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10-08-2006, 07:14 AM
LASHLEY PREVIEWS NO MERCY
This Sunday Bobby Lashley challenges for the first time for the World Heavyweight Championship at 'No Mercy' in Raleigh, North Carolina, live on Sky Box Office from 1am. Lashley will be squaring off against Champion King Booker, Batista and Finlay in a Fatal-Four Match for Smackdown's biggest prize.
Just days before the biggest match in his career the former US Champion sat down with skysports.com' wrestling expert Richard Sawicka-Parr in this exclusive online video. The four-time All-American discusses his problems with King Booker and his court, his work-out and diet - and how he is feeling going into the most important match of his career.
As we rundown the card for this Sunday's explosive event at the RBC Center,Lashley gave us his views as to who he thinks will walk away victorious...
Fatal four-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
KING BOOKER (champion) v LASHLEY v BATISTA v FINLAY
Ever since King Booker defeated Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship at 'The Great American Bash' in July the King and his court have been ruling over Smackdown. After defeating Finlay in a number one's contender match on Smackdown last month Bobby Lashley has been gunning to dethrone the King at 'No Mercy'. But this week Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long threw a curveball into the ring by announcing that the Main Event will now be a Fatal-Four-Way match featuring former World Heavyweight Champion Batista and the court's very own Finlay. Although King Booker now has an ally in Finlay, the King could lose his belt without even being involved in the pin or submission. This leaves it wide open for a new Champion to be crowned.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: Me (Bobby Lashley)
Falls Count Anywhere Match
CHAVO GUERRERO v REY MYSTERIO
Arguably the most personal battle at 'No Mercy' is between former friends Chavo Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. After the unbelievable events of 'The Great American Bash' where Chavo turned on his friend by smashing Mysterio with a steel chair to cost him the title against King Booker, things have gone from bad to worse for Rey. As the pair went toe-to-toe at 'Summerslam' in August, Vickie Guerrero (the widow of Eddie Guerrero) accidentally knocked Mysterio off the top rope to cost him the match against Chavo Guerrero. This proved to be no accident when on Smackdown Vickie Guerrero hit Mysterio with a steel chair and announced that she had become Chavo's business manager. In recent weeks the former World Heavyweight Champion has been fighting back and after the pair brawled all the way through the crowds in their encounter on Smackdown three weeks ago, Smackdown GM Theodore Long announced the duo will go one-on-one in a falls count anywhere match.
LASHLEY'S PREDICITION: Could be either Superstar!
WWE Tag Team Championship
PAUL LONDON & BRIAN KENDRICK v KC JAMES & IDOL STEVENS
Paul London and Brian Kendrick have been taking the Tag Team Division to new heights since they captured the gold from MNM at 'Judgement Day' in May. The lightest ever tandem to hold the belts now face their biggest challenge yet in Michelle McCool's tag team of KC James and Idol Stevens. McCool's 'teacher's pets' have had their sights on the straps from the moment they landed in Smackdown in August. After defeating The Pitbulls on Smackdown the new tag-team achieved their opportunity to go for the gold. Many other tag-team's would be concerned with McCool's opportunistic actions at ringside but London and Kendrick have already countered that by having Diva Ashley in their corner.
LASHLEY'S PREDICION: Paul London and Brian Kendrick
THE UNDERTAKER v MR KENNEDY
US Champion Mr Kennedy has been changing Friday Night's on Smackdown for over a year now and the cocky Superstar had believed he had defeated everyone there was to beat on Smackdown. Kennedy even went as far as to demand to be moved to Raw. The Minnesota native, however, forgot one very important wrestler in particular: The Undertaker.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: The Undertaker
GREGORY HELMS v MATT HARDY
Gregory Helms is the longest reigning WWE Cruiserweight Champions but in a recent series of fine match-ups the Champ currently stands at 1-1 with Matt Hardy. The two have grown up together in the wrestling industry have many similarities in the ring which makes this one of the most intriguing encounters this Sunday at No Mercy.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: Gregory Helms
MVP MAKES HIS IN-RING DEBUT
Montel Vontavious Porter, or MVP as he is referred to, has been wrangling with Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long since early August over a contract for a spot on the Smackdown roster. MVP and his agent continued to play hardball for his contract and went as far as to suggest that Long was standing in.
