A crucial assist from Lance Cade denied Shawn Michaels and ensured Chris Jericho retained the World Heavyweight title.
Michaels falls short at No Mercy
A crucial assist from Lance Cade denied Shawn Michaels and ensured Chris Jericho retained the World Heavyweight title at No Mercy.
Despite being regarded as the man who made the Ladder Match his own, HBK failed to snatch his opportunity in a pulsating match-up in Oregon.
The ladder was once again used more as a weapon than an aid as both men used the metal apparatus to inflict serious pain on one another.
With the match hanging on a knife-edge, The Showstopper looked destined to become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion as he made his way up the ladder.
However, just as HBK reached for the gold Jericho's protégé, Cade, tugged Michaels back down, only to receive a dose of Sweet Chin Music.
Seconds later, Michaels and Jericho pulled at separate ends of the unhooked title at the ladder's summit.
With the belt split between both men, a forceful tug by Michaels saw him overbalance and fall the floor, Jericho clinging on to the belt giving the first-ever Undisputed Champion in WWE history a momentous win.
