WWF NO WAY OUT 2001
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
February 25, 2001
Raven
(WWF Hardcore Champion) vs. The Big Show
No Way Out kicked off with a Hardcore Championship
match, as Raven defended his title against the 7-foot-2,
500-pound Big Show. As the Big Show walked to the ring, he was
attacked by the mysterious female ninja who has helped out Raven
in recent weeks. Big Show went to attack the woman, but Raven ran
up the ramp to meet his foe. As the match began, a popcorn vendor
came out from the crowd to attack Raven, and the vendor scored a
two-count, taking advantage of the 24-7 rule! After the pinfall
was broken up, the vendor -- revealed to be Crash -- continued
his assault on the champ, as did Hardcore Holly, Steve Blackman
and Billy Gunn! In fact, Billy Gunn pinned Raven to win the
Hardcore Title! But Billy didn't escape in time. The melee
continued in the ring, and Raven soon regained his title from
Billy Gunn! But still the match continued! Down to the ring ran
the mystery woman, followed closely by Molly Holly! Moments after
they were knocked from the ring, the Big Show gave Raven a huge
Chokeslam onto a trash can, winning the Hardcore Championship!
Chris Jericho
(WWF Intercontinental Champion) vs. X-Pac vs. Chris
Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero and Benoit vowed to team together and paired
off with Jericho and X-Pac, respectively. Jericho pounded on
Guerrero with kicks and punches, followed by a succession of
knife-edge chops. Benoit and X-Pac traded fists outside the ring.
Jericho attempted a pin on Guerrero, sending in Benoit. Benoit
and Guerrero double teamed Jericho. Guerrero and Benoit seemed to
have a difficult time communicating which move was next. The
double team slowed to a plodding pace, but was picked up when
Jericho fought out, hitting a spinning heel kick on Guerrero.
X-Pac showed his face and went down after another Benoit/Guerrero
double team. Benoit quickly hit the Crossface on X-Pac. Jericho
broke the hold. Guerrero took flight off the top and hit the Frog
Splash on X-Pac. Benoit took Jericho down with a short arm
clothesline. Guerrero and Benoit's partnership seemed to be
getting cooler after Guerrero put Jericho's foot on the bottom
rope, preventing a Benoit win. X-Pac hit a nice spinning heel
kick on Benoit, out of the ropes. Jericho followed with a missile
drop kick. Benoit hit a German Suplex on Jericho. Finally, both
Radicals busted out into a brawl. Outside, X-Pac blasted Jericho
into the steps. Guerrero hit a brainbuster on Benoit. Guerrero
went up top, and was caught by Benoit in a Superplex. Jericho
ran in the ring for an underhook suplex on Benoit. Guerrero and
X-Pac fought outside. Benoit hit some of the loudest, fiercest
chops I've ever seen or heard on Jericho. Jericho's chest looked
like glowing embers. Out of nowhere, Jericho locked Benoit into
the Walls of Jericho. Guerrero ran in and he was locked in the
same move. X-Pac ran in, you guessed it, same deal. Justin
Credible ran out and distracted Jericho, allowing Benoit to
attack him. Things settled down for a moment, and both Radicals
went at it, again. Credible pulled Benoit from the ring and
worked him over. Jericho hit a Lionsault on Guerrero and the
pinfall attempt was broken by X-Pac. X-Pac hit the X-Factor on
Jericho, prompting Benoit to break the count. Benoit caught Pac
in the Crossface. Guerrero broke it with a weird looking
Neckbreaker. The match ended when Jericho quickly rolled up
X-Pac.
Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley vs. Trish Stratus
Match starts off with a spear by Stephanie. Stephanie
pulls Trish off the ropes onto her head. Clothesline by
Stephanie. Short arm clothesline by Stephanie. Hair mare by
Stephanie. Stephanie tosses Trish to the outside. Trish throws
Stephanie over the railing into the crowd. Stephanie jumps off
the railing and hits Trish with a clothesline. Back in the ring
Trish hangs Stephanie's neck over the top rope. Trish smacks
Stephanie in the corner. Bulldog by Trish for a two count. DDT by
Trish for a two count. Trish chokes Stephanie in the corner.
Stephanie slams Trish off the top. Stephanie tosses Trish to the
outside. Stephanie slams Trish's head three times into the
announce table. Stephanie throws a pitcher of water on Trish's
chest. Trish slams Stephanie's face into the announce table. Back
in the ring Stephanie Powerbombs Trish for a two count. Stephanie
pulls Trish's shorts down and spanks her. Stephanie then chokes
Trish with her shirt. Stephanie and Trish slam each other's faces
into the mat at the same time. Regal comes out and drops the ref
on his head. Regal puts Trish on top of Stephanie. Regal changes
his mind and puts Stephanie's leg on the ropes. Trish slaps
Regal. Regal drives Trish to the mat and then leaves. Stephanie
covers Trish for the pin. Is this what Vince wanted?
