At No Mercy, ECW Champion Matt Hardy defends his title against Mark Henry. Theirs is a rivalry forged in a champion’s quest to affirm his ultimate glory and a former champion’s hunt to reestablish his greatness.
Mark Henry dominated the Land of the Extreme from the moment he claimed ECW’s top prize. He stomped on top of the mountain as a dangerous champion, nearly impossible to defeat. To add fuel to the fire, The World’s Strongest Man enlisted WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas to stand beside him, a factor that tipped the scales even further in his favor during his first two defenses against Hardy. Hardy refused to give up, a quality that allowed him to rise up against the odds and claim the title in the ECW Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
But, even with his heroic achievement, the fact remains that Matt Hardy has never pinned Mark Henry’s shoulders to the mat – neither in the Scramble Match nor in subsequent tag team competition since. If Hardy hopes to realize his dream of becoming the greatest ECW Champion of all time, he will first need to alleviate any doubt that he is at all weaker than his predecessor.
Can the ECW Champion score a definitive victory and finally solidify his reign? Or will the scourge of The World’s Strongest Man return to ECW?
Don’t miss No Mercy live Sunday, Oct. 5, only on pay-per-view.
Mark Henry dominated the Land of the Extreme from the moment he claimed ECW’s top prize. He stomped on top of the mountain as a dangerous champion, nearly impossible to defeat. To add fuel to the fire, The World’s Strongest Man enlisted WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas to stand beside him, a factor that tipped the scales even further in his favor during his first two defenses against Hardy. Hardy refused to give up, a quality that allowed him to rise up against the odds and claim the title in the ECW Championship Scramble at Unforgiven.
But, even with his heroic achievement, the fact remains that Matt Hardy has never pinned Mark Henry’s shoulders to the mat – neither in the Scramble Match nor in subsequent tag team competition since. If Hardy hopes to realize his dream of becoming the greatest ECW Champion of all time, he will first need to alleviate any doubt that he is at all weaker than his predecessor.
Can the ECW Champion score a definitive victory and finally solidify his reign? Or will the scourge of The World’s Strongest Man return to ECW?
Don’t miss No Mercy live Sunday, Oct. 5, only on pay-per-view.
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