Ruthless C Shows WWE Velocity 2/14/2004 & WWE Sunday Night Heat 2/15/2004 No Way Out Edition

 

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It's Saturday Night so it's time for some Velocity. What better way to spend your Valentine's Day.   Tonight we get Bill Demott back in the commentary booth with Josh Mathews.  

Match #1

Billy Kidman & Paul London vs The FBI (Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli)

Chuck Palumbo is not out with his pizons as he is preparing for his match later.  Nunzio flexes and challenges Kidman to a test of strength.  Nunzios immediately tries to kick Kidman who catches his foot for an atomic drop followed by an arm drag.  A tag to Paul London, who sunset flips on his way into the ring for a 2 count.  London gets an inverted arm drag and tags out for a double team drop toe hold and elbow drop combo.  Nunzio escapes to make the tag to The Bull.  London goes up top and stomps the back of a standing Stamboli.  London heads up top again, but Nunzio distracts him allowing Stamboli to whip him off to the mat.  The FBI tag back and forth in the conrner stomping London.  Nunzio snapmares Lodon and grabs a headlock.  Stamboli gets a cheapshot on London behind the ref's back.  Nunzio taunts Kidman in the corner and chokes London before drop kicking him right in the mush.  Nunzio grabs another chinlock.  London almost escapes but he is cut down by a knee to the face.  Nunzio misses a punch and hits the ropes, hurting his hand.  London holds the ropes and Nunzio yanks him off in a spot that I assume was meant for London to kick Nunzio but he misses and Nunzio still sells it.  The Bull is tagged back in but London kicks him in the back of the head and finally makes the tag to Kidman.  Kidman gets a double head sciossors to both FBI members and then a single head scissors to Stamboli followed by an enziguri for 2.  He recovers and breaks Kidman in half with a neck breaker.  London is able to break the fall and planchas Nunzio on the outside.  Kidman hits a drop kick and climbs up for a shooting star press but Stamboli gets up so Kidman tries a crossbody which Stamboli catches.  Kidman wriggles free for a sunset flip attempt and London aids him with a drop kick to get the win in 9:34.  (**3/4)

Dawn Marie is trying to help Paul Heyman with his spear induced injuries from Monday Night on Raw.  (Check out the podcast linked above)  She starts rubbing him and Heyman says she is making it worse.  Heyman says that Goldberg has made history with that spear.  Goldberg wants to ruin Paul Heyman's first Smackdown Pay Per View.  Either Goldberg lives up to the hype or Brock Lesnar will make Goldberg pay, prove Smackdown is superior to Raw, and that Brock Lesnar is superior to Bill Goldberg.  

Match #2

Shannon Moore vs Ultimo Dragon

A side headlock takedown by Dragon, school boy, and another head lock takeover.  He hits a tilt-a-whirl head scissors and drop kick sends Shannon Moore to the floor.  Moore yanks Dragon off he apron to gain his first advantage of the match and hits a back suplex.  Dragon gets several hamstring kicks til a kick in the back of the head.  A up and oer in the corner leads to a dragon kick to the gut.  Moore drop kicks Dragon on Asai DDT attempt.  Moore gets a neck breaker but Dragon rolls through and kicks Moore in the chest.  Moore goes to the top and hits a top rope floatover reverse bulldog for a near fall.  Dragon hits an Asai DDT out of nowhere after a back elbow for the flash win in 5:11. (**1/4)

Match #3

Chuck Palumbo vs Orlando Jordan

Palumbo is sans Nunzio and Stamboli.  They grapple for control which is eventually won by Jordan.  Jordan jams his knee on a leap frog attempt.  Palumbo chop blocks and then kicks out the knee.  Palumbo locks in a figure four.  He repeatedly grabs the ropes for extra leverage until Nick Patrick finally catches him allowing Jordan to reverse the pressure on the hold.  Jordan school boys and back slides Palumbo for 2.  Palumbo gets up and boots Jordan's head off for 2.  Jordan gets a drop kick but the move hurts his knee more.  He then goes for Johnson shuffle to damage his knee more for no reason just so he could dance.  He hobbles to the top rope but Jordan just falls off from his bad wheel.  Palumbo goes for the figure four and Jordan rolls him up for 2.  Palumbo takes him down with a huge right hand.  He picks OJ up for a powerslam, but Jordan slides out the back and he rolls up Palumbo for the three count in 5:15.  Nunzio and Satmboli breat down Nunzio in the aisle.  Palumbo gives Jordan a somoan drop and Stamboli nails a top rope leg drop.  (3/4*)

Match #4

Billy Gunn vs A-Train

Billy Gunn gets a head lock but Train throws him off and hits a big clothesline, followed by a standing splash and an elbow drop.  Gunn fires up with punches but Train runs through him.  Train grabs a bear hug.  Gunn bites Train to break the hold but immediately eats a back elbow.  Gunn hits a drop toe hold into the second turnbuckle. He hits two clotheslines and diamond cutter for 2.  A corner splash but Train dodges a famouser.  He nails a bicycle kick and with the help of the ropes pins Gunn in 4:20. (*).

