WWE No Way Out

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For the event promoted under this name in Germany between 2010 and 2012, see WWE Elimination Chamber.
WWE No Way Out
Promotion
WWE
BrandsRaw (2003, 2008–2009)
SmackDown (2003–2009)
ECW (2008–2009)
Other nameNo Way Out of Texas: In Your House
First eventNo Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Last event2012
Signature matchElimination Chamber match

WWE No Way Out was a

Elimination Chamber match. In turn, No Way Out was replaced by a new annual PPV titled Elimination Chamber in 2010, but one further No Way Out PPV was held as a one-off event in June 2012 to replace Capitol Punishment. In 2013, No Way Out was again discontinued and it was replaced by Payback
.

The first four events were held when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In May 2002, the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). To coincide with the

orphaned initialism
for the promotion in April 2011 in an unofficial term (the legal entity of the company, as shown in the copyrights at the end of each broadcast, is currently "World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC" in 2023) and the brand extension ended that August before No Way Out's one-off return in June 2012.

History

No Way Out was first held as an

Houston, Texas.[1][2]

After the In Your House branding was retired following February 1999's

steel cage match; it replaced Capitol Punishment for the June 2012 PPV slot.[11] In 2013, however, No Way Out was again discontinued with the June slot being given to Payback.[12]

In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the

roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown!, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform[14]—a third brand, ECW, was added in 2006.[15] No Way Out 2003 had featured wrestlers from both brands,[16] but from 2004 to 2007, No Way Out was held exclusively for wrestlers of the SmackDown! brand.[17][18][19][20] Following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs.[21] No Way Out 2007 was in turn the promotion's final PPV to be brand-exclusive during the first brand extension,[20] with the events in 2008 and 2009 featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[22][23] Before No Way Out's one-off return in June 2012, the promotion ceased using its full name on-air in April 2011 except for the copyright disclaimer at the end of the broadcast,[24] and the first brand extension ended that August.[25]

Events

SmackDown-branded event
# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref.
1 No Way Out of Texas: In Your House February 15, 1998 Houston, Texas Compaq Center
The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn
) 		[26][27][28][29]
2 No Way Out (2000) February 27, 2000 Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center
WWF Championship
 [26][30][31][32]
3 No Way Out (2001) February 25, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center
WWF Championship
 [26][33][34][35]
4 No Way Out (2002) February 17, 2002 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
Undisputed WWF Championship
 [36][37][38]
5 No Way Out (2003) February 23, 2003 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Bell Centre The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan [39][40]
6 No Way Out (2004) February 15, 2004 Daly City, California Cow Palace Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship [17][41][42]
7 No Way Out (2005) February 20, 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mellon Arena
Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship
 [43][18][44][45]
8 No Way Out (2006) February 19, 2006 Baltimore, Maryland
1st Mariner Arena
 Kurt Angle (c) vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship [19][46][47][48][49]
9 No Way Out (2007) February 18, 2007 Los Angeles, California
Staples Center
 John Cena and Shawn Michaels vs. Batista and The Undertaker [20][50][51][52]
10 No Way Out (2008) February 17, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center
Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXIV
 [53][22] [3][4]
11 No Way Out (2009) February 15, 2009 Seattle, Washington
KeyArena
Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
 [23][54]
12 No Way Out (2012) June 17, 2012 East Rutherford, New Jersey Izod Center
Steel Cage match
 [11]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

  • List of WWE pay-per-view events

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