No Way Out (2002)

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No Way Out (2002)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	February 17, 2002
Venue	Bradley Center
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance	15,291
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble (2002)	No Way Out (2002)	WrestleMania X8
No Way Out chronology
No Way Out (2001)	No Way Out (2002)	No Way Out (2003)

No Way Out (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event took place on February 17, 2002 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The official theme song was "Feel So Numb" by Rob Zombie.

The main event was for the "Undisputed" WWF Championship between champion, Chris Jericho and Steve Austin, which Jericho won, after the nWo interfered.

Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.2 Aftermath 2 Results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Report

[edit] Background

The biggest storyline for No Way Out was when Vince McMahon revealed that he would unleash the New World Order (nWo) upon the World Wrestling Federation. McMahon said he wouldn't bring the nWo out if Ric Flair handed over his 50% ownership of the WWF. Flair refused, which would mean Vince's plans were still underway.

After defeating Kurt Angle on the January 28, 2002 episode of WWF RAW, Stone Cold Steve Austin earned a match at No Way Out for the Undisputed WWF Championship against champion Chris Jericho. Jericho had just retained the title against The Rock at the 2002 Royal Rumble. Jericho and Austin spent the weeks before No Way Out getting back at each other, including a segment where Jericho knocked out Austin and poured beer all over him.

After winning the 2002 Royal Rumble, Triple H was guaranteed a shot at the Undisputed WWF Championship at WrestleMania X8. Kurt Angle, who felt that he should have won the Royal Rumble instead, challenged HHH to a match at No Way Out with his WrestleMania title shot on the line. HHH accepted, but was also having trouble with Stephanie McMahon outside the ring. Stephanie demanded that they renew their wedding vows on the February 11, 2002 episode of RAW, because she was pregnant with their child. This would turn out to be a farce, as the doctor Stephanie brought in for HHH would wind up being a fake. On the night of the ceremony, HHH exposed the truth and ended their kayfabe marriage right there. Three days later, on the February 14, 2002 episode of WWF SmackDown!, Stephanie McMahon announced herself as the guest referee in the match between HHH and Kurt Angle at No Way Out.

[edit] Aftermath

After his win over Steve Austin, Chris Jericho would soon align with Stephanie McMahon, in an attempt to ultimately take down Triple H. Triple H would win back his WrestleMania X8 title shot just 24 hours after losing it to Kurt Angle. Chris Jericho would lose the WWF Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania X8, but would get revenge a month later when he cost Triple H the championship at Backlash 2002. The two would feud until Judgment Day 2002, when Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match.

The nWo set their sights on Steve Austin and The Rock. Austin wrestled and defeated Scott Hall at WrestleMania X8, while The Rock wrestled and defeated Hollywood Hogan at the same event. Afterwards, Austin would continue to pursue the Undisputed title, and The Rock would soon leave for three months to make another film. Hogan left the nWo after Wrestlemania and would wind up winning the Undisputed title from HHH at Backlash. Scott Hall would defeat Bradshaw at Backlash, but would wind up getting released less than a month later.

After losing to The Rock, The Undertaker would feud with Ric Flair, which ended with Undertaker picking up the win at WrestleMania X8.

Spike Dudley and Tazz would lose the WWF Tag Team Championship to Billy and Chuck shortly after No Way Out. Billy and Chuck would soon go on to successfully defend them at WrestleMania X8 against The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, and The APA.

William Regal would go on to defend the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Rob Van Dam at WrestleMania X8, where RVD would get the first of six career reigns as Intercontinental Champion. After losing to Regal at No Way Out, Edge would enter a very short feud with Booker T, which included Edge's first singles win at WrestleMania X8. After losing to RVD at No Way Out, Goldust entered the Hardcore division, where he would win the WWF Hardcore Championship nine times.

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Sunday Night HEAT match: Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Boss Man by disqualification to retain the WWF European Championship (3:19)
  • Boss Man was disqualified after hitting Page with a nightstick.
• The nWo came out for their first appearance in the WWF. They stated that they did not come back to kill the WWF and that they just wanted to be a part of the promotion.
• The APA won a Tag Team Turmoil match (14:05)
  • Lance Storm and Christian defeated Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert when Christian pinned Scotty after the Unprettier (2:56)
  • The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated Storm and Christian when Jeff pinned Storm 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 roll-up. 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 Championship (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 knuckles (which he had hidden).
• The Rock defeated The Undertaker (17:25)
  • Rock pinned Undertaker after a lead pipe shot by Ric Flair followed by a Rock Bottom by The Rock.
• Kurt Angle defeated Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon as Special Guest Referee) (14:40)
  • Angle pinned Triple H after two chairshots and an Angle Slam to win Triple H's shot at the Undisputed WWF Championship at WrestleMania X8.
• Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin to retain the Undisputed WWF Championship (21:34)
  • Jericho pinned Austin after a Stunner from Scott Hall.
  • The nWo interfered and sprayed the nWo letters on Steve Austin's back.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• No Way Out 2002 official website