WWE No Mercy 2008 Previews

After being reinstated by SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero – the same person who helped banish him from WWE in the first place – Undertaker returned to SmackDown with an irrepressible thirst for vengeance. He refused Guerrero’s pleas for forgiveness, making the dreadful proclamation that he would take her soul and send her to Hell at Unforgiven.

But, when the moment of wrecking arrived, the emerging Deadman was suddenly ambushed by Big Show. The World’s Largest Athlete formed an alliance with Guerrero, adding a mountain of power to her office, and making the annihilation of The Phenom his first order of business on his way to the WWE Championship.

Big Show has promised that if Undertaker is not sorry now for all he’s done to Guerrero, he will be. But, The Deadman has shown time and time again that he is not the forgiving kind – and with every passing day his anger grows as large as his opponent’s mighty fists.

Will Big Show bury Undertaker’s plans for revenge? Or will he become the largest occupant in Hell?

Taker wins

Women's Championship Match: Beth Phoenix (C) v. Candice Michelle

When Beth Phoenix caused Candice Michelle to break her clavicle in October 2007, the then-Women’s Champion admitted the injury and being unable to compete took her to a “really dark place.”

Now, it’s the Candy-coated Diva’s opportunity to once again shed some bright light on her career when she battles Phoenix for the Women’s Championship at No Mercy, the very show at which The Glamazon won her first title over Candice.

Since her recent comeback, a determined Candice has already fired a shot across the bow of the S.S. Glamazon by pinning her in a Six-Diva Tag Match. Pinning Phoenix in a tag match, however, is hardly the same as tackling her one-on-one.

To quench her thirst for revenge after months on the shelf, the Candy-coated Diva will have to counter The Glamazon’s overwhelming size and strength advantage with a combination of both quickness and agility.

And while revenge is a dish best served cold, Beth may be on too much of a hot streak to oblige. Ever since The Glamazon captured the title from Mickie James at SummerSlam, she has been dominating both her opponents and the opponents of her boyfriend, Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella.

Will Candice’s renewed sense of determination and desire for revenge be enough to overcome the dominating force that is The Glamazon?

Candice wins the Women's Title for the 2nd time at No Mercy

Rey Mysterio vs. Kane:

Rey Mysterio has seemingly fallen down Kane’s dark demented version of the rabbit hole, and at No Mercy, these two will face-off in a David vs. Goliath match-up that will certainly have neither competitor showing the other any mercy. This match has major implications on Mysterio, especially, as he could be forced to unmask, live on pay-per-view.

When Kane revealed that the mysterious burlap sack he was carrying around contained the mask of the Master of the 619, the WWE Universe was questioning what the sadistic Big Red Monster could have done to Mysterio. Kane revealed that he had attacked the Ultimate Underdog and left him broken, his reason being an unwarranted hatred for Mysterio and the fact that he still “hides behind a mask.”

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