Product Details

• Actors: Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Batista
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2006
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EHQ86O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,834 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 03/21/2006 Run time: 180 minutes

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Road To WrestleMania 22 Is Looking Good!, February 19, 2006

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R.A. McKenzie (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE No Way Out 2006 (DVD)

FOREWORD
---My review is a bit outdated, because it was typed the night of PPV. The only thing I've changed is my final comments at the end of the review. Hope you like - Enjoy!

ORIGINAL REVIEW
The "No Way Out" PPVs are given the unenviable task of hyping of "WrestleMania", and often not given much of a chance to strut their stuff. I can now say that this is the best "No Way Out" PPV since the spectacular 2001 edition. But is that saying anything?

1) Cruiserweight Championship
Gregory Helms (champion) vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Paul London
vs. Brian Kendrick vs. Super Crazy vs. Psicosis vs. Nunzio vs. Kid Kash vs. Funaki
---I was very surprised when I learned that this wasn't a Gauntlet match, where there would be one-on-one matches until the final fall declared the winner. However, this is a match that continues the rejuvenation of the Cruiserweight divison. Every wrestler gets enough spots and showcase time to prove their worth as a Cruiserweight champion. Even wrestlers that I don't usually care for, like Nunzio or Scotty 2 Hotty, give good athletic performances in this crowd-pleasing opener. Long two-counts, high-risk moves, energetic crowd...what more do we want in an opener? It's not the best light-heavyweight action I've ever seen, but it's the best this year.
"7.5 out of 10"

2) Bobby Lashley vs. JBL
---Fit Finlay actually comes out first, brawling with Lashley. When JBL finally enters, he puts on a decent performance as he tries to keep up with the dominant rookie. Lashley has been on a roll since his debut, and his career looks brighter after this one. There's nothing really "must-see" about this, but it's way better than I thought it would be.
"5.0 out of 10"

3) MNM (WWE Tag Team champions) vs. Matt Hardy & Tatanka
---Yes...sadly Jeff Hardy is not the mystery parnter...but Tatanka is a more-than-worthy secondary pick. Every one of these guys gives a good show here. Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro are continuing to prove themselves as one of the best Tag Teams around today. Tatanka is impressive, and can still keep up with the young guys. Matt Hardy, as always, is a solid wrestler, and this match proves that Tatanka and he deserve the "SmackDown" spotlight. I don't know why this wasn't for MNM's tag titles, but stay tuned, because MNM are about to face some serious contenders.
"8.0 out of 10"

4) U.S. Championship
Chris Benoit vs. Booker T (champion)
---Booker T and Sharmell almost pulled the jip of the decade when Booker first announced he was going to forfeit the title. He had me convinced, but thankfully it was just a cheap ploy to sucker-punch the Rabid Wolverine...and off we go. The positives pretty much speak for themselves, as Booker T and Benoit always know how to wrestle each other. They have great in-ring psychology, and they show some neat counters to each other's holds. But to be honest, there really wasn't much I haven't seen before. If you've missed out on most of these two athletes' previous matches against each other (they've had TWO Best-of-Seven Series), then you'll like this one a lot. For me, a longtime fan, this wasn't very original. This match has "final act" written all over it, and I can't say I'm upset about that. But I overstate the negatives too much; these two work hard and put on a good match. What more do we need?
"7.0 out of 10"

5) Winner Goes To "WrestleMania 22"
Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio
---First off, I was one of those fans who didn't care for the Eddie Guerrero backstory. I loved Eddie as a wrestler, and admire the human being that everybody has claimed him to be. But Orton is a gifted enough athlete who didn't need that kind of heat. He's a cocky jackass who's got the moves to back it up. Rey Mysterio didn't need the storyline either, because he's one of the best superstars in today's business. But enough of the storyline, because the match is all that counts --- for me, it doesn't meet its potential. Both men take some hard bumps and deliver some vicious strikes and maneuvers. But those jaw-dropping spots happen too infrequently, as half of the match consists of Orton beating up Mysterio. This match could've been a fast-paced, high-risk extravaganza...but instead it's too slow-paced (in a bad way). I like how the match ends with a shocking conclusion, but while this isn't a bad contest, I won't watch it again.
"6.0 out of 10"

