10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE No Way Out 2000

"Retirements", injuries, regrets, subtle pushes and backstage drama...

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What do you remember about No Way Out 2000?

Mick Foley taking yet another mighty, dangerous and downright scary fall through Hell In A Cell? The fact he and Triple H used everything from steel chairs, ring steps, barbed wire bats, fire and the cage itself during their main event? A sparkling opener between Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle? Big Show beating The Rock thanks to Shane McMahon?

The February pay-per-view was sandwiched in between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, but it still managed to stick out as another shining example of the WWF's purring product. Vince McMahon and company could do no wrong that year, and this so-called 'B' show was further evidence that they were top dog and WCW was going down the sh*tter.

What about the things you might not know though? No Way Out 2000 has tons more lore than one might think; it was an event riddled with backstage politics, painful injuries and subtle set up for feuds to come months later.

Here's some insight into a show that had way more to offer than just one HIAC match...

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