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It's Saturday Night which means it's time for some WWE Velocity!
Match #1
Billy Kidman vs Sakoda
Kidman monkey flips Sakoda. Kidman hits a springboard headscissors but Sakoda quickly hangs Kidman's arm over top rope. Sakoda ties Kidman's arm in the rope and wrenches on it a few more times. He locks in a weak looking arm bar. Kidman freaks free from the hold and attempts a BK bomb but his arm gives out. Sakoda throws Kidman's arm into the turnbuckle and works on the arm even more. Kidman gets a sky high drop kick, followed by a flying forearm, and a turnbuckle vaulted bulldog. Sakoda nails a single arm DDT to regain control. Sakoda follows up with a rolling top rope flip into an arm bar. Kidman gets to the ropes. With Kidman down, Sakoda grabs Kidman's leg. Kidman one leg kips up to his feet and hits an enziguri. Kidman heads up top for the shooting star press to finish off Tajiri's henchman in 5:52. (***)
Match #2
Shannon Moore vs Matt Morgan
Moore kick the larger man in the stomach and bails. They cat and mouse around the ring. The cat eventually wins and tosses the mouse into the barricade from the apron. Morgan brings Moore back into the ring for hard irish whips into the turnbuckles and stands on Moore's throat. Morgan hits a pair of back breakers separated by some strikes. He knees Moore in the face and locks in a bear hug. Morgan misses a clothesline, Moore lands a few strikes but a crossbody attempt is caught, and Morgan drops him on the top rope. Morgan misses a charge allowing Moore to try a tights aided rollup for two. Moore hits a corkscrew top rope dive, but Morgan hits a big boot to the flurry. Sit down power bomb keeps Moore down in 4:30. (*3/4)
Match #3
Rhyno vs Funaki
Funaki starts hot with punches, a high crossbody, and a pair of arm drags. Rhyno bails to regroup. Back in the ring, Funaki gets a head scissors but misses the follow up drop kick. Rhyno crushes Funaki's midsection between his legs in a body scissors. Rhyno gets up and lays in some strikes to Funaki's back. Rhyno misses a charge and Funaki hits a bulldog. The trade stiff chops until Funaki gets an enziguri. Rhyno answers with a belly to belly suplex. Funaki dodges the gore. Funaki gets a school boy for 2. Rhyno sheds Funaki on a tornado DDT attempt and plants him with a spinebuster. A gore from Rhyno breaks Funaki in half and picks up the win in 5:00. (**1/4)
Match #4
World's Greatest Tag Team of Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas vs Paul London and Spanky
Shelton Benjamin starts with some knees to Paul London. London stomps his foot, hits him with a drop kick and attempts a crucifix pin for a two count. Benjamin comes back with an exploder suplex and grinds his forearm into London's face. Blind tag to Haas, who clobbers Paul London from behind. London flips his way free from an arm bar and tags in Spanky. The hit a double fist drop onto Haas. Shelton attempts a gorilla press, but Spanky escapes and attempts a rollup, followed by a drop kick. Haas comes in and sends Spanky to the outside. Blind tag to Benjamin, who gets a scoop slam, tags Haas back in for a double team back breaker. Charlie Haas grabs an abdominal stretch, Spanky reverses into his own ab stretch. Tag is made to Shelton who puts Spanky in a surfboard but Paul London breaks it up. Haas is tagged back in for a dragon sleeper. Benjamin gets tagged back in but just gets kicked in the face by Spanky. Spanky ducks a clothesline and finally makes the hot tag to London. London hits kicks, a dropsault, and a hurricanrana to clean house. London hits a top rope stun gun followed by a spring board moosault. The pinfall is broken up by Haas. Haas then drops London on the top rope. The heels attempt a broken arrow double team but Spanky breaks it up. Haas hits an inverted atomic drop and Benjamin nails a super kick to out London's lights to get the win in 6:29. (***1/2)
The only footage of this episode I can find joins the first match in progress. Johnathan Coachman and Al Snow on the call.
Match #1
Lance Storm vs Matt Hardy
Lance Storm hits a plancha and is fired up so I believe we might be hitting the home stretch. We shall see. Storm gets a springboard sunset flip back into the ring. Hardy sends Storm to the apron by the tights and rams him into the turnbuckle. Hardy gets a snap suplex for 2. Matt locks in an arm and back stretch. Storm breaks free with a jaw breaker, back elbow, clothesline, and a high knee for a 2 count. Storm goes up and over in the corner and gets roll over fireman's carry for another 2 count. Storm walks into a side effect for a 2 count. Storm walks into a side effect for 2. He misses a second rope leg drop. Storm gets an Oklahoma roll and a clothesline. Hardy follows Storm to the top rope. Storm pushes him off, Storm misses a drop kick. Hardy hits a twist of fate to pick up the win. (** for what I saw)
Match #2
Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade vs John Hennigan & Matt Cappotelli
The Season 3 Tough Enough champs make their debut here. Snow is continuing his gimmick of calling Cade and Jindrak, Jade and Cindrak. Cade and Cappotelli trade headlock takeovers. Tag to Jindrak for a double ax handle to the arm. Cappotelli gets a crossbody and Hennigan blind tags to get a rollup for 2. Cade levels Hennigan with a back elbow. Jindrak hits a back breaker. Hennigan counters a powerbomb with a hurricanrana. Tags to Cappotelli for a double hip toss followed by a double kip up. Cappatelli hits an elbow drop. Jindrak nails a great flying clothesline. He tags in Cade for an arm wringer who immediately tags out. Jindrak hits an inverted atomic drop. Cappotelli flips out of a slam to get the hot tag to Hennigan. He hits a series of drop kicks, flying forearm, and spin kicks. Jindrak stun guns Hennigan with an assist by Cade to put away the rookie in 4:43. (**1/4)
Match #3
Randy Orton vs Val Venis
Orton gets a drop toe hold and grabs a head lock. Val Venis gets two hip toss and grabs an arm bar. He follows up with knees to the gut and a Russian leg sweep. Val locks in an octopus lock but Orton gets to the ropes. Orton grabs a headlock takeover. Val escapes and works on Orton's left arm. Val's boots come untied and Orton kicks him in the face when he goes to retie it. They both attempt a move on the run at the same time and conk heads putting both men down as we go to commercial. Back from break, Venis attempts a back slide for 2. The match goes outside and Orton rams Val into the apron twice. Back in for European uppercuts, hard irish whip. Orton bends Val at the spine around ring the post. Val attempts a suplex but his back gives out, which allows Orton to hit a back suplex of his own. Orton continues to attack the back. A Val sunset flip is followed by a neck breaker. Venis continues with a half nelson slam and a spine buster. He blocks an RKO attempt but he is able to get a spike DDT. Orton lands some chops and locks in a sleeper. Val slips out and hits a sit down powerbomb and three consecutive elbow drops. Val goes for the money shot off the top, but Orton intercepts. Val is able to push him off and launches for the money shot only to land on Orton's raised knees. Orton stalks and hits the RKO to get the win in 10:07. (***1/4)
Orton will go on to defend the Intercontinental title against Rob Van Dam, tomorrow night on Raw.
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