WWE’s latest pay-per-view, “No Mercy”, took place Sunday night at Staples Center. Here are the results.
Elias d. Apollo Crews
The crowd looks forward to Elias singing, then he just sort of plods through the match and gets no reaction. He won with the Drift Away.
The Miz d. Jason Jordan to retain the Intercontinental title
Jordan is really impressive in the ring, but not one person is buying into the whole “Kurt Angle’s son” storyline, and they desperately need to turn him heel. The crowd was solidly behind The Miz, who was dominated throughout the match. Jordan had Miz on the run when Bo Dallas distracted him. Jordan threw him off the top rope, and the ref was tending to Dallas, allowing Curtis Axel to punch Jordan. Miz followed up with the Skull Crushing Finale for the win.
Finn Balor d. Bray Wyatt
Before the match started, Wyatt gave Balor a sidewalk slam onto the Spanish announce table. Balor sold that his ribs were injured and was helped to the back by officials. Wyatt called him a coward, so Balor came back to the ring. Good back and forth match, with Balor winning with the Coup de Grace. Felt like a momentum building win for Balor.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rolling d. Sheamus and Cesaro to retain the Raw Tag Team title
It looked like Cesaro lost some teeth when he went mouth first into the ring post. Good back and forth match. Sheamus went to give Ambrose the Brogue Kick, but Ambrose moved and Sheamus kicked Cesaro by accident. Ambrose hit Sheamus with Dirty Deeds for the pin.
Alexa Bliss d. Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Emma to retain the Raw Women’s title
Pretty good match. Bliss pinned Bayley after a DDT for the win. WWE had really, really missed the boat with Bayley, who should be one of their top starts, especially among girls.
Roman Reigns d. John Cena
Best match of the night. Crowd was really up for it. Reigns kicked out of four Attitude Adjustments, including one from the middle rope. He then won after a Superman punch and a spear. Cena raised his hand after the match.
Enzo Amore d. Neville for the Cruiserweight title
Someone will have to explain this whole Amore push to me. They book him as a complete joke. Neville dominated him the entire match. While the ref was distracted, Enzo kicked Neville low and pinned him.
Brock Lesnar d. Braun Strowman to retain the WWE Universal title
Disappointing match. Lesnar kicked out of the powerslam. Lesnar gave Strowman five german suplexes and hit and F-5 for the pin. Crowd was not ready for that to be the finish.