DarkDefender85's Top 25

1. Randy Orton: The WWE Champion in Still on Top after wrestling 3 matches on RAW.
   
2. Umaga: Umaga Destroyed a Jobber in three seperated matches to prove a point to HHH
3. Batista: Spearing JBL isnt going to help him in his upcoming match against the Deadman
4. CM Punk: The ECW Champion picked up a win with Kane's help.
   
5. HHH: Not wrestling on RAW moves The Game down 2 spots.
   
6. Matt Hardy: The man that will not die picked up and impressive win with MVPs help.
   
7. The Undertaker: Jamie Noble felt the cold hand of the Deadman on Smackdown.
   
8. Kane: Helped CM Punk pick up a win on ECW.
   
9. MVP: Helped his tag team partner pick up a win.
   
10. Rey Mysterio: Showed Finlay he likes to fight as well.
    
11. HBK: Was a superkick away from defeating Randy Orton, but Mr Kennedy had other plans.
    
12. Jeff Hardy: He may be the Intercontinental Champion, but he is no match for Randy Orton.
13. Mr. Kennedy: Did his best in a match with Orton on RAW.
    
14. Finlay: The Fighting Irishman tired his best against Matt Hardy but came up short.
    
15. Big Daddy V: Showed his not afraid on Kane on Smackdown.
    
16. The Great Khali: The big man is having hard times since losing the World Title.
    
17. Jesse and Festus: Defeated Elijah Burke and Nunzio on ECW.
    
18. Chris Masters: Defeated Chuck Palumbo on Smackdown.
    
19. John Morrison: Couldnt get in done in a Handicap Match on ECW.
20. The Highlanders: Robbie picked up a win against Brian Kendrick.
    
21. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch: Not being on RAW hurts the Tag Team Champions.
    
22. The Miz: Was Chokeslamed to Hell on ECW by Kane.
    
23. Chuck Palumbo: A Loss to Masters wont keep this biker down.
    
24. London and Kendrick: The high flying duo need to get their heads back in the game.
    
25. Drew McEntyre: Dave Taylor newest ally got a Major win.
    

Umaga vs HHH @ Cyber Sunday

"The Game" HHH will once again face "The Samoan Bulldozer" Umaga, but this time you will be able to choose what kinda match they face off in. The three types of matches that you can choose from are Street Fight, First Blood, and Steel Cage.

DarkDefender85's Top 25

1. Randy Orton - Becoming a 2 Time WWE Champion in One Night Would Make Anyone #1
   
2. HHH - The Game Picked Up an 11th Title Reign, But Then Fumbled The Ball
   
3. Umaga - He May Have Lost to HHH at No Mercy, but He Showed No Mercy on Raw.
   
4. Batista - Retained His Title in The Punjabi Prison Match With a Spiderman Leap.
   
5. The Undertaker - Pick up a Win on Smackdown and become the #1 contender
   
6. Matt Hardy - Puked on MVP to win another contest but lost to the B.O.D.
   
7. MVP - Got Puked On and Lost to the B.O.D.
   
8. CM Punk - Got a DQ win over Big Daddy V but Lost to the returning Morrison
   
9. Kane - Won a tag match with his brother The Undertaker
   
10. The Great Khali - Lost a World Title match, but destroyed Jamie Noble
    
11. Jeff Hardy - Defeated Mr Kennedy on RAW
    
12. Mr. Kennedy - Put on a Clinic with Jeff Hardy
    
13. Rey Mysterio - Put on a Great match with Finlay at No Mercy
    
14. Cade & Murdoch - Got a win in a 6 man tag.
    
15. Finlay - Destroyed Rey Mysterio at No Mercy
    
16. John Morrison - Defeated injuried ECW Champion Punk in a non-title match
    
17. Big Daddy V - Destroyed CM Punk and Tommy Dreamer.
    
18. Chuck Palumbo - Defeated Chris Masters on Smackdown
    
19. The Miz - Defeated Balls Mahoney
    
20. London and Kendrick - Didnt have the best week, but showed what they can do
    
21. Jesse and Festus - Picked up another win on Smackdown
    
22. Snitsky - Defeated Val Venis on RAW
    
23. HBK - Returned with A Vengence and with some Sweet Chin Music for Orton
    
24. The Highlanders - Defeated London and Kendrick, but with help from the ring ropes.
    
25. Kevin Throne - Picked up another win on ECW.
    

WWE: No Mercy tonight on Pay Per View

No Mercy is tonight and fans are still kept in the dark about what the main event is going to be. All we know is that there will be a new WWE Heavyweight Champion.

Last Minute Decision

There's a reason why WWE has yet to reveal what the main event WWE Heavyweight Championship match for tonight's No Mercy pay per view is; they don't know yet. This will be a last minute decision.