Dawn Marie talks about how turned on she is by hot action on a Saturday night.  Heyman is ignoring her as he is on the phone booking their flights to San Fransico for tomorrow No Way Out.  Pay per view.  Heyman yelps in pain and curses Goldberg as he tries to get up.  He has Dawn Marie pick up his phone which he dropped.  She does so in a seductive manner but Heyman just wants her to hurry up so they can catch the flight.  Maybe we can tagalong to the Cow Palace as well for No Way Out.

Funaki who is of course Smackdown's number 1 announcer is interviewing Jaime Noble.  He wants his thoughts on being blindfolded in his match with his girlfriend Nidia.  Noble thinks it is unfair.  Nidia has blondfolded him before in the bedroom, but this is different.  How can he even defend himself.  He didn't blind her in the first place.  Why should she get the advantage.  She could attack him from anyhwhere.  Jaime by God Noble can't be beaten by a girl.  That would be embarrassing.  I couldn't look in the mirror.  It's unfair, it ain't right, it's BS.  Noble storms off.  

Big Show is being interviewed by Rue DaBona.  She wants to know if Rue was in involved with the attack on Kurt Angle on Smackdown.  Big Show says that while Rue may be beautiful, she is not very smart.  He is 7 feet tall and 500 pounds.  If he attacked Kurt, Angle wouldn't even be here right now.  Tonight my focus is to win the Triple Threat and face Lesnar for the title.  Rue clarifies, "If he beats Eddie Guerrero tonight."  Big Show laughs as he is imagining a giant battling Eddie Guerrero at Madison Square Garden at WrestleMania 20.  

Match #1

Ultimo Dragon, Paul London & Billy Kidman vs Kyo Dai (Tajiri, Sakoda, and Akio)

Akio hits a shoulder block and taunts Paul London who someone manages to get a head scissors from his back.  He stomps Akio on the back of the neck from the top rope and follows with an arm drag.  The faces double team with a side walk slam by London and leg drop by Kidman.  Akio gets a jawbreaker to create space to tag in Sakoda for a headscissors.  Akio gets a cheap shot knee from the apron.  Tajiri tagged in but the ref didn't see it and kicks him out but is okay with Akio who was the not the legal man coming in.  So whatever.  Now Akio tags Tajri in for some patented kicks and grabs a headlock.  Triple drop kick to Kidman face by Kyo Dai but London is able to break up the fall.  Akio in for more kick and chokes Kidman in the ropes.  Akio misses a spin kick and Kidman capitalizes with a drop kick of his own.  He gets the hot tag to Ultimo Dragon for tons of kicks to Tajiri, a springboard moonsault to Akio.  Tajiri accidently kicks Sakoda in the face.  Tajiri hits a spring board elbow but London breaks the fall.  Akio clotheslines him to the outside. Kidman sends Akio to the floor with his own clothesline.  Sakoda lifts up Ultimo Dragon onto his shoulders, Tajiri boots him in the face and Sakdoda immediately hits a twisting powerslam, as Tajiri covers to pick up the win in 5:35. (**3/4).

It is time for the PPV can Eddie Guerrero feed his addiction?

Ruthless C Shows WWE Velocity 12/20/2003 & WWE Sunday Night Heat 12/21/2003

 

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The weekend kicks off with Velocity on Slammin' Saturday Night.

Match #1

Tajiri vs Paul London (non-title)

Tajiri yanks London down by his hair and then mockingly blows London a kiss.  Tajiri catches a kick attempt by London, but London flips out and gets a crucifix pin for 2.  London attempts a sunset flip for another 2 count.  Paul London hits a headscissors and a spinning heel kick.  Tajiri escapes a suplex and lands a few stiff strikes to the back.  Tajiri grinds London with some heel tactics and locks in a camel clutch.  London stands up out of it and rams Tajiri into the turnbuckles but the Japanese star quickly grabs London for the tarantula.  London lands on his feet on a release German suplex and hits the dropsault.  London clotheslines Tajiri a few times before a climb up enziguri and springboard moonsault for a 2 count.  Tajiri comes back with a springboard back elbow.  London is able to duck the buzzsaw kick and hits a waffle face in response.  A missile drop kick to the back of Tajiri's head causes a stalemate as both men struggle to their feet.  Tajiri gets a crescent kick out of nowhere and follows it up with the buzzsaw kick as the kill shot to pick up the win in 5:33.  (***)