Source: http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,501-1236438,00.html
This Sunday Bobby Lashley challenges for the first time for the World Heavyweight Championship at 'No Mercy' in Raleigh, North Carolina, live on Sky Box Office from 1am. Lashley will be squaring off against Champion King Booker, Batista and Finlay in a Fatal-Four Match for Smackdown's biggest prize.
Just days before the biggest match in his career the former US Champion sat down with skysports.com' wrestling expert Richard Sawicka-Parr in this exclusive online video. The four-time All-American discusses his problems with King Booker and his court, his work-out and diet - and how he is feeling going into the most important match of his career.
As we rundown the card for this Sunday's explosive event at the RBC Center,Lashley gave us his views as to who he thinks will walk away victorious...
Fatal four-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
KING BOOKER (champion) v LASHLEY v BATISTA v FINLAY
Ever since King Booker defeated Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship at 'The Great American Bash' in July the King and his court have been ruling over Smackdown. After defeating Finlay in a number one's contender match on Smackdown last month Bobby Lashley has been gunning to dethrone the King at 'No Mercy'. But this week Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long threw a curveball into the ring by announcing that the Main Event will now be a Fatal-Four-Way match featuring former World Heavyweight Champion Batista and the court's very own Finlay. Although King Booker now has an ally in Finlay, the King could lose his belt without even being involved in the pin or submission. This leaves it wide open for a new Champion to be crowned.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: Me (Bobby Lashley)
Falls Count Anywhere Match
CHAVO GUERRERO v REY MYSTERIO
Arguably the most personal battle at 'No Mercy' is between former friends Chavo Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. After the unbelievable events of 'The Great American Bash' where Chavo turned on his friend by smashing Mysterio with a steel chair to cost him the title against King Booker, things have gone from bad to worse for Rey. As the pair went toe-to-toe at 'Summerslam' in August, Vickie Guerrero (the widow of Eddie Guerrero) accidentally knocked Mysterio off the top rope to cost him the match against Chavo Guerrero. This proved to be no accident when on Smackdown Vickie Guerrero hit Mysterio with a steel chair and announced that she had become Chavo's business manager. In recent weeks the former World Heavyweight Champion has been fighting back and after the pair brawled all the way through the crowds in their encounter on Smackdown three weeks ago, Smackdown GM Theodore Long announced the duo will go one-on-one in a falls count anywhere match.
LASHLEY'S PREDICITION: Could be either Superstar!
WWE Tag Team Championship
PAUL LONDON & BRIAN KENDRICK v KC JAMES & IDOL STEVENS
Paul London and Brian Kendrick have been taking the Tag Team Division to new heights since they captured the gold from MNM at 'Judgement Day' in May. The lightest ever tandem to hold the belts now face their biggest challenge yet in Michelle McCool's tag team of KC James and Idol Stevens. McCool's 'teacher's pets' have had their sights on the straps from the moment they landed in Smackdown in August. After defeating The Pitbulls on Smackdown the new tag-team achieved their opportunity to go for the gold. Many other tag-team's would be concerned with McCool's opportunistic actions at ringside but London and Kendrick have already countered that by having Diva Ashley in their corner.
LASHLEY'S PREDICION: Paul London and Brian Kendrick
THE UNDERTAKER v MR KENNEDY
US Champion Mr Kennedy has been changing Friday Night's on Smackdown for over a year now and the cocky Superstar had believed he had defeated everyone there was to beat on Smackdown. Kennedy even went as far as to demand to be moved to Raw. The Minnesota native, however, forgot one very important wrestler in particular: The Undertaker.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: The Undertaker
GREGORY HELMS v MATT HARDY
Gregory Helms is the longest reigning WWE Cruiserweight Champions but in a recent series of fine match-ups the Champ currently stands at 1-1 with Matt Hardy. The two have grown up together in the wrestling industry have many similarities in the ring which makes this one of the most intriguing encounters this Sunday at No Mercy.
LASHLEY'S PREDICTION: Gregory Helms
MVP MAKES HIS IN-RING DEBUT
Montel Vontavious Porter, or MVP as he is referred to, has been wrangling with Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long since early August over a contract for a spot on the Smackdown roster. MVP and his agent continued to play hardball for his contract and went as far as to suggest that Long was standing in.
Source: http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,501-1236438,00.html