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WWE No Way Out is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) pay-per-view (PPV) event, which started in 1998, excluding 1999. As of 2004, No Way Out is a SmackDown! exclusive pay-per-view event. No Way Out was briefly renamed St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1999. 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).

Ironically, the WWE's incarnation of the New World Order would make their WWE debut at No Way Out in 2002.

Contents

1 Results

1.1 1998 - No Way Out Of Texas
1.2 2000
1.3 2001
1.4 2002
1.5 2003
1.6 2004
1.7 2005
1.8 2006
1.9 2007

2 See also

Results

1998 - No Way Out Of Texas

This event was held on February 15, 1998 in Houston, Texas, at the Compaq Center. It is an In Your House event.

The Headbangers def. Goldust and Marc Mero when Thrasher pinned Mero
Taka Michinoku pinned Pantera to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
The Godwinns def. The Quebecers when Phinneas pinned Pierre Oulette
Bradshaw def. NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett by Disqualification. Jeff Jarrett retained his title.
Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Chainz, 8-Ball and Skull def. The Nation of Domination(The Rock, Farooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Mark Henry) when Shamrock made The Rock submit
Kane pinned Vader
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie def. Triple H, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Savio Vega in a No Disqualification Match when Austin pinned Road Dogg.

2000

This event was held on February 27, 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut, at the Hartford Civic Center.

Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
The Dudley Boyz def. New Age Outlaws to win the WWF Tag Team Championship when D-Von Dudley pinned Road Dogg
Mark Henry def. Viscera by pinfall after using a football tackle
Edge and Christian def. The Hardy Boyz when Christian pinned Matt Hardy
Tazz def Big Boss Man by Disqualification
X-Pac def. Kane in a No Holds Barred Match. X-Pac got the pin after dropkicked Kane into steel steps.
Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay def. Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn when Rikishi pinned Malenko after using the Banzai Drop
The Big Show pinned The Rock to win a shot at the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000
Triple H def. Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Championship. Triple H got the pin after nailing Cactus with the pedigree

2001

This event was held on February 25, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Sunday Night HEAT Match: Rikishi defeated Matt Hardy via DQ
The Big Show pinned Raven to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
*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 def. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and X-Pac to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship when Jericho pinned X-Pac
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley def. Trish Stratus. Stephanie gets the pin after William Regal interfered and attacked Trish.
Triple H defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 3 Stages Of Hell Match
*Austin def. HHH in a Regular Match
*HHH def. Austin in a Street Fight
*HHH def. Austin in a Steel Cage Match
Steven Richards def. Jerry Lawler. Richards pins Lawler after The Kat accidentally hits Lawler with the Womens championship belt
*As a result, The Kat was forced to join Right To Censor.
The Dudley Boyz def. Edge & Christian and Kane & Undertaker in a Table Match to retain the WWF Tag-Team Championships
The Rock def. Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship. The Rock pins Kurt Angle after nailing him with the Rock Bottom
*The Big Show entered in middle of the match and chokeslammed Rock, Angle and the referee.

2002

This event was held on February 17, 2002 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Bradley Center. The theme for this event was "Feel So Numb" by Rob Zombie

Sunday Night HEAT Match: Diamond Dallas Page def. Big Bossman via DQ to retain the WWF European Championship
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 fans cheered the loudest when Hulk Hogan took the mic.
The APA won a Tag Team Turmoil Match to win a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania X8 (38:00)
*Lance Storm & Christian def. Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert when Christian pinned Scotty
*The Hardy Boyz def. Lance Storm & Christian when Jeff Hardy pinned Christian after Matt's Twist of Fate and Jeff's Swanton Bomb.
*The Hardy Boyz def. The Dudley Boyz when Matt Hardy pinned D-Von Dudley with a rollup. Afterwards, the Dudleyz hit Jeff with a 3D on the floor.
*Billy & Chuck def. The Hardy Boyz when Billy pinned Matt Hardy after the Fameasser.
*The APA def. Billy & Chuck when Bradshaw pinned Billy after the Clothesline From Hell.
Rob Van Dam def. Goldust via pinfall with a 5-Star Frog Splash (12:15)
Tazz & Spike Dudley def. Booker T & Test to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships when Tazz made Test submit to the Tazzmission (7:58)
William Regal def. Edge in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole Match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship after hitting Edge with another pair or brass knucks (which he had hidden) and getting the pin (11:18)
The Rock def. The Undertaker via pinfall after the Rock Bottom (18:20)
* Ric Flair interfered.
Kurt Angle def. Triple H via pinfall after an Angle Slam (14:55) (Stephanie McMahon was the Special Referee)
Chris Jericho def. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin via pinfall to retain the WWF Undisputed Championship (22:24)
*The nWo interfered and sprayed the nWo letters on Stone Cold Steve Austin's back.

