No Way Out (2005)

No Way Out (2005)
Promotional poster featuring John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Theme song(s)	"Enemy" by Fozzy
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Sponsor(s)	Subway
Date	February 20, 2005
Attendance	9,500
Venue	Mellon Arena
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble (2005) No Way Out (2005) WrestleMania 21
No Way Out chronology
No Way Out (2004) No Way Out (2005) No Way Out (2006)

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, in 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.

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 episode 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.