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It's Saturday night which means we are amping up the Velocity.
Velocity starts with a look at Eddie Guerrero celebrating backstage after winning the WWE title at No Way Out this past Sunday. He calls his wife Vickie and thanks her for all of the support through the low times. It was a touching call and worth seeking out.
Match #1
Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman vs Jaime Noble & Nunzio
Kidman tries a quick rollup on Nunzio and kicks him in the face. He tags Rey who double team Nunzio with a giant swing and drop kick combo. Nunzio catches Rey on a slide with an elbow drop and plants Rey with a head scissors reversal. Jaime Noble is tagged in. Mysterio gets a hurricanrana and tags out to Billy Kidman for a top rope cross body followed by a head scissors and a death valley driver to Noble. Nunzio breaks the pinfall but gets chucked out of the ring. Noble sends Kidman to the outside and hits him with a suicide dive. Rey then top rope planchas onto them as we go to a commercial break.
Back from the ads, Kidman hits a spinebuster. Nunzio yanks Kidman onto the ropes arm first from the apron on a shooting star press attempt. Nunzio is tagged in for arm work. Nunzio nails arrivederci springboard single arm DDT. Noble is for more arm work to try to get a submission. Kidman flap jacks Noble into a drop kick and makes the hot tag. Mysterio cleans house with a seated senton and Russian leg sweep. He hits Noble with a springboard reverse DDT and a 619 to Nunzio. Rey gets caught on another spring board attempt and Noble hits a tiger driver. Kidman breaks the fall. Kidman launches Rey into a Jaime Noble who is perched on the top rope for a hurricanrana in an amazing spot. Rey gains the pinfall and the win for his team in 10:00 (***3/4)
Match #2
Rhyno vs Shannon Moore
Rhyno works over the arm at first but Shannon escapes and hits a heel kick for 2. Moore grabs his own arm bar and Rhyno pulls his arm to get loose. Rhyno creams Moore with a clothesline and follows up with shoulders in the corner. Hard irish whip into the corner drops Moore and Rhyno locks in an interesting submission move seen above. Moore slides free and hits a desperation heel kick. The ref gives a standing 8 count. Rhyno misses a corner splash. Moore attack with a flurry of strikes and flying forearm for 2. Moore connects on a 2nd rope spinning neck breaker. Rhyno catches a huge spinebuster and plants Moore wth a Gore in 5:47. (**1/2)
Match #3
Sakoda vs Paul London
They trade standing switches until Paul London connects on a drop kick for a two count. Paul London hits the standing mushroom stomp in from the corner. Sakoda throws London face first into the turnbuckle, followed by a knee that sends London to the floor. Sakoda hits a vertical suplex to get London back into the ring for a 2 count. Sakoda grabs a bear hug, Sakoda sends London hard into the corner. London hits a dropsault out of nowhere for 2. London hits an enziguri and slowly crawls to the top rope. He misses a 450 splash. Sakoda plants him with a spinebuster to get the win in 6:00. (*3/4)
Match #4
Rikishi & Scotty Too Hottie vs FBI (Johnny "the Bull" Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) in a non title match
Chuck over powers Scotty to begin until the cruiserweight gets a head scissors. Hotty tries sticking and moving until Palumbo lays him out with a stiff punch to the jaw. The Bull is tagged in for a headlock. Stamboli knocks Rikishi off the apron. Palumbo tags in to taunt and stomp Scotty followed by a back suplex. More strikes in the corner by large Italian. Scotty almost escapes twice to get the tag to the 2004 Tribal Chief. Scotty gets an enzguri and they both crawl to their corners for the tag. Rikishi cleans house and lands a big DDT on Palumbo and then squishes him in the corner. Stamboli saves Chuck from a stink face but falls victim to a Hotty bulldog and the Worm. Palumbo and Rikishi each pass out super kicks. Rikishi hits the corner splash on the The Bull to pick up the win in 6:16. (**1/2).
Although we don't get an establishment shot, our announcers are Johnathan Coachman and Al Snow.
Match #1
Rico with Miss Jackie vs Test
Rico jumps into Test's arms and kisses him on the cheek Bugs Bunny style. Test hits a big clothesline in the corner and lays the boots. Test rolls to the outside and slams Rico's arm into the apron of the ring. Test clotheslines Rico in the corner. Test stumps on Miss Jackie's hand. Rico dives out of the way from Test squishing him on the ropes. Rico fights back with a flurry of jaw breaker, punches to gut, flying forearm, drop kick, rides Test like a pony, spin kick and his step over mule kick. After all this Test just hits a half nelson slam for a 2 count. Jackie hops up on the apron. Rico charges a distracted Test, but the former bodyguard moves. Rico stops short from plowing into Jackie. She flashes Test and Rico rolls up the stunned Test for the 3 count in 3:04. (*1/4)
Match #2
Rene Dupree with Rob Conway vs Val Venis with Lance Storm
Dupree begins by showing Venis his super bronzed body with some posing and flexing. Val gives him an arm drag and an arm bar. A USA chant starts despite all 4 men ringside are not Americans. Coach and Snow even point this out. Rob Conway trips Val from the outside and Dupree hits a shoulder block. Storm does nothing about this. Dupree follows up a snap mare with a float over snap mare. Val gets choked it the ropes. Dupree hits a knee drop and does the French Tickler dance. Val gets a half nelson slam, a boot to the face, a pair of clothesline, and a shoulder block. Val attempts mounted punches in the corner and sit out power bomb. He climbs to the top for a Money shot. Conway heads over with the flag to clock Venis. Storm intercepts. The delay was enough for Dupree to get his knees up on the Money shot. The young Frenchman follows up with a Death Valley Driver to get a win in 3:39. (*)
Match #3
Hurricane vs Jon Heidenreich
Heidenreich attacks before the bell and hits a side suplex. Hurricane fires back with a European uppercut and other strikes. He low bridges the big man to the floor. Hurricane does a plancha to the outside onto Heidenreich. Back in the ring and Hurricane gets some mounted corner punches and thumbs Heidenreich in eye. He misses a charge at the super hero, Hurricane goes to the top rope but gets gorilla pressed onto the ropes right into a black hole slam and it's over in 2:44. (*)
Match #4
Matt Hardy & Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade vs The Dudleys
Matt Facts
#1 Matt has exceptionally long eyelashes.
#2 Matt's house has 4 bathrooms.
The match starts during a commercial break and when return Hardy is punching Devon in the corner. Devon fires back which causes Hardy to bail and tag Jindrak. Devon hits a flying clothesline and tags in Bubba. Bubba grabs a headlock and tags in Spike for a double ax handle, head scissors, and runs on Jindrak's chest in the corner. Devon is tagged back in and the heels run a distraction play to allow Cade to hit a big clothesline. Cade gets caught in the faces corner and eats some strikes but the chaos allows Hardy to sneak in for a back suplex. Jindrak is in for a snap mare. Hardy in for mounted punches in the corner and hits a side effect. Cade and Jindrak tag in and out spending some time dominating Devon. Jindrak hits a sky high drop kick, but misses a follow up splash which allows Devon to make the hot tag. Bubba cleans house of the young tag team. He gets a neck breaker to Cade for 2. Bubba hits a Samoan drop. Spike gets a blind tag and hits a crossbody to Cade. Hardy tries to break up the fall but Spike moves so Hardy drops the elbow on Cade. The Dudley Boyz do the Wazzup crotch headbutt to Hardy. They call for the 3D, but Hardy bails. Spike goes for a Dudley Death Drop to Cade but Jindrak pushes Spike off the top. Spike crashes and burns. Jindrak covers for the win in 6:49. (**1/2)
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