The Critics' No Way Out Thread

**Mr. Nerfect** · 02-19-2006, 02:58 AM

The match order of this card is important as well. Some cards can go in any way, shape or form, but I think No Way Out could be greatly improved by the order its matches take place in.

I think the WWE should have the United States Championship Match go on first. Benoit is over with the crowd, and the title has been established as meaningful in recent weeks. The CW Match seems logical to warm up the crowd, but I think they should get a higher billing so the Cruiserweight Title looks more important.

I'd have Bobby Lashley vs. JBL go on next. There is not much story here, but if this match goes on first it will look unimportant.

MNM vs. Matt Hardy & Mystery Partner next. Should be an OK-Good match (depending on who the partner is). If you're introducing us to someone, or whoever is teaming with Hardy is unknown, it could put people out of the mood to watch, so it shouldn't be on first. A fair way in, people will be more willing to accept.

The next match could be a bonus match. So something like Paul Burchill vs. Finlay or a Battle Royal to decide the #1 Contender for the US Championship.

The next match should be the first main event, Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton.

The second highest billing goes to the Cruiserweight Clusterfuck, to give some attention to the title, so people can actually care about the cruisers heading into WrestleMania (and think the company cares as well).

Finally we get Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship.

So hopefully we get a well-paced technical match first, a solid big-man match second, a great tag team match third, a fun match fourth, a main event level match on fifth, a fast-paced cruiserweight match on sixth and a World Title Match on last.

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02-19-2006, 02:58 AM	#2
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,567	The match order of this card is important as well. Some cards can go in any way, shape or form, but I think No Way Out could be greatly improved by the order its matches take place in. I think the WWE should have the United States Championship Match go on first. Benoit is over with the crowd, and the title has been established as meaningful in recent weeks. The CW Match seems logical to warm up the crowd, but I think they should get a higher billing so the Cruiserweight Title looks more important. I'd have Bobby Lashley vs. JBL go on next. There is not much story here, but if this match goes on first it will look unimportant. MNM vs. Matt Hardy & Mystery Partner next. Should be an OK-Good match (depending on who the partner is). If you're introducing us to someone, or whoever is teaming with Hardy is unknown, it could put people out of the mood to watch, so it shouldn't be on first. A fair way in, people will be more willing to accept. The next match could be a bonus match. So something like Paul Burchill vs. Finlay or a Battle Royal to decide the #1 Contender for the US Championship. The next match should be the first main event, Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton. The second highest billing goes to the Cruiserweight Clusterfuck, to give some attention to the title, so people can actually care about the cruisers heading into WrestleMania (and think the company cares as well). Finally we get Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. So hopefully we get a well-paced technical match first, a solid big-man match second, a great tag team match third, a fun match fourth, a main event level match on fifth, a fast-paced cruiserweight match on sixth and a World Title Match on last.