2003

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

Sunday Night HEAT Match: Rey Mysterio def. Jamie Noble
Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy via submission with the Walls of Jericho (12:58)
William Regal & Lance Storm def. Kane & Rob Van Dam to retain the World Tag Team Championships when Regal pinned RVD after a blinded Kane accidentally chokeslammed RVD (9:13)
Matt Hardy def. Billy Kidman to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after a Twist of Fate from the top rope (9:30)
The Undertaker def. The Big Show via submission with the triangle chokehold (14:30)
Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit def. Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) in a Handicap Match when Benoit made Haas submit to the Crossface (13:20)
Triple H def. Scott Steiner via pinfall after a Pedigree to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (13:02)
Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Eric Bischoff after 3 consecutive Stone Cold Stunners (4:28)
The Rock def. Hulk Hogan after a chairshot and the Rock Bottom (12:10)

2004

The theme song for this event 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 & Sakoda def. Billy Kidman, Paul London & Ultimo Dragon
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty def. The Basham Brothers & Shaniqua in a Mixed Handicap Match to retain the WWE Tag-Team Championships when Rikishi pinned Shaniqua after the Banzai Drop (7:38) **This was Shaniqua's final WWE appearance.
Jamie Noble def. Nidia via submission with the Paydirt in a Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Blindfold Match (4:25) **Jamie Noble was blindfolded all through out of the match because Nidia, his ex-girlfriend, suffered from blindness and Noble exploited that in earlier storylines
The World's Greatest Tag Team def. The APA when Shelton Benjamin pinned Bradshaw after a superkick (7:20)
Hardcore Holly def. Rhyno after the Alabama Slam (9:50)
Chavo Guerrero def. Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship when Chavo Guerrero, Sr pushed Mysterio off the top rope and Chavo Jr. got the rollup pin (17:11)
Kurt Angle def. The Big Show and John Cena to win a shot at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX when Angle made Cena submit to the ankle lock (12:19)
Eddie Guerrero def. Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship (29:55)
*Eddie won the title when he countered the F-5 into a DDT onto the WWE title, climbed onto the turnbuckle, and executed a Frog splash.
*Guerrero became a Grand Slam & Triple Crown Champion
*Goldberg, whose in the front row seat earlier, interfered in the match with a spear.

2005

The theme song for this event was "Enemy", By Fozzy.

Sunday Night HEAT Match: Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas def. Kenzo Suzuki and Rene Dupree (5:13)
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio def. The Basham Brothers to win the WWE Tag-Team Championship when Guerrero pinned Doug Basham after hitting with a title belt (14:48)
*This was Eddie's last run as a Champion. He died on November 13, 2005.
Booker T def. Heidenreich by Disqualification after Heidenreich hit Booker with a chairshot to the throat (6:30)
Chavo Guerrero won a Gauntlet Match to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:39)
*Paul London def. Funaki
*Paul London def. Spike Dudley
*Paul London def. Shannon Moore
*Paul London def. Akio
*Chavo Guerrero def. Paul London.
Joy Giovanni was voted the winner by the fans in the 3-part WWE SmackDown! Rookie WWE Diva of the Year Contest.
The Undertaker def. Luther Reigns after a Tombstone Piledriver (11:38)
John Cena def. Kurt Angle to win a title opportunity for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21 after the F-U (19:14)
*This was John Cena's first victory against Kurt Angle in a singles match
John "Bradshaw" Layfield def. The Big Show in the first ever Barbed Wire Cage Match to retain the WWE Championship(14:50)
JBL escapes from a hole in the mat made when Big Show chokeslammed him.
*Orlando Jordan and The Basham Brothers attacked The Big Show after the match. Batista and John Cena came to the aid of The Big Show. Cena finished things off with a spinebuster to JBL off of a table onto steel girders laying on the floor.

2006

The theme song for this event is "Deadly Game" by Theory Of A Deadman.

Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista made a shocking 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.

'''Sunday Night HEAT Match: The Boogeyman def. Simon Dean
One-Fall-to-a-Finish Match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Gregory Helms (c) def. Brian Kendrick, Funaki, Kid Kash, Nunzio, Paul London, Psicosis, Scotty 2 Hotty and Super Crazy (9:29)
Gregory Helms pinned Psicosis to retain, after Kid Kash hit a brainbuster on Psicosis and Super Crazy hit Kash with a moonsault.
JBL def. Bobby Lashley (10:41)
*JBL pinned Bobby Lashley with Clothesline From Hell after Lashley was hit in the throat with a shillelagh by Finlay, ending Lashley's undefeated streak in singles matches.
Non-Title Match: Matt Hardy and Tatanka def. WWE Tag Team Champions MNM (10:38)
*Tatanka and Matt Hardy pinned both members of MNM after a simultaneous Twist of Fate by Hardy and a Samoan Drop by Tatanka
WWE United States Championship: Chris Benoit def. Booker T (c) (18:10)
*Chris Benoit is the new United States Champion after Booker T tapped out to the Crippler Crossface
Number 1 Contenders Match for a World Title match at WrestleMania 22: Randy Orton def. Rey Mysterio (Royal Rumble 2006 Winner) (17:25)
*Orton pinned Mysterio with a rollup and used ropes for extra leverage
*Orton is the new Number 1 Contender for a World Title match at WrestleMania 22
World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle (c) def. The Undertaker (29:30)
*Kurt Angle pinned Undertaker after reversing a triangle choke hold into a jackknife cover to retain the title
*After the match, The Undertaker said to Angle, "I'm not done with you, I still have your number", which led to a rematch on a later Smackdown! show.
*No Way Out 2006 was the third straight WWE PPV that Kurt Angle main-evented, meaning he had main evented all three PPVs up to that point in 2006. New Year's Revolution, the Royal Rumble and No Way Out.

2007

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The 2007 edition of WWE No Way Out is set to take place on February 18, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Joint productions	Royal Rumble \| WrestleMania \| SummerSlam \| Survivor Series
RAW events	New Year's Revolution \| Backlash \| Vengeance \| Unforgiven \| Cyber Sunday
SmackDown! events	No Way Out \| Judgment Day \| The Great American Bash \| No Mercy \| Armageddon
ECW events	ECW One Night Stand