WWE No Mercy 2016: 10 Things You May Have Missed
Did WWE just reference one of WCW's craziest moments!?
In total, the actual pay-per-view portion of No Mercy clocked in at around two and a half hours. In addition to that, those who tuned in for the Kickoff show were handed another hour of content. Almost four hours is quite the length to sit there and analyse wrestling, making it easy for attention spans to wander.
That's exactly why this article exists, saving you the need to go back and watch the latest WWE pay-per-view time and time again. There are just some nuances that only become noticeable when watching more than once, hidden gems that may not be readily apparent when watching the show live with others.
Included here are nuances such as Dolph Ziggler borrowing another superstar's finishing move, an entirely baffling decision to show one comedic advert right before a major title match and even WWE harking back to an infamous WCW moment.
Joining those, there are other easy-to-miss details that act like 'Easter Eggs' on these shows. Let's dig beneath the surface at No Mercy to find ten things you may just have missed...
10. Jerry Lawler Creeping On Nikki Bella
WWE obviously now operate under a PG format, meaning that the way the company objectified women as sex objects during the Attitude Era now has no place on programming. As one of the promotion's top announcers for many years, Jerry 'The King' Lawler could often be found behind the commentary table shouting with glee about 'puppies' and the lack of clothing on female performers.
Now a firm fixture on the pre-pay-per-view Kickoff shows, Lawler sometimes can't resist referring back to his old ways. Naturally, he's not quite so brazen about his love of the female form. That wouldn't sit well with management!
Eagle-eyed viewers watching every minute of the Kickoff portion would have noticed Jerry randomly sucking up to Nikki Bella. Completely out of the blue, Lawler interrupted chat about Bella's upcoming match against Carmella to tell her that she needed to know how pretty she is.
It seems the impending match set for No Mercy was the last thing on The King's mind at that particular moment. An out of context comment, at least Lawler got himself a hug out of the compliment.