No Way Out 2006 Review

That one...show before WrestleMania...

• Gregory Helms defeated Brian Kendrick, Funaki, Kid Kash, Nunzio, Paul London, Psicosis, Scotty 2 Hotty and Super Crazy to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:42)
o Helms pinned Psicosis after Kid Kash hit a Dead Level on Psicosis and Super Crazy hit Kash with a moonsault.
o **1/2
Decent X Division stuff here.

• John Bradshaw Layfield) (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Bobby Lashley (10:58)
o JBL pinned Lashley after a Clothesline from Hell after Lashley was hit in the throat with a shillelagh by Finlay.
o *
So long win streak.

• Matt Hardy and Tatanka defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) (10:28)
o Tatanka and Hardy pinned both members of MNM after a simultaneous Twist of Fate by Hardy and a Samoan Drop by Tatanka
o *1/4
Seriously...Tatanka?

• Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to win the WWE United States Championship (18:13)
o Benoit forced Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
o ***1/4
It's kind of like, "Hey, these 2 don't have a match...what do we do? I don't know...put em in another match after a best of 7 series?"

• Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio (17:28)
o Orton pinned Mysterio with a roll-up and used ropes for extra leverage to win Mysterio's WrestleMania 22 world title shot.
o ***
Good not great.

• Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (29:37)
o Angle pinned Undertaker after reversing a Triangle Choke into a jackknife cover.
o ****1/4
One of the best matches of the year for WWE.

~ Main event was a WWE MOTYC. Everything else was bland.