10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About No Mercy

At No Mercy 1999, Chyna defeated Jeff Jarrett in a 'Good Housekeeping' (household items used as weapons) match to become the first and to this point only female performer to win the Intercontinental Title. The next night, Jeff Jarrett showed up on WCW Nitro, attacking Buff Bagwell. His WWE tenure had come to an end, but there's far more to the story than meets the eye.

By all accounts, it seems as though a problem with Talent Relations caused Jarrett's WWE contract to expire. Jeff knew this and kept quiet about it, counting down the days until his commitments were fulfilled and he was free to move to WCW, where a substantial deal and a main event push were waiting for him. The day of the No Mercy pay-per-view, The Chosen One informed Vince McMahon that he was a free agent and would only drop the belt to Chyna as scheduled if he was paid all of the money he was owed (wrestlers would often have to wait months to receive their cheques for PPV matches).

Not wanting to cancel one of the show's feature attractions and rob Chyna of her big moment, Vince relented and wired the money to Jarrett's account. Jeff sat by himself in the locker room, got dressed and then went out and did the job for the Ninth Wonder of the World. He came straight back, picked up his bags and headed for his car and then the airport, where he caught a flight to Philadelphia, where WCW was holding Nitro.

Vince (and Shane) was furious but he was being held over a barrel. He had to relent to JJ at the time but, when WCW shut down in March of 2001, he refused to hire him (and even mocked him during a Raw promo) and Jeff was forced to go off and work the indies before he co-founded TNA.