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	• WWE No Way Out 2001 [VHS] The Rock, Kurt Angle Sony, 2001 average customer review:based on 66 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

this pay per view is great

1st match raven vs big show 1st winner billy gunn. 2nd winner raven. 3rd winner big show. 2nd match chris jerico vs x-pac vs chris benoit vs eddie guerrero winner chris jerico. 3rd match stephanie mcmahon vs trish stratus winner stephanie mcmahon. 4th match triple h vs steve austin winner triple h. 5th match steven richards vs jerry lawler winner steven richards. 6th match dudlay boys vs kane and undertaker vs edge and christian winners dudlay boys. 7th match kurt angle vs the rock winner the rock.

No Way Out 2001

This was a really good ppv. In fact, one of the best in 2001. There were high profile matches that everyone was looking to see.

1)Big Show v. Raven (WWF Hardcore title): This was an o.k. match to start the night off with. Of course, Big Show was the favorite, but during the match, Billy Gunn, Steve Blackmen, Crash, Hardcore Holly interfered. Big Show still came out on top.

2)Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, X-Pac, & Chris Jericho (WWF I.C. Title): This match was a pretty good match. There was a lot of action and the match went back and forth.

3)Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley v. Trish Stratus: This was one match many were waiting to see. With a great storyline and with these two fighting all the time, no one could wait to see this match. Stephanie & Trish never wrestled that much so people really didn't know what to expect from them. In the end, it turned out to be a great match.

4)Stone Cold v. Triple H (2 out of 3 falls: 1st fall is a regular wrestling match, 2nd fall is a street fight, 3rd fall is a Cage): These two had a great storyline going and a lot of intense action had occured before this match. Everyone knew it would go to a 3rd fall but no one knew how far these two would take it. They went back and forth; using weapons and just beating the crap out of each other. I was very suprised at some of the things that happened during this match. This one match is the reason why you should buy this movie.

5)Jerry "the king" Lawler v. Steven Richards: Now i'm a fan of "The Kings", but this wasn't that good of a match. It was just a way to get Lawler to have a match.

6)Edge & Christian v. Dudleys v. Undertaker & Kane (table match foe WWF Tag Team Titles): I sort of like this match. I feel that the Undertaker & Kane are just out of league for the Dudleys and Edge & Christian. And they didn't even win the match. Not a good move!

7)Kurt Angle v. The Rock (WWF Title): This was a good match until Big Show got involved. There was really no reason for him to. But still, it was a good match. One of the best WWF title matches i've seen. They didn't have to use weapns or make each other bleed to get the crowd into it.

Overall, this was one of the best WWF ppvs in 2001!

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Worth Buying At Full Retail Price

Forget about the Attitude Era for a moment.
Forget about the historical significance of this PPV.
Forget about the comparisons to other 2001 and/or "No Way Out" PPVs
Forget about whether you are new to wrestling TV or not.

Simply put, "No Way Out 2001" is an awesome experience for fans who've been watching for years, and I dare say even for viewers who are wondering what in the world we fans see in this kind of programming. Televised pro wrestling is often called a variety show, and "No Way Out 2001" fits that bill perfectly.

Now, I won't go so far as to call this a perfect PPV --- after all, no PPV is --- but in many ways, this 3-hour VHS is a prime example of what we look for in a WWF/WWE PPV.

