum. With a win over the current number one contender, this sets up a rematch.
RANDY ORTON VS. BRAY WYATT
Wyatt won after Luke Harper made a suprise return. In this heated grudge match, they started with a basic collar and elbow lockup. They grappled in the ring before a brawl erupted moments later on the outside. Wyatt began to pummel Orton, methodically working him over. Wyatt missed a senton off the top and Orton fired up. Great counters, near falls and exchanges as they went back-and-forth. At ringside, Orton rolled out of the way on an attempted senton and Wyatt crashed into the steps. Back in the ring, Orton hit a drapping DDT and slithered into place to set up the finish. Then the lights went dark. Luke Harper appeared in the ring. A distracted Orton walked into Sister Abigail and Wyatt pinned him.
The WWE has just acknowledged that Becky Lynch will not be appearing on tonight’s No Mercy pay-per-view in Sacramento.
During the pregame show they had Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan tell Alexa Bliss that due to a medical situation that has nothing to do with the ring (as noted earlier today, this was not an injury), that Lynch won’t be on the show. They announced that Bliss would be wrestling on the card but didn’t say who the opponent would be.
As noted, the three most likely opponents would be Nikki Bella, although that would pull her out of an advertised match with Carmella, so it’s likely not her, or Naomi or Eva Marie, unless they bring someone up from NXT or have heel Natalya face Bliss.
They also announced that the Lynch vs. Bliss title match will take place on 11/8 in Glasgow, Scotland, so most likely that is the timetable for Lynch’s return.
Viewers won’t have to wait long for tonight’s WWE World Championship match.
ESPN’s Jonathan Coachman tweeted on Sunday afternoon: “sources tell me tonight don’t tune in late. First time ever a @Wwe ppv will start with main event. Ambrose/Cena/styles for title. 8 east.”
The scheduled main event for the show was AJ Styles defending his title against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match. No indication was given as to what match would now close the show.
The decision to open the show with the title match is likely the result of tough competition No Mercy is facing on television. The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will start at 9 p.m. ET. The first debate between the two broke ratings records, and Sunday night’s debate figures to do a strong number as well given recent controversies surrounding Trump.
No Mercy will also go against a strong Sunday Night Football game, with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers kicking off at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Yes, we are back again with another WWE pay-per-view. Aren’t you all excited?
This week it’s No Mercy, a SmackDown PPV being held live in Sacramento, CA. The main event is a triple threat match pitting WWE World Champion AJ Styles against the former champion Dean Ambrose and a former 15-time champion in John Cena. All three have disdain for one another, cutting some great promos to build up to the main event. Everything on this show has been nicely built up, but with so many PPVs taking place now, it’s hard to get fully interested.
Here are the latest points following Clash of Champions:
Current prediction points rankings:
Steve Khan: (WWE SmackDown Live Recapper) (54 points)
Kyle S. Johnson: (Columnist) (52 points)
Bryan Rose: (New Japan/CWC Reporter) (52 points)
James Cox: (WWE Superstars Recapper & WWE DVD Reviewer) (50 points)
Jeremy Peeples: (Lucha Underground Recapper) (33 points)
Brian Hoops: (Daily Pro Wrestling History) (32 points)
Ryan Frederick: (UFC Reporter) (23 points)
PeachMachine: (University of Phoenix Online Mascot) (17 points)
Paul “Gramps” Fontaine: (MMA Writer and Recapper and new grandfather) (13 points)
Kevin LaRose: (WWE Main Event and Total Divas Recapper) (4 points)
JJ Williams: (NXT/CWC Roving Reporter) (3 points)
Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin
Bryan Rose: Corbin I guess? I mean if you really want to do something with Swagger you should give him momentum, but it’s obvious Corbin is the one they want to push to the moon.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Brian Hoops: Corbin gets the win here after Swagger won on TV. Corbin has been winning at house shows:
Winner: Corbin
Jeremy Peeples: Swagger won on TV, so Corbin wins on PPV. This feels like an odd use of both guys, but it is better than them just doing nothing.
Winner: Corbin
James Cox: Vince likes Corbin for some reason. They need to reboot Swagger, he has something to offer.
Winner Baron Corbin
Kyle S. Johnson: So, I guess they’re building up Swagger to establish Corbin as a threat to the top guys? Or something? I don’t know. Corbin wins; maybe he feuds with Swagger a bit more thereafter, maybe he doesn’t.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Ryan Frederick: I don’t know how I feel about this one. Baron Corbin should win, but who knows what they do. Coin flipping this one.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Paul Fontaine: Swagger won on TV, so Corbin wins on PPV. Basic WWE booking here.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Steve Khan: Corbin will likely get a cheap win after what happened on SmackDown.
