WWE International Sunday Night Heat Report-20th February 2005
By Shaun Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Welcome back everybody. Joining Todd Grisham on commentary is Marc Loyd and the ring announcer is Lilian Garcia. Right off the bat is.............
Maven vs Val Venis
Val personally delivers the towel and a kiss on the cheek at the start to a fine fine blonde sitting ringside before locking up with Maven and backing him into a corner. Maven hangs his head out and puts his hands up to protect himself and Val backs up. A Maven sucks chant begins and Maven gets mad but Val's clenched fist makes Maven cower back and stick his head out the ropes. They lockup again and Val goes behind then works the arm, Maven looks for something to hook onto before getting to the rope and he then elbows Val in the face to send him staggering back, however Val reverses a throw to the ropes and follows through with a kneelift to the gut. Val repeats the procedure before hitting a side russian legsweep and standing over Maven and taunting him with some gyration and following up with an elbowdrop and a one count. Val chops Maven in the corner before mounting and hitting him with a ten punch assault. Val goes for an Irish whip but Maven puts the brakes on reels in Val and pokes him in the eye. Maven Irish whips Val who crashes hard in the corner before dropping three elbows, two kneedrops and rubbing salt in the wounds by taunting him with a gyration of his own followed by a slap to the head. Maven Irish whips Val, quickly comes off the ropes and nails him in the back with a stiff punch which gets him a one count. Maven picks up Val, executes a suplex, Maven covers again and this time gets a two. Maven boots Val's back and locks in a chinlock, Val tries to rise up but Maven grinds him back down and keeps the hold applied. Val makes another attempt this time punching his way free, Maven comes off the ropes and lands a boot to the face of Val before getting him up and bouncing him off the ropes where Val turns a corner by surprising Maven with a neckbreaker. Both men get up, Val blocks Maven's roundhouse attempts and connects with some of his own, Val chops Maven, Maven reverses into the ropes, Val clotheslines Maven down. Val with a backelbow and another clothesline, Maven into the ropes, Val catches him with a spinebuster. Val signals for the ends and goes up top, Val attempts the Money Shot but Maven gets his knees up at the last second and Val crashes and burns. Maven quickly takes advantage by going behind Val, jumping up and dropping Venis backwards onto his knees. Maven covers and that's it. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: MAVEN. Post match Maven steals the towel from the girl Val gave it to.
Still to come Chris Benoit vs Steven Richards.
Up next Shelton Benjamin vs Gene Snitsky from Raw.
SmackDown! UK Wrestlemania Revenge Tour promo airs.
Shelton Benjamin retained IC Title via DQ when Gene Snitsky scrambled his brains with a chair shot last Monday on Raw.
Don't Try This At Home.
Commercial.
Wrestlemania 21 is only 6 weeks away. Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
The Hurricane & Rosey vs The Heartbreakers
The superheroes enter first to pops and their opponents (two of the new talents signed to developmental deals this past week) enter to music complete with red trunks, pink headbands, pink feather boas and gyrating like two fags. In other words they have the Rico/Johnny B Badd gimmick at current time. The Heartbreakers break into a dance routine in the ring and they consist of Tom Mantera & John Roselli according to Todd Grisham. The Hurricane hesitantly starts off with Tom as Rosey wants no part of this and Tom's tactics force Hurricane to go outside and say "Wasupwidat" which elicits a pop from the crowd. Back inside they lockup, Tom applies a side headlock to Hurricane who throws Tom into the ropes, Tom steps over and then goes up and behind Hurricane and grabs a hand full of ass which sends Hurricane back as Tom dances in delight. John tags in and dances and all the mannerisms are much like Too Cool when they first started out and the Heartbreakers even have the Grandmaster's laugh near perfect too. Back to the match and John and Hurricane lockup with John getting a go-behind and gyrating which again sends the Hurricane running to the ropes forcing John to break and break into a dance and Hurricane wants a tag but Rosey drops down off the apron shaking his head. A Rosey chant breaks out which Hurricane gives his support to but Hurricane ends up locking up again with John as Rosey gets back on the apron. Hurricane applies a side headlock, Hurricane off the ropes lands a shoulderblock, Hurricane poses then steps over, John leaps over Hurricane, Hurricane runs back and