No Mercy 2007 No Mercy 2007 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 7 , 2007 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and starred wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown ! and ECW brands . Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event ' s card , which featured a supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The first main event featured wrestlers from the Raw brand in a Last Man Standing match — a match where the first person unable to respond to a ten count by the referee lost — between WWE Champion Triple H and Randy Orton . Orton won the match and became the WWE Champion . The other main event featured wrestlers from the SmackDown ! brand , in which defending World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger The Great Khali in a match in which a large wooden structure known as a Punjabi Prison surrounded the ring . Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard . In a standard wrestling match between wrestlers from the Raw brand , WWE Champion Triple H defeated Umaga to retain his title . The other was a standard match between wrestlers from the SmackDown ! brand in which Finlay and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest . The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12 , 500 and received approximately 271 , 000 pay - per - view buys . This event helped WWE obtain a pay - per - view revenue of $ 19 . 9 million . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of nineteenth on " Billboard " ' s DVD Sales Chart . Background . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event ' s card . Matches were planned with predetermined outcomes by WWE ' s creative staff and featured wrestlers playing characters for the entertainment of the audience . All wrestlers were from either Raw , SmackDown , or ECW — the three brand divisions to which WWE assigned its employees . The main leading rivalry scripted into the event on the Raw brand was between John Cena and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship . At WWE ' s August pay - per - view ( PPV ) event SummerSlam , Cena successfully defended the championship against Orton , and the following night on " Raw " , one of WWE ' s primary television programs , Orton interfered in Cena ' s match with King Booker and cost him the match . After the match ended , Orton attacked Cena ' s real - life father , in storyline , by kicking him in the head . As a result of Orton ' s actions , the two met in a championship match at WWE ' s September pay - per - view ( PPV ) event Unforgiven , in which Cena was disqualified for ignoring the referee ' s commands ; as per WWE rules , a title can only change hands via pinfall or submission , Orton was not awarded the title . Following their match , Cena ' s father gained revenge on Orton by kicking him in the head the same way Orton had done to him earlier . Later in the night after the event went off the air , authority figure Jonathan Coachman made a rematch between the two at No Mercy in a Last Man Standing match , which involves two competitors fighting until one can not stand up on his feet before the referee counts to ten . On the October 1 episode of " Raw " , Cena legitimately tore his right pectoral muscle during a match with Mr . Kennedy , though the injury was blamed on television on a post - match attack by Orton . Due to the severity of his injury , Cena was forced to vacate the title . Although Cena ' s match against Orton was canceled , World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon stated that there would be " a new WWE Champion crowned at No Mercy " . The main storyline on the SmackDown ! brand was between Dave Batista and The Great Khali over the World Heavyweight Championship . Their rivalry began in July when Khali issued a challenge to the " SmackDown " roster , which Batista answered . Khali won the World Heavyweight Championship , he interfered in a match pitting Batista against Kane for the chance to fight Khali at The Great American Bash for the championship , which caused the match to end in a no - contest . As a result of Khali ' s actions , Long announced that at The Great American Bash , Khali would defend the championship against Batista and Kane in a Triple Threat match , in which Khali was victorious and retained the championship . At SummerSlam , Batista defeated Khali by disqualification , however , as per WWE rules , he did not win the title . The following month at Unforgiven , Khali faced off against Batista and Rey Mysterio in another Triple Threat match in which Batista pinned Khali to win the championship . The same week on " SmackDown ! " , Khali announced that his rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship would take place at No Mercy in two giant wooden structures that make up what is known as a Punjabi Prison ; the winner in the match is the first to climb out of the structures . Another staged rivalry was on the ECW brand between CM Punk and Big Daddy V over the ECW Championship . This rivalry began when ECW authority figure Armando Estrada announced an " Elimination Chase to No Mercy " , involving Elijah Burke , Tommy Dreamer , Kevin Thorn , and Stevie Richards . Over a three - week period , Richards , Thorn , and Burke were eliminated , with Dreamer winning the number one contendership . Estrada , however , revealed that Big Daddy V was also a contender , and he quickly defeated Dreamer to earn the chance to fight Punk for the title . The Divas rivalry on the Raw brand was between Candice Michelle and Beth Phoenix over the WWE Women ' s Championship . One month after returning to WWE as a villainess , Phoenix won a battle royal to become the # 1 Contender for Candice ' s Women ' s Championship . Phoenix received her title opportunity at Unforgiven , but she was defeated by Candice . The following day on " Raw " , Candice and Mickie James defeated Melina and Jillian Hall , while Phoenix stood at ringside glaring at Candice . The following week , Phoenix pinned Candice in a mixed tag team match , which earned her another shot at the Women ' s Championship . The rematch was announced for No Mercy . Event . Before the event began and aired live on pay - per - view , a dark match was contested between Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes . Holly defeated Rhodes via pinfall to win the match . Preliminary matches . After the dark match , the pay - per - view event began with an in - ring segment featuring Raw General Manager William Regal and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon , who awarded the WWE Championship to Randy Orton due to John Cena ' s injury , which had caused Cena to vacate the title . McMahon informed Orton that he would have to defend the title that night ; Triple H then came to the ring and challenged Orton to a match for the title , which Orton rejected . McMahon , however , relented to Triple H ' s request and made the match , which became the opening contest of the event . The first match of the night , therefore , featured WWE Champion Randy Orton defending his title against Triple H . During the match , Orton attempted to perform a jumping cutter , called the RKO , but the move was countered by Triple H into an attempt to a modified facebuster , referred to as the Pedigree . This move was countered by Orton , who used a back body drop . The match ended shortly after when Orton placed Triple H in the ring turnbuckle and missed an attempt to tackle him , which allowed Triple H to perform a roll up pinning maneuver , which allowed a cover for a pinfall . As a result , Triple H won the WWE Championship . The following bout was a six - man tag team match between Jeff Hardy , Brian Kendrick , and Paul London and Mr . Kennedy , Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch . In the early stages of the match , both teams wrestled inconclusively until Kennedy put London on his shoulders and executed a second rope rolling fireman ' s carry slam , a move referred to as a Green Bay Plunge . Kennedy then covered London for a pinfall , winning the match for his team . A backstage segment then occurred , where Vince McMahon announced that as Triple H had previously been booked for a match against Umaga , the match would still take place that night , with the added stipulation of being for the WWE Championship . The third contest was a standard match for the ECW Championship in which the champion , CM Punk defended against Big Daddy V , who was accompanied by Matt Striker . Soon after the match began , Punk dropkick ed Big Daddy V with the soles of both feet , which knocked Big Daddy V down . Striker then jumped in the ring and attacked Punk , which caused a disqualification victory for Punk , by which he retained his championship . Following the disqualification , Big Daddy V attacked CM Punk before leaving the ring . An in - ring segment then took place — a pizza eating contest between WWE Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) . The competition was hosted by Tazz and judged by Maria and Melina . In order to win the competition , one competitor had to eat more slices of pizza than the opponent in a two minute time limit . Hardy finished two slices in the time limit and then proceeded to vomit on MVP , who did not finish any , which won Hardy the competition . Main event matches . The next match was the featured preliminary match from the Raw brand : a standard match for the WWE Championship , where Triple H defended the title against Umaga . The match saw both men perform a variety of wrestling maneuvers , including a DDT from Triple H onto Umaga , and a Fireman ' s carry drop from Umaga onto Triple H . Umaga attacked Triple H ' s ribs throughout the match , but Triple H gained an advantage when Umaga missed a hip attack . Umaga attempted to jump belly first on Triple H , but Triple H moved and Umaga was sent into the ring post . Triple H then performed a Pedigree on him , which allowed him to cover Umaga for a pinfall , thereby retaining his championship . The fifth contest was the featured preliminary match from the SmackDown brand , which saw Finlay versus Rey Mysterio . Both men performed many offensive maneuvers through the match , but Mysterio gained the advantage when he kicked Finlay as he hung from the ropes , followed by jumping and landing his leg across Finlay ' s face , a move called a leg drop , sending Finlay to ringside area and striking his head . As a result of a staged injury , Finlay was placed on a stretcher and brought away from the ring , and Mysterio followed . Finlay , however , got up and attacked Mysterio , ending the match in a no contest . A backstage segment took place , with Triple H seen having his ribs iced . Vince McMahon then made the announcement that Randy Orton was using his rematch clause to allow him a rematch for the WWE Championship that night . He also added that it would be a Last Man Standing match , a match in which the goal is to