Winner: Baron Corbin
Nikki Bella vs. Carmella
Bryan Rose: Nikki’s winning this one, unless they want to continue the feud. Given the lack of depth on this women’s roster, they probably have to. But let’s go with Nikkisawa anyway.
Winner: Nikki Bella
Brian Hoops: Since the Bellas show started, I will anticipate WWE will push her over Carmella.
Winner Nikki
Jeremy Peeples: With Total Bellas being a thing and Brie being pregnant, Nikki’s push is going to continue. Carmella could use the win more, but Nikki should win this one.
Winner: Nikki
James Cox: Nikki to win in four minutes or less. Those Total Bellas figures were poor, though, so who knows.
Winner: Nikki Bella
Kyle S. Johnson: Vince McMahon tweeted this week that Total Bellas is total entertainment. I don’t know that I trust his word on that, but the tweet itself should tell you what you need to know about this match’s result.
Winner: Nikki Bella
Ryan Frederick: I figure the fact that Total Bellas just started gives the outcome away. I don’t expect much from this.
Winner: Nikki Bella
Paul Fontaine: Carmella’s 15 minutes were up about two weeks ago. Nikki should win in a squash, although it will probably be a little more competitive than that.
Winner: Nikki Bella
Steve Khan: I wouldn’t be surprised with Carmella winning again, but with her new show out, Nikki will probably get her win finally.
Winner: Nikki Bella
WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
Bryan Rose: I mean, I don’t think Dolph is going anywhere, so he has to win this time, right?
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Brian Hoops: Ziggler putting his career on line makes you think he has to win.
Winner: The Miz
Jeremy Peeples: This has easily been the best-built WWE feud of the last few months, and the Spirit Squad stuff was unexpected. They’ve been building Dolph up as the ultimate underdog here, so he has to win it and retain his career.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
James Cox: I’m not sure Ziggler is leaving, Miz has been great on the mic in the built up to this, which is what he does best. Should be a decent match.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Kyle S. Johnson: Kudos to both guys for making this feud feel like it means something. Right at the point where Miz seems to be hitting his stride as IC champ, it seems like Ziggler has to take the belt off of him. He’s been tweeting about his post-WWE bookings, which seems too on the nose to mean anything other than him winning, and I would rather see him lose just because that would take the story in a potentially more interesting direction. Things being what they are, Ziggler will just win, and the feud will continue.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Ryan Frederick: The fact that Ziggler is putting his career on the line screams swerve to me. This has been built very well and I’m actually very interested in this match.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Paul Fontaine: Buh bye, Dolph. He’ll probably come back under a mask but I hope he actually leaves. Miz is one of the top three acts in all of WWE and Dolph sucks.
Winner: The Miz
Steve Khan: They did a good job rebuilding this, as I previously had no interest in seeing these two wrestle again. I also have no idea who’s going to win. I’ll go with Ziggler if only because I don’t know how they get out of this otherwise.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss
Bryan Rose: Miss Bliss I think will miss, allowing Becky to get the win and retain her title.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Brian Hoops: No way they change the title here.
Winner Becky Lynch
Jeremy Peeples: This started out with promise, but they’ve been on auto-pilot. Becky lost on TV, so she will win the PPV match and retain the title.
Winner: Becky Lynch
James Cox: No need to beat Lynch yet. Expect this to be short and poor.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Kyle S. Johnson: Bex wins, no question.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Ryan Frederick: It is way too early to take the belt off of Becky, though I think Alexa gets it before the end of the year.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Paul Fontaine: I’m going with Bliss to win the match but Lynch to keep the belt so this feud keeps going. I really like these two together and Bliss has done far better than she had any right to.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
Steve Khan: I like these two, but they don’t seem to work well together. Hopefully they can pull it off. It’s too early for Lynch to lose, so I’ll go with her.
Winner: Becky Lynch
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. The Usos
Bryan Rose: The Rhyno/Slater team seems to be de-emphasized over the last couple of weeks, and more focus has been given to the Usos becoming the more dominant team. I think the real goal here is to have Usos and American Alpha feud over these titles, so I’ll go with my gut and say Usos will win the titles here.
Winner: The Usos
Brian Hoops: I think ultimately they are building to Usos vs. American Alpha, but too early to change title from Slater/Rhyno.
Winners: Slater/Rhyno.
Jeremy Peeples: The Usos have been doing way too many TV jobs to American Alpha to justify a title win right now. I’ll go with the Usos losing, but not clean.
Winners: Heath Slater and Rhyno
James Cox: I think The Usos win but the titles stay on Rhyno and Slater. Too early to change the titles, but good to keep the program going.
Winner: The Uso’s (no title change)
Kyle S. Johnson: The direction is clearly The Usos vs. American Alpha, but there’s no reason to rush to get there. Having Slater and Rhyno hold onto the belts for another month is the right thing to do, but I would not be the least bit shocked if they just put the belts on The Usos, either.
