WWE No Way Out

No Way Out is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1998, excluding 1999. As of 2004, No Way Out is a SmackDown! exclusive event. No Way Out was replaced by St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1999, due to Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday that year. When the No Way Out PPV first started out in 1998, the name was created as a play on World Championship Wrestling's (WCW's) nWo name. However, WCW threatened legal action unless the WWF changed the PPV's name; the WWF responded by naming the PPV No Way Out Of Texas, since the PPV was to take place in Texas. It was the second WWF PPV to be named after the state of Texas (Tuesday in Texas was the other).

Results

1998 - No Way Out Of Texas

No Way Out Of Texas
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Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	February 15, 1998
City	Houston, Texas
Venue	Compaq Center
Attendance	16,110
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 1998 Next → WrestleMania XIV

No Way Out of Texas took place on February 15, 1998 at the Compaq Center in Houston, Texas. It was an In Your House event.

• The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated Goldust and Marc Mero (13:54)
  • Thrasher pinned Mero
• TAKA Michinoku defeated Pantera to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (10:11)
  • Michinoku pinned Pantera.
• The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) defeated The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau and Pierre Oullet) (11:14)
  • Phinneas pinned Pierre.
• Bradshaw defeated NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett by disqualification (8:59)
  • Jarrett was disqualified, Jarrett retained the title.
• Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Chainz, Skull and 8-Ball defeated The Nation of Domination(The Rock, Farooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, and Mark Henry) (13:46)
  • Shamrock forced Rock to submit with the Ankle Lock.
• Kane defeated Vader(10:59)
  • Kane pinned Vader after a Tombstone Piledriver.
• Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie defeated Triple H, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Savio Vega in a No Disqualification Match (17:41)
  • Austin pinned Road Dogg after a Stone Cold Stunner.
  • Shawn Michaels was scheduled to compete in the match but was replaced by Vega after injuring his back at the Royal Rumble.

2000

No Way Out 2000
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	February 27, 2000
City	Hartford, Connecticut
Venue	Hartford Civic Center
Attendance	12,551
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2000 Next → WrestleMania 2000

No Way Out 2000 took place on February 27, 2000 at Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

• Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho (w/Chyna) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (10:14)
  • Angle pinned Jericho after hitting him with the title belt.
• The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Mr. Ass) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (5:20)
  • D-Von pinned Road Dogg after a 3D.
• Mark Henry defeated Viscera (3:46)
  • Henry pinned Viscera after a football tackle.
• Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (15:18)
  • Christian pinned Matt after Terri Runnels knocked Hardy off the top rope.
• Tazz defeated The Big Boss Man by disqualification (0:47)
  • Boss Man was disqualified.
• X-Pac (w/Tori) defeated Kane in a No Holds Barred Match (7:49)
  • X-Pac pinned Kane after dropkicking him into the steel steps.
• Too Cool (Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay) defeated The Radicalz (Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn) (12:41)
  • Rikishi pinned Malenko after a Rump Shaker.
• The Big Show defeated The Rock (7:29)
  • Big Show pinned Rock to earn a shot at the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000 after interference from Shane McMahon
• Triple H defeated Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Championship (23:59)
  • Triple H pinned Cactus after a Pedigree.
  • Per the pre-match stipulation, Cactus had to retire.

2001

No Way Out 2001
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	February 25, 2001
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue	Thomas & Mack Center
Attendance	15,223
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2001 Next → WrestleMania X-Seven

