IWF No Way Out (2000)
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| No Way Out (2000) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Triple K and Chris Jericho | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | February 27, 2000 | |
| City | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Venue | Hartford Civic Center | |
| Attendance | 12,551 | |
| Tagline(s) | Let the Game Begin. The Road to WrestleMania Continues... | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous 2000 | Next → WrestleMania 2000 | |
| No Way Out chronology | ||
| ← Previous In Your House | Next → 2001 | |
No Way Out (2000) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), which took place on February 27, 2000, at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It was presented by PhoneFree.com. It was the first event produced under the No Way Out name, although it was preceded in 1998 by an event named No Way Out of Texas, which was an In Your House event.
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match, a match where the ring and ringside area was surrounded by a 20-foot-high roofed steel cell between IWF Champion Triple K and Cactus Jack; Triple K won the match to retain his championship. The featured bout on the undercard was a standard wrestling match, also known as a singles match, for a championship match at WrestleMania 2000 in which The Big Show defeated The Rock.
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Background
The event featured eleven professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by WWF script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned story lines that took place before, during and after the event.
The main feud going into No Way Out was between Triple K and Cactus Jack fighting over the IWF Championship inside a Hell in a Cell. The feud started after Triple K defeated his father-in-law Mr. McMahon at Armageddon in a No Holds Barred match and also winning the IWF title from Big Show on Raw Is War only a few weeks later. These events would start the Matteson-Kelmsley Era with his wife Kaila Matteson. Mankind would rebel against this new era and would receive attacks from D-X and Triple K. Jon Foley would drop the Mankind character to Cactus Jack. At the Royal Rumble, Triple K and Cactus Jack would fight in a Street Fight match for the IWF Championship, which was won by Triple K. The next night on Raw Is War, Triple K would grant Cactus another chance at the title at No Way Out and that the match can be any kind he wants. Cactus would later decide that the match would be a Hell in a Cell. Triple K said that it was deal only if he would put his career on the line, which he would agree to. Over the next few weeks, Triple K would start predicting that he would end the fifteen-year career of Jon Foley.
Another feud heading into No Way Out was between The Rock and Big Show over who should get the chance to face for the IWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000. The feud began at the Royal Rumble in the Royal Rumble match, The Rock and Big Show were the last two competitors in the match both trying to throw each other over the rope. Both wrestlers fell out of the ring hitting the floor, with The Rock hitting the floor first, but the officials thought Big Show hit the ground first, making The Rock the winner of the Royal Rumble. The next night on Raw Is War, Big Show complained that it was no fair that nobody saw what happened so he got evidence and sent it to Triple H, who would later make a match between The Rock and Big Show at No Way Out where the winner would get a IWF Championship title shot at WrestleMania.
Event
Before the event began and aired live on pay-per-view, an episode of Sunday Night Heat, one of WWE's secondary television programs, was shown on USA Network. In an interview live in the arena, Michael Cole interviewed Paul Bearer regarding the upcoming Kane vs X-Pac match later that night.
Preliminary matches
After Sunday Night Heat, the pay-per-view began with a singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship with champion Chris Jericho facing Kurt Angle, the reigning European Champion. Both Angle and Jericho wrestled inconclusively in the beginning, including an attempt by Jericho to force Angle to submit by applying the Walls of Jericho, but Angle grabbed the ropes surrounding the ring, which forced Jericho to break the hold. While the referee Tim White was (kayfabe) unconscious, Jericho attempted to hit Angle with a Lionsault, but was hit in the face with the Intercontinental Championship belt. Angle then covered Jericho for the pinfall, winning the Intercontinental Championship to become a double champion. Following the match, referees White and Hebner argued over the conclusion.
The following bout was a tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship, where the champions, the New Age Outlaws (the Road Dogg and |Billy Gunn), defended their titles against the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley). Throughout the match, both teams performed many offensive maneuvers, though The Dudley Boyz were able to gain the upper hand when Bubba Ray struck Billy Gunn with a lead pipe on the outside of the ring and did the 3D on Road Dogg inside the ring. Bubba Ray then covered Road Dogg to win the WWF Tag Team Championship for his team.
The third contest was Viscera versus Mark Henry in a standard match. Henry started the match and managed to bring Viscera down, but then Viscera retaliated with a spinning heel kick and got the advantage. Viscera crashed Henry against the ladders on the outside and performed a Samoan drop and belly to belly suplex, until Mae Young interfered on behalf of Henry. Viscera pulled her down to the mat and tried to splash her, but Henry countered with a spear and scoop powerslammed him. He then pinned Viscera for the win.
The next match was a tag team match where Edge and Christian faced the Hooper Boyz (Matt Hooper and Josh Hooper), who were escorted by Terri Runnels. Prior to the match, Terri had (kayfabe) hired the Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq) as protection, and they were at ringside throughout the match. Both teams attempted to gain the advantage throughout the contest, and Edge and Christian ultimately gained it when Terri turned on the Hooper Boyz, pushing Josh off the top rope as he attempted his finisher called the Swanton Bomb. As Matt questioned her, Terri slapped him and Christian struck Matt from behind and pinned him for the win. Following his loss, the Hooper Boyz attempted to pull Terri into the ring, but the APA attacked them.
The fifth contest was a standard match between Tazz and The Big Boss Man. Soon after the match began, Tazz applied the Tazzmission to Boss Man in an attempt to make him submit, but Prince Albert interfered and attacked Tazz, causing a disqualification. As Tazz was the one attacked, the victory was given to him. Following the match, Prince Albert and Boss Man assaulted Tazz in the ring.
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English commentators | Jerry Lawler |
| Jim Ross | |
| Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
| Hugo Savinovich | |
| Interviewers | Michael Cole |
| Lilian Garcia | |
| Ring announcer | Howard Finkel |
| Referees | Earl Hebner |
| Tim White | |
| Jim Korderas | |
| Jack Doan | |
| Chad Patton |
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