One of the pendant events of professional wrestling’s Ruthless Aggression Era, WWE No Mercy is making its way back to the schedule. Unlike the traditional main roster outing, the event is coming back as an NXT special, down the road. While an official announcement on WWE’s part has been made on the corporate website, the return has also been confirmed in a press conference.
During the media call to hype this weekend’s Great American Bash, NXT head honcho Shawn Michaels confirmed that WWE No Mercy is coming back as the next premium live event for the NXT brand. Fans won’t have to wait for the show as this would be happening as early as September.
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WWE No Mercy returning as the next NXT PLE in September
The WWE No Mercy premium live event is scheduled to air, live on Peacock & WWE Network from the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California on Saturday, September 30. Tickets for the event will go on sale from Friday, August 4 onward. Talents from NXT announced for the show are the reigning NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, former NXT Champion Bron Breakker, and more.
The last time a WWE No Mercy event aired was in October 2017 as the Raw-exclusive pay-per-view. On that night, the first-ever dream match between John Cena and Roman Reigns went down and the latter emerged as the winner. Also, Brock Lesnar successfully defended his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman.
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Before WWE No Mercy airs on WWE Network, the Great American Bash is also waiting on the platform this Sunday night at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. The updated match card for the show is given below:
– Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship
– Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hail for the NXT Women’s Championship in a Submission Match
– Dominik Mysterio vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali for the North American Championship
– Gallus vs. Tony D’Angelo & Stacks for the NXT Tag Team Championship
– Gable Steveson vs. Baron Corbin
– Roxanne Perez vs. Blair Davenport in a Weapons Wild Match
Current WWE Premium Live Event Schedule for 2023-24
Including WWE No Mercy, the confirmed premium live event schedule is also given below:
– WWE NXT Great American Bash 2023 (July 30 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas)
– WWE SummerSlam 2023 (August 5 from the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan)
– WWE Payback 2023 (September 2 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
– WWE No Mercy 2023 (September 30 at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California)
– WWE Fastlane 2023 (October 7 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana)
– WWE Saudi Arabia PLE (November 4, Name & Location TBD)
– WWE Survivor Series 2023 (November 25 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois)
– WWE Wrestlemania 40 (April 6/7 from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
– WWE Wrestlemania 41 (US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Date TBD)