into John who stops him dances again and taunts Hurricane's Wasupwidat to which Hurricane responds with a poke to the eye. Hurricane with a few punches, John reverses an Irish whip and charges only to eat an elbow. Hurricane goes to the second rope and hits John with a flying swinging neckbreaker. Tom runs in, Hurricane ducks and Rosey catches Tom with a clothesline and both Heartbreakers retreat to the outside as Hurricane puts on one of the boas and he and Rosey dance in the ring. Hurricane deposits the boa and both Heartbreakers get on the apron and deliver head to the gut of both superheroes and attempt sunset flips. However the superheroes thwart them with sitting kneedrops in stereo and Hurricane taunts them some more. As Rosey is ushered out of the ring John drops Hurricane onto the second rope, drops a couple of axehandles and takes him to his teams corner where Tom is tagged back in. Hurricane is thrown into the Heartbreakers corner twice before being the recipient of a double clothesline and Tom covers for a one count. Tom clubs Hurricane in the back, Hurricane punches back but Tom knees him in the head, bounces him off the ropes and takes him down with a backelbow. After another one count, Tom hooks the leg of Hurricane and tags John back in and they both dance before executing a double make a wish on the Hurricane. John gets a one count and applies a chinlock on the canvas, Hurricane punches his way free, John clubs him in the back, comes off the ropes, catches Hurricane's foot and spins him round only for Hurricane to surprise him with a clothesline. Both men tag out and Rosey enters taking Tom down with a shoulderblock and a backelbow off the ropes. John enters illegally, Rosey clotheslines him down and boots him into the corner where he assumes the sitting position. Rosey slams down the charging Tom before charging in and squashing John by backing that ass up. Rosey executes a sidewalk slam on Tom and tags the Hurricane back in who climbs to the top rope and then perches himself on top of Rosey who has climbed to the second rope and Air Hurricane lifts off and lands on top of Tom. It's over 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: THE HURRICANE & ROSEY.
Later JBL & Batista cross paths.
Christian promo airs.
Randy Orton defeats Christian on Raw via an RKO.
Raw UK Wrestlemania Revenge Tour promo airs.
Commercial.
Molly Holly vs Victoria
Diva time and Molly gets heat while Victoria receives a big pop when shakin' it and disrobing on the entrance ramp. Victoria works a go-behind followed by a takedown and then maneuvers into a headlock and bridges forwards stretching the neck of Molly before falling back into the headlock. Molly gets up lands a punch grabs an arm and works a headlock of her own eventually taking Victoria down. Victoria's punches send Molly into the ropes, Victoria leaps over Molly then does the splits and monkey flips Molly. Victoria with a scoop slam followed by the shaky shaky backflip no Molly gets her knees up, grabs the legs of Victoria and drives a boot into the gut. Another kick by Molly sends Victoria through the ropes to the outside, Molly goes out and drives Victoria's back into the apron twice before rolling her back in towards the ringpost. Molly stays on the outside and stretches Victoria's arm and leg as Victoria is pressed against the ringpost. Molly rolls back in and gets a nearfall before stomping on and dropping elbows onto Victoria's back. Molly pulls up Victoria executes a suplex gets another nearfall and applies a camel clutch. Victoria tries to fight her way back up so Molly crashes down on her back picks her up and executes a backbreaker. Molly covers for another nearfall and then throws Victoria face first back onto the mat and locks in a chinlock after dragging Victoria away from the ropes. Victoria nearly gets to her feet but Molly throws her back down comes off the ropes and drops an elbow but Victoria moves, Victoria rolls to the ropes and kicks away an oncoming Molly before countering a roundhouse attempt by getting up and surprising Molly with a backslide which gets a two count. Molly grabs Victoria by the hair who takes down Molly by the legs and flips on top with a bridge 1-2- Molly kicks out again. Victoria punches Molly who eventually goes down before hitting her with a clothesline and a back bodydrop off the ropes. Victoria hits a kick to the gut, brings Molly to the centre and sets up for the Widow's Peak. Molly goes up but she makes Victoria stagger to the ropes where Molly hooks herself, Victoria advances and Molly hangs her up on the second rope before dropping to the outside. Molly climbs to the top rope and hits Victoria with the Molly-Go-Round which gets her the 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: MOLLY HOLLY.
