WWE No Mercy 2016: Analysing and Grading Each Match

Alexa Bliss vs Naomi:

An underwhelming encounter that saw Bliss lose momentum

Grade: 4/10

In what should have been a high point of the night, Alexa Bliss’ match ended up being among the lowest. With Becky Lynch injured, a simple promo and win over an irrelevant babyface (in this case, Naomi) would have kept her momentum despite the cancelled title match.

Instead, Naomi was given a random and anti-climactic win over the number one contender Bliss. Rather than giving Bliss an impressive and dominant win, Naomi looked to be the better woman despite not being anywhere near the card before Lynch’s injury.

Nothing against Naomi, as I personally think she is underrated, but this should’ve been Bliss’ moment to gain some momentum after a cancelled bout. Once again, an injury leads to a win for the replacement superstar (Kane at Backlash).

Even when the bad booking decision is ignored, the crowd was dead for this bout, and it was easily worst of the night, despite the competitors’ efforts. Overall, a bad booking decision, alongside an, unfortunately, bad replacement match for the women’s division.