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List Price: $24.95 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 50849
Released: April 9, 2002 |
| Our Price: $21.71 |
| Used Price: $17.99 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
February 17, 2002, Milwaukee, WI. A lethal virus has been unleashed on the World Wrestling Federation, it's called...The nWo. Hulk Hogan returns to the WWF! The day the World Wrestling Federation fans never thought they'd see! The nWo is coming to the Federation! Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and yes... Hulk Hogan!
WWE No Way Out 2002 Reviews:
Solid - Need I Say More? 
2008-09-01 - There was a lot going on with WWF. The Monday Night Wars ended almsot a year before. The WCW/ECW Alliance had been vanquished. Ric Flair returned to the WWF. And the least likely of champions was a miserable wreck whose insecurities drove him to succeed, and tick fans off in the process.
There's a lot going on with this PPV, too. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley just ended their TV relationship. WWF "co-owners" Ric Flair and Vince McMahon made each other's lives a living hell. And one of them in a desparate act brought back the New World Order.
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First off, the nWo comes out to kick off the show. I'm not gonna get into the debate of whether bringing this faction to the Fed was good or not. But I will say that Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash cut a promo that was surprising & heartfelt, even though their speeches proved false by th4 PPV's end. Nothing great, but still worth the airtime.
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1) Tag Team Turmoil
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert v. Christian & Lance Storm
v. The Hardy Boyz v. The Dudley Boyz v. Billy & Chuck v. The APA
---The stipulation here was that the winners would get a shot at the Tag Titles for WRESTLEMANIA X-8. Although this eventually became hogwash (four of these teams ended up in the 'MANIA match), this opener remains an exciting kickoff. What you want from matches like these are fast-paced action, a variety of performances, and good time length. You get all of that here. Each team puts on a good show yet loses (or wins) in a believable fashion.
"7.5 / 10"
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2) Goldust v. Rob Van Dam
---These two men are as creative and innovative with their in-ring talents as any other WWE superstar. Both men utiltized intersting counters, and couple of "OUCH!" moves. Frankly, I don't understand why some reviewers aren't into this one. The Milwaukee crowd seemed to be into the match. No, this isn't the greatest match I've ever seen. But it's as solid as a rock, and one of the most underrated PPV contests in recent memory.
"7.0 / 10"
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3) Tag Team Championships
Booker T & Test v. Tazz & Spike Dudley (champions)
---Okay, let's call a spade "a spade". This match is as dull as it looks on paper. I've never been a huge Tazz or Spike fan, which doesn't help. I mean, I can't stomach how this combo ever won a match together. Booker T & Test make a good team, and I wish I got to see them work more. But the problem is that either the champs are getting beaten mercilessly, or pull off unbelievable feats out of nowhere. Because the match is kept to a fairly quick pace, it's never boring. Just don't expect a believable match.
"5.5 / 10"
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4) Brass-Knux-On-A-Pole Match
Intercontinental Championship
Edge v. William Regal (champion)
---The third consecutive PPV showing between these two, and easily the best. I'm not a fan of their VENGEANCE showdown, but their ROYAL RUMBLE match was very good. When Regal was healthy, he came up with unique, sitff offense that I loved. And Edge...is there anything I need to say? He's always been great, but 2002 was his best year to date. Even Matt Hardy admits that he's an excellent in-ring performer. Both men use some traditional ground grappling, and eventually some "pole psychology". There are especially a lot of apron spots, too. This is a good example of a slow burn, where you get a tad exhausted just watching the wrestlers work. This match is so good, it might increase Regal's seemingly small fan base.
"7.5 / 10"
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5) The Undertaker v. The Rock
---To my complete surprise, I was incredibly bored with this one. Taker was a terrific heel because he was just a bullying S.O.B., and The Rock continued to use more than his signature moves. But something was just off this time. Maybe it was because the fight was too wild for its own good. Rock & Taker brawl all over ringside, which I usually don't care for. And when they're in the ring, Taker dominates most of the time. I dunno, maybe I need to rewatch this one again. But I'm not looking forward to it. And what's with Taker's Limp Bizkit song being edited out of the DVD? Aren't they "The WWE's Favorite Band?"