Steve Austin vs. Triple H
First Fall
This match was the culmination of years of bad blood and
brutal attacks. After over a month of not being able to touch
each other, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H absolutely tore
into each other! The Game went for the Pedigree early on, but
Austin countered with an armbreaker. The fight then spilled to
the outside, where Austin drove Triple H into the ring steps and
ring post. Back in the ring, the Game again went for a Pedigree,
but his arm was still hurting after being driven into the
ring post, so Triple H couldn't hold Austin. Stone Cold continued
his assault on the Game, focusing on the left arm. The
Rattlesnake then hit a Lou Thesz Press for a near-fall. When
Austin went for an elbow from the second rope, the Game kicked
Stone Cold right in the face, snapping Austin's neck. The Game
followed up with two swinging neckbreakers. Triple H centered his
attack on Austin's neck, which was surgically repaired one year
ago. The Game also assaulted Austin's oft-injured knees. The
Rattlesnake tried to battle back, but Triple H bore down on
Austin's knees with a painful figure-four leg lock. Austin finally
reversed the figure-four, but the Game got to the ropes, and the
battle continued. The Rattlesnake battled back with fists and
fire, hitting another Lou Thesz Press for another near-fall.
Austin then went for a Stunner, which Triple H countered, but
Stone Cold did manage to hit the Game with a clothesline. The
Game then countered another Stunner attempt into a neckbreaker,
and yet another Stunner into a roll-up, for a near fall. The Game
then hit Austin below the belt, but Austin finally hit a Stunner
and pinned Triple H to win the first fall!
Steve
Austin vs. Triple H
Second Fall--Street Fight
After a short rest, Austin threw Triple H outside the ring.
Austin nailed a suplex on the steel ramp way. He hit a second.
Austin guided HHH around the ring, running him into various
objects. Over at the announce table, Austin chucked a TV monitor
and HHH, striking him in the face. Austin threw a chair in the
ring. HHH tried to leave through the crowd. Austin gave chase.
Both men brawled in the crowd. Austin brought HHH back to the
ring where the chairs were. HHH got a chair, but Austin took it
away and hammered Helmsley with three shots. Nine (!) more
chairshots followed, all on different parts of the body! Austin
got the ring bell. Austin grabbed a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire!
(Where the hell did that come from?!) HHH got the wire and
slammed Austin. Time for blood I guess, as Austin fell between
announce tables. Sure enough, he got up, bleeding like a stuck
pig. Helmsley took apart the announce table and put Austin on
top. HHH hit straight punches to Austin's face. HHH went for the
Pedigree on one table, but was backdropped onto the second
table!!! The crowd went deadly quiet. Austin got a beer and
slammed it over HHH's head. Austin told the referee to get the
fuck out of his way. Intense! Back in the ring, HHH got the
ring bell that Austin had earlier and hammered Stone Cold.
Helmsley couldn't get the pin. Neckbreaker on a chair by HHH. No
dice for a pin. Austin got up and locked on a sleeper. HHH hit a
suplex on a chair, Austin kicked out. Pedigree on a chair, no,
Austin dumped HHH over the top rope! Austin got ANOTHER chair and
hit the crap out of HHH, right between the eyes! Triple H got up,
bloody. Austin got the steps and hammered HHH. Triple H got a
sledgehammer from where JR was setting! King asked JR if he had
it under there the whole time. JR said, "Of course not,
King, you dumbass!" HHH missed with the sledge shot. Back in
the ring
HHH got the sledge again and hit his mark this
time. Pedigree soon followed and it's an even match.
Steve
Austin vs. Triple H
Third Fall--Cage Match
The third fall starts off with both men trading punches.
Triple H rams Austin's head into the cage. Triple H punches
Austin in the head in the middle of the ring. Triple H rams
Austin into the cage again. Triple H scrapes the barb wire 2x4
across Austin's face. Austin hits Triple H in the face with a
chair. Austin throws Triple H into the cage then rubs. Austin
rubs the 2x4 across Triple H's face. Triple H DDT's Austin onto a
chair. Austin fights back with right hands in the corner. Triple
H falls flat on his face and Austin gets a two count. Triple H
tries to leave the cage but Austin pulls him back in. Triple H
slams Austin's head into the cage, Austin falls and crotches
himself on the ropes. Austin slams Triple H from the top
turnbuckle for a two count. Triple H shrugs off the stunner and
hits the pedigree for a two count. Triple H hits Austin in the
head with a chair. Austin counters the pedigree and catapults
Triple H into the cage. Stunner on Triple H for a two count.
