No Mercy 2001 No Mercy 2001 was the fourth No Mercy professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It was presented by Subway and took place on October 21 , 2001 at the Savvis Center in St . Louis , Missouri . The main event was a Triple Threat No Disqualification match – a match involving three competitors against each other and it would be decided only through pinfall or submission . The match was contested for the WWF Championship . Stone Cold Steve Austin defended the title against Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam . Austin pinned RVD after a Stone Cold Stunner to retain the title . The undercard featured The Rock versus Chris Jericho for the WCW Championship , The Undertaker versus Booker T , Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) versus Big Show and Tajiri for the WWF Tag Team Championship , Christian versus Edge in a Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship , Torrie Wilson versus Stacy Keibler in a Lingerie match , Test versus Kane and Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff ) versus Lance Storm and The Hurricane for the WCW Tag Team Championship . Background . No Mercy featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre - existing feuds , plots , and storylines that were played out on " Raw is War " and " SmackDown " — World Wrestling Federation ' s ( WWF ) television programs . Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension , and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . The predominant rivalry heading into the event was between Stone Cold Steve Austin , Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam . At Unforgiven , Angle defeated Austin to win the WWF Championship . On October 4 edition of " SmackDown " , RVD defeated Angle to earn Austin , a WWF Championship match against Angle . On October 8 edition of " Raw is War " , Austin defeated Angle to win the title , with the help of the WWF Commissioner William Regal , who turned on Angle and WWF by helping Austin in winning the title . As a result , Regal joined The Alliance . On October 11 edition of " SmackDown " , the WWF CEO Linda McMahon fired Regal from his position of WWF Commissioner and replaced him with a new Commissioner . Later that night , Rob Van Dam lost a match to Chris Jericho after interference by Austin . As a result , RVD confronted Austin . The new Commissioner was revealed to be Mick Foley , who appeared at the spot and announced that Austin would defend the WWF Championship against RVD and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat match at No Mercy . On October 21 edition of " Heat " , Foley announced that the Triple Threat match would be contested under no disqualification rules . Another major rivalry heading into No Mercy was between The Rock and Chris Jericho over the WCW Championship . On October 8 edition of " Raw is War " , WCW Owner Shane McMahon announced that he would team with Rob Van Dam against Jericho and Rock in a tag team match . RVD pinned Rock after Jericho accidentally nailed Rock with a chair shot . After the match , Rock confronted Jericho in a backstage segment where Jericho attacked Rock . On October 11 edition of " SmackDown " , Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam to become the # 1 contender for the WCW Championship at No Mercy . At Unforgiven , Christian defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship . Edge ' s eye was badly injured in the match . On September 27 edition of " SmackDown " , Edge tried to attack Christian during his Intercontinental Championship match against Bradshaw but Christian escaped . On October 1 edition of " Raw is War " , Edge interrupted Christian and X - Pac while they were insulting the fans and insulted both of them . This led to Christian and X - Factor ( X - Pac and Albert ) attack Edge , until Acolytes Protection Agency ( Faarooq and Bradshaw ) rescued Edge from the attack . On October 4 edition of " SmackDown " , Edge and APA defeated Christian and X - Factor in a six - man tag team match . On October 8 edition of " Raw is War " , it was announced that Christian would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Edge in a Ladder match at No Mercy . On October 18 edition of " SmackDown " , Alliance Commissioner William Regal added Christian as the newest member of Alliance . On September 27 edition of " SmackDown " , Booker T and Test defeated Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker and Kane ) to win the WCW Tag Team Championship . On October 4 edition of " SmackDown " , Booker defeated Kane after interference by Test . Booker and Test assaulted Kane after the match until Undertaker rescued him from the double - team assault . On October 8 edition of " Raw is War " , Undertaker cost Booker and Test , the Tag Team Championship against Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff ) . After the match , Booker challenged Undertaker to a match at No Mercy . During a match between Lita and Mighty Molly , it was announced that Undertaker accepted Booker ' s challenge to a match at