This week in WWE history: Huge debut of former champion, big star puts their career on the line (October 7-October 13)
WWE continues to ride a wave of momentum. Earlier this month, the Sports Entertainment juggernaut hosted the Bad Blood Premium Live Event. That show featured four big returns and a brutal Hell in a Cell Match.
Things never slow down for long, though. Another premium live event will soon be taking place when NXT presents Halloween Havoc. Additionally, November will see two new major PLEs in November in the form of Crown Jewel and Survivor Series: WarGames.
As is common, there is a section of the audience that prefers to relive the past as opposed to focusing on the present product. Those fans are lucky, as Sportskeeda's weekly article looks back at WWE's history.
This week's article will relive major matches, moments, and events from the company's long history and will cover shows from 2005 to 2017. Some of these moments include a big debut and a star putting their career on the line.
Below are major moments and matches from this week in WWE history:
#4. MVP made his in-ring WWE debut at No Mercy on October 8th, 2006
The first entry on this list comes from the year 2006. WWE held the No Mercy PLE on October 8th of that year in front of around 9,000 fans. The event took place live from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This SmackDown-exclusive event was largely forgettable, as were many from this time period. Still, it did feature a major moment that is bigger in retrospect: MVP made his official in-ring debut in WWE.
Long before joining All Elite Wrestling, MVP took on Marty Garner in what was essentially a squash match. In just two and a half minutes, the future United States Champion defeated Marty and stood tall in what would eventually become arguably a Hall of Fame-worthy career.
#3. The New Day and The Usos battled inside Hell in a Cell on October 8th, 2017
The next entry on this list is the most recent. WWE presented the Hell in a Cell PLE on October 8th, 2017. This event was held at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 16,000 fans were in attendance for what was a fairly stacked show.
WWE held two different Hell in a Cell Matches on this night. The main event was a Falls Count Anywhere Hell In A Cell Match in which Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon. Perhaps the less remembered bout featured two tag teams colliding.
The Usos, arguably the best tag team in company history, took on one of the few teams that can give them a run for their money: The New Day. The two teams fought for over 20 minutes inside The Devil's Playground. It took a Double Samoan Splash onto Xavier Woods for The Usos to pick up the biggest win of their career up until that point.
#2. Batista and Eddie Guerrero clashed at No Mercy on October 9th, 2005
This entry is bittersweet. WWE held another No Mercy event, this time on October 9th, 2005. This show featured 7,000 fans in attendance and was held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The main event of No Mercy featured Batista defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero. After about 18 minutes, The Animal defeated the WWE Hall of Famer via a Spinebuster.
Sadly, this would be the last-ever PLE match that Eddie Guerrero would ever have. The legendary performer passed away a month later, at just 38 years old. If fans want to see Latino Heat's last PLE bout, this is the one to watch.
#1. Nic Nemeth (FKA Dolph Ziggler) and The Miz fought in a Title vs. Career Match at No Mercy on October 9th, 2016
The final entry on this list comes from another No Mercy Premium Live Event, this time from October 9th, 2016. This event featured an announced 14,000 fans in attendance at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
Due to a political debate taking place on the same night in the United States, the "main event" went on first, with AJ Styles retaining his WWE World Title against John Cena and the erstwhile Dean Ambrose in a Triple Threat Match.
Meanwhile, the last match of the show (Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton) wasn't even close to being the best. Instead, that honor goes to Nic Nemeth (FKA Dolph Ziggler) vs. The Miz. The two men fought over the Intercontinental Championship. However, that wasn't it.
The erstwhile Ziggler also put his career on the line. In the end, the 44-year-old won the bout in just about 20 minutes, securing his future in the company for several years to come.