(October 17, 2002)

Hello Marks, it’s that time again, and this month it’s No Mercy. There
are many matches I’m looking forward to on this card. I am eagerly
wanting to see Kane pull the big upset and win the World Title from
Triple H. Both Tag Team matchups sound great on paper and maybe we will
finally see the Booker T/Goldust connection win the gold. RVD vs. Flair
have two contrasting wrestling styles, but with two great in-ring
workers this should prove to be a very solid match up. I really believe
this PPV should be a good one, and recommend it for everyone to get.
Now let's get on with the match predictions.

***Please note as of this time (10-18-02) there are only seven matches
on the No Mercy card with none being rumored***

Confirmed Matches

Trish Stratus (c) vs. Victoria for the Women’s Championship

Who will win? Trish Stratus
Why? Because everyone loves her, except for me.
Who I would let win? Victoria
Why? I hate Trish. Would someone please destroy her.

Rey Mysterio & Edge vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit for the
Smackdown Tag Team Titles

Who will win? Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
Why? Because Kurt has never won tag team gold plus they can continue
the story of the tag team that hates each other, the WWE’s newest
version of the odd couple, Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit.
Who I would let win? Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
Why? Because Rey and Edge offer more to wrestling as single stars than
being a tag team right now. Besides, haven’t we seen Edge as a Tag Team
Champ enough already?

Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair

Who will win? Ric Flair
Why? Because Flair hasn’t won is a long time, I expect a rematch on
Monday where RVD can get revenge.
Who I would let win? Rob Van Dam
Why? Give this guy a push he’s a great wrestler and a fan favorite,
what more can he do?

Booker T & Goldust vs. Christian & Chris Jericho (c) for the
World Tag Team Titles

Who will win? Booker T & Goldust
Why? Because it’s their time, if they don’t win the tag titles at No
Mercy then this tag team will never win them.
Who I would let win? Booker T & Goldust
Why? Same reasons as stated above.

Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson

Who will win? Torrie Wilson
Why? The crowd loves Torrie, therefore Torrie will win. Look for
Torrie’s dad to help her with the victory.
Who I would let win? Dawn Marie
Why? Because I love that naughty bad girl.

Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (c) for the Undisputed Championship

Who will win? Brock Lesnar
Why? The Undertaker is giving the rub to the next big thing in a way no

one has before. Brock will beat him in the Hell in the Cell Match.
Undertaker has never lost one of these matches but he will Sunday
night, mark it down. Undertaker is set to have surgery on his elbow
soon this will give him the angle for his leave of absence, look for
Lesnar to “Break” the Undertaker’s arm.
Who I would let win? Brock Lesnar
Why? Because he’s “the Next Big Thing.”

Triple H (c) vs. Kane (c) for the World Championship
& Intercontinental Championship

Who will win? Kane
Why? I might be going with my heart on this one but I’m choosing Kane.
Will Kane win the World Title? Damn I hope so, that guy sure does
deserve it and we have all had enough of “the Game.”
Who I would let win? Kane
Why? Because I’m a Kane mark. I love the Big Red Machine. Go Kane Go!

Well I gotta run, enjoy the PPV and your weekend.

Till next time you marks.

-Scott

Scott is the Couch Pirates own wrestling expert analyst. He runs an action figure wrestling league (the AFWA) and is a founding member of the EFW (he also created both sites, check them out). After you read Ring Rust, you'll never watch wrestling the same way again!