It will be the Wrestling Machine vs. The Phenom at No Way Out. Kurt Angle has been a man possessed ever since coming over to SmackDown and winning the World Heavyweight Championship. But will it be enough to overcome the legendary Undertaker?
Just seconds after Angle brought down the World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble, the lights went out and the bell tolled. Undertaker rode into the AmericanAirlines Arena on a black chariot driven by a white horse. The ominous sight caught Angle off guard as it was, but then the Deadman raised his arms, waited a moment and brought them down as lightning struck the ring, causing it to collapse with the Wrestling Machine still inside. Angle stood in shock, clutching his prized World Heavyweight Championship belt, as Undertaker signaled that he too wanted the gold.
Just five days later, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long said that the match between Angle and Undertaker was official, and it would take place at No Way Out. Undertaker continued to play mind games with Angle later that evening. The two Superstars met face to face in the middle of the ring. Angle said that when he’s inside the ring, he also doesn’t have a soul. The Wrestling Machine made it clear that he wasn’t afraid of the Phenom. Undertaker’s reply was short and sweet – he said that at No Way Out, Angle would rest in peace. With that, the lights went out, and when they came back on, the Deadman was gone. Undertaker had vanished.
Will the Wrestling Machine be able to stay focused heading into No Way Out, or will the Phenom’s mind games derail the Wrestling Machine?
For Randy Orton, this match is about earning an opportunity for a World Championship Match at WrestleMania 22. For Rey Mysterio, this match is much more personal.
Rey Mysterio entered the Royal Rumble at No. 2 and shocked the world when he outlasted 29 other Superstars to earn a Championship Match at WrestleMania. Randy Orton was the last man that Mysterio eliminated, and the Legend Killer still hasn’t gotten over it. In fact, Orton thinks it was a fluke.
On SmackDown, Randy Orton interrupted Mysterio’s victory speech, and said that there’s no way that the master of the 619 could defeat him in a normal wrestling match. Mysterio kept, his cool, though. But then Orton made things personal. As Rey looked up to the heavens, towards his late friend Eddie Guerrero, Orton crossed the line. The Legend Killer said that Orton isn’t looking down at Rey from heaven. He said that Eddie’s looking up at Rey from hell. Mysterio could take no more and attacked Orton. Officials swarmed the ring and separated the two.
Later that evening they were on opposite sides of the ring again, this time in a tag team match as Mysterio teamed with Angle to take on Orton and Mark Henry. Angle chased Daivari through the crowd and Henry followed, leaving Orton and Mysterio alone in the ring. When Rey went for a sunset flip, Orton was able to use his size advantage to reverse it into a pinfall. After the win, Orton told Rey that he had as much a chance of beating him as Eddie Guerrero does of coming back to life. Mysterio wasted no time in responding, accepting Orton’s challenge.
So, Rey Mysterio will put his opportunity for a World Championship Match at WrestleMania 22 on the line against Randy Orton at No Way Out. Who will go on to fight for the gold at WrestleMania?