Match #2

Matt Morgan vs Funaki

Funaki starts with a game of cat and mouse, trying to avoid the big fella.  Funaki low bridges the top rope and Morgan spills to the outside.  Funaki hits a baseball slide but it doesn't knock Morgan off his feet and the chase is back on.  The chase is back on til a big boot stops Funaki dead in his tracks followed by a scoop slam.  Josh Matthews call Morgan the blueprint of a professional wrestler, which I believe is the first mention of that nickname on the main roster. He locks in a standing single leg crab which looks zero percent painful.  Josh tells us that he Morgan has defeated Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, and Elton Brand in basketball at various camps.  Demott could not care less and dismisses this as worthless information.  Morgan gets a corner clothesline and a rope choke.  Funaki attempts a desperation crossbody but gets caught.  Funaki wriggles free and kicks the back of Morgan knee, followed by a drop kick to the face.  Morgan press Funaki off the cover and decapitates Funaki with a clothesline.  Funaki tries to punch his way free from a powerbomb but Morgan powers through and the sit out powerbomb ends it in 2:45 for the Morgan win.  (*1/4)

Match #3

Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli vs Spanky

The action starts before the bell as Spanky gets nose to nose as the teams have been feuding on Velocity as of late.  The Bull grabs a head lock and hits a shoulder block and taunts Spanky for being too small.  An awkward step over attempt on a drop down, so they do it again and Stamboli shakes his leg free from a drop toe hold attempt.  Stamboli pitches Spanky to the outside, but Spanky is right back in for a series of punches.  Stamboli bails.  He comes right back in himself for a charge but Spanky drop toe holds him.  Spanky attacks the knee with strikes and twists and elbow drops.  Spanky gets a drop kick to Stamboli's mush and continues to attack the knee.  The Bull uses his boot to send Spanky shoulder first into the ring post. Stamboli slams Spanky's arm into the post and then a crushing clothesline.  Stamboli has been completely no selling the knee.  It's like that whole segment of the match did not happen.  Spanky tries to fight back but gets cut down.  The Bull military presses him onto the top rope and then flips the cruiserweight back into the ring.  An arm bar is locked in.  Kendrick kicks out and uses several forearm strikes into a spinning head scissors, a spinning back elbow, and spinning heel kick.  Stamboli kicks out of a non spinning pinfall cover.  The Bull dodges an attack in the corner and hits an Impaler DDT to pick up the victory in 4:25.   (*)

Match #4

Akio and Sakoda vs Ultimo Dragon and Kidman

Ultimo Dragon and Akio start the action with trading arm bars.  A sunset flip attempt by Akio and Ultimo Dragon kicks him in the chest and back for a two count.  He tags in Kidman, and Ultimo Dragon does a drop toe hold while Kidman baseball slides, Akio in the shoulder in a double team move.  Akio tags out to Sakoda but the heels double team move attempt is turned into combo head scissors head lock takeover by Kidman.  Kidman sends Sakoda off the ropes, Akio gets a kick to the head to the back through the ropes, which lets the heels hit stereo enziguris upside Kidman's head.  Akio is in for stomps into a seated camel clutch.  Kidman escapes but runs into a spinning heel kick.  Sakoda tags in and puts Kidman in the tree of woe. Sakoda taunts Dragon who takes the bait so Akio can choke away on Kidman.  Kidman hits a desperate drop kick.  Hot tag to Dragon who comes in for a clothesline and a drop kick.  Dragon is held by Akio, but Dragon is still able to hit both Sakoda and Akio with kicks.  Dragon pieces up Sakoda's legs and ribs.  Akio eats a Asai moonsault for a 2 count.  Tag into Kidman but the faces miss a double clothesline attempt.  Sakoda pulls Dragon out.  Kidman tries a springboard bulldog to Akio but Sakoda catches him and plans Kidman with a power bomb.  Dragon is able to get in and break up the fall.  Sakoda drops Dragon on a sidewalk slam so Dragon gives him a spin kick to the back of the head.  Dragon hits a top rope crossbody to the floor on Sakoda.  Meanwhile in the ring, Akio misses a spin kick on Kidman.  A Kidman enziguri turns Akio inside out.  Kidman heads to the top for the shooting star press, Matthews, in a eye rolling comment, says, "Kidman is about to press the R trigger on his Gamecube controller."  Kidman hits it for the win in 5:36. (**3/4)

Sunday Night Heat

Coachman selling a separated shoulder from the Goldberg locker room assault which led to Goldberg being not suspended for 30 days but deactivated for 30 days which everyone knows is way way worse. 