"5.5 / 10"
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6) Winner Goes To WRESTLEMANIA X-8
Guest Referee - Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Kurt Angle v. Triple H
---Again, this event isn't good for the reasons I expected. I expected this to be a classic among classics. The last time these three were in a storyline (2000), we got to see some excellent matches. But this time, I liked what I saw, but didn't love it. HHH & Angle complement each other very well, and Stephanie's role as a refere never get boring. There are so many ways this one could've gone wrong, but these three avoid them. Where they slip up is putting on a classic they're capable. You see all of the signature moves, the counters, and the guest referee spots...but there's not much originality in any of it. The only original aspect of the match was the finish, but WWF dropped the ball with that days later. Don't get me wrong: this is a good match, but Angle & HHH have done better.
"7.0 / 10"
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7) Undisputed WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin v. Chris Jericho (champion)
---Just as good (and crazy) as the VENGEANCE main event that catapulted Jericho into WWE history. Sadly, many fans (myself included) didn't appreciate what an honor it was to see Y2J carry the ball. He was ahead of his time, but if you give this DVD a look, you'll see just how good he was. Anyone who's read my reviews knows I'm not a big fan of Steve Austin, but I could watch him face Chris Jericho any time of day. One of Austin's greatest matches was his 1st title win against Shawn Michaels; well, Jericho is a lot like HBK, so do the math. What you'll probably remember most about the match (besides nWo interfering) is how much these two guys chop each other. Even J.R. & Lawler can't believe how much damage is done to both men's chests. But I digress, this main event is good enough to erase any disappointments I might have with the PPV.
"7.5 / 10"
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This PPV is a solid card from beginning to end. All the promos, interviews, and backstage shenanigans work. All the storylines make sense. And all the matches tell their stories well. Granted, I didn't care for a few of the stories (underdog Tag champs, for example), but my quibbles are a matter of personal taste. NO WAY OUT 2002 is definitely worth buying if you haven't seen it yet.
DVD Note - Why in the world are the entrance themes for RVD, Tazz, & Undertaker changed?
First ever PPV watched!
2008-08-06 - This is the first ever Pay Per View of wrestling that I ever watched. I must say, I was impressed by the card now that I look at it 6 years later. I loved seeing Hulk Hogan come back to the WWF after seeing him in numerous WWF old school videos. Many people say it was a bad ppv, but those are their opinions. I think this was a pretty good show. Rock vs Taker was match of the night in my book. Quite possibly HHH vs Angle was also. Jericho vs Austin could've been better, but was ended early w/ the nWo invasion again. All in all, good show.
No Way Out 2002 
2007-12-03 - The program starts off with people wanted to see, The NWO. The crowd was really silent and it didnt seem like they cared.
Tag Team Turmoil-Something that was frequent on WWF/WWE PPV's in the early 2000's were these matches. Anyways, APA wins a decent match but nothing really speical.
RVD VS Goldust-A pretty good match as RVD shows off all his signature moves. The last few minutes were really well done with RVD missing a frog splash and Dust hitting an awesome DDT. However, in the end RVD hits the 5-star frog splash and wins it.
NWO confronts Austin. They seem to egg him on and offer him beer, i'm sure Hall drank it after Austin didn't accept it. They let him thru and it aburptly ends there as Hall looks like he was about to say something.
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz and Spike Dudley VS Booker T and Test: The Cinderella story of Tazz and Spike continue with this win. Funny how the ref saw Test use the ropes for leverage even though he was nowhere near the position too see it. Test then gets locked in a tazzmission and quickly taps out.
Rock cuts an promo against Taker, nothing really speical
William Regal VS Edge in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole match: Alot of wrestling writers say pole matches suck. Honestly now I think of it, these matches really dont make much sense. Regal is always fun to watch and i'm not a big fan of Edge. Regal wins with a pair of brass knuckles from his trunk, this was a good match.
Undertaker VS The Rock: For some stupid reason, JR keeps on calling 'Taker Booger Red. A slow paced match and the ending gets confusing. 'Taker sits on his bike for no reason when he could have won and then pulls out a lead pipe after pushing the ref down. Flair hits 'Taker with a pipe, Rock hits the rock bottom and scores a win. Pretty dull match with a stupid finish.
Mr.Pefect live from New York's WWF Resturant. I wish he was on this PPV rather then talking.
Kurt Angle VS Triple H with Stephaine McMahon as guest ref: I hate Triple H and Stephaine for ruining my love for wrestling and probably other fans too. I just skipped over it.
