WWE Sunday Night Heat Report-13th February 2005
By Shuan Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Welcome back everybody it's now time for Heat. Heat opens this week with Todd Grisham introducing shots of Tokyo, Japan and talks of the week that was when the WWE went to the far east. The Coach joins Grisham as we go ringside for our first bout which is..........
Muhammad Hassan w/Daivari vs Rhyno
Lilian Garcia is the ring announcer this week looking hot as always and Hassan is introduced to boos from the crowd as we see highlights of him beating Sgt Slaughter on Raw from two weeks ago. Rhyno is well received in Japan as he charges down to ringside to big pops and mounts the corners "Who's The Man". Bell rings and an ECW chant breaks out which Rhyno feeds off as he locks up with Hassan. Rhyno with a side headlock, Hassan punches free, Rhyno punches back, goes back to the headlock and Hassan backs him into a corner. Hassan offers no clean break instead shoving, pie-facing, talking trash and slapping the Man Beast. A pissed off Rhyno retaliates by knocking Hassan down and unloading on him with roundhouses before stomping a mudhole in the corner and posing to the crowd. Hassan reverses a throw to the ropes, Rhyno shoulderblocks him down, steps over, stops, kicks Hassan and lands a hiptoss off the ropes. Daivari gets on the apron, Rhyno goes for him, Daivari manages to avoid him and Hassan takes advantage by levelling Rhyno with a clothesline. Hassan puts the boots to Rhyno, plays to the crowd to Daivari's approval before continuing the beatdown on Rhyno by pulling him up by the hair and executing a neckbreaker. Hassan covers for a nearfall before dropping an elbow onto Rhyno's neck and choking him with his knee in the ropes. Hassan whips Rhyno off the ropes, backelbows him down before another elbow to the neck leads to another choke with the knee in the ropes on the other side and Daivari gets his shots in on Rhyno as Hassan distracts the referee. Rhyno manages to grab Daivari and begins to choke him until Hassan kicks Rhyno in the back of the head. Hassan picks up Rhyno who comes at him with punches but Hassan knocks him down and locks in a rear naked chinlock. Rhyno begins to stir and responds to the crowds support but as he tries to break free Hassan takes Rhyno back down by the hair and gets a nearfall before re-applying the chinlock. Rhyno punches free, Hassan reverses a whip to the ropes, Rhyno ducks Hassan, comes back and decks him with a flying clothesline. Rhyno attacks Hassan with a second clothesline, backelbow lands an Irish whip charges in and hits a Baby Gore. Rhyno fires up connects with a belly-to-belly suplex and he points to the corner and everyone knows what's coming. Rhyno sets up for the Gore, Hassan gets to his feet, Rhyno charges in but Hassan dodges and sends Rhyno crashing into the second turnbuckle. Hassan quickly takes advantage by stunning Rhyno with a downward spiral before locking in the dreaded Camel Clutch, Rhyno has no place to go and he taps out. Here is Your Winner: MUHAMMAD HASSAN.
Still to Come Val Venis vs Shelton Benjamin in an Intercontinental Title match.
Up Next William Regal & Tajiri challenged La Resistance for the World Tag Titles on Raw.
SmackDown! UK Wrestlemania Revenge Tour promo airs.
We see Christy & Maria arm in arm in Japan before being shown highlights of William Regal & Tajiri raising the Tag Titles on Raw when Tajiri sprayed mist into Grenier's eyes and knocked him out with the Kick of Death. Post Match Tajiri speaks in Japanese before he and Regal celebrate with & exit via the fans.
Commercial.
WWE Rewind: Still shots of Batista winning the Royal Rumble matchup.
We are shown an image of a Tokyo street before we see Batista destroy Maven in no time on Raw and he then sees SmackDown! footage of Big Show challenging him to jump ship. Batista has a choice to make.
Christian promo airs.
More Tokyo shots and highlights of the Raw Crew's stay in Japan along with thoughts of various fans and WWE Superstars.
Highlights of Randy Orton vs Tyson Tomko from Raw. A "concussed" Orton eeks out a win via a schoolboy and gets beaten down by Christian post match as a concerned Stacy Keibler looks on. Orton is helped to the back by referees after as the Japanese crowd look on and applaud him. Coach sarcastically wishes Orton to get well soon.
Don't Try This At Home.
Commercial.
Wrestlemania Recall from 1999. Butterbean knocks Bart Gunn out in Round 1 of Brawl for All Final.
