No Way Out (2005)

No Way Out (2005)
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Date	February 20, 2005
Venue	Mellon Arena
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble (2005) No Way Out (2005) WrestleMania 21
No Way Out chronology
No Way Out (2004) No Way Out (2005) No Way Out (2006)

No Way Out (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for their SmackDown! brand. It took place on February 20, 2005 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[1] It was the seventh No Way Out event held by WWE.

Matches

No.	Results[2][3]	Stipulations	Times[2]
1^H	Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly defeated Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée (with Hiroko)	Tag team match	5:20
2	Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio defeated The Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug Basham) (c)	Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship	14:50
3	Booker T defeated Heidenreich by disqualification	Singles match	6:49
4	Chavo Guerrero defeated Funaki (c), Akio, Paul London, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley	Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship	9:43
5	The Undertaker defeated Luther Reigns	Singles match	11:44
6	John Cena defeated Kurt Angle	Tournament final match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21	19:22
7	Joy Giovanni defeated Michelle McCool, Rochelle Loewen and Lauren Jones	2005 SmackDown! Rookie Diva of the Year contest hosted by Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie	9:22
8	John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) defeated Big Show by escaping the cage [4]	Barbed Wire Steel cage match for the WWE Championship	15:11
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match H – This match aired before the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

WWE Championship #1 Contender's Tournament bracket

Sub = Submission
DCO = Double countout

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Booker T

Pin

Eddie Guerrero

Booker T

John Cena

Pin

Orlando Jordan

John Cena

Pin

John Cena

Pin

Kurt Angle

19:22

The Undertaker

DCO

René Duprée

DCO

BYE

Kurt Angle

Forfeit

Rey Mysterio

Kurt Angle

Sub

References

1. "No Way Out 2005: Event Venue". WWE. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. "No Way Out 2005". Pro Wrestling History. 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
3. "NO WAY OUT 2005 RESULTS". WWE. 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
4. "JBL vs. Big Show in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship". WWE. 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-09.

Other websites

• Official No Way Out 2005 website