Velocity July 12, 2003
Announcers: Josh Mathews and Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Match #1
Sean O'Haire vs Bobby Rude
This Bobby Rude character sure looks VERY similar to Bobby Roode who would come to WWE years later. Josh mentions that Rude is a Canadian trained by Val Venis, just like Roode. Uncanny. We start out with some slow chain wrestling. O'Haire sends Rude to the outside and lands some hard kicks to the back. Rude gets brought back in and chucked across the ring. After some taunting, O'Haire lands more really hard kicks to the kidneys. Rude tries to get the crowd behind him to get out of a headlock but they politely decline. Whipped hard into the corner and O'Haire hits the widowmaker for the win at 5:06. O'Haire looked like a killer in this match. He towered over Rude which shows how the industry has changed over the years as Roode did not look undersized during his run in WWE much later. (*1/2)
Kanyon vs Orlando Jordan
We begin with headlocks, arm drags, hip tosses being exchanged. A failed top rope move attempt by Jordan leads to a top rope Russian leg sweep from the top by Kanyon. Kayon hits a Lethal Leg Drop in the other corner and locks in a headlock. Jordan tries to fire out but eats a huge neckbreaker. Orlando turn the tide with a powerbomb out of the corner and we get a standing 10 count. Jordan nails a flying foreman and three pretty dropkicks. Jordan hits Rocky Johnson shuffle punches in an ode to his mentor. Jordan recerses a Flatliner attempt into a reverse neck breaker for the win in 7:15. This match had some athletic and innovative moves. Told a good story of the veteran dominating the rookie until the rookie unleashed his athletism. Good stuff. (** 3/4)
Match #3
A-Train vs Funaki
A-Train chases Josh around the ring. Ernest gives Josh crap for being a wimp when he returns. Funaki dodges some moves and then bows to A-Train. Train chases Funaki around the ring in anger. As A-Train tries to follow him in Funaki lands a kick and then a dive to the outside. Funaki tries some more fast attacks once back in the ring and eats a big boot followed up by a body slam. Funaki punches out of a powerbomb, hits a bulldog, and then a dropkick to the face of a downed A-Train. Train catches Funaki on a dive from the second rope and hits the trainwreck for the win in 2:25 (*). After the bout Train heads over to intimidate Mathews again.
Match #4 Nunzio vs Spanky
The rest of the FBI will be stuck in the back with a case of the mud butt, from their tainted by Spanky earlier in the night. Spanky starts out with a standing switch. Nunzio hits a shoulder block but gets tripped by Spanky. Spanky runs up the ropes to maintain headlock control in a nice spot. Test of strength which is broken up by a Nunzio slap. Spanky hits a fast paced hurricanrana, and heads to the top but Nunzio yanks him to the mat. Nunzio tries to ground Spanky with a reverse chin lock. Kendrick fights out and eats the turnbuckle via drop toe hold. Nunzio hits a top rope dropkick and gets a near fall. Kendrick skins the cat and hits a flying forearm. He runs the corner into flip onto Nunzio. Spanky tries for the sliced bread #2 but Nunzio reverses it to the Arrivederci which is a 2nd rope spring board DDT for the win in 6:00 Quickly paced and Spanky bumped like crazy. (**1/2)
Sunday Night Heat
July 13th, 2003
Announcers: Johnathan Coachman and Al Snow
Triple H pulls up in a limo talking to the Nature Boy on his flip phone. He wants the Nature Boy to have the ladies hot and the champagne cold because it's not going to take long.
Match #1
Scott Steiner with Stacy Keibler vs Ruffy Silverstein
During Steiner's entrance with Stacy, a fan's sign is shown "Got Legs?" Hey Zach Gowen is on Smackdown and that isn't very nice anyway. I thought Canadians were supposed to be nice. Silverstein is wearing khaki shorts with a belt so I assume he is business casual John Cena.
