February 27, 2006 Observer Newsletter: WWE No Way Out, Johnny Grunge passes away
There weren’t any big surprises, but an excellent main event with Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker paced a strong No Way Out show on 2/19 at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore before a sellout of 11,000 fans.
The WWE’s final PPV show before Wrestlemania meant the results were either going to be predictable, or kind of stupid, when it came to the major matches. As is becoming the pattern for WWE PPV shows, the undercard wasn’t much. In some ways, fans are now more than ever into “stars” as opposed to “matches,” and thus undercard matches unless there is a really charismatic performer, or they put a main event match on early, aren’t going to get much response. Even though it was a full house and WWE has more business momentum now than at any time in a good four plus years, the crowd was cold for most of the show. But you got three good matches.
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Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.