6) World Championship
Kurt Angle (champion) vs. The Undertaker
---Even though this rivalry came out of nowhere, it developed into a strong main event. The Undertaker and Kurt Angle are both hard strikers, smart grapplers, agile, strong, and tough. These two have matched up before, but this is their best match ever. I have to admit that they play off the count-out rules a little too much, as often either wrestler keeps restarting the 10-count to prolong the match. But Angle and Taker are always doing something new, so it's not unbearable. In other words, when they restart those 10-counts, they don't just stomp away or punch, they lock on a new submission hold, or get countered by the opponent. This match is not repetitive because Taker and Angle have a huge arsenal of maneuvers, and know how to use them. The Undertaker's limit as a submission-resistant competitor is put to the ultimate test. Angle's resiliancy is pushed harder than ever before, even when compared to Shawn Michaels or Big Show or Brock Lesnar, or anybody for that matter. Will Taker tap? Can Angle survive? Even if you know the ending of this match, the closing minutes are breathtaking! There's something --- that indescribable "something" --- missing to make it a classic. But please, don't pass this match up!
"8.5 out of 10"

OVERALL
I liked this PPV a lot more than I thought I would. It's a wrestling PPV, with very little time wasted on backstage segments or promos. "No Way Out 2006" has 6 matches, each with enough time to tell its own story. I ordered this on PPV, and it holds up incredibly well on DVD --- a rarity, for sure. Sadly, I don't SmackDown had a very good showing at "WrestleMania 22". After watching this event, you'd never guess that the Friday Night team were going to drop the ball.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Good SmackDown PPV, May 7, 2006

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D.P. (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE No Way Out 2006 (DVD)

I said this on my Armageddon review but usually, SmackDown PPV's are just really bad for various reasons but this one was the second one in a row that it was something I would actually watch again. Again, it's not perfect but it's still good.

Crusierweight Champion Gregory Helms vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Paul London vs. Brian Kendrick vs. Super Crazy vs. Psicosis vs. Nunzio vs. Kid Kash vs. Funaki - Well, the yearly cruiserweight push is in full effect here. It's a great opening match for everyone to go ahead & get their spots in. Crusierweights will always get a PPV off to a great start.

Bobby Lashley vs. JBL - One of JBL's best performance I've seen from him because he doesn't just to his usual "slow brawling while I bleed" formula and also doesn't make Lashley look "green." The story with Finlay in the beginning was also a nice twist to not make Lashley look weak in defeat.

MNM vs. Matt Hardy & Tatanka - This was was suprizing good as MNM are the best tag team in WWE today (hey, they even carred ou of shape Animal & Heidenrich to decent matches), Matt Hardy is a great wrestler when he's allowed to be, and even Tatanka kept up with everyone else eventhough he's been out of the WWE for almost a decade. A great tag team match.

U.S. Champion Booker T vs. Chris Benoit - Honestly, these two don't have a bad match but after seeing them face each other so many times (best of 7 in WCW, best of 4 in WWE, along with other matches here & there setting up these series) that there was nothing new here & the match just seemed repetative.

Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio - I won't waste space about the Eddie Guerrero storyline going into this except for the fact that I didn't like it PERIOD! As for the match, it wasn't horrible but it wasn't anything memorable. You would think they would have the whole "Mysterio's gonna kill him" mentality but no, Mysterio had no emotion in this match & just "walked through" his performance while Orton just DOMINATED the whole match and got a cheap pin at the end.

World Champion Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker - This match was worth the money alone. With the exception of their Fully Loaded 2000 match, these two have NEVER had a bad match and always tore the house down. This is a step below their SmackDown match (on Undertaker's DVD) but still great. Mat wrestling & their typical spots...it's just something great to watch and the ending is something that just came out of nowhere.

