We are less than 24 hours away from the Royal Rumble, let's check out Spike TV on a Saturday Night
(This screenshot is from the previous week as they did not give Demott and Mathews their establishment shot this week.)
Match #1
The Basham Brothers defend the WWE Tag Team Titles with Shaniqua vs Ultimo Dragon & Funaki
Ultimo Dragon and Danny Basham start. Danny lands a few strikes, but Dragon comes back with a hurricanrana and stiff kicks to the spine and chest. Dragon tags in Funaki for a double team elbow. Funaki lands some kicks til Shaniqua pulls him him off the apron. Danny tags out as the Bashams combine for a double team stun gun. Doug starts the stomping on Funaki and grabs a neck vise. He tags Danny back in for more strikes and an arm stretch. Funaki gets a desperation enziguri. Doug is tagged back in, but Funaki is able to escape for the hot tag. Dragon nails a flurry of kick to both Bashams. He rolls up Doug for a two count, followed by a springboard moonsault. Ultimo sets up for his Asai DDT, but Doug escapes. The Bashams pull the twin magic switcheroo to get the rollup pin victory in 5:27 (*1/2)
Match #2
Orlando Jordan vs Matt Longtime
Jordan gets takeover into an armbar, but he transitions into an school boy for a 2 count and right back to the armbar. Longtime escapes the arm bar for a shoulder block and grabs a headlock take over. Jordan escapes and hits three arm drags and goes back to the arm drag. Longtime rams into a turnbuckle and grabs a......you guessed it, an arm bar. Jordan punches free and nails a scoop slam, flying forearm, two drop kicks, back body drop, Johnson shuffle, and finishes him off with a running powerslam in 5:20, 4:30 of which were arm bars. This match was Chris Jericho's list of moves come to life. (3/4*)
Match #3
World's Greatest Tag Team Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas vs Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty
Rikishi and Haas trade shots in the corner. Benjamin pulls Haas to safety before he eats a big kick from Rikishi. We head to commercial as the World's Greatest Tag Team regroups. Back from break, Benjamin hits Scotty with a snap suplex and after watching the previous match, grabs an armbar for good measure. Scotty reverses it and they trade athletic reversals unlike the previous match. Eventually ending with a Scotty flying forearm. Benjamin dodges a bulldog attempt and Benjamin gets a blind tag, that allows Haas to get the jump on Scotty and work on the arm. Benjamin gives Haas a little extra stretch on his arm bar behind the ref's back. Tag back to Shelton for a shoulder breaker for 2. More focus on Mr. Hotty's arm. They tag in and out and work the limb over. Benjamin spits in Rikishi's face and hits Hotty with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Haas back in but Scotty fights free from his arm bar and is able to tag in Rikishi. Rikishi lays both opponents out with heavy strikes and a double clothesline. He lays out Haas with a charging headbutt and a Savat kick. He tags in Scotty for the W-O-R-M. Benjamin breaks up the fall. Rikishi comes in to clear out Bejanmin. Scotty is landing mounted punches on Haas in the corner, but Haas walks out for a reverse atomic drop. While Haas still has Scotty held, Benjamin nails him with a super kick. Haas uses a jackknife cover to get the victory in 7:37. (**3/4)
We're on to Sunday Night Heat live an hour before the Royal Rumble in Philadelphia with Coach and Snow handling hosting duties.
Smackdown's #1 announcer Funaki is here, pulling the C show double header this weekend. He's reporting outside the room where superstars are pulling their entry numbers for tonight's Royal Rumble. Mark Henry and his manager Teddy Long come out and they are not happy. Teddy says, What happened back their was straight haterization, every cracker int eh room drank hater-ade, blatant discimination, you ought to be feeling me being an oriental man. We will no longer be bamboozled by the man, because tonight Mark Henry will win the Royal Rumble. Mark Henry screams to a startled Funaki, "Believe That!"
Funaki now checks in on Kurt Angle, asking for an update on his eye injury for Smackdown. He says he got poked in the eye and couldn't see for a bit. He won a gold medal with a broken freaking neck, so don't worry about it. Nothing is going to stop him from winning the Rumble and then winning the WWE title in the main event of WrestleMania. He isn't just doing it for himself, he's dedicating his win to the brave men and women of the military fighting over seas.
Tazz and Cole are in the ring and Tazz graces us with his tips to winning the Rumble.
Tazz also picks up Cole and threatens to toss Cole over the top while Cole whines to be put down.
King and JR take over
Match #1
Molly Holly vs Victoria with Steven Richards in a non title match.
Test had kicked Victoria's head off a few weeks ago, cancelling her title match on that episode of Raw. Why she doesn't get it here, I don't know. They grapple for control, eventually Victoria gets a side headlock take over. Molly bridges out of a pin and gets a backslide for 2. Victoria comes back with a drop kick before Molly can get back to her feet. Molly sends Victoria head first into the middle turnbuckle. She follows up with a snap mare and drop kick to the face. Molly digs her fingers into Victoria's face and mouth. Molly nails a hand spring back elbow. Victoria is able to escape a head lock with a jaw breaker. Victoria ties a 2 different pinning combinations to no avail. Victoria gets fired up a hits a series of clotheslines and a scoop slam. She lands a standing moonsault for 2. Molly gets a knee to the stomach and plants Victoria face first into the mat. Molly heads to the top only to be intercepted by Victoria. Molly is able to push Victoria off the top before she can super plex her down. Victoria sweeps Molly's legs which crotches her on the top turnbuckle. Victoria removes her from the top and plants her with the Widow's Peak for the win over the champion in 4:58. (**1/4)
Who will win the Rumble and head to Madison Square Garden for WrestleMania 20!?!?
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