Ruthless C Shows WWE Velocity 1/17/2004 & WWE Sunday Night Heat 1/18/2004

 

We are week away from the Royal Rumble and we get a pair of qualifying matches, a match that is part of a several week build, and a rematch from Smackdown in a grudge match. So you could say it's a pretty big week here in C show land.  If you want to find out what happened on Raw and Smackdown this week check out my comedic podcast Ruthless on the North South Connection.  

First it's Velocity on Saturday Night

Match #1

Ultimo Dragon vs Shannon Moore

During Dragon's entrance Josh Mathews goes full Beavis and shouts, "Fire, Fire" Dragon starts out with a snap mare, but Moore fires back with a pair of hip tosses.  Dragon hits a back leg sweep and two hard kicks to the chest for 2.  Dragon's head scissors is countered and Moore gets a back suplex for a 2 count.  Dragon fights out of an arm bar and gets a springboard crossbody but Moore lays him out.  He follows with a snap suplex and grabs a chin lock.  Dragon gets free and hits a springboard moonsault.  He adds a flurry of kicks and a hurricanrana.  They both trade some pinning combos.  Moore gets his boots up on 2 consecutive charge attempts follows up with a top tope float over bulldog.  Moore hits a scoop slam but the his top rope dive gets met with a drop kick mid air.  An Asai DDT finishes off Moore in 5:54 (**1/4)

Match #2

Orlando Jordan vs Matt Morgan

Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

Jordan grabs a waist lock but Morgan gets to the ropes to break it.  Morgan starts nailing shoulders in the corner.  Misses a few power moves and Jordan hits a springboard high crossbody, and follows with a drop kick.  Morgan swats aside a missile drop kick.  Morgan mows Jordon down with a short arm clothesline.  He stands on OJ's neck and chokes him with his boot in the corner.  Jordan strikes back but runs into a sidewalk slam.  Morgan grabs a single leg crab.  Jordan makes it to the ropes, but Morgan immediately transitions into a heel hook.  Jordan boots Morgan in the face to break free.  Morgan misses an elbow drop, allowing Jordan to hit a flying forearm.  Jordan repeatedly kicks Morgan in the thighs and hits a spinning neck breaker.  Jordan runs into the a big boot.  Morgan nails his sit down powerbomb to get the win in 5:20 to clinch his entry into the Royal Rumble.  (*1/4)

Match #3

Billy Kidman vs Arch Kincaid

Kincaid immediately grabs the ropes to get some heel heat.  Kidman flips him over with a head scissors but misses a corner splash.  Kincaid gets a back suplex for a 2.5 count, which is yelled to the crowd as a brag to the crowd by Kincaid.  He sends Kidman into the turnbuckle with a hard Irish whip.  Kincaid snap mares him and grabs a back and arm stretch.  Kincaid then hits a back breaker.  Kincaid begins to work over the back of Kidman and then hits a second back breaker. He plants Kidman with a scoop slam and grabs a chin lock.  Kidman gets free for a desperation turnbuckle run up bulldog.  He sends Kincaid chest first into the corner for a clothesline and a back body drop.  Kidman runs into a powerslam.  Kincaid this time boasts that he got a "2 9/10!" count.  He eats a drop kick and Kidman finishes him off with the shooting star press in 5:45.  (**1/2)

Match #4 

Bradshaw vs A-Train

We are the shown the fallout from Train's victory a few weeks ago on Smackdown.  Train starts with a shoulder block and they exchange shots in the corner.  They move to the center of the ring to exchange more stiff strikes. Bradshaw hits a Russian leg sweep and a swinging neck breaker.  A-Train misses a corner splash, but is able to get his forearms up to block to block the Clothesline from Hell.  He punts Bradshaw in the stomach and gets a few short arm shoulder blocks.  He throws the Texan shoulder first into the ring post which causes Bradshaw to fall to the outside.  A-Train follows and slams his shoulder into the post one more time, and rolls him back inside for a 2 count.  He slingshots Bradshaw into the bottom rope for a guillotine. Bill Demott says that Train has been working with Arn Anderson and Fit Finlay every single day. Train gets an armbar, but Bradshaw is able roll his legs over to the ropes.  Train puts Bradshaw down again with a back breaker.  Bradshaw gets his boot up on a Vader bomb attempt and plants Train with a DDT.  After some strikes, Bradshaw gets a shoulder block and big boot.  Bradshaw goes to the top rope and hits a shoulder block for 2.  Train misses a charge and hits a clothesline from hell for the win in 5:35.  (**3/4).