No Way Out 2001 took place on February 25, 2001 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Rikishi defeated Matt Hardy(3:50)
  • Hardy was disqualified.
• The Big Show defeated Raven to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (6:13)
  • Big Show pinned Raven.
  • During the match Billy Gunn pinned Raven to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, then Raven pinned Billy Gunn to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
• Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and X-Pac in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (12:18)
  • Jericho pinned X-Pac.
• Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley defeated Trish Stratus (8:30)
  • Stephanie pinned Stratus after William Regal interfered and used the Regal Cutter on Trish.
• Triple H defeated Steve Austin in a 3 Stages Of Hell Match (39:27)
  • Austin pinned HHH in a Regular Match (12:20)
  • HHH pinned Austin in a Street Fight (27:11)
  • HHH pinned Austin in a Steel cage match (39:27)
• Steven Richards defeated Jerry Lawler (5:31)
  • Richards pinned Lawler after The Kat accidentally hit Lawler with the Women's Championship belt.
  • As a result of Lawler losing, The Kat was forced to join Right to Censor.
• The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Edge and Christian and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) in a Tables Match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (12:06)
  • The Dudleyz sent Christian through a table with a 3D.
• The Rock defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship (16:54)
  • Rock pinned Angle after two Rock Bottoms.
  • The Big Show entered in middle of the match and chokeslammed Rock, Angle and the referee.

2002

No Way Out 2002
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	February 17, 2002
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Venue	Bradley Center
Attendance	15,291
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2002 Next → WrestleMania X8

No Way Out 2002 took place on February 17, 2002 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The official theme song was "Feel So Numb" by Rob Zombie

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Big Boss Man by disqualification to retain the WWF European Championship (3:19)
  • Boss Man was disqualified.
• The nWo came out for their first appearance in the WWF as the nWo. They stated that they did not come back to kill the WWF and that they just wanted to be a part of the WWF.
• The APA won a Tag Team Turmoil match (14:05)
  • Lance Storm and Christian defeated Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert when Christian pinned Scotty (2:56)
  • The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated Lance Storm and Christian when Jeff pinned Christian after Matt's Twist of Fate and Jeff's Swanton Bomb (5:40)
  • The Hardy Boyz defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) when Matt pinned D-Von with a rollup. Afterwards, the Dudleyz hit Jeff with a 3D on the floor (9:56)
  • Billy and Chuck defeated The Hardy Boyz when Billy pinned Matt after the Fameasser (10:17)
  • The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) defeated Billy and Chuck when Bradshaw pinned Billy after a Clothesline From Hell to win a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania X8 (14:05)
• Rob Van Dam defeated Goldust (11:06)
  • RVD pinned Goldust after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
• Tazz and Spike Dudley defeated Booker T and Test to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (7:17)
  • Tazz forced Test to submit with the Tazzmission.
• William Regal defeated Edge in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (10:25)
  • Regal pinned Edge after hitting him with another pair of brass knucks (which he had hidden).
• The Rock defeated The Undertaker (17:25)
  • Rock pinned Undertaker after a Rock Bottom, following a distraction by Ric Flair.
• Kurt Angle defeated Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon as Special Guest Referee) (14:40)
  • Angle pinned Triple H after 2 chairshots and an Angle Slam to win a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship.
• Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin to retain the WWF Undisputed Championship (21:34)
  • Jericho pinned Austin with a roll-up.
  • The nWo interfered and sprayed the nWo letters on Steve Austin's back.

2003

No Way Out 2003
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	RAW SmackDown!
Date	February 23, 2003
City	Montreal, Quebec
Venue	Bell Centre
Attendance	15,100
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2003 Next → WrestleMania XIX

No Way Out 2003 took place on February 23, 2003 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. This was the first No Way Out to be a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) production and the first to be held outside the United States. The official theme song was "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy of 12 Stones.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Rey Mysterio defeated Jamie Noble (4:35)
  • Mysterio pinned Noble with a Hurricanrana.
• Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy (12:59)
  • Jericho forced Hardy to submit with the Walls of Jericho.
• William Regal and Lance Storm defeated Kane and Rob Van Dam to retain the World Tag Team Championship (9:20)
  • Regal pinned RVD after a blinded Kane accidentally chokeslammed RVD.
• Matt Hardy defeated Billy Kidman to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:31)
  • Hardy pinned Kidman after a Twist of Fate from the top rope.
• The Undertaker defeated The Big Show (14:08)
  • Undertaker forced Big Show to submit with a Triangle Choke.
• Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit defeated Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) (w/Paul Heyman) in a Handicap match (13:19)
  • Benoit forced Haas to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
  • Edge was scheduled to team with Lesnar and Benoit, but was ambushed (kayfabe) by Team Angle backstage prior to the match.
• Triple H defeated Scott Steiner to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (13:01)
  • Triple H pinned Steiner after a Pedigree.
• Steve Austin defeated Eric Bischoff (4:26)
  • Austin pinned Bischoff after 3 consecutive Stone Cold Stunners.
• The Rock defeated Hulk Hogan(12:20)
  • Rock pinned Hogan after a chairshot and Rock Bottom.

