No Way Out 2009

1. Triple H defeated Edge, Vladimir Kozlov, Big Show, Undertaker, and Jeff Hardy by pinfall to win the WWE Championship

This was a good opener, but probably on the lower end of the Elimination Chamber matches. You can blame that on Kozlov and Big Show being in there too much and Edge being in there too little. However, they corrected the Edge error in the next one.

Rating: 3.25

2. Randy Orton defeated Shane McMahon by pinfall

This was pretty disappointing, even if it wasn't bad. The match was never boring, but I don't think they got the result they were looking for.

Rating: 2

3. Jack Swagger defeated Finlay by pinfall

I am a big fan of both of these guys, but this may be the worst match I've seen either of these guys put on. They did not click at all and the crowd could have cared less.

Rating: 1.5

4. Shawn Michaels defeated JBL by pinfall

I can't remember the last time I have given a Shawn Michaels match this low of a rating. Thank God that JBL retired the next month. He should have just stayed as an announcer, where he was the best in the business.

Rating: 2

5. Edge defeated Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Mike Knox and Kane to win the World Heavyweight Championship

***Match Of The Night***

This match was full of surprises (Edge attacks Kofi Kingston to get in the match, John Cena only lasts a few minutes) and one heck of a performance by Rey Mysterio. This was the best effort I have seen Mysterio give in years and he absolutely made this match a classic. The booking was also smarter in this match as Kane and Knox only were in there for short periods of time as well.

Rating: 4.5

This is kind of hard to rate. You only have five matches and two of them eat up about half of the show. The main event is definitely a must see, but you can live without seeing the other chamber match, even though it is entertaining. Everything else is not very good. I guess this is more of a thumbs in the middle, but leaning up. Fast forward through the middle and enjoy one of the best matches of 2009.

Overall Rating: 75%