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No Way Out (2008)
The 2008 No Way Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 10th No Way Out and took place on February 17, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas area, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. This was the first No Way Out since 2003 to feature multiple brands after WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, also making it the first No Way Out to feature ECW, which was introduced as a third brand in May 2006.
The main match on the Raw brand was an Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXIV. Triple H won the match after last eliminating Jeff Hardy. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Edge won after spearing Mysterio in mid-air. The primary match on the ECW brand was Chavo Guerrero Jr. versus CM Punk for the ECW Championship. Guerrero won the match and retained the title after pinning Punk following a frog splash. The predominant match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus John Cena for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after Orton disqualified himself; this was Cena's championship match for winning the previous month's Royal Rumble match, which was supposed to be at WrestleMania XXIV but he decided to use it at this event. The featured match on the undercard was an Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIV, which was won by The Undertaker. No Way Out marked the WWE return of Big Show, who left the company in February 2007, and an appearance by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Presented by THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War, the event had 329,000 buys, up on the 2007 figure of 218,000 buys.
No Way Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 20th In Your House PPV event in February 1998. Following the discontinuation of the In Your House series in February 1999, No Way Out was reinstated in February 2000 as its own PPV event, thus establishing it as the annual February PPV for the promotion. The 10th event was held on February 17, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas area. Tickets went on sale on December 15.
While the previous four years's events featured wrestlers exclusively from the SmackDown brand, the 2008 event featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands, as following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued. As a result, this was the first No Way Out since 2003 to feature multiple brands as well as the first to feature ECW, which was introduced as a third brand in May 2006.
The event featured six matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, on the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw, SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi.
The main feud on the Raw brand heading into No Way Out was between Randy Orton and John Cena, with the two battling over the WWE Championship. At the Royal Rumble, Cena made a surprise return, entering as the 30th participant in the Royal Rumble match. Cena won the match after last eliminating Triple H, earning a world championship match of his choice at WrestleMania XXIV. The following night on Raw, Cena told Orton that he could not wait until WrestleMania and decided to cash in his title opportunity to challenge Orton for the WWE Championship at No Way Out, which Orton accepted.
The main feud on the SmackDown brand was between Rey Mysterio and Edge, with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio won a Beat the Clock Challenge on the January 4 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Edge with 90 seconds to go, to earn a title shot at the Royal Rumble. At the Royal Rumble, Edge retained the title after his on-screen lover, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero, interfered by receiving an attack for Edge by Mysterio. On the February 1 episode of SmackDown, Theodore Long, who was acting as the General Manager due to Guerrero's scripted injury, assigned a rematch between the two at No Way Out. Mysterio was injured at a live event overseas on February 13, but still chose to compete in his match.
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No Way Out (2008)
The 2008 No Way Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 10th No Way Out and took place on February 17, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas area, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. This was the first No Way Out since 2003 to feature multiple brands after WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, also making it the first No Way Out to feature ECW, which was introduced as a third brand in May 2006.
The main match on the Raw brand was an Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXIV. Triple H won the match after last eliminating Jeff Hardy. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Edge won after spearing Mysterio in mid-air. The primary match on the ECW brand was Chavo Guerrero Jr. versus CM Punk for the ECW Championship. Guerrero won the match and retained the title after pinning Punk following a frog splash. The predominant match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus John Cena for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after Orton disqualified himself; this was Cena's championship match for winning the previous month's Royal Rumble match, which was supposed to be at WrestleMania XXIV but he decided to use it at this event. The featured match on the undercard was an Elimination Chamber match to determine the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIV, which was won by The Undertaker. No Way Out marked the WWE return of Big Show, who left the company in February 2007, and an appearance by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Presented by THQ's Frontlines: Fuel of War, the event had 329,000 buys, up on the 2007 figure of 218,000 buys.
No Way Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 20th In Your House PPV event in February 1998. Following the discontinuation of the In Your House series in February 1999, No Way Out was reinstated in February 2000 as its own PPV event, thus establishing it as the annual February PPV for the promotion. The 10th event was held on February 17, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas area. Tickets went on sale on December 15.
While the previous four years's events featured wrestlers exclusively from the SmackDown brand, the 2008 event featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands, as following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued. As a result, this was the first No Way Out since 2003 to feature multiple brands as well as the first to feature ECW, which was introduced as a third brand in May 2006.
The event featured six matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, on the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw, SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi.
The main feud on the Raw brand heading into No Way Out was between Randy Orton and John Cena, with the two battling over the WWE Championship. At the Royal Rumble, Cena made a surprise return, entering as the 30th participant in the Royal Rumble match. Cena won the match after last eliminating Triple H, earning a world championship match of his choice at WrestleMania XXIV. The following night on Raw, Cena told Orton that he could not wait until WrestleMania and decided to cash in his title opportunity to challenge Orton for the WWE Championship at No Way Out, which Orton accepted.
The main feud on the SmackDown brand was between Rey Mysterio and Edge, with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio won a Beat the Clock Challenge on the January 4 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Edge with 90 seconds to go, to earn a title shot at the Royal Rumble. At the Royal Rumble, Edge retained the title after his on-screen lover, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero, interfered by receiving an attack for Edge by Mysterio. On the February 1 episode of SmackDown, Theodore Long, who was acting as the General Manager due to Guerrero's scripted injury, assigned a rematch between the two at No Way Out. Mysterio was injured at a live event overseas on February 13, but still chose to compete in his match.