No Way Out 2005 No Way Out 2005 was the seventh annual No Way Out pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Subway and took place on February 20 , 2005 from the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The main event featured a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield and The Big Show , in which JBL won via escape . The predominant match on the undercard , was Kurt Angle versus John Cena , where the winner would face the WWE Champion for the title at WrestleMania 21 . Background . The main feud heading into No Way Out was between John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) and The Big Show . At the 2005 Royal Rumble , JBL defended his WWE Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Kurt Angle and Big Show . During the bout , members from Team Angle ( Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak ) and JBL ' s Cabinet ( Orlando Jordan and the Basham Brothers ) interfered , and eventually the Cabinet helped JBL retain his championship by pinning Angle . Later in the evening JBL entered the office of SmackDown ! General Manager Theodore Long , who immediately announced a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match between JBL and Big Show at No Way Out . On the next edition of " SmackDown ! " , Big Show defeated the Bashams in a handicap match . In the following weeks , JBL and his cabinet attacked Big Show , and Big Show did the same thing to JBL and his cabinet . The main match on the undercard was the Number One Contender tournament final . It was first announced by General Manager Long on the February 3 edition of " SmackDown ! " , and he booked some of the first - round matches for that night . The winner of the tournament would earn a main event spot challenging for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21 . The first match of the tournament was The Undertaker versus Rene Dupree . The match ended in a double countout due to Reigns preventing the Undertaker from re - entering the ring . He did this at the request of Angle , who was scheduled to face the winner of that match if Angle won his . The double countout meant that neither man advanced in the tournament , thereby giving a bye in the semi - finals to the winner of the other qualifying match . The next first round match was Eddie Guerrero against Booker T . Booker won the match by pinfall , even after Guerrero had faked a knee injury to try to gain the advantage . The next first - round match in the tournament was John Cena versus Jordan , which Cena won . The next match was Angle against Rey Mysterio , which Angle won by forcing Mysterio to submit by using his Ankle Lock . Due to this win and the double countout the week before , Angle received a bye into the finals of the tournament . The following week , Cena had his semi - final against Booker , which he won after an FU . Cena and Angle faced off at No Way Out in the final match of the tournament . The other main match on the undercard was the Undertaker versus Reigns . The match was made after Reigns interfered in the Undertaker ' s match during the Number One Contenders tournament . This interference cost the Undertaker his match , and his opportunity to challenge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania . The following week , Reigns cut a promo on the Undertaker , and claimed that he wasn ' t scared of him . On February 17 , the Undertaker faced Reigns ' tag team partner , Jindrak , immediately after Reigns had defeated Nunzio and cut another promo on the Undertaker . The Undertaker pinned Jindrak after a Chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver . Reigns then hit the Undertaker with a television camera . The Undertaker , however , quickly recovered , sat up in the ring , and then stalked Reigns to the backstage area . Event . Before the event went live on pay - per - view , Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas defeated Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée , with Hiroko , in a match taped for " Heat " . The match ended after Holly performed an Alabama Slam on Suzuki and pinned him . The first match that aired on pay - per - view was the WWE Tag Team Championship match between the champions , The Basham Brothers , Doug and Danny , and the challengers , Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio . Early in the match , the Bashams kept Mysterio isolated from Guerrero , until Mysterio was able to use a moonsault to gain some time . He tagged Guerrero , who hit Doug with a title belt . After a 619 from Mysterio , Guerrero pinned Doug for the win and tag team championships . The second match was the bout between Heidenreich and Booker T . Heidenreich dominated Booker for the entire match , both out and in of the ring . He ended up being disqualified after hitting Booker in the throat with a Steel chair . After he had been disqualified , Heidenreich attempted to pin Booker in the ring . The next match was the Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . The first two competitors were the defending champion , Funaki , and Paul London . London pinned Funaki with the help of Spike Dudley , who entered early . Then , with the help of the eliminated Funaki , London pinned Dudley . The next participant was Shannon Moore , who missed a Corkscrew Moonsault . London performed a 450° splash to gain the pinfall victory . The fifth entrant was Akio . He was eliminated by countout after he and London collided , but Akio failed to make it back up to his feet in time . The final participant was Chavo Guerrero . Guerrero took control of the match , and when London tried to use a roll - up , Guerrero countered , and pinned London , using the ropes for leverage . The fourth match on the card was The Undertaker versus Luther Reigns . Mark Jindrak accompanied Reigns to the ring , but was thrown out before the match started . Reigns hit the Undertaker with the ring bell , before using submission moves to try and win the match . The Undertaker , however , countered with a Tombstone piledriver to pin Reigns . The fifth bout was the final of the Number One Contenders Tournament between Kurt Angle and John Cena . Angle performed a German Suplex , throwing Cena into the turnbuckles to gain control in the early stages of the match . Angle applied his Ankle Lock , but Cena was able to get out of it , and eventually hit an FU . He was unable to capitalise , however , and Angle fought back , applying another Ankle Lock , but this time Cena was able to get the rope - break . Angle continued to dominate , until the referee was knocked down . Angle attempted to get Cena ' s signature steel chain to attack him with , however , Cena quickly countered with the FU to pin Angle , and earn a Championship match at WrestleMania 21 . Immediately before the main event , the third event in the 2005 Rookie Diva of the Year competition took place . The participants were Michelle McCool , Joy Giovanni , Lauren Jones , and Rochelle Loewen , and the segments were hosted by Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie . The first event was an " evening gown " competition , which took place after the WWE Tag Team Championship match . The next event was the " Talent Contest " , and the final one was the " Swimsuit Competition " . The eventual winner was Giovanni , with 65 % of the online votes that took place throughout the show . The main event was the Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship between the champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) and the challenger The Big Show . JBL took the early advantage in the match , and tried to climb the cage to escape , but was stopped by the barbed wire on the top . He then sent Big Show head first into the steel cage , cutting him open . Big Show retaliated and took control , prompting JBL ' s Cabinet to run down to try and help Orlando Jordan attempted to climb the cage , while the Basham Brothers used a pair of bolt cutters to cut a small hole in the cage . General Manager Theodore Long ejected the Cabinet from ringside , but Jordan passed the bolt cutters through the cage to JBL . JBL used them to hit Big Show , but only got a two - count . Big Show recovered and performed a chokeslam from the top rope , sending JBL through the mat . Big Show then broke through the door of the cage , but JBL had crawled out from underneath the ring , and had hit the floor first , making JBL the winner . Big Show then attacked JBL after the match , until the Cabinet intervened . They attacked Big Show , until Batista made the save , followed by Cena , who attacked JBL . Aftermath . On the following episode of " SmackDown ! " , Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio successfully defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against the former champions , the Basham Brothers . They continued to defend the titles against other teams , including Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns , John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) and Orlando Jordan , and Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas . Guerrero , however , challenged Mysterio to a match at WrestleMania 21 , to find out who was the better wrestler , which Mysterio accepted . The following week , on SmackDown ! , Guerrero faced Danny Basham , but Mysterio accidentally cost him the match . Later that night , Guerrero cost Mysterio his match against Doug Basham . At WrestleMania , Mysterio defeated Guerrero . Mysterio and Guerrero lost the tag titles on April 21 , to MNM , after Mysterio was pinned while Guerrero was distracted by MNM ' s manager , Melina . Booker T and Jon Heidenreich continued their feud , and they had a rematch a few weeks later on " SmackDown ! " . Heidenreich won by Disqualification after Booker performed a DDT onto a steel chair . The following week , in a no - disqualification match , Booker won after a chairshot . Booker then moved on to a feud with Reigns , and was accompanied by his new wife , Sharmell . Reigns had fallen out with his tag team partner , Jindrak , just a few weeks prior , setting up matches between them . On the February 24 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Chavo Guerrero successfully defended his WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Funaki . After the match , Paul London attacked Guerrero . On a later episode of Velocity , London defeated Akio to become the Number One Contender for the Cruiserweight title . The following week , London defeated Billy Kidman . On March 31 , London became the new Cruiserweight Champion after winning a Cruiserweight Battle Royal . Randy Orton challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania on an episode of " Raw " . Orton had been inspired by WWE Hall of Fame member , " Superstar " Billy Graham , who encouraged him to " go where no wrestler has gone before " . On the next episode of " SmackDown ! " , the Undertaker accepted his challenge . On March 17 , a contract signing for the match was scheduled to take place , and was attended by the SmackDown ! General Manager , Theodore Long , and Raw General Manager , Eric Bischoff . The Undertaker immediately signed the contract ; however , before Orton signed the contract , he cut a promo on the Undertaker , and then slapped the Undertaker . Orton fled the ring after the Undertaker began to fill the arena with smoke , and didn ' t sign the contract . Orton taunted the Undertaker for the next few weeks , but the Undertaker responded with taunts of his own , and he attacked other superstars . On the final " SmackDown ! " before WrestleMania , Orton ' s father , " Cowboy " Bob Orton , begged the Undertaker to have mercy on Orton . It ultimately proved to be a set - up , however , as Orton attacked the Undertaker and performed an RKO on him . At WrestleMania , " Cowboy " Bob interfered in Orton ' s match , but was unsuccessful when the Undertaker pinned Orton after a Tombstone piledriver . Kurt Angle entered into a feud with Shawn Michaels , with the pair fighting over who was the better wrestler in WWE . This feud had begun at the Royal Rumble , where Michaels had eliminated Angle . Angle then returned to the ring , and eliminated Michaels , before attacking him . A few weeks later , Michaels challenged Angle to a match at WrestleMania . On February 28 , Angle appeared on " Raw " , attacking Michaels , and accepting his challenge . On the next episode of " SmackDown ! " , Michaels ambushed Angle in the ring , and the two of them brawled , until security broke it up . Angle claimed that he was better than Michaels , and said he would prove it by achieving everything that Michaels had , but doing it faster . He then won a ladder match , mocking Michaels match from WrestleMania X . He then challenged Marty Jannetty , Michaels former tag team partner to a match . He won after Jannetty tapped out . Angle also persuaded Michaels ' former manager , Sensational Sherri to do a spoof of Michaels ' theme song , " Sexy Boy " , calling his version " Sexy Kurt " . Michaels , however , interrupted and played a video highlighting all his accomplishments . When Sherri got emotional from watching the video , Angle put her in the Ankle Lock . Angle also interfered in Michaels ' matches on Raw . At WrestleMania , Angle won by making Michaels submit to his Ankle Lock . John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) went on to face John Cena at WrestleMania . On the SmackDown ! after No Way Out , Cena and The Big Show defeated JBL and Orlando Jordan . The following week , JBL cut a promo and Cena , and insulted him , while Cena defended his United States title against Jordan . Jordan won the match after the Basham Brothers distracted the referee , and JBL hit Cena with the WWE Championship belt . They then blew up Cena ' s customized design of the United States Championship , and replaced it with the original one . Later that night , Cena attacked the General Manager , Long , and was thrown out of the arena . During JBL ' s match that night , Cena returned and attacked JBL ' s cabinet . The next week , Long announced that if Cena laid a hand on JBL , apart from in matches , he would lose his WrestleMania match . In a six - person tag team match that night , Cena ' s team won , but Cena had to stop himself from attacking JBL after the bell had rung . On a later episode of " SmackDown ! " , Long clarifies that if JBL physically provoked Cena , then Cena could retaliate . Cena then attempted to provoke JBL , by vandalising his limousine , and spray painting " FU " on JBL ' s shirt . On the last " SmackDown ! " before WrestleMania , however , JBL had Cena arrested for vandalism and , once Cena was handcuffed , attacked him . At WrestleMania , Cena pinned JBL after an FU , to win the WWE Championship for the first time . Results . The tournament to determined the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21 was held between February 1 and February 20 , 2005 . The tournament brackets were :