Tuesday, December 15, 2009

No Way Out 2003

1. Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was a solid match that wasn't what you would expect. They told a good story here and the match was entertaining as a result.

Rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

2. William Regal + Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam + Kane by pinfall

This was your typical Raw main event with nothing necessarily wrong with it, but nothing in it that made it stand out.

Rating: 2

3. Matt Hardy defeated Billy Kidman by pinfall to win the Cruiserweight Championship

This was the peak of Matt Hardy's career as his character was just tremendous. It's too bad they didn't capitalize on it, because I think he probably could have reached main event status eventually.

Rating: 2.75

4. Undertaker defeated Big Show by submission

This was a pretty standard brawl that featured Hell's Gate for the first time (although I could be wrong).

Rating: 1.75

5. Brock Lesnar + Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin, + Charlie Haas by pinfall

Edge missed this for an injury, so we got a handicap match. I'm not sure how I feel about the two man team going over, especially since Lesnar defeated Angle at WrestleMania, but this was fun.

Rating: 3

6. Triple H defeated Scott Steiner by pinfall

This was a better match, technically speaking, than their match at Royal Rumble, but it was still really bad. These two had no chemistry and Steiner was just horrible. The Montreal crowd booed him out of the building.

Rating: .5

7. Steve Austin defeated Eric Bischoff by pinfall

This was a nothing match, as you would expect, but the crowd made it feel special. They ate up everything Austin brought to the table on this night.

Rating: .75

8. The Rock defeated Hulk Hogan by pinfall

This was more of a storyline than anything. They had some good moments, but in the end, it was just a set up for the Hogan/McMahon match at WrestleMania.

Rating: 1.25

This is not a very good show. There is some decent stuff, but the highest match rating is 3.5, never a good sign. None of the big matches were worth watching, making this a dud.

Overall Rating: 50%

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