Edge and Christian and the Hardy Boyz had one of the most well-known tag team feuds in WWE history in the final months of 1999 and all of 2000.
At No Mercy 2000, the Hardy Boyz competed for the World Tag Team Titles against Edge and Christian. The two men dressed as Los Conquistadors and performed after being banned from competing for the titles for a month.
Edge and Christian arrived at No Mercy dressed in their gold marks and uniforms, but due to a mix-up, Edge’s mask wasn’t spray-painted until a few hours before the performance.
On the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt Hardy described Edge’s struggle with the fumes.
“They didn’t have enough masks when we got to the building,” Hardy said. “I wanna say there was one. They went out to a mall and bought some masks. I wanna say it was some famous Mexican masks or whatever. Adam’s mask, Edge’s mask, was actually spray-painted gold. He almost suffocated. He almost passed out because he was wearing a mask that had been spray-painted just a couple of hours earlier.”
“I would guess that [the spray-painted mask] is the mask that was on underneath once the top mask came off.”
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