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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
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
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)
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)
