No Way Out - 1998

Buckle up, because this week on New to Wrestling, we dive headfirst into the absolute chaos that was WWF’s No Way Out of Texas: In Your House from 1998. The Road to WrestleMania 14 is rocky, wild, and (apparently) paved with barbed wire, broken chairs, and very dramatic camera angles.

Xavier and Kelsey are covering it all—from the WTF?! moment that was Savio Vega’s surprise substitution, to a surprisingly emotional Vader moment, to Jerry Lawler somehow invoking Lee Harvey Oswald on pay-per-view. We talk Sable’s legendary pop, Goldust’s Marilyn Manson era (we wish we were kidding), and why Terry Funk sounds like your local union rep but fights like an absolute lunatic.

Oh—and yes, someone does get hit in the face with a cartoonishly large wrench. It’s that kind of show.

🗣 Come for the chaos, stay for the commentary. We’re breaking it all down and laughing our way through one of the wildest pit stops on the way to Mania.

Match Card:

• Headbangers vs. Mark Mero & Goldust (with Sable and Luna)
• Taka Michinoku (c) vs. Pantera – Light Heavyweight Championship
• The Godwinns vs. The Quebecers
• Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Bradshaw – NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
• Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson & DOA vs. The Nation of Domination
• Kane vs. Vader
• Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie vs. Triple H, New Age Outlaws & Savio Vega (substituting for Shawn Michaels) – Unsanctioned 8-Man Tag Team Match

Timestamps:

• 0:27 – 🎙️ Intro & Match Card Rundown
• 1:54 – 🤕 No Shawn, All Savio: Setting Up the Main Event
• 5:00 – 🥊 Match 1: Headbangers vs. Mero & Goldust — Sable Finally Snaps
• 15:11 – 🔨 Owen’s Threats & Taka vs. Pantera — Light Heavyweight Madness
• 22:01 – 💻 Chainsaw & Cactus Jack Hit the AOL Chatroom (Somehow)
• 24:06 – 🎻 Match 3: Godwins vs. Quebecers — Fiddles, Funerals & Flops
• 30:43 – 💥 Jeff Jarrett vs. Bradshaw — Chaps, Chair Shots & DQs
• 36:16 – 📞 DX, The Nation & the Road to a Breakup
• 44:01 – 🔥 Match 6: Kane vs. Vader — Moonsaults & Wrench Shots
• 52:50 – 💣 Main Event Mayhem: Austin’s Rampage & China Gets Stunned

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The New To Wrestling Podcast follows two friends who enjoy wrestling but are in different stages of their fandom. Xavier Cruz serves as your guide through generations of professional wrestling while Kelsey Silva experiences these matches for the first time. Climb into the ring weekly to relive the famous matches beginning with the Attitude Era!