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No Way Out: 18/2/2007
Match Card
1. Chris Benoit and the Hardy Boyz vs MVP and MNM in a 6-man tag team match.
2. Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
3. Finlay and Little Bastard vs The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman in a mixed tag team match.
4. Kane vs King Booker w/Queen Sharmell in a singles match.
5. Paul London and Brian Kendrick (c) vs Deuce 'n Domino w/Cherry in a tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
6. Bobby Lashley (c) vs Mr. Kennedy in a singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
7. Diva Talent Invitiational.
8. Batista and the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels and the Bladewolf in a tag team match.
WWE No Way Out was live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The first match that aired was the six-man tag team match between the team of The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and Chris Benoit and the team of MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury) and Montel Vontavious Porter. The match began with Porter and Benoit, and Benoit gained the early advantage over Porter. The Hardys and Benoit remained with the advantage until MNM got involved in the match. MNM illegally double teamed The Hardys while the referee was distracted. Benoit was then tagged into the match, and MNM attempted to perform a Snapshot on Benoit. Benoit, however, countered the maneuver into a Crippler crossface on Mercury, who submitted, meaning The Hardys and Benoit won the match.
The next match was a Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. The match began with Scotty 2 Hotty against Daivari; Hotty eliminated Daivari via pinfall after performing the Worm.
The Cruiserweight Champion, Gregory Helms, then entered the match and eliminated Hotty via pinfall after he performed a Double knee facebreaker on Hotty.
Funaki was the next participant to enter the match; however, he was eliminated via pinfall after Helms executed a Crossbody into a pin while holding onto Funaki's tights.
Shannon Moore was the fifth entrant into the gauntlet, but was eliminated via pinfall after Helms performed a Double knee facebreaker on him.
Jimmy Wang Yang, the sixth entrant, eliminated Helms via pinfall after performing a Hurricanrana pin.
Jamie Noble was the seventh entrant into the Gauntlet match, but he was eliminated via pinfall after Yang performed a moonsault into a pin. The final entrant, Chavo Guerrero, pinned Yang after a frog splash, thus winning the title.
The third match was a Mixed tag team match between the team of Finlay and Little Bastard and the team of The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman. The match started off with Finlay against The Boogeyman while Little Bastard hid under the ring. Finlay gained the advantage over Little Boogeyman as he threw him over the top rope onto ringside, where Little Bastard pulled Little Boogeyman under the ring. As Little Bastard finally entered into the ring, he ran out to ringside in fear of The Boogeyman, which led to The Boogeyman chasing him around the ring. This distracted the referee, allowing Finlay to hit Little Boogeyman with a shillelagh and pin him for the win.
The next match was the encounter between King Booker and Kane. The match started off with Kane gaining the advantage over Booker, which he held throughout the beginning of the match. Kane then attempted a chokeslam, but Booker countered the maneuver into a Scissors kick attempt but Kane countered with a clothesline. Queen Sharmell, who was at ringside in Booker's corner, distracted Kane, allowing Booker to execute a heel kick. Kane retaliated by performing a chokeslam on Booker for the win.
In the fifth match Paul London and Brian Kendrick faced Deuce 'n Domino for the WWE Tag Team Championship. There was back and forth action between the teams in the beginning of the match; however, Deuce 'n Domino gained the advantage over Kendrick and London, as they focused on wearing down London, not allowing him to tag in his partner.
London was eventually able to tag Kendrick into the match, after which Domino attempted an aerial attack from the top rope. He missed Kendrick with the attack, however, allowing Kendrick to roll him up for the pin. In result, London and Kendrick won the match and retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The sixth match was an ECW World Championship match between defending champion Bobby Lashley and Mr. Kennedy. As Lashley made his entrance towards the ring, Kennedy attacked Lashley in the aisle, delaying the start of the match. When Lashley and Kennedy finally entered the ring, Kennedy attempted many submission holds to no avail, but he continued to attack Lashley in an attempt to keep him from getting up. Kennedy then left the ring to get a steel chair, but Lashley took the chair and attacked Kennedy with it, which caused the referee to end the match as a result of a disqualification. Kennedy won the match, but due to WWE rules, Lashley retained the ECW World Championship. After the match, Lashley hit Kennedy with a steel chair repeatedly until WWE officials ran in to control Lashley.
