10 Best WWE No Mercy Matches Ever (According To Dave Meltzer)

Dave Meltzer's highest rated WWE No Mercy match also happens to be one of the greatest tag team matches of all time. This shouldn't be too surprising given the level of talent involved, but each participant produced a classic performance in the finals of SmackDown's Tag Team Title tournament, resulting in a clash that stands out on each of their résumés.

Angle and Benoit were bitter rivals who'd been paired up against their will, but had found great success in the tourney, despite their obvious differences. They faced two of the company's rising babyfaces in Rey Mysterio and Edge, with the former producing one of his career's most impressive underdog performances.

Kurt spent much of the match bullying the opposition. Benoit worked cleaner than his partner, but discarded none of his trademark intensity, and the duo successfully isolated Mysterio throughout. Rey took an incredible beating, though he never looked totally out of the picture, and eventually blew the roof off the building by slapping Edge's hand for the hottest of hot tags.

Things fell apart for the good guys. Edge's ego overcame him, and he tried to tap Angle out with his own Ankle Lock submission, only for 'The Olympic Hero' to reverse the hold. Edge was forced to submit, leaving him and Rey disappointed as their domineering opponents left with the belts.