The 2006 No Mercy was the ninth No Mercy

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produced by

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(WWE). It was held exclusively for WWE Talent from the promotion's SmackDown! brand division. The event took place on October 8, 2006, from the

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. It was the final brand-exclusive No Mercy during the first brand extension, as brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued following

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in April 2007. It was also the last No Mercy to be SmackDown-exclusive until the 2016 event during the second brand extension when brand-exclusive PPVs returned. The

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was a

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for the World Heavyweight Championship between defending champion King Booker,

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, and

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, which Booker won after

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Finlay. One of the predominant matches on the

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was

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versus

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, which Kennedy won after Undertaker was disqualified. Another primary match on the

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was

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versus Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a

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. Mysterio won the match by pinning Guerrero after a completing crossbody off a rail.

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also made his WWE in-ring debut at the event by beating

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Production

Background

No Mercy was first held by

(WWE) as a United Kingdom-exclusive

(PPV) in May 1999. A second No Mercy was then held later that same year in October, but in the United States, which established No Mercy as an annual October PPV for WWE promotion. The 2006 event was the ninth event under the No Mercy chronology and was held on October 8 from the

. Like the previous three years, it featured wrestlers exclusively from the SmackDown!

brand A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recognition and, importantly, to create an ...

Storylines

The main

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heading into No Mercy was between

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King Booker,

, and

. At

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, the pay-per-view two months before No Mercy, Batista defeated King Booker by disqualification after

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interfered, meaning Booker retained the World Heavyweight Title. The next week on '' SmackDown!'', Batista and Lashley faced

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(Booker, Finlay, and

William Regal Darren Kenneth Matthews (born 10 May 1968), better known by the ring name William Regal, is an English retired professional wrestler. He is known for his over 20 years spent in WWE, as both a performer and an on-screen authority, and for his ti ...

) in a three-on-two handicap match. Booker's Court controlled most of the match, isolating Batista and Lashley from each other. Towards the end of the match, Lashley tagged in Batista, who pinned Booker for the win after a

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. Two weeks later, on the September 8 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Batista faced Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Booker won after Finlay interfered and hit Batista with a

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. After the match, Finlay continued to attack Batista with the shillelagh and a steel chair. The next week on ''SmackDown!'', Finlay began degrading Batista, saying he is probably hiding in a hole licking his wounds. As Finlay was about to continue, Lashley came out and said that only someone like him would jump Batista from behind. SmackDown! General Manager

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then scheduled Finlay to wrestle Lashley later that night to determine the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy. Lashley defeated Finlay and became number one contender after Finlay was disqualified for hitting him with a shillelagh. On the September 22 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Lashley teamed up with Batista to take on Finlay and Regal. Midway through the match, Batista and Finlay brawled outside the ring and into the crowd, leaving Regal on his own against Lashley. Lashley gained the pinfall after hitting Regal with a

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. Later that night, Batista was scheduled to wrestle Finlay at No Mercy. Two weeks later on the October 6 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Booker faced off against Finlay and Batista faced off against Lashley, with both matches ending in a no-contest. This resulted in Theodore Long adding Finlay and Batista into the match, thus making it a

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between the four for the title at No Mercy. The other main match on the card was

versus

. On the September 8 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Kennedy informed General Manager

that if

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came to SmackDown!, he wanted a spot on

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; Kennedy proclaimed that he had lost his interest in SmackDown! as he had already defeated every top performer on the roster. Long subsequently booked Kennedy for No Mercy against an opponent he had never faced, who turned out to be

. On the September 29 edition of ''SmackDown!'', Kennedy presented a tribute to the Undertaker and tried to get out of the match. However, the Undertaker made his presence known to Kennedy, as he informed him, "I show no mercy, and you will rest in peace". Kennedy attempted to strike the Undertaker with his microphone, which suddenly blew up in Kennedy's hand. The most personal feud was between

and Chavo Guerrero Jr. This feud started when Guerrero cost Mysterio the World Heavyweight Championship at

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, claiming that he was "a leech living off the blood of the Guerrero name." Guerrero and Mysterio feuded for weeks, including a match at SummerSlam, where

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accidentally cost Mysterio the match by knocking him off the top rope. The next week on ''SmackDown!'', Vickie turned on Mysterio and sided with Guerrero, becoming his new "business manager".