No Mercy . On October 11 edition of " SmackDown " , Booker and Test interfered in Kane ' s WWF European Championship match against The Hurricane and attacked him after the match , causing Undertaker to come out and rescue Kane from the attack . After the match , Test challenged Kane to a match at No Mercy . On October 11 edition of " SmackDown " , Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) defeated Big Show and Spike Dudley to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship . After the match , Dudley Boyz attacked Big Show with the Tag Team Championship belts and suplexed Spike on a table outside the ring . On October 15 edition of " Raw is War " , Dudley Boyz defeated Big Show in a Handicap match . After the match , Tajiri rescued Big Show by attacking Dudley Boyz . On October 18 edition of " SmackDown " , Commissioner Mick Foley announced that Dudley Boyz would defend the Tag Team Championship against Big Show and Tajiri at No Mercy . On September 24 edition of " Raw is War " , Alliance member Stacy Keibler confronted her partner , Torrie Wilson in a backstage segment asking her if she was involved with Tajiri , a WWF wrestler . Torrie told Stacy that no one needed to interfere in her personal matters . Later that night , Stacy and Torrie managed Tazz and Tajiri for their match respectively . Tazz won when Tajiri was distracted by a fight between Stacy and Torrie outside the ring . On October 1 edition of " Raw is War " , Tazz and Stacy defeated Tajiri and Torrie in a mixed tag team match . On October 4 edition of " SmackDown " , Torrie defeated Stacy in a bikini contest . After the contest ended , Stacy attacked Torrie . This led to a Lingerie match between the two at No Mercy . Event . Before the event aired live on pay - per - view , a pre - show of " Sunday Night Heat " was held . Acolytes Protection Agency wrestled ( Faarooq and Bradshaw ) defeated Chris Kanyon and Hugh Morrus in a tag team match . Bradshaw pinned Kanyon after delivering him a Clothesline from Hell . In the main event of Heat , Billy Kidman defended the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Scotty 2 Hotty . Kidman pinned Scotty with a backslide and put his feet on the ropes for leverage to retain the Cruiserweight Championship . Preliminary matches . As " Sunday Night Heat " concluded , the Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff ) defended the WCW Tag Team Championship against Lance Storm and The Hurricane . The Hardy Boyz were accompanied by Matt Hardy ' s girlfriend Lita , while Storm and the Hurricane were accompanied by Ivory and the Hurricane ' s kayfabe sidekick Mighty Molly . Hurricane and Storm double - teamed the Hardy Boyz for most of the match while the Hardy Boyz countered through their high - flying attacks . Near the end of the match , Lita battled Ivory and Mighty Molly . Jeff attacked Ivory but Storm attacked him from behind and applied a Canadian Maple Leaf . Lita performed a Diving Hurricanrana , which she called " Lita - canrana " on Storm , giving the advantage to the Hardy Boyz . Matt delivered Hurricane a Twist of Fate and Jeff finished Hurricane with a Swanton Bomb , allowing Matt to pin Hurricane to retain the Tag Team Championship . The match that followed was between Test and Kane . Kane dominated Test in the early goings through an elbow drop , Corner clotheslines and a Powerslam . The action spilled out to the outside of the ring , where Test nailed Kane in the head with a ring bell in front of the referee Nick Patrick . Test began dominating Kane . He performed a Sidewalk Slam and attempted to perform a Diving Elbow Drop but missed it . Kane delivered a Neckbreaker to Test and regained momentum . However , Test quickly made a comeback into the match and attempted to hit a Pumphandle Slam on Kane but Kane countered it with a Sidewalk Slam . Kane clotheslined Test out of the ring . Test pushed Kane into the ring post followed by a Big Boot . Test started bleeding from the mouth . He attempted another Big Boot but Kane ducked the move and performed a Chokeslam for a near - fall . Kane attempted to hit a Flying Clothesline on Test but Test avoided the move and performed a Pumphandle Slam for a near - fall . Test followed with a Diving Elbow Drop to get another near - fall . Test brought a chair in the ring but Kane dropkick the chair in Test ' s face and tried to use it but Nick Patrick took it away . Kane tried to hit Patrick with a Chokeslam but Test prevented Kane from performing the move and delivered him a Big Boot to win the match . After the match , an enraged Kane chokeslammed Patrick twice and finished him with a Powerbomb . The third match was a Lingerie Match between Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler . Both Divas wrestled wearing lingerie . The match became a catfight as both Divas viciously battled against each other . Torrie performed a Handspring Elbow on Stacy to pin her for the victory . The fourth match was a Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship as Christian defended the title against Edge . Edge and