1) Hardcore Championship
Big Show v. Raven (champion)
---In case you're a newcomer, there are some silly things going on here that might require explaining. The Hardcore title was up for grabs 24/7, meaning anyone could try to win the belt at any time. So, you're basically gonna get more than just Raven & Big Show duking it out in an anything-goes contest. There's also some mysterious masked woman who comes to Raven's aid (I think this turned out to be Tori in later weeks, but whatever). Anywho, this is basically a short and silly weapons show to get us excited for the event. I wouldn't give this a very high score, but I was never bored.
"5.0 / 10"
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2) Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho (champion) v. X-Pac v. Eddie Guerrero v. Chris Benoit
---This situation always makes me laugh: Basically, Y2J injured two of his challengers, and had a vicious Ladder Match with Benoit just a month prior. Everyone's got a beef with Chris Jericho, but that doesn't stop them for going for the gold. These four men are so talented, it's just great fun seeing them compete at a quick pace with a variety of holds and moves. In a way, it doesn't really allow for much storytelling, because it kinda becomes just a ton of exciting moves without much strategy. But when it looks this good, who cares? If you wanna see four gifted professionals just deliver an exciting showcase, this is a good one.
"7.5 / 10"
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3) Trish Stratus v. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
---Quick history: Vince McMahon was cheating on his comatose wife with Trish, with Stephanie (not much nicer) having a beef about it. Now, many will disagree with me on this, but I actually think this is one of the better catfights available in the WWF/WWE catalog. Steph & Trish just go for it, with all sorts of slaps, chops, hair-pulling, and screaming. It's just an ugly brawl between two bitchy women, and I dug it. William Regal's involvement as Vince's Commissioner was quite amusing. Some may call this a waste of time; I ask those people to at least agree that today's Diva's action isn't nearly as much fun.
"6.5 / 10"
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4) Two-Out-Of-Three Falls
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin v. Triple H
---There's a lot of love for this battle, and rightfully so. When WWF asked fans to vote for their favorite matches of 2001, this was the #1 pick. It's not even close to being my #1 choice, but that's just nitpicking. These two really duke it out for about 40 minutes. Each fall had its own rules. The first was a straight-up match, second was a Street Fight, and the third round was a Steel Cage Match. There was a lot of hype going into this one, since the beginning of this feud dated back to the summer of 1999. Where I have some minor quibbles with this one is that there are some repeated spots that we saw with the Austin/HHH No Holds Barred encounter from just a few months prior on PPV. Also, this is one of those strange matches where I enjoyed it from start to finish, but never got enough a rush to call it a "masterpiece". However, if you want the best encounter between Steve Austin and Triple H, this is definitely my favorite.
"8.0 / 10"
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5) Right To Nudity
Steven Richards v. Jerry Lawler
---This rather silly match was to determine whether The Kat (Lawler's wife) would be allowed to get naked or not. Even if you knew how this would end up, every male still tuned in with a glint of hope, praying that Kat wouldn't be forced to join the Right To Censor faction. Richards and Lawler put on a pretty basic fistfight, which was fine with me. Sometimes, you can accept that you're not gonna get an intense technical showdown, and are just gonna get a fun slugfest. The score might not be high, but I wasn't bored.
"5.0 / 10"
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6) Table Match - Tag Team Championships
Kane & The Undertaker v. Edge & Christian
v. The Dudley Boyz (champions)
---Although this is one of the better matches on the card, it may also be the most disappointing. For starters, Edge & Christian had been battling The Dudleyz for almost a year straight in much better matches. Secondly, I guess I expected more out of Kane & Taker being added to the mix. Finally, the interference from Rikishi & Haku doesn't do much in the grand scheme of things. But if you can take all of these comparisons out of the equation, this triangle match was a good Table Match. In a weird way, this would've been a much better match if the Tables weren't involved. I know it sounds like I'm beating up on this match, but let me be clear -- it's a good match worth your time.
"7.0 / 10"
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7) WWF Championship
Kurt Angle (champion) v. The Rock
---I had no idea how good The Rock really was until years after he left. But I don't think everyone knew how good Kurt Angle was, despite all of his accolades and hard work until months after this main event. This is the contest to prove how wrong any of Rock's or Angle's naysayers were. The two delivered an even better contest than their "No Mercy 2000" a few months before. The whole match just flows, with neither man being the clear favorite to win. I'm not quite sure what Big Show's reason for interfering was, but it still made the seesaw battle more compelling. These two guys gelled. Then again, Kurt Angle and The Rock can gel with just about anybody. Triple H & Steve Austin delivered fans' favorite match of 2001, but I think this main event was even better.
"8.5 / 10"
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OVERALL
The 2001 edition of "No Way Out" has a little bit of everything. Hardcore craziness, technical competition, an ugly catfight, a brutal finale to a long feud, a censorship-versus-exhibitionism angle, 3-way tag team action with a twist, and a star-powered match for the gold.

Is it perfect? No.
Does it have to be? No.
This videotape is worth buying at the full price. And if you happen to be new to pro wrestling, this is a very good tape to add to your collection.

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still remains the best no way out in history!!!

1) Hardcore title match Raven vs. Big Show: a nice way to kick off the payperview. all kinds of weapons were used and it really became intense halfway through the match when many superstars began interfering. 8/10
2) Y2J vs. Benoit vs. Guerrero vs. Xpac for i.c title: a magnificant fatal 4 way match that just had non-stop action from beggining to end. a technical masterpiece. 9/10
3) Trish stratus vs. Stephanie Mcmahon-helmsley: suprise match of the night that saw both women literally beat the hell out of each other. a great woman's match. 8/10.
4) 3 stages of hell match steve austin vs. triple h: Still remains one of my most favorite matches of all time. this one had everything and anything that a wrestling fan would want. tons weapons, blood, and carnage that will keep u on the edge of your seat. hell of a way to finish this fued. 10/10.
5) jerry lawler vs. steven richards: somehow, unfortunately, i knew that rtc would win this match and i ended up being right. decent match between these two men but nothing worth speaking of. 7/10.
6) dudleys vs. edge & christian vs. undertaker & kane in a triple threat table match for the tag titles: an excellent brawl between these three men, mainly the undertaker and kane who literally beat the s*** out of both teams only to be screwed in the end. 8.5/10.
7) kurt angle vs. the rock for the championship: a hell of a match and the best that i've seen between these two men. big show makes a suprise appearance and the rock ends up going to wrestlemania as champion. 9/10.

All in all, this still remains the greatest no way out as it had something for every wrestling fan to enjoy. definitely worth adding to your collection.

