The 2012 No Way Out (known as No Escape in Germany) was the 12th and final No Way Out professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE.

In the main event, John Cena defeated Big Show in a Steel Cage match.

Storylines between the characters played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown.

Laurinaitis would soon book a match between Cena and Big Show inside a steel cage for No Way Out.

Originally Sheamus was set to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio.

[12] On the June 11 edition of Raw, Dolph Ziggler defeated Christian, Jack Swagger and The Great Khali in a fatal-four way elimination match to become the new number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Another feud involved the WWE Champion CM Punk defending his title in a Triple Threat match against Daniel Bryan and Kane.

Afterwards, John Laurinaitis came out to announce a triple threat match involving Punk, Bryan and Kane for the WWE Championship at No Way Out.

The event opened with Sheamus defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Dolph Ziggler.

In the seventh match, CM Punk defended the WWE Championship against Daniel Bryan and Kane.

In the main event, John Cena faced Big Show inside a Steel Cage.

Big Show dominated the match in the early going, stopping Cena from escaping multiple times.

Big Show then executed a second WMD on Cena and attempted to walk out the door, but was stopped by Brodus Clay, wielding a steel chair.

Cena then executed an Attitude Adjustment on Big Show and climbed to the top of the cage, but was stopped by Laurinaitis, wielding his crutches.

Clay restrained Laurinaitis, allowing Cena to climb out of the cage for the win before Big Show could drag himself through the door.