on raw there was a steel cage match to kick off the show contested for the world heavyweight title between chris jericho and cm punk. punk dominated but jericho got lucky and recieved a double headbutt and fell out of the cage.  candice michelle defeated jillian which was followed by jblbeating tommy dreamer. after the match jbl sat down on a steel chair speaking to the empty titantron asking for a title shot at no mercy against chris jericho. the world tag champs and manu bt kofi kingston jerry lawler and charlie haas who took on the personality of J.R good ol J.H. jamie noble bt paul burchill only to be assured that he would not have layla round his arm. rey mysterio beat kane via DQ as kane mauled the master of the 619 and tried to take off his mask until evan bourne made the save. mike adamle came out and announced who chris jericho would face at no mercy. shawn michaels music started playing and then they announced it would be a ladder match.