On to Sunday Night Heat!

Match #1

Hurricane and Rosey vs Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade

Hurricane and Jindrak start the match as Snow does his usual reversal of their names schtick.  (Cindrak and Jade)   Hurricane gets a go behind and rolls Jindrak up.  He follows it up with a head lock, an arm drag, and an arm bar.  He tags in Rosey for a double hip toss.  Rosey hip tosses Hurricane on top of Jindrak.  He is able to immediately tag to Cade however.  Rosey grabs a headlock.  Cade's head butt attempt fails since Rosey is the tribal chief and has a hard head.  Rosey gets a scoop slam but misses the elbow drop.  Rosey forces Cade into the corner but Jindrak pulls Cade free so Rosey's shoulder dive only meets ring post.  Cade holds Rosey's arm out so Jindrak can give it a shot off the top rope.  Jindrak grabs an arm hold and drops Rosey with a single arm DDT.  He tags in Cade, who allows Rosey to escape and get the hot tag to Hurricane.  He hits a few drop kicks and reverses a slam into a cross body.  He hits a top rope float over bulldog on Jindrak but Cade breaks up the fall.  Rosey clears out Cade but while the ref is trying to get Rosey back to his corner, Cade clobbers Hurricane with a forearm to the head.  Jindrak covers for the three count in 5:07.  (**)

Match #2

Rico with Miss Jackie vs Tommy Dreamer

Royal Rumble Qualifying match

Rico gets a leg sweep and then rides Dreamer like a pony.  Dreamer slaps Rico in the face and scoop slams him.  Dreamer clotheslines Rico to the floor and once he gets back on the apron, Dreamer uses the ropes to flip Rico back to the mat.  Dreamer grabs his Singapore cane but Miss Jackie gets a hold of it.  Dreamer drags the cane along with Jackie into the ring.   Rico is able to sneak in behind and hit a back stabber followed by a scoop slam and pins Dreamer in a sexually suggestive cover.  Jackie steals Dreamer's cane and adds insult to injury and chokes him on the middle rope.  Dreamer is able to reverse an Irish whip into a sit down powerbomb.  Dreamer follows up with a sidewalk slam.  Dreamer nails a top rope clothesline but Jackie puts Rico's foot on the rope during the cover attempt.  Dreamer pulls Jackie up to the apron, Rico charges but Tommy moves.  Rico is able to stop short from trucking Miss Jackie but falls victim to a rollup for 2.  Dreamer goes for a DDT but Rico pushes him into the ropes which allows Jackie to hit him in the back with the cane.  Rico levels Dreamer with a spin kick and picks up the victory in 4:19.  Rico is now qualified for the Royal Rumble.  (*3/4)

Match #3

Spike Dudley vs Rob Conway with Rene Dupree

Spike gets a headlock take over to begin.  Conway attempts a leap frog but Spike counters into an inverted atomic drop.  Spike tries for the Dudley dog but Conway shifts enough to prevent it but Spike is able to maintain his head lock.  Conway charges but is sent up and over to the outside Dudley.  Once back inside Conway is on his knees begging but Spike drop kicks him in the face. Spike runs on Conway's chest in the corner.  A second Dudley dog is attempted but Conway shoves him into the turnbuckle.  Dupree is able to get in a cheap shot.  Conway connects with a series of elbows and grabs an arm lock.  Spike fights out for a flying head scissors.  Conway bails to regroup with Dupree outside.  Spike goes to the top and hits both of them with a crossbody to the floor.  Back in the ring, Conway stops Spike on the top.  He attempts a superplex but Spike bites his forehead and shoves him to the mat.  Spike hits a two footed stomp to chest from the top.  A third Dudley dog attempt is abandoned by Spike to go knock Dupree off the apron.  Conway misses his sneak attack and Spike rolls him up for two.  The kick out sends Spike into the ropes for Dupree to forearm Spike in the face.  Conways plants Spike with a rope aided spinning neck breaker to gain the victory in 4:19.  (**3/4)