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One Of The Best No Way Out's In WWF/WWE's History!

This was during the height of WWF Attitude in February 2001 and this was a great card. It was actually better than The Royal Rumble that took place a month earlier. Because they were still WWF at this point, I will refer to them as such for this review. Here is what went down:

The Big Show Vs. Raven (WWF Hardcore Match) - Nothing spectacular other than to show how dangerous TBS could be in this environment. Other wrestlers make their appearance but Show pretty much dominates this one.

Chris Jericho Vs. Chris Benoit Vs. Eddie Guerrero Vs. X-Pac (Fatal Fourway Match for the WWF I-C Title) - WWF/WWE style three ways and four ways can range from okay to suck to pretty good to above average to excellent. I would rank this one in the above average category! Then again, how could it not be with the Stu Hart trained Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit and the now-legend that is Eddie Guerrero. Even X-Pac brought his A-game for this one! I would also say this is one of the more brutal 4 ways I've ever seen with just....wrestling! Benoit even dusted off his old "Dragon Suplex" (Full Nelson Suplex) for this one while Eddie brought back his "brainbuster" for this match! Ends when Jericho gets in a quick pin on X-Pac who had Benoit down for his own pin but couldn't capitalize. Excellent I-C title match!

Stephanie McMahon Vs. Trish Stratus - Now, put this into prespective. Stephanie will NEVER be accused of being a great female wrestler. For someone that wasn't watching WWF/WWE at that time, one would look at this and say "Trish will kill Steph!" but keep in mind Trish was a rookie herself and wasn't nearly the performer she became later in 2001 thru 2006. With that in mind, this match turned out better than anticipated! I know I was expecting it to suck! Ends when William Regal's interference backfires in favor of Steph and she gets the pin. This match led to the now infamous "strip down and bark like a dog" incident with Trish and Vince that took place a few weeks after this match.

Triple H Vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Special 2 out of 3 match) - In this one, the falls had special stipulations to them. The first was a regular match, the second was a street fight while the final match (if needed) was to take place in a cage! For those that haven't seen this, this more than made up for their Survivor Series 2000 match! I'll admit, at that time, I expected this one to suck booty even with two of the top guys involved but it ended up great! You really believed that not only would they do anything to win, they would be willing to die themselves to get their hands raised!

It goes all three falls by the way. I won't tell you who wins (you probably know already) but its worth the 40 plus minutes to watch! This match is also on the recently released "Legacy Of Stone Cold Steve Austin" DVD that came out back earlier this year.

Jerry "The King" Lawler Vs. Stevie Richards - Filler match with the silly stipulation that if Lawler won, The Kat would get naked on the PPV! If he lost, Kat would have to join Right To Censor! Of course, you knew the heels would win this! Even McMahon isn't that crazy!

The Undertaker/Kane Vs. Edge/Christian Vs. The Dudley Boyz (WWF World Tag Team Title Tables Match) - We know E & C and The Dudley Boyz could go in this type of bout but "The Dead Man" and "The Big Red Machine" did pretty well here too! Ends when 'Taker and Kane have the match won but the team of Rikishi and Meng interfer and give the Dudley's the win with a 3D on (I think) Christian. I do know The Dudleys (Team 3D today in TNA) retained their titles.

The Rock Vs. Kurt Angle (WWF World Title Match) - This is when I really started respecting Angle. In a losing effort, he really took it to the Rock to prove he wasn't the proverbial "transitional champion." He also unleashed for the first time on PPV his now famous anklelock which nearly won him the match against "The Great One!" The Rock used some surprising wrestling as well with a superplex, sharpshooter and even a belly to belly suplex! Ends after two Rock Bottoms on Angle to get the win!

Overall, if you still have a functional VHS player, this tape is worth getting! The seller prices are pretty good! Worth getting!

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Wrestlemania 17 may go down as the biggest, most lucrative Pay-Per-View in 2001, but as far as quality goes, many wrestling fans will tell you it was No Way Out, a mere month before Wrestlemania, that showcased the best wrestling of the year. Rarely can a three-hour Pay-Per-View hold your attention throughout, without any down time, but the action-packed NWO does just that. WWF's writers worked up enough soap opera drama to make each of these matches interesting. Whether it's the ultimate cat fight for "female domination" in the WWF, between Stephanie and Trish Stratus, the Rock trying to regain the WWF Championship from a whiny Kurt Angle, or Jerry "the King" Lawler fighting for the Right for Nudity against Steven Richards, NWO never lets up.

The culmination of a great evening is the brutal, exhausting, nearly 40-minute battle between Stone Cold Steve Austin and "the Game" Triple H. The men have generated the sickest feud in federation history, and it all comes to a head in a two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall is a typical one-on-one match; the second is an anything-goes street fight match; and the third takes place in a steel cage. In what should go down as one of the nastiest, liveliest matches in history, both men give the fans everything they have. In a rarity, so does the WWF with this PPV. --Dave McCoy

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