WWE: No Way Out 2009

Average 1st Hour, Solid 2nd Hour, Excellent 3rd Hour
"No Way Out 2009" can divided up into its three individual hours.
The first one features the "SmackDown" Elimination Chamber Match
The second hour includes a No Holds Barred Match and an ECW Title contest.
The third hour has an HBK/JBL grudge match and the "RAW" Elimination Chamber Match.

I'll give you the short version first:
---HOUR #1
I think the "SmackDown" Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship is solid overall, but really drags in a few spots.

---HOUR #2
I liked all three matches that occurred at this point: The No Holds Barred Match (Randy Orton v. Shane McMahon), ECW Title Match (Jack Swagger v. Finlay), and the JBL/HBK All-or-Nothing contest.

---HOUR #3
The main event was one of my favorite matches of the year ("RAW" Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Championship).

Bottom line - This DVD is well worth a purchase...

A Phenomenal PPV
OK, now recently I've fallen out of love with WWE. Over the years I've just become bored of wrestling as a whole and really haven't had my interests enlightened by the product until this PPV and the build up to it. Well this pay per view was just immense and easily the best way to start 2009.

WWE Championship - Triple H vs Jeff Hardy vs Edge (C) vs Vladimir Koslov vs Big Show vs The Undertaker - Smackdown Elimination Chamber: What a way to open a PPV with some of the biggest stars in the business fighting for one of the most prestigious prizes in the company. A great opener that the crowd seemed to appreciate.

Rany Orton vs Shane McMahon - No Holds Barred: The show stealing match of the night that did everything we expected. Shane's return to the ring in years was bound to be heart stopping and having Randy Orton in the mix, it was undoubtful this would be remembered for years to come.

ECW Championship - Jack Swagger (C) vs. Finlay: No Comment. The ECW...

It had the less predictable Chamber matches
WWE Championship Elimination Chamber: Jeff Hardy and Edge start things, go at it for awhile and Edge is eliminated after he goes for the Spear and is rolled up by Hardy. Koslov then comes in and dominates Hardy for awhile. Big show then comes in.

Then Triple H and then the Undertaker. Taker eliminates Kozlov with a Last Ride of the turnbuckle. HHH hits a Pedigree on Show and Hardy then hits a Swanton Bomb on Show and HHH covers him to eliminate the Big Show. Hardy, HHH and the Undertaker are then the last 3 men. Hardy gets tombstoned though, leaving Undertaker and HHH. Taker hits a Tombstone on HHH but HHH gets his foot on the rope. HHH then hits the Pedigree but Taker kicks out. Triple eventually reverses the Last Ride into a Pedigree for the win.

I would be impressed by Triple H now being a 13 time World champ if he wasn't greedy as hell. I mean Hardy only got to be champ for a month so HHH can go on to push himself to the title once again. The title has...

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