Match #4

Steven Richards vs Scott Steiner

Richards is wearing a an armbar that says "Flower" in recognition of Victoria who was taken out by Steiner's partner Test.  Scott Steiner hits a fireman's carry and amateur wrestles Richards on the mat to assert his dominance.  Steiner throws Richards with a belly to belly suplex and then punishes leader of Sunday Night heat with cross face forearms.  Steiner stands and flexes before punting Richards in the gut.  He stands Stevie up for some chops to the chest followed by some push ups.  Richards escapes a powerslam and hits a stun gun.  He rolls Steiner up for 2.  Steiner gets up and turns Richards' lights out with a Steiner Flatliner to win in 2:04.  Test appears out of nowhere to celebrate with Steiner.  He says some choice words to Stevie's carcass.  Once Richards gets to his feet Test, decaptiates him with a big boot just like he did to Victoria.  Richards has defeated Test three weeks in a row on Heat and Test wants his revenge.  (*1/4)

Steiner rolls into Raw tomorrow for his match against Goldberg. 

Ruthless C Shows WWE Velocity 10/18/2003 & WWE Heat pre No Mercy Edition 10/19/2003

                                               

                         Check out this week's breakdown of Raw & Smackdown in audio form here.

                                      

         Tonight we have Tazz and Josh Mathews on commentary.  Unfortunately Tazz tells us this is his last Velocity and a new color commentator will start next week.  He will go out with a bang as we will get into later.  Stay Tuned.

                                         Match #1 

                                         A-Train vs Orlando Jordan

Train starts with knees to the gut. Jordan slides out of a powerslam and they trade strikes.  Orlando gets caught off the top with bicycle kick to the stomach.  Train lands a serious of heavy strikes.  He locks in an inverted full nelson and then drops to his knees in an impressive looking move.  Train locked in a neck vise after a snap mare.  OJ turns inside out on a slam to get a flash pin attempt.  Inziguri to the A-Train's midsection, quick jabs. Jordan's offense is short lived because he runs into a back elbow. Jordan does get his feet up on a Vader bomb.  Train misses a charge into a rollup attempt by Jordan who hits two dropkicks.  Train hits a powerful clothesline and finishes Jordan off with the Train Wreck in 4:15 (**)

Match #2

Matt Hardy with Shannon Moore vs Funaki 

During the entrances Tazz gives us a parting gift of a rant complaining about Pamela Anderson attacking Kentucky Fried Chicken over killing chickens.  Tazz goes into how you got to kill them before you can eat them and then goes after a plastic shortage because Pam Anderson, "Ya know the one with the real big hammers.", has used it all up.  Just Tazz enjoying nobody paying attention to Velocity.

Matt Fact #1 Matt still has his tonsils.

Matt Fact #2 Matt dreads winter time.

Matt starts with lots of strikes, til Funaki takes an irish whip and turns it into a head scissors.  Hardy hits a side effect and tosses Funaki outside so Shannon Moore can ram his spine into the ring.  Matt does a powerslam and then locks in an abdominal stretch. Funaki drives Hardy into the corner for some shoulders to the midsection, but Moore trips him. Hardy misses a corner splash and Funaki hits on a bulldog as Hardy stumbles out.  Funaki reverses a powerslam attempt into a reverse DDT.  Funaki hits the Rising Sun which is a reverse tornado DDT out of the corner.  Funaki can't make the cover quickly so Hardy is able to kick out at 2.  Moore hops up on the apron.  Hardy reverses a whip and goes for the Twist of Fate, but Funaki shoves him away towards Shannon.  Matt puts on the brakes and Funaki charges.  Hardy evades him, so Funaki collides with Moore.  Funaki turns right into the Twist of Fate and Matt gets the three count in 5:11 (**)  This is the last television match for the V-1 character.  

