No Way Out

Card Information:
 Held in: BROWN COUNTY EXPO CENTER
Location: WICONSIN, UNITED STATES
          on February 2004 at 7:30pm

Interview:
An announcement from the Commissioner...
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Stone Cold will now face Triple H later tonight.


The Basham Brothers defeated Los Guerreros when Danny pinned E. Guerrero
 with the Brain Damage in 0:19:57.
Rating: ** 3/4
(The Basham Brothers won the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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New tag team champions crowned in the opener.


Shannon Moore pinned Brian Kendrick with the Twisting Moonsault in 0:10:54.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Shannon Moore won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
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A new cruiserweight champion is crowned as well.  Great match.


Rey Mysterio defeated AJ Styles by countout in 0:03:41.
Rating: ** 1/2
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A strange ending, in which Chris Benoit came to ringside and attacked Styles,
causing him to get counted out.  Why did Benoit do this?


Interview:
Regal is ready...
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The Ultimate Warrior pinned William Regal with the Big Splash in 0:16:42.
Rating: ** 1/4
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The Warrior wins, and he's on his way to Wrestlemania.


The Kliq (Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Thrillseekers when
Michaels pinned Y2J with the Sweet Chin Music in 0:09:40.
Rating: * 3/4

Could have been a lot better, if given more time.  The Kliq comes out with the
win, and may now move on to tag title contention.


Triangle Match:
X-Pac defeated Ken Shamrock and Rob Van Dam:
         x X-Pac beat Shamrock via the X-Factor in 0:17:21
         x X-Pac beat RVD via the X-Factor in 0:20:24
Rating: ****
(X-Pac won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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An amazing match, which saw X-Pac become a two-time Intercontinental Champion.


Interview:
The Million Dollar Tag Match is next...
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The Rock and Hulk Hogan defeated Ted DiBiase and The Big Show when Rock pinned
DiBiase with the People's Elbow in 0:20:50.
Rating: ***
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A victory for Hogan and the Rock, which turned sour after DiBiase nailed Hogan
with a chair, and the Big Show choke-slammed The Rock.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Ladder Match:
Kurt Angle defeated Mankind in 0:04:50.
Rating: ***
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A short-lived match, which saw Kurt Angle get the win.  What now will become
of Mankind, now that his mask has gone?


Steve Austin pinned Triple H with the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:14:05.
Rating: ***
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Another great match, which saw Austin victorious.  After the match, Austin
signalled to Jeff Jarrett that he was next on his hitlist.


Interview:
Last words from the challenger...
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Bret Hart made Scott Hall submit to a figure-four leglock in 0:11:05.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Bret Hart won the WWE Championship.)
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The Hitman realised his dream, and will now go to Wrestlemania as the WWE
Champion, to face the Ultimate Warrior.



Card rating: ** 3/4


Match observations: 

An interesting Pay Per View, with some excellent matches and a few that could
have stood to be a little better.  Still, a lot of progress has been made going
in to Wrestlemania.

We know now that the Wrestlemania main event will be Bret Hart versus Ultimate
Warrior for the WWE Championship.  Both men are legends in the business, and
should put on a superb match.

Also, we know about Hulk Hogan versus Ted DiBiase, and after tonight, it looks
as though The Rock and The Big Show are on a collision course too.  

Something that cannot really be explained is Chris Benoit's sneak attack on AJ
Styles, which caused him to lose via countout to Rey Mysterio.  The attack was
somewhat uncharacteristic for Benoit, but he may well explain his actions soon.

All four WWE titles changed hands here tonight, something that we've not seen
before.  Will these new champions be able to hold onto their gold, or will they
find it equally as slippery?  Only time will tell.

Next Show: Raw