World Heavyweight Championship

The **World Heavyweight Championship** is a professional wrestling championship from the AKI wrestling game, WWF No Mercy for the N64, based on the WWF Championship circa 1999 to 2000.

It is the richest prize in professional wrestling, and it's lineage traces back to April 25, 1963, when it was the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship, following the promotion seceding from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers. Some other champions of note, as of WWF No Mercy, include Bruno Sanmartino, Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, The Iron Shiek, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock.

The initial champion in this game is Triple H, who plays the role of main antagonist in story mode, as he was the top heel in the World Wrestling Federation in 2000, the year No Mercy was released. Triple H capped 1999 off by reforming Degeneration X as a heel stable, marrying a sedated Stephanie McMahon just ahead of her planned nuptials to Test, defeating Vince McMahon in a street fight for her honor, forming an alliance with Stephanie and running Vince out of the company. He would start 2000 with a bang, as he cemented his place atop the company by defeating The Big Show in the main event of the January 3, 2000 edition of Raw is War. He would reign supreme at the top for the next 17 months along side his wife, Stephanie. He would spend much of that time as **WWF Champion**, although The Rock managed to take it from him a few times. It is this time period that many of the in-game story lines will be based off of.

## Summary

In WWF No Mercy, many of the paths in Championship Mode parallel real life storylines from the World Wrestling Federation, circa 1999 and 2000.

If the player loses the qualifying match with Taka Mitchinoku in Chapter 1, the storylines of the quest follow that of the months leading up to and surrounding Wrestlemania 2000 from the point of view of Mick Foley. His battles with HHH\*\* through the height of the McMahon-Helmsley Era are highlighted.

Should the player defeat Taka, he will go on to participate in the Royal Rumble match. If the player is himself eliminated before 20 wrestlers are eliminated, the storylines of the quest loosely reflect those of the year 2000 from the point of view of Y2J Chris Jericho. Wrestlemania will see the player in a triple threat match with Angle and Benoit, a non title bout that was, in real life, a two of three falls match with Kurt Angle's Intercontinental and European Championships on the line. Much of the story after that will be based on Y2J's interactions with HHH\*\* and the McMahon-Helmsley Faction.

Should the player survive past 20 eliminations, yet not win the Royal Rumble match, the stories will mirror the months leading up to Wrestlemania XV from the perspective of Stone Cold Steve Austin as he battles Vince McMahon's Corporation stable and it's heel **WWF Champion**, The Rock\*\*.

If the player wins the Royal Rumble match, the quest will reflect the matches and storylines of the months leading up to Wrestlemania 2000 from the perspective of The Rock, battling HHH\*\* and the McMahon-Helmsley Faction in his quest to become WWF Champion.

*\*\*The main antagonist of each story will be whoever is holding the championship when the quest is begun. For example, if The Rock is WWF Champion and the player follows the quest of Mick Foley by losing Chapter 1, while the storytelling and most of the heels the player battles will be of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction, the part of HHH will be played by The Rock. If the champion is HHH and the path follows the story of Austin from 1999, the part of the Rock would be played by HHH.*

*\***By default the initial **WWF Champion** is HHH. If HHH was selected before winning the title, he will be replaced by Steven Richards.*

## Walkthrough

### Quick Paths

The following win-loss sequences, done in the orders specified, allow for the quickest path to 100% completion for the WWF Championship, which in No Mercy is referred to as the World Heavyweight Championship.

#### New Contender

W,W,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,W,\*
W,W,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,L,\*
L,\*,W,\*,\*,\*,\*,W,\*
L,\*,L,\*,\*,\*,\*,L,\*
#### Already Champion

W,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,W
W,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,L
L,1,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*
L,2,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*

```
CRITERIA 1 - ELIMINATE 20+ OPPONENTS (BUT DON'T WIN)
CRITERIA 2 - DON'T ELIMINATE 20+ OPPONENTS AND LOSE THE RUMBLE

```

### Cutscenes

#### Chapter 1(a): (New Contender): Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

CHAPTER 1: Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

There will be a qualifying match for the Royal Rumble! If you win at the Royal
Rumble, you will make it to Wrestlemania for a chance to be the World
Wrestling Federation champion. \_\_\_\_\_'s opponent is Light Heavyweight, TAKA.

Match: Royal Rumble Qualifying Match
Opponent: Taka Michinoku

Win: Chapter 2(a)

Lose: Chapter 2(b)

## Unlockable Superstars

There are several hidden characters in WWF No Mercy, some of which are unlocked by completing certain paths in the championship mode. The rest of them can be unlocked in Survival Mode, or by purchasing them in the Smackdown Mall. The following is the list of characters who are available to be unlocked on the **WWF Championship** path.

### Mick Foley

When the player wins the royal rumble, they follow the path of The Rock on the road to Wrestlemania 2000. Just before Wrestlemania, Linda McMahon announces on RAW is WAR that Mick Foley will be added to the WWF Championship match at Wrestlemania, making the match a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match.

### Linda McMahon

When the player wins the royal rumble, they follow the path of The Rock on the road to Wrestlemania 2000. Just before Wrestlemania, Linda McMahon announces on RAW is WAR that Mick Foley will be added to the WWF Championship match at Wrestlemania, making the match a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match.

### Vince McMahon

When the player eliminates 20+ opponents but does no go on to win the Royal Rumble, the player follows in the footsteps of Stone Cold Steve Austin on the road to Wrestlemania 15. Enter the World Heavyweight belt mode (new contender) and win your first match, or enter as champion and lose the first match. Get eliminated after 20 other guys have in the Royal Rumble. Win the rest of your matches.

#### Quick Path

##### Already Champion

L,1,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*
Criteria 1: Eliminate 20 Opponents but don't win the Royal Rumble

### Earl Hebner

Earl Hebner also includes Howard Finkel, Paul Bearer, and Michael Cole. Enter the World Heavyweight belt mode (new contender). Win your first match. Get eliminated before 20 others have in the Royal Rumble. Win the rest of your matches.

#### Quick Paths

##### Already Champion

#####

L,2,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\*,\* Criteria 2 - Don't eliminate 20+ opponents and lose the Royal Rumble.

### Andre the Giant

When the player enters the WWF Championship mode as champion, winning all defending matches, the final chapter sees Vince McMahon introduce Andre the Giant as your last opponent. Defeating Andre will unlock him as a playable superstar in the game.

### Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels appears appears in the cutscene of the Wrestlemania 1999 story block, announching that Vince McMahon will not be able to name a special referee in the main event match, stacking the deck against the player, as the rules clearly state that the WWF Commissioner, himself, is the only one who can do so. He does not name one, so the match winds up being a no disqualification match for the WWF Championship. He also bars the corperation from ringside.

The other story block is the one which allows Shawn Michaels to be unlocked as a playable character. In this, the player enters the WWF Title mode as defending champion, winning all matches until "Chapter 9(f): 4 Way Title Match", which the player must lose. This path mirrors the title reign of Triple H circa 2000, and the same match from this block is the same as that from "Chapter 8(a): Wrestlemania 2000", in which the player follows the same story from the point of view of The Rock. After losing Chapter 9(f), the player will go to "Chapter 10(h): Teaching a Lesson", facing off against HBK Shawn Michaels. Defeating HBK unlocks him as a playable character in the game.

## Bibliography

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/914112-wwf-no-mercy/faqs/9627 - GameFAQs Walkthrough by jabronikenshin
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/914112-wwf-no-mercy/faqs/11073 - GameFAQs Walkthrough by MTRodaba2468