After the sixth match, there was a Diva Talent Invitational hosted by The Miz, featuring divas from SmackDown and RAW as well as vixens from ECW. First, Extreme Expose (Layla, Kelly Kelly & Brooke) danced to Rich Boy's "Boy Looka Here".
Next, Jillian Hall sang a song, but The Miz stopped her from continuing.
Candice Michelle, Ariel, and Maria came out next, but before they presented their talent, a catfight broke out among the three divas. Ashley then came out, but before she made her way down to the ring, she took her top off to reveal her breasts covered with pasties in the form of the Playboy logo. The Miz then declared Ashley the winner of the Diva Talent Invitational.
Next up was the Main Event match.
In the arena, the DX theme hit and out came Shawn Michaels with his World Tag Team Championship in hand. Michaels makes his way down to the ring and does the DX chop in the middle, setting off the fireworks in the shape of an X. His theme dies down as he waits for his partner.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud pop and the lights dim to a blood red, casting a sinister glow as the Bladewolf walks out with his WWE Championship around his waist, his half of the World Tag Team Championships on his left shoulder.
"And his partner, from Death Valley, weighing 310 lbs, he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions and the WWE Champion...THE BLADEWOLF!" Tony Chimel announced.
Bladewolf makes his way down the ramp and steps onto the ring apron then steps foot over the top rope and enters the ring. He pulls his hood down then removes his metallic mask and tosses it aside along with his coat, then hands his titles to the referee who hands them to someone at ringside.
Bladewolf stares Michaels down before turning his gaze to the stage as Batista's theme hits and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion who does his usual entrance and comes down to the ring, entering and he poses with his title before he stares down the two RAW superstars as his theme dies down.
The Undertaker's bell tolls to a loud pop and his theme plays before the Deadman makes his way out and walks to the ring. He does his usual entrance in entering the ring, takes his coat and hat off and gives them to someone at ringside before his theme dies down as the RAW superstars stare down SmackDown's. undertaker and Shawn Michaels get out onto the ring apron as the referee calls for the bell.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf and Batista lock up and have a test of strength with each other, both trying to overpower the other until Bladewolf drives his knee into Batista's stomach, then elbow shim in the side of the head which brings the World Heavyweight Champion down to a knee. Bladewolf drives his knee into the side of Batista's head, before giving him an uppercut that floors the World Heavyweight Champion. Bladewolf gets Batista in the corner, giving him a few stomps to the chest in the corner. Bladewolf picks Batista up and goes for an Irish whip but Batista reverses it and hits a charging shoulder block that takes the WWE Champion down.
Batista gets the WWE Champion into the corner where he worked over Bladewolf with shoulder tackles. Bladewolf retaliates with a boot to the face, then several punches, but Batista came back with a rolling senton and a jackhammer slam for two.
Batista gets Bladewolf in the corner and Irish whips him across the ring into the opposite corner, goes for a charging corner spear only for Bladewolf to move out the way which makes Batista's shoulder hit the ring post. Bladewolf grabs Batista and brings him over to his corner where he tags in Shawn Michaels.
Michaels comes in and hits a chop across Batista's chest, then rams his head into the corner. Michaels hits several more chops to the chest of the World Heavyweight Champion. Michaels with a kick to the chest, but Batista came back with a clothesline for two. Undertaker tagged in as he worked over Shawn's left arm. Undertaker then went up to the top rope, holding onto Michaels before he jumped off...AND HIT OLD SCHOOL!
