No Way Out
No Way Out Kicks Off
With a new world order set to descend upon the World Wrestling Federation, No Way Out kicked off live from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee!
Indeed, the show opened with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hollywood Hogan emerging from the TitanTron! The charter members of the nWo made their way to the ring, where Nash took the microphone as the crowd cheered wildly. Nash said they were there to set the record straight. He said that when the trio arrived at the arena, they received a lot of heat with the boys backstage.
Nash said that in the last couple weeks, the nWo had been associated with words like "cancer" and "poison". Some people, according to Nash, labeled the nWo a bunch of "company-killing bastards". Nash said the group wanted a clean slate and the opportunity to prove to the fans the doubters wrong.
Scott Hall took the microphone next. He said the three were really just a bunch of marks who wanted to take a few pictures, get a few autographs and perhaps drink a few beers with the boys. Deep down, Hall said, they were no different from anyone else and they didn't want any trouble.
Hogan then addressed the crowd and said he couldn't agree with Nash and Hall more. He said they weren't there to kill the Federation, they were there to make it better. Hogan asked the fans and the Federation Superstars to give them a chance. Hogan credited Vince McMahon for being the first to give them the opportunity to come to the Federation. "God bless Vince McMahon," Hogan said. The three men then took their leave, with Jim Ross doubting the nWo's sincerity.
No Way Out Backstage With Austin & The Rock
Stone Cold Steve Austin ran into the nWo backstage and all four men entered into a stare down. Hall said they didn't want any trouble, and presented Austin with a six-pack of Steveweisers. Stone Cold said he wasn't thirsty, but at Hall's urging, took the beer for later. Instead, the Rattlesnake dropped the beer on the floor and stomped away.
Backstage, the nWo found The Rock. Hogan asked for a picture with The Rock because he was his son's favorite wrestler. Rock turned to Scott Hall and told Razor Ramon to take the camera and shove it. He then turned to Kevin "Diesel" Nash and told him where to stick it. Finally, he told Hogan to take the camera, shine it up, eat his vitamins and jam it!
No Way Out NWO Attack on Austin
Within moments, Austin had Y2J locked in the Walls of Jericho and Y2J started tapping! But the referee was struggling to catch his breath! Austin then knocked Jericho down with a Stone Cold Stunner when suddenly Hogan, Hall and Nash raced down and beat the stuffing out of the Rattlesnake! After all that tomfoolery, Jericho rolled over onto Austin just as the ref caught his bearings. The ref counted three and Jericho once again held onto his title.
Afterward, Hogan, Hall and Nash delivered a more savage beating to Austin. Hogan reached beneath the ring apron and produced two cans of spray paint that he handed to his cohorts. Hall and Nash branded the beaten Rattlesnake with the nWo insignia as No Way Out drew to a close!