Gene Snitsky vs The Hurricane
A bandaged up Snitsky receives Heat while Hurricane receives a big pop and he gives his mask to a young Japanese fan at ringside ala Bret Hart. Bell rings and Snitsky tries to corner Hurricane, Snitsky charges, Hurricane ducks and unloads with punches and kicks which Snitsky barely feels. Hurricane mounts Snitsky and begins to punch. He doesn't get very far as Snitsky grabs Hurricane by the throat and thrusts him up high before coming forwards, dropping him down, Irish whipping and backdropping him. Snitsky plays to the crowd and gets a negative reaction before dropping two elbows onto the Hurricane picking him up and throwing him through the ropes to the outside. Snitsky goes out after him, hoists Hurricane into a gorilla press and drops him onto the barricade before getting another negative response from the audience. Snitsky throws Hurricane back inside, gets back in, pulls him up, punches him back down, slams him to the canvas, picks him up again talks trash and comes off the ropes only to be surprised by Hurricane punches. Snitsky staggers a little by Hurricane's rebukes and Hurricane goes for an Irish whip but Snitsky doesn't budge, instead Snitsky reverses and charges only to eat a Hurricane elbow. Hurricane finally knocks Snitsky down via a dropkick to the knee and he lands a tornado DDT coming off the ropes. Hurricane covers for a two count then goes up top but Snitsky catches him, staggers a little and puts him down on his feet before a big boot puts him down on his back. Snitsky picks up Hurricane and finishes him off with a pumphandle slam. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: GENE SNITSKY.
Still to come Val Venis vs Shelton Benjamin.
Up Next Edge finally gets a World Title Match on Raw.
Triple H Raw promo airs.
We see another shot of Tokyo, Japan before we are shown highlights of Evolution advising Batista to jump ship on Raw. This leads to highlights of Edge vs Triple H also from Raw and Triple H retains via Batista interference and a Pedigree. Post match Batista eyes the World Title and Triple H looks intimidated.
Raw UK Wrestlemania Revenge Tour promo airs.
Commercial.
Shelton Benjamin vs Val Venis
Main Event time now and both men receive pops. Val does his usual towel routine and distributes it to a lucky lady sitting ringside before focusing on Shelton. Bell rings, both lockup, Val applies a side headlock, Val off the ropes takes down Shelton with a shoulderblock. Val steps over Shelton, ducks underneath, Shelton hits a shoulderblock, Shelton steps over Val who responds with a hiptoss, Shelton comes back with an armdrag to a charging Venis and Venis returns the favour before Shelton sweeps Val and gets a one count. Val does the same, Shelton kips up and the crowd shows their approval as both men engage in a staredown. Val charges in and locks back up with Shelton, Val backs Shelton to the corner, clean break. Another lockup, Val backs Shelton to the corner again and there's another clean break. Third lockup attempt results in Shelton backing Val to the opposite corner, Val offers no clean break here instead shoving Shelton away and charging right into a backdrop and another one. Shelton with a standing dropkick, goes for a second Val swats him away clotheslines him down, comes off the ropes, Shelton pushes Val into the ropes and charges in and clotheslines Val over the top to the outside as we go to a..........
Raw promo.
We're back with the action and Val is cowering from Shelton on the canvas. Shelton approaches but it's a ploy as Val gets him close enough and throws Shelton through the ropes to the outside. Shelton gets back onto the apron as Val approaches and drives his head into Val's midsection, Shelton tries again but Val moves and clubs Shelton's neck. Val does this again before back inside he drops a knee and clubs away at Shelton's neck again. Val applies a chinlock whilst wedging his knee into Shelton's back, Shelton backelbows out comes off the ropes Val greets him with a kick to the gut, delivers a neckbreaker gets a nearfall and he then proceeds to crank and wrench at the neck of Benjamin. Shelton backelbows out, Val clubs him in the back hits a side russian legsweep and gets another nearfall. Val grabs Benjamin in a headlock on the canvas but Shelton gets up and flips Venis off him, Val grabs Shelton's leg but Shelton surprises Val with a dragon whip and both men are down. Both are up at the count of four and Benjamin counters Val's roundhouse attempt with a punch, kick chop combination then Shelton punches him down. Shelton hits two clotheslines which send Val to the corner, Shelton approaches, Val backdrops Shelton who lands on the apron and he blocks Val's roundhouse attempt by hitting one of his own. Shelton quickly goes up top and connects with a flying clothesline which gets him a two count. Shelton picks up Val, Irish whip no Val reels him into a modified sitdown powerbomb and he gets a nearfall. Val picks up Shelton who counters a clothesline attempt by going for a T-Bone but Val elbows out, throws Shelton into the ropes and scores with a big spinebuster. Val goes up top for the Money Shot but Shelton gets his knees up at the last moment. A winded Val props himself up in the corner as Shelton crashes into him with a Shell Shocka Stinger splash quickly folowed by a T-Bone suplex which this time does connect and Shelton covers and retains his title. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: SHELTON BENJAMIN.
Grisham shills for Batista & Raw then thanks us for watching. End of show. I'll be back next week so until then take care and have a good week all. Later, Shaun.