Still to come Chris Benoit vs Steven Richards.
Up next JBL & Batista cross paths.
Triple H Raw promo airs.
Highlights of Batista vs Edge from Raw which Edge wins by DQ and then we see a replay of the events that transpired between Evolution & JBL's Limo on Raw and then of Batista invading SmackDown! (for details see Velocity report). The Batista Contract signing takes place tomorrow night on Raw.
Commercial.
Steven Richards vs Chris Benoit
Richards gets in Benoit's face when he hits the ring by reminding him it's his show but Benoit silences him with an armdrag from the first exchange. Benoit then grabs an arm as Richards flips down, Richards gets up, reverses and Benoit reverses and takes Richards down with a firemans carry into a wristlock. Richards rolls back up to a vertical base forearms Benoit and grabs an arm, Benoit counters again with a single leg takedown and Richards wisely grabs onto the bottom rope. Both lockup again with Benoit backing Richards into the corner, Richards dodges a Benoit chop motioning quick thinking. Both lock hands with Benoit working a go-behind, Richards elbows free and reverses, Benoit takes Richards down and locks in a headlock. Richards gets to his feet, Benoit off the ropes, shoulderblock puts Richards down. Both exchange a punch before Benoit cuts off a Stevie whip to the ropes with a boot to the gut, Richards dodges another Benoit chop attempt and slaps the chest of Benoit. Stevie does this again re-iterating it's his show so Benoit responds by chopping Richards down and then chopping him around the ring eventually leading to the corners where at one of them Richards wisely ducks his head out of the ropes and gets a quick pause in the punishment. Benoit advances, Richards pokes him in the eye rams his head into the top turnbuckle, Benoit reverses an Irish whip and charges but Richards gets his feet up and boots Benoit down. Richards pounds Benoit's head with punches and kicks before picking him up and executing a neckbreaker. Richards drops a knee and chokes Benoit with it on the canvas before picking him up and punching him in the ropes. Richards chops Benoit in the ropes, Benoit chops back, Richards with an eye gauge shoves Benoit into the second rope and clubs him in the back before landing a spike coming off the ropes and then choking him briefly with his boot in the ropes. Richards plays to the crowd and gets booed heavily and he gets a nearfall on Benoit after dropping him down to the canvas with a backdrop. Richards clubs Benoit in the neck before cinching in a full nelson on the canvas, Benoit manages to get to his feet and backelbow free, Richards punches Benoit, Benoit responds with a chop and then a few more until Richards hits another punch. Benoit punches back, bounces Richards off the ropes and knocks him down to the canvas before picking him up and hitting a backdrop of his own. Benoit gets a nearfall, picks up Richards and delivers three german suplexes. Benoit covers again and Stevie manages to drape a leg across the bottom rope at two which the referee sees fortunately for him. Benoit comes off the ropes and a baseball slide sends Richards to the outside. Benoit grabs Richards by the hair back onto the apron, where in desperation Richards hangs him up across the top rope. Richards rolls back in pulls a kneepad down and signals for the end and the Stevie kick. Richards measures Benoit, and lunges forwards, Benoit grabs the leg spins Richards round and counters Stevie's swing attempt by locking in the Crippler Crossface. Richards has no place to go and wisely taps out. Unlucky Stevie a good showing this week. Here is Your Winner: CHRIS BENOIT.
Grisham & Loyd shill for Batista and Raw before Grisham thanks us for watching. End of Show. I'll be back later with a Pre-No Mercy recap of Heat. Wherever you are enjoy No Mercy folks. Shaun.
