10 Best WWE Pay-Per-Views Of The Past Decade
6. No Mercy 2008
Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho concluded one of WWE's greatest ever rivalries in grisly fashion after 'HBK' literally couldn't prise the World Heavyweight Title out of Jericho's cold and virtually dead hands. The duo contested a tug-of-war atop a ladder at the climax of a battle that completely redefined the gimmick in the post-TLC era of multi-man spotfest shaped around the dangerous metal prop.
Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield were coasting in comparison, wrestling as they were earlier in the show to determine just who would face the winner of the clash the following month. Though that battle lacked the requisite punch a Championship deserved, SmackDown's equivalents almost stole the show from underneath the stars and scars of the Raw wars.
Whilst Undertaker and Big Show outperformed themselves away from headline pressures and Matt Hardy continued to astonishingly reinstall prestige in the ECW World Title, Jeff Hardy and Triple H continued their own multi-show rivalry over 'The Game's WWE Championship. It was a match emblematic of both men's dynamic summers on the blue brand.
Returning from a Wellness Policy suspension in the spring, Hardy was primed to finally join the upper echelon, whilst Triple H exhibited relative selflessness helping him get there with a string of outstanding performances against the 'Charismatic Enigma'.