Austin and Triple H hit each other at the same time with the 2x4
and sledgehammer. Both men fall out but Triple H falls on Austin
for the pin.
Steven
Richards vs. Jerry "The
King" Lawler
According to a pre-match stipulation, Steven agreed to let Kat
get naked if he lost to Lawler. If he were to beat Lawler, then
Kat would become property of the Right to Censor. Tazz joined
JR. on commentary for the match. Steven Richards -- who was
accompanied to ringside by Women's Champion Ivory -- looked more
focused than ever against Jerry Lawler, who was seconded by The
Kat. The King was dressed in leopard-skin tights in honor of his
shapely friend. Steven denounced Lawler as a "pervert"
as the match began, but it was The King who got the early
advantage with a number of right hands. An irate Richards ripped
his shirt off in anger, as it seemed he could not gain an
advantage against Lawler. Outside the ring, The Kat slapped
Ivory, and Richards knocked Lawler into the ring post. Back in the
ring, Steven missed an avalanche, and Lawler capitalized,
repeatedly punching Richards in the corner before assaulting him
with a bulldog, earning a two-count. The crowd chanted for
puppies as Steven gained advantage. The leader of the Right to
Censor brought a chair into the ring as Ivory distracted the ref.
But Lawler hit Richards with a low blow and then two consecutive
DDTs. When Lawler went for the pin, however, Ivory distracted the
ref. As Kat distracted the ref, Lawler bodyslammed Ivory.
Richards had the presence of mind to grab Ivory's Women's
Championship, but when he went to hit Lawler, The King ducked.
Steven then grabbed King, and Kat grabbed the Women's
Championship. But when she went to hit The King, she accidentally
hit Lawler, and Steven pinned The King for the win. After the
bout, the Right to Censor wrapped Kat in a burlap sack and took
her away.
Edge &
Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz (WWF Tag Team Champions) vs.
Undertaker & Kane
Dudleys and 'Taker/Kane battled it out on the ramp while Edge
& Christian ran away. Undertaker sent D-Von packing off the
middle of the ramp. Undertaker & Kane turned their attention
to Edge & Christian, who had set up a table near the ring.
The Dudleys were nowhere to be found. Finally, the Dudleys ran
out with chairs and hit 'Taker & Kane. Buh Buh busted his ass
by slipping on one of the chairs. Edge & Christian double
teamed Buh Buh. They hit a double flapjack on D-Von. E&C got
chairs. Buh Buh ducked out of a conchairto. The top rope headbutt
was landed on Edge. Buh Buh called for tables. Cue Undertaker
& Kane, who reappear. Both men hammered D-Von into the steps.
UT & Kane double powerslammed E&C. With E&C
apparently taken care of, UT & Kane concentrated on the
Dudleys. All six men entered and the cluster began. Rikishi &
Haku ran out and attacked Undertaker & Kane. Edge took a hard
spill into a table where it was supposed to break, but didn't.
The end came with a 3D on Christian through a table.
The Rock vs.
Kurt Angle (WWF Heavyweight Champion)
Match starts off with Rock ducking a belt shot from Angle. Rock
explodes out of the corner with a clothesline. Knee to the gut by
Angle. Back elbow by Rock. Rock with a side Russian leg sweep for
a two count. Clothesline by Angle. Angle punches Rock down in the
corner. Angle with a drop toe hold followed up by an ankle lock.
Rock makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Overhead belly to
belly suplex by Angle. Rock with a hip toss slam. Rock with a
flying forearm on Angle followed up by the sharpshooter. Angle
makes it to the ropes. Rock with a Samoan drop for a two count.
Angle with a belly to back suplex. Angle goes up top and gets
crotched by Rock hitting the ropes. Rock follows Angle up and
hits a superplex for a two count. Angle tosses Rock over the top
rope. Rock's knee is hurt. Back in the ring Rock hits a DDT. Big
Show comes out and chokeslams the referee. Show then chokeslams
Angle. Show chokeslams Rock then leaves. Two more referees come
out to help and replace the original referee. Angle goes for a
cover and gets a two count. Rock grabs the belt and hits Angle in
the face with it for a two count. Angle with an anklelock
takedown on Rock. Rock makes it to the ropes but the damage has
been done. Angle stomps away on the injured ankle of Rock.
Spinebuster by Rock. Rock hits Angle with the people's elbow for
a two count. Angle low blows Rock. Angle exposes the top
turnbuckle. Angle counters the rock bottom and shoves Rock into
the exposed turnbuckle. Olympic slam on Rock for a two count.
Rock shoves Angle into the exposed turnbuckle. Rock bottom on
Angle for a two count. Another rock bottom. this time for the
pin.