2004

No Way Out 2004
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Date	February 15, 2004
City	San Francisco, California
Venue	Cow Palace
Attendance	11,000
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2004 Next → WrestleMania XX

No Way Out 2004 took place on February 15, 2004 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. The official theme song was "Crossing Borders" by Rey Mysterio. This was also the first No Way Out to be brand exclusive, to the SmackDown! brand.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Tajiri, Akio and Sakoda defeated Billy Kidman, Paul London and Ultimo Dragon (5:35)
  • Tajiri pinned Dragon after a Powerslam from Sakoda.
• Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty defeated The Basham Brothers(Doug and Danny) and Shaniqua in a Mixed Handicap Match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (8:16)
  • Rikishi pinned Shaniqua after a Rump Shaker.
• Jamie Noble defeated Nidia in a Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Blindfold Match (4:23)
  • Noble forced Nidia to submit with the Paydirt.
  • Noble was blindfolded throughout the match because Nidia, his ex-girlfriend, suffered from blindness and Noble exploited that in earlier storylines.
• The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) defeated The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) (7:21)
  • Benjamin pinned Bradshaw after a superkick.
• Hardcore Holly defeated Rhyno (9:54)
  • Holly pinned Rhyno after a Alabama Slam.
• Chavo Guerrero (w/Chavo Guerrero, Sr.) defeated Rey Mysterio (w/Jorge Paez) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (17:21)
  • Guerrero pinned Mysterio with a roll-up after Chavo Sr. pushed Mysterio off the top rope.
• Kurt Angle defeated The Big Show and John Cena in a Triple Threat match (12:18)
  • Angle forced Cena to submit with the Ankle Lock to earn a shot at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX.
• Eddie Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship (30:07)
  • Eddie pinned Lesnar after a Frog splash.
  • Goldberg, who was in the front row seat earlier, interfered late in the match by spearing Lesnar.

2005

No Way Out 2005
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Date	February 20, 2005
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue	Mellon Arena
Attendance	9,500
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2005 Next → WrestleMania 21

No Way Out 2005 took place on February 20, 2005 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The official theme song was "Enemy" by Fozzy.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas defeated Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée (5:20)
  • Holly pinned Suzuki after a Alabama Slam.
• Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio defeated The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (14:50)
  • Guerrero pinned Doug after hitting him with a title belt.
• Booker T defeated Heidenreich by disqualification (6:49)
  • Heidenreich was disqualified after hitting Booker with a chairshot to the throat.
• Chavo Guerrero won a Cruiserweight Open to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:43)
  • Paul London pinned Funaki (c) after a 450 Splash (1:37)
  • London pinned Spike Dudley with a roll-up (1:56)
  • London pinned Shannon Moore with a Inside Cradle (3:35)
  • London pinned Akio with a 450 Splash (7:03)
  • Chavo Guerrero pinned London after a Gory Bomb (9:43)
• Joy Giovanni was voted the winner by the fans in the 3-part SmackDown Rookie WWE Diva of the Year Contest.
• The Undertaker defeated Luther Reigns (11:44)
  • Undertaker pinned Reigns after a Tombstone Pildedriver.
• John Cena defeated Kurt Angle (19:21)
  • Cena pinned Angle after a F-U to earn a shot at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21.
• John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated The Big Show in the first ever Barbed Wire Cage Match to retain the WWE Championship (15:12)
  • JBL won by escaping the cage from a hole in the mat made when Big Show chokeslammed him.
  • Orlando Jordan and The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny) attacked The Big Show after the match. Batista and John Cena came to the aid of The Big Show.

