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Best of No Way Out: photos
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Kane clobbers Vader in a battle of super-heavyweight masked monsters at the debut of No Way Out in February 1998.% ~ w. q" P# `* ?: Q& d( y
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0 K6 f- f9 }; a; f! P, Y& }Bradshaw whacks Jeff Jarrett with a vicious right hand.
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In a wild, non-sanctioned Eight-Superstar tag team match, the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie battle Triple H, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and Savio Vega.4 \# o1 L3 Z5 P% o( h2 N1 }
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At No Way Out 2000, Kurt Angle controls the tempo against Chris Jericho ...' j9 p5 }+ W! E( t0 S' B
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Edge & Christian tangle with The Hardy Boyz in one of their many death-defying duels.
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# d% _3 P: q5 ~2 w. [4 f' }In a barbaric Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship, Cactus Jack rakes Triple H's face across steel mesh.; r( `. G4 M( O2 l* I: X
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With the Hardcore Title up for grabs, Big Show demolishes everyone in his sight, including Raven.
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Look out below! Bubba Ray Dudley catapults Christian high in the air in a tag bout between The Dudley Boys and Edge & Christian.
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: ~6 P3 ?& H1 y3 W"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Game collide in a "Three Stages of Hell" Match. The first stage is fought under standard rules, the second stage is a Street Fight and the third stage is contested in a steel cage.7 H/ V1 [9 z6 X+ x# ]2 [
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+ X8 y4 Q1 ?- ^! E8 X- H5 VDespite falling into Kurt Angle's ankle lock, The Rock perseveres ...
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... and captures the WWE Championship.
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8 |# Z6 S0 }4 _At Mr. McMahon's behest, the original New World Order triumvirate of Kevin Nash, Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall debuts in WWE at No Way Out 2002.% B. i! p; G7 e$ C* g, G( ]
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9 w+ ~( W _( h. K/ MThe pairs of Matt & Jeff Hardy and Lance Storm & Christian take part in a six-team Tag Team Turmoil Match.$ ~8 o( [. {# l! c" y8 Y
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Bradshaw, as one-half of the APA, slugs Billy Gunn.) K* n* e; H5 p) D/ h* u
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With his WrestleMania X8 championship opportunity on the line, Triple H hammers away at Kurt Angle.; V. T" K5 x% w
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin turns the tables on Undisputed WWE Champion Chris Jericho and tries his hand at Jericho's specialty, the Walls of Jericho.2 P; Z0 A- `* @3 w/ p( P/ Y' x/ l
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A year later at No Way Out 2003, Jericho picks apart Jeff Hardy. Here, Jericho delivers a neck-wrenching belly-to-back suplex.
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, o; c. p) ~+ Z, U2 iScott Steiner scores a belly-to-belly suplex on Triple H.
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}- V' Q/ H' S" SEight years after receiving a FedEx package containing his WCW termination letter, The Texas Rattlesnake pummels former WCW President Eric Bischoff. Bischoff released Austin while "Stone Cold" was on the disabled list.- K' m9 F1 O, _' i% \; {
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Icon vs. Icon, Part II: The Rock "brings it" against the hero of another generation, Hulk Hogan.
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The World's Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas, double-team Faarooq of the APA at No Way Out 2004.
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: [( N) {+ D1 h0 G: [( t: YEddie Guerrero does the unthinkable and defeats WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for his first – and only – reign with the title.+ g* S* l5 M" ?% W4 p
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. _" @/ k3 G( r- H! _Teaming with Guerrero against the Basham Bros. the following year at No Way Out 2005, Rey Mysterio tries to wrangle free from a full nelson.
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) E* B% K! X3 X/ q f* dFighting the Superstar against whom he debuted, John Cena looks for a way out of Kurt Angle's ankle lock.8 q" ^7 f- V+ F. X
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2 e7 b% e5 ^& ~' J# ~! W' a) o$ kBig Show and JBL square off in a WWE Championship Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match.
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In one of the stranger cameos in recent history, Tatanka returns to team with Matt Hardy against MNM, Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro.! q* }7 M, w+ a z8 N( _, |
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3 o0 K" D! p5 JKurt Angle wears down The Undertaker's ankle during their World Heavyweight Championship Match.
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Quirky aerial artists Paul London and Brian Kendrick land a double dropkick against Domino, of the unit Deuce & Domino, at No Way Out 2007.
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3 ~0 ^* c h) v8 K, z8 Q: ~The Deadman attempts to decapitate John Cena in the tag team main event of No Way Out 2007.
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8 T( H. y. j( QIn the opening bout of No Way Out 2008, CM Punk stops Chavo Guerrero in his tracks with a spin kick to the gut.
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2 C8 N- M. @- oThe speedy Master of the 619 avoids Edge, resulting in a rough landing for The Rated-R Superstar.
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The Phenom makes an ominous entrance only moments before going to war in an Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship.) M, y+ R% K9 W3 a5 m
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The Undertaker disposes of Fit Finlay with a chokeslam onto iron grating.6 r! ~- I( H" u' J* \- \
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Jeff Hardy leaps at Umaga in an Elimination Chamber Match to decide the top contender for the WWE Championship.
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4 e2 i) D- f7 X0 W- n& rThe Elimination Chamber returns at No Way Out 2009, the last time the WWE Universe would see No Way Out before its return this year..# m4 Q6 B, u; R& r' [9 f- ]
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1 a$ o9 Z1 H( iBig Show tosses Jeff Hardy with ease as Vladimir Kozlov looks on.
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The World's Largest Athlete's strength is on display again. This time, he presses Triple H.$ W/ m: v) p" k( P% e0 D- z
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Seattle's KeyArena turns red for Kane's entrance into the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber.
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