incapacitate the opponent long enough for a full 10 - count . The next bout was for the WWE Women ' s Championship , in which the champion , Candice Michelle , defended against Beth Phoenix . The match ended when Phoenix slammed Michelle to the mat , followed by a cover for the pinfall , winning Phoenix the Women ' s Championship . The seventh match was the main event from the SmackDown brand , a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which the champion , Batista , defended his title against The Great Khali . In the match , two giant wooden cages surrounded the ring , and , in order to win , a competitor had to escape both structures . After both men prevented the other from escaping , Khali utilized a leather strap as a weapon . Batista later used the leather strap and attempted to climb over the first cage structure , but Khali stopped him and squeezed Batista ' s head with both hands , known as a Vise Grip . The Great Khali then called for a door to be opened but was stopped from going through when Batista struck him with a low blow . The match ended when Khali climbed over the first structure and began climbing the second . Batista then climbed the first structure , and as Khali climbed the outer cage , Batista jumped from the first cage to the second . Batista then climbed over the outer cage to the ground below and retained the championship . The main event from the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship , in which the champion , Triple H , defended his title against Randy Orton in his third match of the night . The two men fought extensively on the outside of the ring , both taking advantage of the stipulations regarding the Last Man Standing match , in which there are no countouts or disqualifications . At one point , the two men were positioned on top of one of the announcer ' s tables , where Orton attempted to execute an RKO on Triple H , who countered the move and sent Orton through another of the announcers ' tables . Triple H followed this by striking Orton with the steel ring steps . The men returned to the ring , and Orton performed a DDT and an RKO on Triple H , both of the moves involved Triple H ' s head striking a steel chair . The competitors returned to the outside of the ring again , and Triple H struck Orton with a steel chair . They returned to the top of the announcer ' s table , and Triple H attempted to perform a Pedigree through the table on Orton . Orton countered this into an RKO onto the table . The referee began a count and reached ten before Triple H could rise ; as a result Orton won the match and subsequently regained the WWE Championship . Aftermath . The next night on " Raw " , during an appreciation ceremony held by Vince McMahon for Randy Orton , Shawn Michaels returned from a five - month hiatus and superkicked Orton in the face to end the show . At Survivor Series in November , Orton defeated Michaels in a match to retain his WWE Championship . That same month , on the November 16 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) and Matt Hardy lost the WWE Tag Team Championship in a match against John Morrison and The Miz . Umaga lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Jeff Hardy on the September 3 edition of " Raw " . Afterward , Umaga started a feud with Triple H , and they faced off in a Street Fight a month later at Cyber Sunday . At Cyber Sunday , CM Punk retained his title after defeating The Miz . The following month , at Survivor Series , Punk defeated Morrison and The Miz in a Triple Threat match to retain the ECW Championship . Batista resumed his feud with The Undertaker , which led to a match against Batista at Cyber Sunday , with Steve Austin winning a fan poll to become the special guest referee . Batista won the match and retained the title . After Cyber Sunday , The Undertaker challenged Batista to a Hell in a Cell match at Survivor Series . Batista won the match following interference from Edge . As a result , Edge then became part of the rivalry , and the three men faced each other in a match at Armageddon . Edge won the match , and the championship , to end the feud . Candice Michelle used her rematch clause for the Women ' s Championship on the October 22 edition of " Raw " in a two out of three falls match against Beth Phoenix . After Phoenix won the first pinfall , Candice failed to execute a move correctly from the top rope , causing her to fall on her neck , shoulder and face . As a result , Candice suffered a legitimate cracked clavicle , and Phoenix retained the title . Reception . The event had an approximate attendance of 12 , 500 , the maximum allowed . The event resulted in 271 , 000 pay - per - view buys , higher than the previous year ' s event . The promotion ' s pay - per - view revenue was $ 19 . 9 million . " Canadian Online Explorer ' s " professional wrestling section rated the entire event 7 . 5 out of 10 stars . The rating was higher than the No Mercy event in 2004 , which was rated a 6 out of 10 stars . The Last Man Standing main event match from the Raw brand was rated a 9 out of 10 stars . The SmackDown ! brand ' s main event , a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship , was rated a 6 out of 10 stars . The event was released on DVD on November 6 , 2007 . The DVD reached a peak position of nineteenth on " Billboard " ' s DVD sales chart for recreational sports on January 19 , 2008 . The average customer rating for the DVD from Amazon . com was four out of five stars .