Christian started fighting on the entrance rampway . Most of the early action occurred in the ringside until their fight reached the crowd . They returned to the ringside and started using ladder as a foreign object . Both Christian and Edge set up a ladder each and both of them started climbing their ladders at the same time . Edge and Christian started battling each other again as Edge kicked a chair into Christian ' s face . Edge set a third ladder in the ring . Edge propped up the ladder across two chairs and laid Christian on it . Edge performed a Divng Splash across the ladder on Christian . Edge climbed a ladder but Christian knocked him off through a ladder . Edge recovered and delivered Christian , a Diving Spear . Both men started climbing the ladder at the same time . The ladder fell and both men fell to the outside floor . Christian returned to the ring first and started climbing the ladder again . Edge low blowed Christian with a chair and climbed the top of the ladder to hit Christian , a One - man Con - chair - to on top of the ladder , causing Christian to fall down on the ring floor . Edge took advantage and retrieved the Intercontinental Championship belt to win the match and the championship . The fifth match featured Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) defending the WWF Tag Team Championship against Big Show and Tajiri . As the match started , Dudley Boyz dominated Tajiri until Tajiri got momentum by performing Kicks on Dudley Boyz . Bubba Ray eventually performed a Bubba Bomb on Tajiri . Dudley Boyz continued to dominate Tajiri . At one point , Big Show tagged in but the referee did not see it . Dudley Boyz continued to assault Tajiri until Show tagged in and started dominating the match . He attempted to perform a Chokeslam on Bubba Ray but D - Von low blowed Big Show . Tajiri applied a Tarantula , on D - Von but Bubba broke the hold . Tajiri delivered a Handspring Back Elbow to Dudley Boyz . He tried to blow Bubba Ray with a green Poison Mist but Bubba Ray avoided it and the referee was hit instead . Big Show chokeslammed D - Von and attempted a pinfall but there was no referee to count the pinfall . Rhyno took advantage of the situation and interfered in the match . He hit Big Show with a Gore and left . Tajiri hit D - Von with an Enzuigiri and finished him with a Buzzsaw Kick for a near - fall . Since Big Show was knocked out , Dudley Boyz double - teamed Tajiri and hit him with the 3D , allowing D - Von to pin Tajiri to retain the Tag Team Championship . Main event matches . The sixth match was between Booker T and The Undertaker . As Undertaker got off his motorcycle , Booker started attacking him . The match started when both men rolled into the ring and exchanged blows and kicks . Undertaker started attacking Booker ' s left arm and hit him with Old School . Booker regained advantage in the match and sent him into the ring steps outside the ring . The action spilled to the outside where Booker continued to attack Undertaker before returning to the ring . Booker started dominating Undertaker with a Missile Dropkick , a Spinning Heel Kick , a Sidewalk Slam and a Knee Drop before being hit with a Big Boot by Undertaker . Booker regained advantage and performed a Neckbreaker for a nearfall . Booker climbed the top rope and jumped on Undertaker but Undertaker countered by performing a Big Boot for a nearfall . Booker performed a Spinning Wheel Kick for a nearfall . Undertaker proceeded by performing a Running DDT for a nearfall . Undertaker followed with a Corner Clothesline and a Legdrop for a nearfall . Booker whipped Undertaker into the corner and hit him a Spinning Wheel Kick , sending him out of the ring . Booker followed by performing a Scissors Kick on Undertaker for a nearfall . Undertaker tried to hit Booker with a Chokeslam but Booker low blowed Undertaker and started attacking him in the corner for Mounted Punches . Undertaker caught Booker and performed a Last Ride to win the match . The final match on the undercard featured The Rock defending the WCW Championship against Chris Jericho . As the match started , Rock tried to perform a Rock Bottom on Jericho but Jericho countered it into the Walls of Jericho but Rock caught the ropes . Jericho hit Rock with a Springboard Dropkick through the ring apron . Jericho used several of his moves on Rock and got several near - falls until Rock made a comeback into the match by clotheslining Jericho . Rock planted Jericho in the corner and delivered him a Superplex . Rock performed a Snap Belly to Belly Suplex and a Samoan Drop for a near - fall . Rock and Jericho continued to assault each other and the action even spilled to the outside on numerous occasions until Jericho started mocking Rock by using his moves . Jericho hit Rock with his own finisher Rock Bottom , followed by a Lionsault for a nearfall . Jericho hit Rock with a One - handed Bulldog . Jericho attempted to hit Rock ' s own finisher People ' s Elbow but Rock avoided the move and applied a Sharpshooter on Jericho . Jericho reached the ropes and