Intercontinental Title Match: Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho 
The opening match at No Way Out in Hartford, Conn., saw Angle drop Y2J with his Olympic slam, but Jericho kick out at two. Angle was so shocked that he went outside the ring and grabbed the Intercontinental Title. He tried to hit Jericho with it, but referee Tim White stopped him. Later, the two superstars battled outside the ring. This time, Angle picked up another title belt, but Chyna came from behind and to take it away. When Angle turned around to face the Ninth Wonder of the World, Jericho came charging from behind, inadvertently sending Angle flying into Chyna, and the Ninth Wonder of the World crashing into the steel steps. As the referee attended to Chyna, Jericho had control in the ring. He went for the Asai moonsault, but Angle picked up the Intercontinental Title, which still lying in the ring, and hit Jericho in the face. Angle covered the champion, and Tim White quickly came back in the ring to administer the three count! Angle became the new Intercontinental Champion! Referee Earl Hebner came out to try to explain what happened to White, but to no avail, and Angle took both the European and Intercontinental Title back to the locker room. In fact, Angle was so happy with his victory that he continued celebrating throughout the night.

Tag Team Title Match: Dudley Boyz def. New Age Outlaws 
The match turned decisively in the Dudley's favor when Buh Buh Ray clubbed Mr. Ass in the left forearm area with a lead pipe. Moments later, Road Dogg fell victim to the Dudley Death Drop, and the Dudley Boyz became the new Tag Team Champions! After the match, Road Dogg and a clearly injured Mr. Ass exchanged words. Later, EMTs examined Mr. Ass' forearm/shoulder area.

Special challenge: "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry def. Viscera 
Two mammoth superstars faced off next in a match, made just moments before the Pay-Per-View got underway. Viscera had control until Mark Henry's "main squeeze" came to the ring. When Vis started picking on Henry's girl, "Sexual Chocolate" recovered and pinned the 500-plus-pounder with a football tackle/slam combination.

No. 1 contender match: Edge & Christian def. Hardy Boyz w/ Terri 
Just as the match got underway, the Acolytes made their way to the ring - Terri had apparently hired them to protect her as she was scared for her safety after being put through a table by the Dudley Boyz. Terri proved to be an important factor in the match. Jeff Hardy climbed to the top rope for the Centon bomb, and Terri jumped up on the apron and pushed him off! Later, Terri slapped Matt Hardy across the face! A bewildered Matt stumbled backward, where Christian caught him and dropped him with the Impaler. Edge and Christian picked up the victory, and now have a date at WrestleMania to battle for the Tag Team Championship. After the match, Terri celebrated with Edge and Christian - but Edge and Christian were just as confused as everyone else, and they left the ring without her. When Matt grabbed Terri by the hair, demanding answers, the Acolyte Protection Agency sprung into action, and put a beating on both the Hardys.

Tazz def. Big Boss Man w/ Prince Albert by disqualification 
Tazz trapped Boss Man in the Tazzmission after only a few minutes, and Prince Albert came from behind and bashed Tazz, earning Boss Man a disqualification. After the match, Boss Man and Prince Albert ganged up on the man from the Red Hook district. The Prince and Boss Man yelled and Tazz to stay down, but he wouldn't - and each time, the duo would brutalized him some more. Boss Man grabbed his nightstick, and shattered it over Tazz's skull, but Tazz still got back up. Finally, Federation officials arrived - but instead of holding back Boss Man and the Prince, they held Tazz down!

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