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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.; i( I0 M& z; S- h( x
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Bradshaw whacks Jeff Jarrett with a vicious right hand.
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. a: X) M- h/ C5 e( m8 d' mIn 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.; B3 E% v4 U; t9 V K( Q) w, s
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) M: ]4 o$ _9 b2 n5 RAt No Way Out 2000, Kurt Angle controls the tempo against Chris Jericho ...1 t! |' i' m3 L- _4 R
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3 \! ~' i6 b2 C: }3 D8 Q/ CEdge & Christian tangle with The Hardy Boyz in one of their many death-defying duels.
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* X3 f/ S6 H' z# Z4 Z8 e6 wThe World's Largest Athlete, Big Show, delivers a sidewalk slam on The Most Electrifying Man in Entertainment, The Rock.9 H% r1 _+ y/ b; U! n: u* w: w8 g
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$ z/ b5 ~- U! J4 D0 X' `- EIn a barbaric Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship, Cactus Jack rakes Triple H's face across steel mesh.* Z, C T8 P& M; S; Z2 H
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7 _8 o- C4 h9 s* H: sWith 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.5 _1 n! Z$ r- w
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X$ X1 J4 l: T2 z6 {9 h7 l" yStephanie McMahon shows Trish Stratus the quickest way out of the ring.
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"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.
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Despite falling into Kurt Angle's ankle lock, The Rock perseveres ...
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... and captures the WWE Championship.
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) r/ @+ Z* A) N: \. E. mAt 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.
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, A: M4 \" C' d3 ?! P5 s3 X) GThe pairs of Matt & Jeff Hardy and Lance Storm & Christian take part in a six-team Tag Team Turmoil Match.- P; M# ^: R7 v& N
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Bradshaw, as one-half of the APA, slugs Billy Gunn., K) P" C- g2 I* a7 F; J1 s. j6 M7 Y
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; z3 j* @ W* l; TWith his WrestleMania X8 championship opportunity on the line, Triple H hammers away at Kurt Angle.+ ?; L" G9 @+ i
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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.0 x7 H" P! I5 M2 q
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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.# K$ @0 T6 S6 I' G4 t% i. d$ P
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Scott Steiner scores a belly-to-belly suplex on Triple H.
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Eight 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.
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Icon vs. Icon, Part II: The Rock "brings it" against the hero of another generation, Hulk Hogan.0 \" o$ c" I! ^& I# _: m/ r
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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." X( B6 P# c0 a0 x$ _7 ?' G9 E
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; n }5 G2 J0 b2 REddie Guerrero does the unthinkable and defeats WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for his first – and only – reign with the title.
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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.; H9 Q4 D2 `' P- [; q; y4 ]4 k
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Fighting the Superstar against whom he debuted, John Cena looks for a way out of Kurt Angle's ankle lock.
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Big Show and JBL square off in a WWE Championship Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match.
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2 a- O2 x' ^: J+ M4 |In one of the stranger cameos in recent history, Tatanka returns to team with Matt Hardy against MNM, Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro.
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Rey Mysterio's high-flying techniques work against him here, as Randy Orton catches The Ultimate Underdog mid-air with a dropkick.# v5 Q1 f6 _' D$ b6 ?( z1 m2 q
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/ |6 E& G7 p5 ?Kurt Angle wears down The Undertaker's ankle during their World Heavyweight Championship Match.: d% g: D( Y7 t9 c( w
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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.+ K4 _; C1 X) M6 g
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King Booker T propels himself Kane's way.2 n0 j5 w/ h, A; r: k& T
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; ^: V! n- e/ ]2 Y N( I _; rThe Deadman attempts to decapitate John Cena in the tag team main event of No Way Out 2007.
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The Undertaker's partner, Batista, uses the same strategy against Cena's ally, Shawn Michaels.
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In 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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The Phenom makes an ominous entrance only moments before going to war in an Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship.: q. Y4 i2 d) j/ A( C* E% N3 ^4 S
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Big Daddy V runs through The Animal.
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The Undertaker disposes of Fit Finlay with a chokeslam onto iron grating.- n7 t/ x% U+ R. n7 S
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The Great Khali places his elbow with a sense of purpose.
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John Cena checks in on WWE Champion Randy Orton and decides that The Viper cannot see him.
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Jeff Hardy leaps at Umaga in an Elimination Chamber Match to decide the top contender for the WWE Championship." q% ~% l: ]6 t: P. A# V- J. n# M/ _
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* V4 m0 ?* S* }* B; r3 NChris Jericho and HBK both feel the effects of Umaga's Samoan Drop.
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4 t3 T# T3 c5 N0 F, a- E/ ]The Elimination Chamber returns at No Way Out 2009, the last time the WWE Universe would see No Way Out before its return this year..
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Big Show tosses Jeff Hardy with ease as Vladimir Kozlov looks on.
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# p9 y: A" Y+ N- CThe World's Largest Athlete's strength is on display again. This time, he presses Triple H.
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. ]! j/ e5 V0 [2 ]0 ]: G: N3 M" WIn a No Holds Barred Match against Randy Orton, Shane McMahon dropkicks a trash can into The Legacy's Cody Rhodes.8 {* y y, E) R9 X5 Y
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Seattle's KeyArena turns red for Kane's entrance into the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber.
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