Disclaimer: This show contains strong language. Future episodes won’t!
In the first episode of the brand new Retro Pro Wrestling Show, writer and life-long wrestling fan CJ Scholes takes a deep dive into WWE No Way Out 2004.
The final stop for the Smackdown brand on the road to Wrestlemania, No Way Out came live from The Cow Palace in Daly City, California and is best remembered for Eddie Guerrero’s historic WWE title win over Brock Lesnar.
In this show, you’ll hear about:
The Build to No Way Out
How this show was really the culmination of a series of events spanning all the way back to the 2003 Royal Rumble.
Wrestling as a Variety Show
Why not every match on every card has to be a five-star banger, and why I still enjoy some of the goofier aspects of ‘sports entertainment.’
The ‘Triple Threat’ Formula
Two people wrestle. Another takes a nap. Swap. Repeat.
It’s the standard WWE triple-threat match formula. This show weighs up the good and bad of this formula in the context of the number-one contenders match between Kurt Angle, John Cena, and The Big Show.
The Entire No Way Out 2004 Card
All of the above, plus:
A greeting from Tori Wilson
Did Bill Goldberg go to Alcatraz?
Tag Team Title Match - Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty vs. The Bashams & Shaniqua
Blindfold Match - Jamie Noble vs. Nidia
The World’s Greatest Tag Team vs. The APA
Hardcore Holly vs. Rhyno
Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero.
This episode is based on my original No Way Out 2004 review published on Retro Pro Wrestling:
Ep 1. WWE No Way Out 2004 Review