No Way Out 2006

1. Gregory Helms defeated Super Crazy, Psicosis, Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Kid Kash, Nunzio, Funaki, and Scotty 2 Hotty by pinfall

Unfortunately, the WWE never gave the fans a reason to care about the cruiserweights and these were the only types of matches they reacted to. This was solid action and of course a little cluttered.

Rating: 2.75 (out of 5)

2. JBL defeated Lashley by pinfall

So JBL loses to Boogeyman in 2 minutes, even though they have no plans to push him beyond a mid-card comedy act. Then he beats Lashley, whom they planned on pushing to the moon. Why does this not make any sense?

Rating: 1

3. Matt Hardy + Tatanka defeated MNM by pinfall

This was a part of Tatanka's brief comeback stint and he actually didn't look too horrible here. The match wasn't bad, but I expected a little bit more. Hardy looked sharp though.

Rating: 2.5

4. Chris Benoit defeated Booker T by submission to win the United States Championship

I don't know if it's because of the whole murder or what, but Benoit during this era just seemed to be going through the motions around this time. Perhaps it's just because I (along with everyone else) look at him so differently. This was the best of their three pay-per-view matches, but none of them were great.

Rating: 3

5. Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio by pinfall

This is a fantastic match and one of Orton's best up to this point. A lot may not agree with that statement, but these two kept up a great pace throughout and storyline aside, put on a really well-worked match.

Rating: 3.75

6. Kurt Angle defeated Undertaker by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

Absolutely fantastic. This was two pros going out there and putting on a show. If you like submission wrestling, there's no reason you won't enjoy this one and even if you don't, the pacing and the story will win you over. Great way to end a very underrated show.

Rating: 4

Well, this is without a doubt one of the best Smackdown pay-per-views ever. From top to bottom, everything is at least entertaining and every match was given enough time to tell their story. Three of the matches were over the 15 minute mark and that seems to be pretty rare in the WWE these days. The last two matches are well worth your time, as they both delivered.

Overall Rating: 82%