Also somewhere on here, Batista makes a special appearence to which got one of the loudest pop of the night just to thank the fans & say a few words.

DVD extras include Mark Henry confronting Batista backstage, Booker T & Sharmell being scared off by Boogeyman, and Kurt Angle's post-match interview being interrupted by Randy Orton.

Overall, I would get this because I was pleased overall after I watched this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Angle and Undertaker put on a Classic, December 5, 2009

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Justin - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE No Way Out 2006 (DVD)

In my opinion, this was my personal favorite no way out, until '09, as this event presented the angle/taker classic. I highly recommend this to any fan. Thanks for reading!

WWE Crusierweight Championship
Psicosis vs. Super Crazy vs. Brian Kendrick vs. Paul London vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Funaki vs. Kid Kash vs. Nunzio vs. Gregory Helms
What a great match to open this show! As i've stated before, one of the few strengths of SmackDown at this time was its crusierweight division. And looking over the rest of the card, there are a couple of matches that could've been eliminated to expand the length of this match. All the participants put on high energy, high-flying spot filled match that could've been a lot longer.
4/5

Bobby Lashley vs. JBL
This is one of those matches that really should have been saved for smackdown. Lashley went into this match with an undefeated streak (at the time) in singles matches appearances. Thanks to a clothesline from hell from JBL and Finlay's shillelagh, it stops here. Not that much of a fan of JBL's, sure he's been good in some matches and he does some good heel promos, but I wouldn't find myself sitting in front of the TV anxiously awaiting his match. I really don't know that much about Lashley to care either way. He's a big guy, and he does have a couple of moves, but I found myself counting the minutes until the next match.
3/5

Matt Hardy and Tatanka vs. MNM
Sadly the mystery partner wasn't jeff hardy, but tatanka wasn't a bad choice either. This was one of the better tag team matches that smackdown put on and it showed here. Tatanka proved that he can still hang around with the young superstars and matt hardy maintained his solid wrestler status. Some quick moves by mnm as always make this match fairly exciting as well. In the end, hardy and tatanka pull out the win in a superb tag team bout.
4/5

United States Championship
Booker T vs. Chris Benoit
This was their last match i believe in their best of 7 series. This wasn't as good as their other encounters, but it wasn't bad either, the match is just to similar to their others. Some good technical wrestling spots in this one, but all i can really say to sum this up is, it wasn't bad, but had nothing new.
3.75/5

Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton
As most of you already know, this was for rey's wrestlemania 22 championship shot. I really expected more from these two here. Insted of the highflying, you really see ground moves, with orton dominating and beating on mysterio, with the occasional comeback from rey. A couple of standout spots to benefit this match, including the hard swing to the ringpost on rey and a mid-air countering dropkick from orton. In the end, orton got a cheap rollup pin to win, but at the wm 22 event, it was made a triple threat with rey, orton, and angle and you all know what happens there. A good match, but they could have done much better.
3.5/5

World Heavyweight Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker
Match of the night without question as this was just phenominal. With two great wrestlers like angle and taker, i knew this was going to be a classic from the start and it was. Each man used counters like i had never seen before, including angle reversing undertaker's leg drop into an ankle lock on the outside. The match had tons of physicallity and intensity. Each men were going all out, but still at the same time using calculating risk, by breaking all the 10 counts to keep the fans on the edge of their seats and anlge playing possum to give taker a huge angle slam through the announce table. Angle really worked on the leg of taker throughout, using the ankle lock in many different ways, with taker eventually fighting back, using submissions like the triangle choke. This is a near 30 minute main event that never gets boring and presents you with an exciting finish, what more could you want?
5/5

Overall, this was a very impressive no way out ppv put on by smackdown, that i recommend alone for the undertaker/angle match.
No Way Out is now called: *Elimination Chamber*.