Winners: Heath Slater and Rhyno
Ryan Frederick: I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they put the titles on the Usos as that seems the eventual direction. It is way too soon to take them off of Heath and Rhyno. The team is working and they are super over. Keep it going!
Winners: Heath Slater and Rhyno
Paul Fontaine: Times up for Beauty and the Man Beast. The Usos win so they can start feuding with American Alpha over the belts.
Winners: The Usos
Steve Khan: I like the Usos here. They can extend this program with a win and keep building to a rematch with Jordan & Gable, this time for the titles.
Winner: The Usos
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
Bryan Rose: Ugh, I really don’t care. The spooky time stuff they do with Wyatt is so bad. Orton wins so we can all move on.
Winner: Randy Orton
Brian Hoops: Orton needs a win after getting killed and left for dead with no revenge by Lesnar. Orton has been going over at all the house shows.
Winner: Orton
Jeremy Peeples: This feud has fallen off the rails. Bray lost to Kane at the last PPV, so he really shouldn’t lose here — but he never wins, and Orton needs to be kept strong for title matches. I’ll go with a Bray win after Luke Harper returns.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
James Cox: Wyatt loses a lot, Orton lost to Lesnar and then they stick them together and do a terrible job with it. At this stage, Wyatt can lose and it won’t mean anything, but it depends what’s next for Orton.
Winner: Randy Orton
Kyle S. Johnson: Last time these two were scheduled to meet, I said that both men really needed a win, but Orton needed it more since he had just been killed by Lesnar. Orton was concussed, the match never happened, and somehow, Bray lost clean to Kane, a character who debuted 19 years ago. Fair to say that Bray now needs that win just a bit more. Harper will probably return to secure the win for Wyatt.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Ryan Frederick: Too much outlandish stuff being put into this feud. And I think it’s all just for Bray to lose. Again. I’m so lost as to what they want to accomplish with him, and with this feud.
Winner: Randy Orton
Paul Fontaine: Who could possibly care? Certainly not me. Let’s go with Bray with help from the returning Luke Harper, which is what I called for their last scheduled match.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Steve Khan: Orton seems in line for the next title shot, so he should win.
Winner: Randy Orton
WWE World Champion AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena
Bryan Rose: AJ’s winning this. Will probably be a great match, too.
Winner: AJ Styles
Brian Hoops: Would be a huge mistake to take the title off Styles at this point. The Cena storyline is good, but could be terrific if it was the focus of WrestleMania.
Winner: Styles
Jeremy Peeples: AJ is riding a huge wave of momentum since winning the title. Cena is embracing the worn-down veteran role, while Dean always looks like he’s on day 14 of a two week bender. AJ should win, but I can see Cena winning at another show — probably Mania, to tie the official flair record. An Ambrose heel turn would make sense here too since they’re building him up as unstable and unpredictable.
Winner: AJ Styles
James Cox: Ultimately I think Cena is taking the belt back, but not yet. It’s only a matter of time before he equals Flair’s record. I think Styles will pin Ambrose. Should be a great match, what an absolutely crucial acquisition AJ Styles has been.
Winner: AJ Styles
Kyle S. Johnson: Too early to take the title off of Styles. He’s been great, and this feud has been pretty great all around. Styles wins; if they’re looking to keep both opponents relevant, Ambrose could have Cena cold before AJ takes him out, and then AJ opts to pin Cena again for more bragging rights.
Cena could survive another loss, and it builds a natural reason for him to chase AJ after Dean drops out of the picture. Or they could just have him beat Dean because that’d be easy enough to do. Either way, this should be a good match.
Winner: AJ Styles
Ryan Frederick: Again, it is way too early to change the title. Taking it off of Styles would be a huge mistake. He’s the best all-around performer in the company right now. The only way they take it off of him is to give it to Cena, but now is not the time for that.
Winner: AJ Styles
Paul Fontaine: I said last month that AJ would keep the title until the Rumble and I’m sticking with that. I would have AJ and Cena do a one-on-one match at Survivor Series and then do a rematch at the Rumble, which is where Cena wins the belt. Ambrose should probably take the fall.
Winner: AJ Styles
Steve Khan: Should be really good, but seems somewhat obvious that AJ Styles is winning.
WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is off Sunday’s No Mercy ppv due to an undisclosed injury according to a source close to the situation.
The 29-year-old Lynch was set to defend her title against Alexa Bliss. When the injury happened or to what body part is still not clear, nor how long she will be on the sidelines.
As of Saturday night, neither Lynch nor WWE have said anything publicly. That would follow the same pattern as September’s Backlash when Randy Orton was pulled from the card due to not being medically cleared, causing his match against Bray Wyatt to be canceled.
Orton was still on the show, but was part of an on-screen injury angle to explain it.
