WWE No Way Out 2008 (2008)

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

As the final stop before WrestleMania 24, this show was surprisingly good. Both Elimination Chamber matches delivered, as did the Cena/Orton match.ECW Championship Match: Chavo Guerrero (c) vs. CM Punk - This was a TV quality match, nothing more. These two are capable of much better, in my opinion. Chavo Guerrero retains with the Frog Splash. RATING: **Elimination Chamber Match to Become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 24: The Undertaker vs. Batista vs. The Great Khali vs. Big Daddy V vs. MVP vs. Finlay - This EC match was very good, but it would have been better without Great Khali and Big Daddy. They weren't in there for very long, and they felt like a waste of time. The rest of the competitors did a good job, though, and the sequences between The Undertaker and Batista were especially thrilling. The Undertaker wins by last eliminating Batista with a Tombstone Piledriver. RATING: ***3/4Career Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs. Mr. Kennedy - Average match. It was just a filler bout for the most part, and these two don't have much chemistry. Ric Flair wins with the Figure Four Leg Lock. RATING: **1/2World Heavyweight Championship Match: Edge (c) vs. Rey Mysterio - A very disappointing match. It was way too short for a world title match, and it never kicked into second gear. They were perhaps limited due to Rey's injury. Their match from the Royal Rumble was much better. Edge retains with a Spear in mid-air. RATING: *3/4WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena - This is one of the better matches in the Cena/Orton saga, in my opinion. There was some solid storytelling and some well-done near-falls. The ending however, sucked. Being done for storyline purposes doesn't make it any less irritating. Randy Orton retains his championship by intentionally disqualifying himself. RATING: ***1/2Elimination Chamber Match to Become the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 24: Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. JBL vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga - This is one of the top 5 EC matches of all time, in my opinion. The action is non-stop and everyone gets to shine in this match. Umaga, in particular, put on a truly show-stopping performance, and the final sequence between Jeff Hardy and Triple H was fantastic. Triple H wins with a Pedigree on a steel chair. RATING: ****1/2While weighed down by a lacking undercard and a disappointing Edge/Mysterio match, the Cena/Orton match and the two Chamber matches make this show worth your time.RATING: B

ECW championship – Chavo Guerrero vs CM punk.A good match with good build up. It seems strange to see Punk as a fan favourite but a good energetic match 7/10.World Heavyweight championship – Edge vs Rey Mysterio.As talented as he is it can sometimes be hard to take Mysterio seriously. The build up story to this was rather daft and the fact the match finishes almost carbon copy to the Rumble match sums it up. 5/10 Smackdown elimination chamber.Two of the greatest athletes ever in Batista and Undertaker start off the match and other 'superstars' in Finlay, MVP, the great Khali and Big Daddy V enter. Easy to tell who the final to will be but what a finale and oh my word what a fantastic finishing manoeuvre! Just for that this is worth an 8/10.Ric Flair vs Mr Kennedy.Good match, Mr Kennedy (Or Anderson on TNA) is a brilliant mic worker and great athlete and with the prospect that if Flair lost he would retire this boiled some good tension and a great finish. 8/10.WWE championship - John Cena vs Randy Orton.With Cena's big return at the rumble this got the fans excited and a good lengthy match and although I can barely stand Cena he was alright, the ending to this match was so abrupt and funny. 8/10.Raw elimination chamber.With a good array of matches behind it No Way Out boiled down to a sensational last match that did include a roster of all respectable stars in Jeff Hardy, JBL, Y2J, HHH, Umaga and HBK and despite my accidental stumbling on the result, you could not guess who would win this. Fantastic moves, fast and slow paced, bodies hitting steel, a swanton off a pod a bloody collection of bodies, this was easily match of the night. 10/10.A good pay per view, entertaining though not classic but if anything at a cheap price I would buy simply for that last Raw chamber match. 7/10