Undertaker worked over Michaels with headbutts, but Michaels came back with a back elbow, Shawn went for corner punches and Undertaker kicked him in the head to knock Shawn down. Batista back in with a body slam, but the elbow missed and Michaels made the tag to Bladewolf.
Bladewolf comes in, tackling Batista into the corner where he hits rapid shoulder thrusts into Batista's stomach as the World Heavyweight Champion tries fighting back but can't. Bladewolf hits several light lefts and rights before nailing a hard left, then a hard right to the jaw before hitting a hard uppercut to Batista's chin, flooring the World Heavyweight Champion. Bladewolf puts his boot against Batista's head and presses down, causing Batista to yell at the pressure on his head as the referee does a count but Bladewolf brings his foot off at the count of 4.
Bladewolf flips his hair back before he grabs Batista and goes for an Irish whip only for Batista to reverse it and takes the WWE Champion down with a clothesline. Batista made the tag to the Undertaker who comes in and hits a leg drop across his little brother's throat, going for the cover but the Bladewolf kicks out at two.
Undertaker pulls Bladewolf to his feet and Irish whips him into the corner before he runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline on his brother lifts him up for Snake Eyes but Bladewolf slides off and shoves Undertaker into the corner and goes for a clothesline but the Undertaker grabs him by the throat then throws him into the corner where the Deadman unloads with a fury of lefts and rights, finishing with a hard right to the masked face of the Bladewolf which brought the WWE Champion to a knee briefly.
Undertaker grabs Bladewolf again when the WWE Champion lifted his brother, runs and drives him into the corner then grabs him and hits a belly-to-belly suplex across the ring.
Bladewolf gets to his feet before he rebounds off the ropes and hits a running elbow drop to his brother's chest, hooking the leg but gets a two count. Bladewolf hammers away at his brother's forehead for a while before he stops and backs off. Bladewolf picks Undertaker up and sets him onto the top turnbuckle before he gets up, grabs his brother...AND HITS A SUPERPLEX!
Bladewolf rolls over and tags in Michaels. Michaels came in with a running forearm to the Undertaker, then followed it up with a kip up. Undertaker grabbed him by the throat, Shawn ran the ropes and Undertaker gave Michaels a press slam over the top to the floor. Batista sent Michaels face first into the steel steps, which led to a two count for Undertaker because the Bladewolf broke up the pin.
Batista with a boot to the face for two. Undertaker was back in as he whipped Michaels into the corner, but Michaels moved when Undertaker went for a running kick. Undertaker managed to come back with a sidewalk slam for two. Batista was back in with three clothesline for two. Batista grounded Michaels with a chinlock. Michaels got back into it bouncing off the ropes with a DDT.
Michaels crawls towards his corner where a hype dup, impatient Bladewolf was as he tried getting his partner back into it. Michaels leaps...AND MAKES THE TAG!
Bladewolf comes in and takes Batista down with a clothesline, then a second clothesline. Bladewolf Irish whips Batista into the corner, runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline before he lifts Batista up and...HITS SNAKE EYES! He rebounds off the ropes...AND HIT A BIG BOOT! Bladewolf rebounds off the ropes and hit a leg drop across Batista's throat. He went for the cover but the Undertaker broke it up and starts attacking his brother.
Undertaker goes for an Irish whip but Bladewolf ducks the incoming right hand and Undertaker turns around...INTO A GOOZLE! Bladewolf lifts his brothe rup...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM! Bladewolf turns, ducks a charge from Batista who turns around...INTO A SPEAR! Bladewolf does the cutthroat taunt then grabs Batista and sets him u for the Tombstone only for the Undertaker to come in and boot his brother in the head which took him down.
Michaels knocked the Undertaker out of the ring. Michaels jumped on the Undertaker, but the Undertaker caught him and drove Michaels back first into the steel ring post.
Back in the ring, Batista with a body slam on the Bladewolf. Batista wanted a Batista Bomb, but Undertaker sent Michaels into the ring and Michaels clipped the leg of Batista. Bladewolf hammers at Batista's forehead several times before he drags him over to the corner and tags in Michaels. with knee strikes to the ribs of Batista and Bladewolf kicked Batista in the face followed by Michaels hitting a lefty clothesline.