Match #1

Victoria vs Ivory

#1 Contender Match for the Women's Title

Test of strength that Ivory turns into a pin attempt, which Victoria rolls into her own pin attempt.  They roll around the ring trading two counts until Ivory gets a head scissors.  Molly Holly heads out on the stage to observe rocking a Tori from Saved by the Bell look.  Victoria hits shoulder blocks in the corner.  Ivory slips out of a vertical suplex for a roll up.  Ivory grazes Victoria with a drop kick.  Victoria grabs at the ropes to try to get away so Ivory rips her off to pancake slam her.  Victoria bails to the outside to regroup.  Ivory whips Victoria back into the ring by her hair, but gets caught in a powerslam.  Victoria puts Ivory into a surfboard.  Ivory turns a Samoan drop into a rollup attempt. When that didn't work, she tries a backslide pin.  Ivory crashes and burns on a top rope crossbody.  Victoria picks up her carcass and puts her away with the widow's peak in 4:05.  (*1/4)

Molly comes to ring and congratulates Victoria.  Victoria pats the title on Molly's shoulder.  As she goes to exit the ring, Molly cracks her in the back of the head with the belt. 

Match #2

Rosey & Hurricane vs The Shane Twins

Rosey starts with a Shane twin.  Snow and Coach call them the running gag of local competitors being called Babacanoosh.  So these are the Babacanoosh twins who Snow says are cloned from the same petri dish like Dolly the sheep.  Rosey clotheslines him down and lets the twin tag, they other one in, who gets immediately belly to belly suplexed by Rosey.  Hurricane is in for a top rope crossbody for 2.  A twin misses a charge but other twin gets a clothesline on the apron.  They double team Hurricane in the corner.  Twin suplexes Hurricane across the ring.  The twins tag and hit a double clothesline, followed up by snap suplex and a neck vice.  Hurricane reverses a suplex.  Both tag out.  Rosey clotheslines, shoulder blocks, sidewalk slam, scoop slam, a huge leg drop.  The twins miss a double clothesline, only for Rosey to double clothesline them and hits a spinebuster.  Hurricane mounts Rosey's shoulders who is sitting on the top turnbuckle and splashes the prone twin for the win in 4:15.  (*1/2)

Earlier today, Test is leering at Victoria stretching for her match.  He starts talking to himself about how he wants to get her to replace Stacy.  He says of course she would want him. Everybody wants him.  Richards comes up for behind upset that he would talk that way about his flower, Victoria.  He says that he has someone who wants to be with him and if Test wants to try to get her, he can try, but he'll see what happens.

Match #3

Test vs Steven Richards

Test begs Richards to hit him.  Richard obliges.  Test hits a short arm clothesline and stomps.  Richards tries to get mounted punches in the corner twice but Test tosses him off.  Richards attempts a bronco buster but Test moves and Richards busts himself.  Test begins laying in the punches, followed by a scoop slam.  He misses an elbow drop, but Richards can't take advantage as he runs into a sidewalk slam.  Test gets caught on a corner charge and Richards hits a bulldog.  They both escape each others finisher slams.  Test misses a boot and gets hung up on the top rope.  Stevie takes too long to capitalize and gets rammed into the corner.  Test tries a running powerslam but Richards escapes and slides down Test's back for a roll-up to get the upset win in 2:27. (*)

Match #4

Garrison Cade & Mark Jindrak vs Lance Storm & Val Venis with ladies.

This entire match Snow call them Jade and Cindrak.  Val Venis and Garrison Cade start out.  A collar and elbow tieup turns into a shoving match.  Cade gets heavy forearm strikes and stomps.  Cade argues with the ref after being in the ropes allowing Val Venis to get a few clotheslines, a back elbow and a scoop slam.  Lance Storm is tagged in for a springboard ax handle and a northern lights suplex.  Cade backs into the corner for a tag.  Lance Storm gets an arm drag and tags in Val for a top rope ax handle, European uppercut and chops.  Lance Storm back in now for a scoop slam and double team elbow drops.  Storm foils Cade's attempt for a cheap shot from the outside but falls victim to a Jindrak baseball slide.  Cade then rams Storm head and shoulder first into the post.  Back in the ring, Cade gets a hammerlock on Storm and rams him shoulder first into the turnbuckle.  He knocks Val off the apron adn tags in Jindrak for a picture perfect drop kick.  Cade tags back in for an arm bar.  Storm breaks free and gets a jumping leg lariat and makes the hot tag.   Val wrecks shop with clotheslines, a back body drop, gut wrench powerbomb, and a half nelson slam.  A fisherman's suplex to Jindrak is broken up by Cade.  Lance Storm gets a blind tag and nails a top rope crossbody for a near fall.  He tries a springboard sunset flip that gets reversed by Jindrak.  Cade assists with the pin from the outside to gain leverage but doesn't actually get ahold of Jindrak's hands until 2.75 of the 3 count so it loses some of it's effect. The heels win in 6:30.  (**1/2)