Lynch won the title at Backlash by winning a six-pack challenge, beginning her first WWE title reign.
The rest of the card as of now:
– WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Dean Ambrose
– I-C Champion The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler: title vs. career
– Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin
– Smackdown Tag Champions Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. The Usos
– Nikki Bella vs. Carmella
– Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
– Curt Hawkins vs. TBD
Miss Tuesday night’s episode of SmackDown or want to watch something again? Check out last night’s video highlights from a go-home show that featured John Cena, Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles going face to face in advance of their title match this Sunday, the return of The Spirit Squad, and more build to No Mercy.
Though the match was made apparent by their ongoing feud, WWE officially announced that Randy Orton would face Bray Wyatt at SmackDown’s upcoming No Mercy pay-per-view.
WWE made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon after much of Tuesday night’s edition of SmackDown focused on the Orton vs. Wyatt angle. Orton began the show with a promo before being interrupted by Wyatt on the video screen. Later in the show, multiple segments focused on Orton trying to find Wyatt backstage.
Orton was originally scheduled to face Wyatt at Backlash, but wasn’t cleared to compete in time for the show after suffering a concussion during his match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
No Mercy is scheduled for October 9th in Sacramento, CA. The current card for the show is:
AJ Styles defending his WWE World Championship against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match
Becky Lynch defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss
Heath Slater & Rhyno defending their SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos
The Miz defending his Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler with Ziggler’s career on the line
The Miz will once again defend his Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler, but this time the stakes have been raised.
It was announced on Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown that Ziggler would put his career on the line in a title match against Miz at No Mercy. The Miz was in the middle of a homecoming celebration in his hometown of Cleveland, OH, when Ziggler interrupted and made an emotional challenge for a match at No Mercy.
The match at No Mercy will be the third time in recent weeks that Ziggler has challenged Miz for the title. Miz retained over Ziggler at Backlash, and Ziggler once again came up short on SmackDown last week after Miz used Maryse’s hairspray to help retain the title.
No Mercy is scheduled for October 9th. The updated card for the show is:
AJ Styles defending his WWE World Championship against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match
Becky Lynch defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss
Heath Slater & Rhyno defending their SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos
The Miz defending his Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler with Ziggler’s career on the line
American Alpha returned to television on Tuesday night’s edition of SmackDown, but it will be The Usos challenging for Heath Slater and Rhyno’s tag titles at No Mercy.
The Usos defeated Jason Jordan and Chad Gable in a number one contender’s match to earn a shot at the titles. After they injured Gable’s knee in storyline to keep American Alpha out of the tag team tournament finals at Backlash, The Usos once again targeted Gable’s injured body part on SmackDown.
Gable was able to dive in and break up a pin at one point, but his knee gave out when Jordan looked to make a tag. Jordan instead refused to tag Gable in and tried to take the rest of the match alone, but was pinned after a splash from the top rope.
No Mercy will take place on October 9th from Sacramento, CA. The current card for the show is:
AJ Styles defending his WWE World Championship against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match
Becky Lynch defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss
Heath Slater & Rhyno defending their SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos
After becoming the number one contender for Becky Lynch’s Women’s Championship on Tuesday night’s edition of SmackDown, Alexa Bliss will officially challenge Lynch for the title at the brand’s upcoming No Mercy pay-per-view.
Bliss defeated Nikki Bella, Carmella, Naomi, and Natalya in a fatal five-way match to earn a shot at the title. Carmella hit a kick on Bella and appeared to have the match won, but Bliss threw her out of the ring and got the pin herself.
Becky Lynch became the first SmackDown Women’s Champion after winning a six-pack challenge for the title at Backlash.
Daniel Bryan first indicated on Tueday’s episode of Talking Smack that the match would be happening at No Mercy on October 9th. The current card for the show is:
AJ Styles defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match
Becky Lynch defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss
After defeating Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash, AJ Styles will defend the title for the first time at SmackDown’s upcoming No Mercy pay-per-view.
But it won’t be against just one challenger. It was announced during the opening segment of Tuesday night’s edition of SmackDown that Styles will face both John Cena and Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match for the title at No Mercy.
Styles opened the show with a promo gloating about winning the title at Backlash. Styles continued mocking John Cena, which led to Cena interrupting Styles and making his first appearance on television since SummerSlam.
Cena told Styles that he had something that belonged to him. Styles thought he meant the armband that he took after Cena exited the ring at SummerSlam, but Cena was referring to the title. Cena mentioned tying Ric Flair’s World Championship record by beating Styles, but Dean Ambrose came out and took exception to Cena getting the next shot after Styles had to low blow him to get the win at Backlash. Shane McMahon then came out and made the triple threat match for No Mercy.
No Mercy is scheduled for October 9th in Sacramento, CA.