Bladewolf was tagged back in and hit a running elbow drop on Batista which got a two count. Bladewolf picks Batista up and rammed him head-first into the top turnbuckle in a corner of the ring then Irish whips him across the ring before he goes for a turnbuckle clothesline only to be met with a boot to the face but Bladewolf quickly came back with a hard clothesline and went for the pin but Undertaker reached over and raked his brother's eyes to break the pin.
Bladewolf grabs Batista's ankle and drags him back over to his corner where he tags in Michaels who come sin and hits chops and an enziguri kick for two as Batista got a shoulder up to kick out. Michaels grabbed a tight headlock, Batista powered out of that and Michaels tagged Bladewolf back in.
Bladewolf boots Batista and starts hammering away at him with lefts and rights, stomps to wherever he wants to hit. Bladeowlf drags Batista away from the Undertaker and locks in a headlock, trying to wear Batista out more than he already is. Bladewolf hits some hard rights to the head of Batista but keeps the headlock locked on tightly, one of the punches cut Batista open by the nose and blood came out, some of which got in his eye.
Batista was able to fight out of the headlock and floor the Bladewolf who groaned in pain. Batista stumbled into Michaels who hit a hard right and Batista stumbled again, looking for his partner when Bladewolf grabs his right ankle and...LOCKS IN THE GRAPEVINE ANKLE LOCK!
Bladewolf yelled a she had the hold locked in tightly, threatening to break the ankle as Batista was weakly trying to reach the Undertaker who had his arm outstretched. The Undertaker then had enough and broke the hold by hitting a leg drop across his brother's throat which broke the Ankle lock up.
Despite this, Bladewolf still worked Batista over as he hit a powerslam on the World Heavyweight Champion befor etagging in Michaels who goes up top...AND COMES OFF WITH AN ELBOW DROP!
Michaels did the DX chop at Taker, Michaels wanted the superkick, but Batista avoided it and Batista hit a spinning slam. the crowd was roaring as both Michaels and Batista were crawling towards their partners. Batista...MAKES THE TAG TO UNDERTAKER AS MICHAELS TAGS IN BLADEWOLF!
Both brothers rush in but Undertaker takes his brother down with a hard right and goes back and fourth with rights between Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels. Undertaker lifts Michaels up...AND HITS SNAKE EYES! Undertaker rebounds off the ropes...AND NAILS THE BIG BOOT!
Bladeowlf grabs his brother and Irish whips him but Undertaker ducks a right...AND COMES AT HIM WITH A FLYING CLOTHESLINE! Undertaker got Michaels and Bladewolf in the opposite corner and went back and fourth with hitting turnbuckle clotheslines before he grabs both men's throats for a Chokeslam, looks at Batista before he shoves Michaels...INTO A SPINEBUSTER!
Batista shakes the ropes then does a thumbs up then thumbs down as Undertaker lifts Bladewolf up...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM!
Undertaker looks at Batista then does the cutthroat taunt and goes to finish this off before he is whirled around...INTO A SPINEBUSTER BY BATISTA! Batista glares down at the Undertaker before he gets out the ring and watches from ringside.
Michaels and Bladewolf make it to their feet and Undertaker stumbles to his...AND MICHAES HITS SWEET CHIN MUSIC! Undertaker stumbles backwards and is lifted into a Fireman's Carry by the Bladewolf...WHO HITS THE FURY OF THE WOLF! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BLADEWOLF AND MICHAELS WIN THE MATCH!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
The Devil's Wolf plays as the two RAW superstars exit the ring and back up the ramp. Bladewolf put an arm around Michaels as they eyed Batista befor eheading to the back as Batista grabs his title to stand tall over the Undertaker...
And that's it for this chapter folks, now we are continuing the Road to WrestleMania 23.