Rock cuts a funny promo on the NWO.
Steve Austin VS Chris Jericho: A very good match as it starts with a brawl on the outside of the ring. The match was good and then the NWO shows up and beats up Austin as Jericho retains the title.
Overall, a decent PPV. The last three matches should have been great but they weren't and were all ruined by outside interference.
The Poison Of The nWo Arrives 
2007-06-01 - Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall, Kevin "Diesel" Nash, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF under the group known as the nWo. The nWo for the most part would be involving in the beginning & end of the show along with some backstage segments but for the most part, this PPV was another step on the road to WrestleMania & helped established the programs going into the event.
Tag Team Turmoil Match: This was an average opening match with nothing really memorable about it once it was over. Everyone put forth a solid opener & got the crowd into it so it served it's purpose.
Rob Van Dam vs. Goldust - RVD's at his best when he's allowed to go fast paced & high flyin' but that wasn't the case here as Goldust had RVD grounded & one the defense for a majority of the match here before pulling off the eventual victory. This match isn't boring but it's obiviously a filler.
Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley vs. Booker T & Test - Tazz & Spike Dudley were again playing the underdog role here against two former teammates in the former WCW/ECW alliance. Booker T was the main workhorse here & deserves credit for making what would have came off as another dull filler somewhat more entertaining than it would have been. But again, this was just like the previous match...it came off as nothing more than a filler.
Brass Knuckles On A Pole Match: Intercontinental Champion William Regal vs. Edge - Regal & Edge's styles of wrestling do not clash well together & have produced two boring matches at the two previous PPV's. This was one match that again bored me.
The Rock vs. Undertaker - These two have a great match here between the two of them as it was pretty much straight up & didn't involve anything extreme like their previous one-on-one PPV encounter (on Undertaker's DVD). Rock looked dead set on revenge while Undertaker was just beating The Rock down. The ending involved Ric Flair setting up their match at WrestleMania.
Winner Gets The WrestleMania Title Shot: Triple H vs. Kurt Angle (Special Referee: Stephanie McMahon) - If you've seen one "special referee" match where the referee was heavily biases towards one wrestler then you've seen them all & this was no exception here. The entire focus of this match was Stephanie & Triple H while Kurt Angle played the background character...the same role Jericho would play in the WrestleMania main event the next month. I'll give it credit here as Stephanie took & delivered some comedic bumps here but she was the entire focus here & it took away from what could have been an awesome contest here just knowing what both men were made of.
Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold - This was better than their Vengeance matchup but then again, both men started off fresh this time instead of Jericho already wrestling a long match right before. I don't know what it was about this match but it didn't have the main event feel to it as the crowd wasn't heavily into it & the match itself got real slow & dull at times...which it rarely does during an Austin match. The ending came when the nWo came out & attacked Austin helping Jericho escape with the titles before spraypainting Austin.
In the end, this was one of those PPV's that is average & watchable but nothing here was memorable except the start of the WWE version of the nWo. If you can find this really cheap & have some spare bucks then go ahead but otherwise, you can pass.
NWO comes to the wwf 
2007-04-09 - THIS EVENT WILL BE REMEMBERED PRIMARLY FOR THE DEBUT OF THE NWO IN THE WWF. HOGAN, HALL, AND NASH WALK DOWN THE AISLE AT THE BRADLEY CENTER TO KICK OFF THE SHOW. THEY THANKED VINCE FOR GIVING THEM A CHANCE AND COMPARED THEMSELVES TO THE WRESTLING FANS. WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR HOGAN TO SPEAK, HE GOT A NICE POP. NOTABLE MATCHES AT THIS EVENT INCLUDE: RVD VS. GOLDUST ( THIS WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD MATCH), HHH VS. ANGLE W/ STEPHANIE AS REFEREE (A GOOD MATCH WHICH FEATURED HHH GETTING SCREWED AT THE END), ROCK VS. UNDERTAKER ( THESE TWO NEVER DISAPPOINT), AND AUSTIN VS. JERICHO FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWF TITLE. HAD THE NWO NOT INTERFERED AND COST AUSTIN THE TITLE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AUSTIN VS. HHH IN THE MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLEMANIA 18 ( OH WELL). THIS WAS A GREAT EVENT AND A GOOD LEAD-IN TO WRESTLEMANIA 18. EVERY WRESTLING FAN OUGHT TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT.