2006

No Way Out 2006
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Date	February 19, 2006
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	1st Mariner Arena
Attendance	11,000
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2006 Next → WrestleMania 22

No Way Out 2006 took place on February 19, 2006 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The official theme song was "Deadly Game" by Theory Of A Deadman.

• HEAT match: The Boogeyman defeated Simon Dean (1:55)
  • Boogeyman pinned Dean.
• Gregory Helms defeated Brian Kendrick, Funaki, Kid Kash, Nunzio, Paul London, Psicosis, Scotty 2 Hotty and Super Crazy to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:42)
  • Helms pinned Psicosis after Kid Kash hit a Dead Level on Psicosis and Super Crazy hit Kash with a moonsault.
• John Bradshaw Layfield) (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Bobby Lashley (10:58)
  • JBL pinned Lashley after a Clothesline from Hell after Lashley was hit in the throat with a shillelagh by Finlay.
• Matt Hardy and Tatanka defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) (10:28)
  • Tatanka and Hardy pinned both members of MNM after a simultaneous Twist of Fate by Hardy and a Samoan Drop by Tatanka
• Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to win the WWE United States Championship (18:13)
  • Benoit forced Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
• Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio to win Mysterio's WrestleMania 22 title shot (17:28)
  • Orton pinned Mysterio with a roll-up and used ropes for extra leverage.
• Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (29:37)
  • Angle pinned Undertaker after reversing a Triangle Choke into a jackknife cover.

Note: Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista made an appearance at No Way Out. After a long standing ovation, he told the sold-out crowd that his triceps were healed and that he wanted his World Heavyweight Championship back.

2007

No Way Out 2007
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Date	February 18, 2007
City	Los Angeles, California
Venue	Staples Center
Attendance	14,000
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble 2007 Next → WrestleMania 23

No Way Out 2007 took place on February 18, 2007 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The official theme song was "Powertrip" by Monster Magnet.

• Dark match: Rob Van Dam defeated Shelton Benjamin
  • Van Dam pinned Benjamin after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
• Chris Benoit and The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) defeated Montel Vontavious Porter and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) (14:19)
  • Benoit forced Mercury to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
• Chavo Guerrero won a Cruiserweight Open to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (15:49)
  • Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Daivari after a Worm (1:44)
  • Gregory Helms (c) pinned Scotty after a Double knee facebreaker (3:44)
  • Helms pinned Funaki after rolling through a Crossbody by Funaki (4:11)
  • Helms pinned Shannon Moore after a Double knee facebreaker (6:12)
  • Jimmy Wang Yang pinned Helms with a Hurricanrana (8:02)
  • Yang pinned Jamie Noble after a Moonsault (11:46)
  • Chavo Guerrero pinned Yang after a Frog Splash (15:49)
• Finlay and The Little Bastard defeated The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman in a Mixed Tag Team match (6:45)
  • Finlay pinned Little Boogeyman after hitting him with a Shillelagh.
• Kane defeated King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell) (12:58)
  • Kane pinned Booker after a Chokeslam.
• Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated Deuce 'N Domino (w/Cherry) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (8:06)
  • Kendrick pinned Deuce with a Victory Roll.
• Mr. Kennedy defeated ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley by disqualification (15:25)
  • Lashley was disqualified after he hit Kennedy with a steel chair. Lashley retained the title.
• Ashley Massaro won a WWE Diva Talent Invitational:
  • Kelly Kelly, Layla El and Brooke Adams danced as a group
  • Jillian Hall sang a song
  • A catfight broke out between Ariel, Candice Michelle, Maria and the first four contestants
  • Ashley Massaro was declared the winner by The Miz after she took off her top, revealing Playboy bunny shaped pasties covering her eXtremely large breasts.
• John Cena and Shawn Michaels defeated Batista and The Undertaker (22:09)
  • Cena pinned Undertaker after a Spinebuster from Batista, Sweet Chin Music from Michaels, and an FU from Cena.

See also

• WWE Friday Night SmackDown!
• List of WWE pay-per-view events

Sources

• Official No Way Out site