WWE Heat Report-15th July 2007
By Shaun Best-Rajah.com Reporter
Commentators: Todd Grisham & Jonathan Coachman
Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia
Welcome aboard people. Apologies for the lateness of this report. Finally, Heat is back to the format we all know and love. This week we see the Heat debut of two Raw supplemental draftees. So, without further ado let's get on with the show. Three matches to sink our teeth into this week starting with...................
Daivari vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Welcome to Heat Daivari. Daivari cuts a persian promo but is interrupted by a fired up Hacksaw. Daivari meets Hacksaw with boots and punches. Hacksaw recovers to send Daivari off the ropes into two clotheslines and a slam. Daivari goes outside, Hacksaw starts a USA chant. Hacksaw punches Daivari off the apron. Hacksaw gets Daivari up on the apron who blindly hangs Hacksaw up on the top rope. Daivari re-enters to club at Hacksaw's back in the middle rope. Daivari lands some shots to put Hacksaw in a seated position before driving a knee into the back. Daivari applies a rear naked choke with his knee wedged in Hacksaw's back. Hacksaw fights free but runs into a knee to the gut. Daivari stomps then drops an elbow for a nearfall before jumping down onto Hacksaw's back then praying which gets him some crowd heat. Hacksaw staggers up as Daivari shoves him into the corner. Hacksaw lands some punches so Daivari boots the gut. Daivari delivers a neckbreaker for a one count. Daivari applies a front facelock into a rear naked choke before driving elbows into the neck. Hacksaw forearms Daivari into the corner. Hacksaw lands three battering rams to the gut before yelling at the referee. This allows Daivari to poke the eyes then snapmare and drop a knee for a one count. Daivari drives two elbows into the neck followed by a low dropick to the back for a nearfall. Daivari applies a third naked choke. Hacksaw backelbows free, Daivari knees the gut and goes to ram Hacksaw's head into the corner. Hacksaw blocks, elbows the gut and rams Daivari's head into the corner. Hacksaw lands punches, plays to the crowd and walks into an elbow to the head. Daivari lands punches, Hacksaw reverses an Irish whip and Daivari rebounds into a hiptoss. Hacksaw hits the three point stance clothesline to pick up the win. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN. Boring match.
Charlie Haas vs Brian Kendrick
Both men come out without their respective partners. Welcome to Heat Brian Kendrick. Looks like we have a feud between Londrick and the World's Greatest Tag Team. Haas begins by schooling Kendrick on the mat with a waistlock takedown and front facelock. Haas slaps the face so Kendrick retaliates with two kicks to Haas' legs. Haas with a side headlock and shoulder tackle, Kendrick comes back with a dropkick. Haas boots the gut, clubs the back while yanking away on Kendrick's arm. Haas applies a wristlock and keeps yanking Kendrick down by the hair. Kendrick kips up and after failing to punch free, Kendrick flips back and armdrags free. Haas rolls outside, Kendrick teases a high risk move only to fool Haas and backflip off the second rope back to the centre of the ring. Kendrick ushers Haas back in and back inside Kendrick hits a crossbody forearm followed by a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Haas reverses an Irish whip and Kendrick's back smashes into the corner. Haas punches Kendrick down in the corner then pushes him outside with his knee. Haas goes out, picks Kendrick up and drives his arm into the ringpost. Back inside Haas kicks at the arm and applies an armbar. Kendrick uses his other arm to forearm and punch free but Haas keeps ahold of the arm, knees the gut then rams Kendrick shoulder first into the ringpost. Kendrick falls outside. Haas pulls Kendrick back in to drop knees onto the arm. Haas rolls into a bridge over Kendrick with a wristlock applied. Haas covers for a one count. Haas applies an armbar before wrapping Kendrick's arm around his knee and pushing down on his face with his hand. Haas switches to a cross armbar and drops another knee onto the arm. Haas wraps Kendrick's arm around the middle rope before swatting it with his boot. Haas armbars Kendrick again before tying the arm up behind Kendrick's back. Kendrick manages to flip back over Haas and push him front first into the corner. Kendrick scores two nearfalls from two different rollup attempts. Kendrick scores a third nearfall following a crucifix pin attempt. Kendrick swings kicks to the back of Haas' leg and hits a forearm before landing a one leg kick to the chin. Haas yanks the trunks to drop Kendrick's throat into the middle rope. Haas delivers a german suplex with a bridge and as Kendrick lands on his neck Haas gets the three count. 1-2-3. Good match. Here is Your Winner: CHARLIE HAAS. Post match Haas poses in the corner.
Carlito vs Val Venis
Main Event time. Nice to see Carlito making a rare Heat appearance. Grisham informs us before the match starts that Brian Kendrick left the ring of his own power without EMTs after taking that nasty bump at the end of the last match. Val hugs a girl at ringside before towelling a mum and making her day. Val starts with two waistlock takedowns. Carlito gets to the ropes. Carlito with a side headlock and shoulder tackle. Carlito runs into a hiptoss then an armdrag into an armbar. Val sends a flurry of knees into Carlito's gut. Val hits two running kneelifts followed by a side russian legsweep for a nearfall. Val lands a forearm and a chop. Carlito reverses off the ropes but puts his head down allowing Val to boot. Val charges into a backelbow, Carlito charges into a spinebuster. Val goes up top for the Money Shot. Carlito manages to get up and surprise Val with a double axehandle and punch. Carlito climbs up and goes for a superplex. Both men trade shots to the ribs before Carlito lands the superplex for a nearfall. Carlito stomps Val's back then gets him up for an Irish whip. Following a nearfall Carlito clubs away and kicks Val's back. Val retaliates with punches so Carlito clubs the back some more. Carlito gets a nearfall with a suplex. Val fails to thwart Carlito from stretching Val's arms out while wedging a knee into his back. Val gets up, elbows free, then lands a forearm and chop. Val ducks a clothesline but runs into a dropkick. Val rolls outside, Carlito follows and rams Val's back into the ring apron twice. Back inside Carlito scores another nearfall before hitting three double axehandles across the back. Carlito clubs the back, decks Val with one punch and gets yet another nearfall. Carlito goes for a boston crab, Val hooks Carlito's hair to punch. Carlito punches back then cinches in the move. Val struggles but makes it to the ropes forcing Carlito to break. Carlito gets Val up, Val reverses off the ropes, Carlito misses with a springboard backelbow attempt from the second rope. Val takes Carlito down with a clothesline and two backelbows. Val chops then sends Carlito off the ropes into a backbodydrop. 1-2-no. Val hits a half nelson slam for another nearfall. Val goes for a neckbreaker but Carlito counters by sending Val off the ropes. Val hangs on, catches a Carlito boot attempt, spins Carlito around and lifts him for an atomic drop. Carlito rolls back, loses his footing then rolls back again into the corner. Val charges but is met with a kick to the gut. Carlito hits the backcracker and gets the 1-2-3. A great, entertaining Main Event with some good wrestling and a nice story told. Surely a Heat Match of the Year contender. Carlito tunes up for a future Sandman bout. Here is Your Winner: CARLITO. Post match Carlito rolls outside and heads to the back as the crowd boo.
Grisham shills for the John Cena/Bobby Lashley confrontation on Raw before thanking us for watching to end the show.
Best Match: Carlito vs Val Venis.
Worst Match: Daivari vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
Verdict: Two out of the three matches were really good so I'll give the show a thumbs up.
I'll be back next weekend at the normal time for another edition of Heat and a preview of the Great American Bash. Until then have a good week. Shaun.
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