caught them . Rock left the ring and removed the top of the Spanish announce table and removed the monitors . Rock brought Jericho outside the ring and pulled him on the table and performed a Rock Bottom on the table . The action returned to the ring where Rock hit Jericho , a Spinebuster and attempted to hit a People ' s Elbow but Jericho countered it into the Walls of Jericho . Stephanie McMahon interfered in the match and came down to the ringside . She threw a chair in the ring . Jericho started chasing Stephanie . Rock took advantage and hit Jericho , a Snap DDT . Rock focused on Stephanie , pulled her into the ring and hit her with a Rock Bottom . Jericho took advantage and grabbed Rock from behind and performed his new finisher , the Breakdown on Rock on the chair to pin him for the WCW Championship . After the match , Rock grabbed the chair in his hand but gave it to Jericho and left . The main event was a Triple Threat No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship . Stone Cold Steve Austin defended the title against Kurt Angle and Rob Van Dam . In the early goings of the match , Angle dominated Austin and RVD but he could not gain momentum for so long . Austin and RVD started double - teaming Angle and Austin attempted to hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Angle but Angle countered it into an Ankle Lock . RVD broke the hold until Austin and RVD began fighting with each other . Austin eventually began fighting with Angle and performed a Catapult on Angle into the steel steps outside the ring . Angle followed by throwing Austin into the crowd . RVD climbed the top rope and attempted to hit a Five - Star Frog Splash , but both men moved out of the way . Moments later , Austin hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Angle and attempted a pinfall but RVD broke up the pin . RVD set Austin up in the corner , and hit a Corkscrew Moonsault for a near - fall . Angle hit an Angle Slam on RVD and attempted a pinfall but Austin broke up the pin . Austin knocked Angle from the ring , and then went outside the ring after him . Austin and Angle ducked it out on the outside , and Austin removed the top of the other announce table . He attempted to perform a Piledriver on Angle but Angle backdropped him onto the announce table , which did not break . RVD then scored with a leap to the outside on Angle , as all three men laid on the outside . Suddenly , Vince McMahon came down to ringside . RVD and Angle were the first two men up , and they slugged it out inside the ring , where RVD hit Angle with a Spinning Wheel Kick . RVD climbed up the top rope , but Angle caught him with a Super Belly - to - Belly Suplex . Austin finally got back into the ring , and hit another Stone Cold Stunner on Angle , but Angle fell outside the ring , so Austin turned his attention to RVD . McMahon got in the ring and nailed Austin in the back with a steel chair . RVD climbed up the top rope and performed a Five - Star Frog Splash on Austin , but RVD was injured , so he did not go for the pinfall . When he finally attempted the pinfall , Angle broke it up . Angle hit RVD with four consecutive Belly - to - Back Suplexes and an Angle slam , but as he attempted the pinfall , Shane McMahon interfered in the match and threw Angle to the outside and into the ringpost . Shane and Vince then started going at it . Back in the ring , Austin hit a Stone Cold Stunner on RVD and pinned him to retain his championship . Aftermath . Team WWF and The Alliance continued their battle after No Mercy and The Alliance started sinking as a team . On October 22 edition of " Raw is War " , Alliance lost four championships to WWF wrestlers – Rhyno lost the WCW United States Championship to Kurt Angle , Billy Kidman lost the WCW Cruiserweight Championship to Tajiri , The Hurricane lost the WWF European Championship to Bradshaw and Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Chris Jericho and The Rock . On October 25 episode of " SmackDown " , Kidman , Rhyno , Hurricane and Dudley Boyz were attacked and fired by Alliance for losing their respective titles . On October 29 edition of " Raw is War " , Vince McMahon announced his team of WWF representatives to take on Alliance at Survivor Series . The team consisted of Chris Jericho , The Rock , Kurt Angle and Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker and Kane ) . However , later that night , Team WWF ' s leading wrestler Kurt Angle turned on WWF by helping WCW Owner Shane McMahon defeat his father Vince in a Street Fight . As a result , Angle joined Alliance . On November 1 edition of " SmackDown " , Vince announced that Shane ' s team of Alliance representatives consisted of Stone Cold Steve Austin , Kurt Angle , Booker T , Rob Van Dam and himself . Following this , Vince announced himself as Angle ' s replacement on Team WWF . Big Show replaced Vince on Team WWF . At Survivor Series , Team WWF defeated Alliance in a Winner Takes All match when Angle turned on Alliance and realigned himself with Team WWF . As a result , Alliance was forced to disband .