No Way Out (2007)

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No Way Out
Staples Center[1]
Attendance14,000[2]
Buy rate218,000
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The 2007 No Way Out was the ninth

Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the final brand-exclusive pay-per-view of the first brand extension, as following WrestleMania 23 the following month, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued and then in August 2011, the brand extension ended. Another brand-exclusive PPV would not be held until Backlash in 2016
, as the brand split was reintroduced in July that year.

The

Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) and Montel Vontavious Porter (at show, MVP), which was won by the Hardys and Benoit after Benoit forced Mercury to submit to the Crippler Crossface
.

Production

Background

Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Like the previous three years' events, the 2007 event featured wrestlers exclusively from the SmackDown! brand.[1]

Storylines

The event featured eight professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event.

World Heavyweight Champion Batista teamed up with The Undertaker at this event

The main

superkick Cena during the road to No Way Out.[8] On the February 16, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, Undertaker and Batista again teamed up to face Rated-RKO and were victorious via pinfall.[9]

Bobby Lashley, the ECW World Champion heading into the event

The secondary feud heading into No Way Out was between

WWE Tag Team Championship (the same match all four teams had against each other at Armageddon), but WWE's official website announced the match had changed to pit The Hardys and Chris Benoit against MNM and MVP, while Brian Kendrick and Paul London faced Deuce 'n Domino in a separate match.[12][13][14] Benoit and MVP were added to the match on short notice, as they were not feuding at the time.[14][15]

The third feud heading into No Way Out was between Kane and King Booker. This feud began during the 2007 Royal Rumble match when Kane eliminated King Booker from the match, but Booker returned unofficially to eliminate Kane.[16] The feud continued on the February 2, 2007 episode of SmackDown! during King Booker's Key to the City ceremony in Houston, Texas, when Kane interrupted the ceremony and attacked King Booker.[5] After they continued to feud during the weeks leading up to No Way Out, Theodore Long booked a match between the two at No Way Out.[12] On the February 16, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, King Booker mocked Kane by dishonestly reviewing Kane's See No Evil movie, but Booker ran out when Kane came in to attack him.[9]

The fourth feud heading into No Way Out was between

ECW World Championship at No Way Out after contacting ECW officials.[9]

Event

Before the event aired live on

Five-star frog splash.[17][18]

Other on-screen personnel[17]
Role: Name:
English
commentators
 Michael Cole
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Spanish commentators Hugo Savinovich
Carlos Cabrera
Interviewer
 Kristal Marshall
Ring announcer Tony Chimel
Referees Charles Robinson
Jim Korderas
Chris Kay
Mickie Henson

Preliminary matches

The first match that aired was the six-man tag team match between the team of

Joey Mercury) and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP).[13][18] The match began with Porter and Benoit, and Benoit gained the early advantage over Porter. The Hardy's and Benoit remained with the advantage until MNM got involved in the match. MNM illegally double teamed The Hardys while the referee was distracted.[17][19] 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.[13][20][21]

Cruiserweight Champion
heading into the event

The next match was a

Jimmy Wang Yang, the sixth entrant, eliminated Helms via pinfall after performing a Hurricanrana pin.[17] Jamie Noble was the seventh entrant into the Gauntlet match, but he was eliminated via pinfall after Yang performed a moonsault into a pin.[20] The final entrant, Chavo Guerrero, pinned Yang after a frog splash, thus winning the title.[17][18][22]

The third match was a

shillelagh and pin him for the win.[17][18][23]

The next match was the encounter between

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.[17][20][25]

In the fifth match

WWE Tag Team Championship.[17][18][26] 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.[20][21] 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.[17][24][26]

World Tag Team Champions and WWE Raw representatives John Cena and Shawn Michaels at this event

The sixth match was an

Mr. Kennedy.[17][18][27] As Lashley made his entrance towards the ring, Kennedy attacked Lashley in the aisle, delaying the start of the match.[19][21] 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.[24][21] 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.[20][27] After the match, Lashley hit Kennedy with a steel chair repeatedly until WWE officials ran in to control Lashley.[17][18][27]

After the sixth match, there was a Diva Talent Invitational hosted by

Extreme Expose (Layla, Kelly Kelly & Brooke) danced to Rich Boy's "Boy Looka Here".[20][28] Next, Jillian Hall sang a song, but The Miz stopped her from continuing.[19][21] Candice Michelle, Ariel, and Maria came out next, but before they presented their talent, a catfight broke out among the three divas.[17][20] 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.[19][20][28]

Main event match

The

Sweet Chin Music and Cena to execute an FU on Undertaker. Cena then pinned Undertaker to win the match for his team.[17][18][29]

Aftermath

Mr. Kennedy winning the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23

After No Way Out,

Batista over the World Heavyweight Championship. At WrestleMania 23, he pinned Batista to win the title.[30] Shawn Michaels, however, was unable to win the WWE Championship, as he lost to John Cena at WrestleMania 23.[31]

After Kane defeated King Booker at No Way Out, the two continued to feud on SmackDown! in a Money in the Bank qualifying match on February 23, 2007. The feud, however, ended after Booker defeated Kane to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Kane then began a feud with The Great Khali, who came out to the ring to attack Kane after the match.[32] At WrestleMania 23, however, Kane lost to Khali via pinfall.[33]

After No Way Out,

Umaga, in the Battle of the Billionaires: Hair vs. Hair match.[8] Lashley won the match at WrestleMania and the right for Trump to shave McMahon's head.[38][39]

The 2007 No Way Out was the final brand-exclusive pay-per-view of the first brand extension, as following WrestleMania 23 in April, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued.[40] It would be the final brand-exclusive pay-per-view until Backlash in 2016 when the brand split was reintroduced that year in July; in August 2011, the first brand split was dissolved.[41]

This was also the last No Way Out ever to be in 4:3 format until January 2008 when it went to high definition.

Results

No.Results
dark match

Cruiserweight Open eliminations

Elimination no. Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Daivari Scotty 2 Hotty
Worm
 		01:39
2 Scotty 2 Hotty Gregory Helms Double knee facebreaker 03:30
3 Funaki Gregory Helms Roll-up 03:50
4 Shannon Moore Gregory Helms Double knee facebreaker 05:40
5 Gregory Helms Jimmy Wang Yang Hurricanranra then Roll-up 07:20
6 Jamie Noble Jimmy Wang Yang Yang Time 10:44
7 Jimmy Wang Yang Chavo Guerrero Frog splash 14:11
Winner: Chavo Guerrero

Other on-screen personnel

Commentators
Ring announcer
Interviewers
Referees

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