When I found out that there were going to be 2 elimination chambers in one night, i was had high hopes and was looking forward to this one, since Elimination Chamber is one of my favourite WWE Gimmick matches.FIRST MATCH- CHAVO GUERRERO {CHAMPION} VS. CM PUNK FOR THE ECW CHAMPIONSHIP A solid opener in which I was not too disappointed with. However it could have gone for at least a couple of more minutes, The crowd also played a role in this one, as Chavo is supposed to be the heel, but the fans were chanting for him anyway. Chavo wins after hitting Punk with the Frog Splash. 5/10SECOND MATCH- UNDERTAKER VS. BATISTA VS. FINLAY VS. MVP VS. GREAT KHALI VS. BIG DADDY V IN A 6 MAN ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH WINNER BECOMES NO. 1 CONTENDER AND FACES WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AT WRESTLEMANIA 24 It started off a bit slow which is no surprise considering Great Khali and Big Daddy V were put into this match {Why couldn't they put Kane or Shelton Benjamin instead}. This match had it's moments {Like MVP getting choke slammed of the pod, and Batista spinebustering Big Daddy V}. Overall I was quite impressed with this match, but it could have been more exciting and brutal like most Elimination Chamber matches should. Undertaker wins after a Tombstone on Batista. 6/10THIRD MATCH- MR. KENNEDY VS. RIC FLAIR IN A CAREER THREATENING MATCH IF RIC FLAIR LOSES HE HAS TO RETIRE FROM WRESTLING The most predictable match on the card. In my opinion this match was quite boring and most times very slow. Kennedy should have been in one of the Chamber matches, as he is a wrestler with absolute potential. Very slow and most times boring, Flair wins after Kennedy taps out to a Figure 4 Leg Lock. 4/10FOURTH MATCH- EDGE {CHAMPION} VS. REY MYSTERIO FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Surprisingly one of the shortest matches on the card all because of Mysterio's bicep injury. Had it not been for his injury, this match could of been a great match, possibly better than their match at The Royal Rumble. Edge wins after spearing Mysterio in mid-air. Afterwards Big Show returns and starts assaulting Mysterio, which leads to Floyd Mayweather to come and hit a series of punches on Big Show's face which makes him bleed. Not a bad segment, and very surprised that Big Show has returned. 4/10FIFTH MATCH- RANDY ORTON {CHAMPION} VS. RANDY ORTON FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP Their match at Summerslam the past year was absolutely one of the best wrestling matches I have seen in quite a while. Too bad this one did not stand out as it could of been. Both of these men are no doubt the future of the WWE, and there are still way more matches in them. This match was pretty much mediocre to say the least, but it was pretty entertaining nonetheless. Orton gets himself intentionally disqualified after slapping the referee, Cena wins by DQ but Orton is still champion. 5/10SIXTH MATCH- TRIPLE H VS. JEFF HARDY VS. JBL VS. CHRIS JERICHO VS. SHAWN MICHAELS VS. UMAGA Hands down this is the match of the night and even possibly match of the year. Amazing elimination chamber match with great wrestling and incredible spots like Umaga slamming Jericho through the glass, and Hardy swanton of the top pod. Excellent match which was more superior than the Smackdown elimination chamber. It was obvious HHH was going to win, HHH wins after hitting a Pedigree on Jeff Hardy on the steel chair. 7/10As there were 2 elimination chambers in one night, I had very high expectations for this event, especially since it was the last one before Wrestlemania. I was not disappointed at all, but I thought that some of the matches could of took a bit longer such as the World Heavyweight title match or the Raw elimination match. Overall a very exciting event which only makes WWE fans look more forward towards the Road To Wrestlemania.Overall I'll give it a 7/10 and a C+

I have been a fan of the WWE since the 80s and I have seen the best come and go but I haven't seen the WWE for year now because of John Cena. In my opinion Cena is not good enough to be so famous but well… like WrestleMania its close, I decided to see "No Way Out" just to see who's who in wrestling. The matches... Well the Match between Punk and Guerrero was pretty decent but nothing especial. Smackdown Elimination match was pretty good. At first was a little slow but when the other superstars got in the ring it got better. The Undertaker is going to WrestleMania against Edge for the title. The Undertaker can still kick butt. Kennedy vs. Flair was very stupid. Flair should retire. I know a lot of fans find amusing to see Flair wrestle at his old age, but Flair doesn't need to prove that he was one of the greatest. It is Time to pass the torch. Misterio vs Edge was very lame match, the only thing that saved the match was the return of Big Show. Orton vs. Cena for the WWE title was a very boring match. But it looks like people are starting to love Cena. I don't know what happen to Orton he used to be such a good wrestler. He has become slower. Now Raw Elimination chamber was really good. You had the best the WWE had to offer. Umaga's double Samoan drop was pretty cool. Jeff Hardy was pretty impressive and all the other. HHH ruled the night. Bottom line, Raw Elimination Chamber match was the best of the night. I just hope that WWE gets better because this pass year wasn't very good. Let's just see what happens in WrestleMania.