10 Incredible Matches That Make No Mercy WWE’s Best Ever B-Show

A vastly underrated gem that naturally won't ever feature in video packages or features, Triple H ended his best ever in-ring run in much the same way he started it - proving his worth against the man most considered to be the best technician in the business.

Their January SmackDown headliner had been something of a proving ground for Benoit, having jumped ship with 'Radicals' colleagues Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko from WCW to a thriving WWE, but his battle with 'The Game' nine months later subverted both men's natural leanings after 'The Crippler' had head-butted Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley at the conclusion of a edition of Monday Night Raw.

Hunter's gradual babyface turn following the hint of a budding relationship between his wife and Kurt Angle had been sensationally handled, with this No Mercy clash the final taste of what could have been before he was inserted back into the company's top heel spot as the mastermind behind Rikishi's hit-and-run attack on Stone Cold Steve Austin a year earlier.

Going nearly twenty minutes and stealing the show from underneath an excellent Rock/Angle WWE Title main event, the pair had a war as scientific as it was hard-hitting. Kowtowing to the necessary brawl a feud required, the match then became a can-you-top-this exhibition of submission holds and attritional attacks.

It was another glowing night for the seemingly infallible Triple H as he continued to build up enough credit in one year to carry an inferior career through the next ten.