Scott starts off with a shoulder block and a few running kicks to the face. Ruffy Silverstein rakes the eyes starts landing blows on Steiner in the corner. Ruffy tries a leapfrog but is caught by Steiner for a powerslam. Now it's Steiner's turn to land some strikes in the corner. Ruffy tries to the propel off the turnbuckles and get behind your charging opponent thing but goes too hard and flip head first over the turnbuckles to the floor in a scary moment. Steiner heads out and chucks him into the stairs before bringing him into the ring and tying him into the tree of woe. Steiner lets him down and hits a vicious clothesline. Elbow drop and some pushups. Steiner plants him with a belly to belly. Steiner hits some kind of a facebuster, I really have no idea, I'm not a move guy for the win in 3:17. (1/2 *)
Steven Richards heads over to join the commentary team.
Match #2
La Resistance vs Tyson Dux and Bobby Rude
On the way to the ring Rene Dupree lets the French Canadians know that they don't think the French Canadians are French. They suck like Americans. Stevie is acting like he is general manager of Stevie Night Heat and he signs the two young jobbers. La Res attacks before the bell. Stevie announces that he has suspended Goldust from Stevie Night Heat, with pay because he has a family to feed. La Resistance tags in and out with beating on Tyson Dux with punches and kicks. They hit a double hip toss for two. Dux hits a kick and makes it to Rude for the hot tag. Rude clears house a bit and causes Rene to accidently clothesline Sylvan. Dupree makes the save on the pin. They dispose of Dux and then hit the Bonsoir Double Spinebuster on Rude for the win in 3:20 (1/2*)
Stevie enters the ring to celebrate and gives double cheek kisses to both members of La Resistance who are confused.
Teri Runnels interviews Maven backstage about the biggest match of his career. Maven says how along every step of the way that people told him he was crazy. He's going to go out their prove himself tonight. Coach and Snow promote Gail Kim vs Molly Holly for the title tomorrow night. Triple H enters Maven's lockerroom and says that he thinks the kid has a heck of a future. He wants Maven to enjoy his big night and savor it because they isn't any shame in getting beaten by the Game.
Match #3 Triple H vs Maven
Since I'm watching this match not on Peacock when get the Tough Enough theme for Maven, which is better than the bootleg version. Triple H dominates with some limb control moves. A sequence of shoulder block, lay down, hip toss, and couple of drop kicks gives Maven his first advantage in the bout. Triple H rolls to the outside to regroup. Triple reenters and suckers Maven in to take the advantage and chucks Maven outside. Maven reverses a head slam to stairs and delivers one of his own. We head to commercial. A rarity here in C show land. A two segment match!
Back after the commercial, Maven hits a neck breaker for a two count. Triple H hits a spinebuster to reset the match. They exchange fists until HHH can hit his patented lifting knee strike for a two count. Triple H chokes him on the middle rope and starts slapping Maven around disrespectfully. Maven gets a flash rollup attempt off a suplex setup for 2. Al Snow says that Maven is definitely the dark horse in this match and he isn't just talking about skin color.......
Maven catches Triple H with a forearm and then a backdrop. He mounts HHH in the corner and starts landing fists to the head, Triple H walks him out and Maven blocks the atomic drop and hits a clothesline to maintain the advantage. HHH yanks the tights to send Maven to the outside. The Game has had enough and heads to get his title belt. He misses the belt shot on Maven. HHH heads back into the ring shoves referee Charles Robinson out of the way. While the ref isn't looking, Maven hits HHH with the belt for a false finish 2 count. Triple H's sleeper is quickly reversed into Maven's own sleeper. Triple H fights for the ropes but quickly fades to the ground. Triple H gets his foot on the rope as his arm falls a third time to break the hold.
Maven heads to the top and HHH pushes Robinson into the ropes to cause Maven to crotch himself. He goes to attack but Maven fends him off. He lands a top rope bulldog to the champ. He goes back up this time for a cross body that Triple rolls through for a pin attempt. Triple H sets up the pedigree but Maven breaks free and sends Triple H off the ropes. Maven lowers his head for back body drop and in a cool moment, Snow says, "No, too early kid!" Triple H catches him and plants him with a pedigree for the win in 10:09. This match told a great story, had some fun nearfalls that you could bite on because it was non title, and made Maven look good and didn't make Triple H look bad. (*** 1/2)
We head off the air and get ready for another week of Ruthlessly Aggressive action.
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