Event

Before the event went live on pay-per-view,

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defeated

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in a

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. The first match that aired was the non-title match between the Cruiserweight Champion

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and

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. After a back and forth match, Helms took control until Hardy was able to counter a Shining wizard with a Twist of Fate for the win. Next was the

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match between the champions

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, with

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, and K.C. James and Idol Stevens, with

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. London was pushed off the second turnbuckle to the outside early on, leading to the challengers dominating, before London tagged in Kendrick. Kendrick pinned James after a Sliced Bread #2 followed by London running to jump off Kendrick's back to perform a

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to win the match for his team. The next match was

's (MVP) official debut. He wrestled

in a

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, and won by pinning him after a

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. In the fourth match,

faced United States Champion

in a non-title match. Kennedy took control, throwing the Undertaker into an exposed turnbuckle and executing a piledriver on Undertaker. Kennedy retrieved the US title belt but Undertaker retrieved the belt and hit Kennedy with it, causing a disqualification. The Undertaker then performed Tombstone Piledrivers on both Kennedy and the referee, Charles Robinson. The fifth match was the

between

and Chavo Guerrero Jr. with

. Mysterio and Guerrero fought outside of the ring and through the crowd, before Mysterio managed to pin Guerrero after a

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and Crossbody off a guardrail. The sixth match was the encounter between

and his opponent, who was revealed to be

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. Benoit, who was returning after a five-month sabbatical, cut Regal open halfway through the match after a

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. Benoit won by

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when Regal tapped out to the

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. In the

, King Booker faced

and

in a

for the World Heavyweight Championship. An early team up saw Booker and Finlay take control early on, until Finlay attacked Booker and gained the advantage. The Little Bastard also interfered on Finlay's behalf. Lashley then dominated, before Booker took him out. At the end of the match, Batista took control, executing a

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on every competitor and a Batista Bomb on Finlay. Lashley then performed a

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on Batista before he could capitalize. As everyone was down, Booker then crawled over on top of Finlay and pinned Finlay to retain the title.

Controversy

During the event,

was involved in a series of backstage skits that involved

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, and Regal's disgust in Vito wearing a

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, due to having a dress-wearing gimmick. After getting out of the shower and having another argument with Vito, Regal ran off with his towel falling off, exposing his

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and, for a brief second, his

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. Although his buttocks being exposed was scripted, his penis was completely accidental. WWE issued an apology for the incident the next day.

Aftermath

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, King Booker successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship in the "Champion Of Champions" match, where he defeated both the

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, The Big Show and the

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. Booker kept the title until

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, where he dropped it to

and

continued to

, including a

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at Survivor Series, which Kennedy won after

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hit the Undertaker with a steel chair, and a

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, which the Undertaker won. Kennedy also lost his United States Championship to

. MVP then began a feud with the Undertaker's

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half-brother Kane. Chavo Guerrero Jr. challenged

to an "I Quit" match, which he won, after assaulting Mysterio's knee,

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injuring it. Mysterio took time off from wrestling, and Guerrero began feuding with Benoit after Benoit confronted him over his treatment of Mysterio. Benoit retained his United States Championship against Guerrero at Survivor Series.

reformed the Hardys tag team with his brother

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, and began a feud with MNM, ( Johnny Nitro and

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), which included a

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at Armageddon, in which

were also involved. London and Kendrick had been feuding with Dave Taylor and William Regal up to Armageddon.

, meanwhile, feuded with

over his Cruiserweight title. This 2006 event would be the final No Mercy to be brand-exclusive during the first brand-extension, as following

in April 2007, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued. It would also be the final No Mercy to be SmackDown-exclusive until the 2016 event during the second brand extension when brand exclusive PPVs were reintroduced.

Results

References

External links

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