Match #3

Ultimo Dragon vs Joey Matthews 

They trade positioning attempts until Mathews gets a rollup for 2.  He super celebraters with struts.  He goes on the attack with knees and chops.  Dragon catches Matthews with a leg sweep, series of kicks, and drop kick.  Matthews bails and Dragon pursues, which allows Matthew to pull Dragon's feet out from under him and crack his chin on the apron.  Mathews throws him back into the ring and connects with a top rope clothesline.  He locks in a neck vise.  Dragon rolls through and gets a kick to the face, but Matthew is quick to put him down with a neck breaker and goes back to the vise.  Ultimo gets out with a corner springboard jaw breaker, back body drop, spin heel kick combination for 2 count.  A big kick to the chest after a roll through by Dragon.  He misses a springboard dive which lets Matthews drop him for a 2 count and then a body slam.  Matthews gets caught on a top rope dive with a drop kick.  Asai DDT seals the victory for Dragon in 5:13. (2.25)

Match #4

APA vs FBI (Nunzio and Chuck Palumbo)

The FBI tries to sneak attack with chairs in the aisle but get intercepted.  Faarooq scrambles Palumbo's brains with a chair. Nunzio scoots away towards the ring begging for mercy.  Just like tomorrow's pay per view event, there will be No Mercy.  Bradshaw throws him into the steps.  He tosses Nunzio into the ring and the match is on as the bell rings.  Last Call fallaway slam to Nunzio.  Quickly tags in Faarooq to lands some hard forearms.  Nunzio tries to escape the ring but gets dragged back in.  Faarooq hits a powerslam and a back breaker.  Bradshaw is in to join in on a double shoulder block and power bomb.  Faarooq is back in for a spine buster.  Faarooq holds up Nunzio's corpse for a Clothesline from Hell.  Bradshaw hits him with a second one.  Faarooq pins Nunzio with a single hand in 4:03.  (1/2*)

Bradshaw grabs the microphone, "Nunzio, don't take that personal. You're just the first but you won't be the last.  Bashams, the APA was just fine sitting in our office drinking beer and playing cards, when you tried to make your name off of us.  I tell you what you just got a bunch of people's asses whipped.  We will not discriminate.  I don't care if you're black, brown, white, purple, or green.  Man, woman, or child.  Heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. We will knock your ass out."

That's it for Velocity stay tuned for Confidential, we shall miss thee, Tazz.  

This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Stu Hart.  

Our pre No Mercy Heat is hosted by Josh Matthews and a young lady only known as Rue. Fun fact those two get married.  It lasts for a whole two years of wedded bliss. 

Rue only one name like Cher

The show is mostly pay per view hype videos but we do get a Big Show interview with Michael Cole where he talks about how fecal matter has been falling out of his ears for 10 days and he is going to destroy Eddie Guerrero today. 

Tazz interview the Basham brothers who lament the loss of Shaniqua the source of their sexual desires and challenge the APA tonight at the pay per view.  Based on Bradshaw's promo at the end of Velocity.  I assume they will accept.  

 

Match #1

Shannon Moore vs Billy Kidman

Cole and Tazz are commentary for this as we won't get to see if the enigma know as Rue can call a match.  They trade go behinds, Kidman gets a head scissors and sends Moore outside.  Moore ducks a baseball slide by Kidman and throws him into the barricade in a fun spot.  Moore hits a back suplex and locks in a neck vice.  He converts over to a leg lariat to the back of the head, body slam and locks in a back stretch.  Kidman gets a desperation drop kick to put both men down.  Kidman is up with a flying forearm, back body drop, and clothesline that drops Moore in the corner.  Kidman hits a baseball slide directly into Moore's yambag as Tazz says, which for some reason isn't a DQ.  Kidman goes for a suplex by Moore lands on his feet and hits spinning neck breaker.  Kidman attempts a turnbuckle assisted bulldog but Moore counters with a drop toe hold into the 2nd turnbuckle.  Moore nails a corkscrew moonsault for a false finish.  Moore throws a tantrum, this allows Kidman enough time to recover, hit an enziguri, drag Moore to the corner, and climb to the top to attempt a 450. Moore intercepts on the top Kidman wins the battle and comes down with a BK bomb to pick up the win in 5:14. (***)

We find out that heat will be moved to Saturday night at 7 next week.  We aren't told what will air in it's place. We get a promo package for the Lesnar vs Undertaker chain match main event and we go off the air transitioning to No Mercy.