Usually, it's pretty foolish to have a pay per view without an announced main event, but the Chris Jericho hype will get people to shell out money in hopes that he does make his much anticipated return tonight.

Chris Jericho vs Randy Orton

While the majority of wrestling fans have already accepted it as a fact, Chris Jericho still is not officially with WWE. A signing that big wouldn't be kept a secret. It'd be virtually impossible to keep it a secret.

This is not a dream match by any means, but it would get people interested in wrestling again. Chris Jericho is that damn popular.

There's a dilemma with putting the WWE Heavyweight Championship on Chris Jericho.

It goes against WWE's way of doing business. It's rare to see a fresh face being handed the belt immediately. Carlito and Santino Marella were two guys that were able to pull off the feat, but those were the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Umaga vs Triple H vs Randy Orton

This is the most likely match to happen tonight at No Mercy.

Triple H and Umaga are already engaged in a feud. They're basically the second highest feud on the Raw brand, so it wouldn't be much of a stretch to bump these two into the main event scene. They have enough credibility.

Plus, WWE can continue to push Randy Orton's character as being a guy who is willing to do anything to get his hands on the title by having Umaga and Vince McMahon help screw Triple H out of the title.

Randy Orton vs Undertaker

This is a very real possibility, especially when you consider how odd it is that Undertaker isn't currently involved in a feud or a match at No Mercy.

Sure, the annoucement was made that Undertaker and Kane are scheduled for a tag team title match against Matt Hardy and MVP at next week's episode of Smackdown, but that could simply be a swerve to throw fans off. There's really no reason why that match isn't booked for No Mercy right now.

It makes a lot of sense to put Undertaker on Monday Night Raw right now as the WWE Heavyweight Champion. There's a lack of main event faces on the show right now because Shawn Michaels, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley are injured. Plus, there's already a handful of heels (Mr Kennedy, Snitsky, Randy Orton, Umaga, and potentially King Booker if he comes back) for Undertaker to face.

Closing Thoughts

Oddly enough, John Cena's injury has inadvertently caused No Mercy to generate a lot more interest than it normally would.

Update: Several Wrestlers to Return after Steroid Suspensions, 2 Will not be Returning.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

WWE announced the suspensions of eleven wrestlers on Thursday, August 30. If the suspensions started on the very same day of the announcement, then the 30-day suspensions should have ended on Friday. The wrestlers on 30-day suspensions should be eligible to return as early as today. Although, they're not holding any Raw house shows this weekend, so it's moot point, but the Raw wrestlers should be able to return to the ring this Monday at the Raw taping in Cleveland. WWE's holding a SmackDown/ECW house show tonight in Peoria, Ill. and another one tomorrow night in Hammond, Ind. Anyway, two of the eleven suspended wrestlers are definitely not returning this weekend.

King Booker is currently serving a 60-day suspension, so he's still got another month before he is eligible to return. Had he not a failed a Wellness test earlier in the year, he would only be serving a 30-day suspension for his involvement with Signature Pharmacy. The other wrestler not returning this weekend is Chavo Guerrero. It doesn't appear that he was suspended for 60 days, but they're holding off his return a little bit longer due to the "I Quit" stipulation in his write-off match with Rey Mysterio a few weeks ago. They're going to be holding off Chavo's return to the ring until early November.

The status of Chris Masters is still unclear. He was one of the eleven suspended wrestlers, but it is unknown as to how long his suspension is going for. If he returns sometime within the next month, then him being put in rehab in May 2006 doesn't count as a drug issue and that Masters never actually failed a Wellness test. But if he isn't back within the month, then that issue he had last year counted against the Wellness policy. There would then be two strikes against him. One more violation of the Wellness policy would result in an automatic termination from the company for Masters.

The other wrestlers that should be able to return to the ring this weekend include Charlie Haas, John Morrison, William Regal, Mr. Kennedy, Umaga and Funaki. Edge and Gregory Helms are still out with injuries, though Edge should be returning to action soon.

One more wrestler to watch is Gene Snitsky. It's interesting to note that Snitsky hasn't appeared on a WWE show since the last Raw show before the Signature Pharmacy scandal story broke out. His last appearance in a WWE ring was on August 27 at a Raw/Heat taping. We haven't heard anything about him suffering some sort of injury or dealing with a non-wrestling related matter. It would seem really peculiar if he suddenly returned to television this week along with the other guys. However, it should be noted that Snitsky's name didn't come up in a single media report regarding the Signature Pharmacy drug scandal, so this could all just be a mere coincidence and the creative team just doesn't have anything for him at this time, but this is definitely something worth pondering about.