WWE Velocity Report-26th March 2005
By Shaun Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Commentators Steve Romero & Josh Mathews
Only one week left until Wrestlemania but here and now it's time for Velocity and we kick the weekend action off with......................................
Paul London vs Spike Dudley
Spike stalls on the outside while London mocks his size. Back in and Spike with a go-behind and back suplex. Spike proceeds to choke London before breaking the hold in the ropes. Spike with a snapmare and a stomp as he yells to a heckling fan that he can't spell suck which Josh responds with S-t-e-v-e. London gets up and breaks into a wardance chasing Spike around the ring. London with forearms and a hiptoss off the ropes. London with a series of armdrags and a coconut crunch (headbutt) and a two count. Spike reverses into the ropes, London comes back with a shoulderblock. London steps over Spike who then goes to throw London over the top rope. London skins the cat but Spike sends him to the outside with a running knee to the gut. London gets back in before the ten count, Spike lands a neckbreaker, nearfall, Spike traps London's leg and applies a chinlock. London gets to the ropes and Spike is pissed. London fights back with forearms and chops, ducks Spike instead taking him down with a high kick and getting a nearfall. Spike off the ropes, London leaps over Spike's baseball slide hits a dropsault and gets a two count. Spike reverses an Irish whip, charges into a London elbow. London with a Mushroom Stomp and an overhead belly-to-back suplex for another nearfall. Spike blocks London's full nelson, London counters Spike's Dudley Dog attempt by whipping him hard to the corner. Spike crashes into the buckles face first and London takes advantage by nailing the fallen Spike with the 450 splash and covering for the win. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: PAUL LONDON.
Still to come Funaki & Nunzio vs Akio & Billy Kidman (not Paul London Steve).
Up next Undertaker promises a sacrifice on SmackDown!
Commercial.
Undertaker destroys Rene Dupree on SmackDown! during his match with Booker T. (Undertaker took offence to Dupree's French Tickler LOL). It's Undertaker vs Randy Orton at Wrestlemania.
Don't Try This At Home.
Doug Basham w/Danny Basham vs Mark Jindrak
Both commentators hype Jindrak's lethal left hook again as both lockup with Doug working a go-behind which Jindrak reverses. Doug goes to the floor, Jindrak rolls on top, back up Doug with a boot to the gut. Doug works the arm, suplex is followed by kneedrops onto the left arm of Jindrak. Doug with an armbar, Jindrak forearms free, Doug with another boot, off the ropes, Jindrak shoves him down. Jindrak with an Irish whip, Jindrak leaps over Doug bringing his head down across the top turnbuckle sending him flying but Jindrak is also down on the outside favouring his knee. Danny gets caught cheap shotting Jindrak and gets thrown out by the referee making this a fair one on one bout. Doug stomps Jindrak and slams him down twice deliberately connecting Jindrak's leg with the ropes. Doug with a nearfall lands more kicks sending Jindrak to the corner, Jindrak tries to fight back but Doug stomps him back down, drags to the centre of the ring and applies pressure to Jindrak's knee. Jindrak unsuccessfully boots him away but a twisting headscissors takedown breaks Doug's grip and Jindrak makes his comeback with a clothesline, backelbow and inverted atomic drop. Doug charges into a very high back bodydrop, Jindrak covers for a nearfall, Doug picks the ankle, Doug goes for a submission but Jindrak shoves Doug to the corner with his boot. Jindrak with a high knee, two count. Doug feigns mercy takes down Jindrak and covers with his feet on the ropes. The referee sees this, Doug protests before charging in and kicking Jindrak's back and knee. Doug goes for a slam, Jindrak slips behind and favours the knee again. Doug advances and Jindrak smacks him with the left hook and covers for the win. Match told a nice story. Here is Your Winner: MARK JINDRAK.
Taxi Driver Wrestlemania promo airs (The best one yet!) followed by Triple H/Batista Wrestlemania promo.
Commercial.
Wrestlemania 21 is next Sunday.
Eddie Guerrero challenges Rey Mysterio at Wrestlemania. Rey accepts after retaining Tag Titles against Charlie Haas & Hardcore Holly. 'Mania graphic is shown and hyped.
Heidenreich vs Robert Adams
Both lockup briefly as Heidenreich shoves Adams down face first. Adams gets halfway up and Heidenreich plants him with a big boot. Heidenreich shoves Adams into the ropes and punches him down. Heidenreich tells the referee Adams is his friend, Adams in the corner fights back hitting Heidenreich with a boot and chop but Heidenreich cuts him off with a knee to the gut and pounds Adams with more punches followed by another knee. Heidenreich insists Adams is his friend again as he Irish whips him back into the corner he's come from before planting him with a clothesline. Adams backs to another corner, Heidenreich hiptosses his "friend", peppers him with punches before reeling him in and hitting a swinging slam/Boss Man slam. This one's over. Here is Your Winner: HEIDENREICH. Post match Heidenreich pats Adams and shakes his hand.
Triple H/Braveheart Wrestlemania skit airs.
Commercial.
Highlights of John Cena/JBL debate from SmackDown! Very good segment. Both men's mic skills were very good. I can't wait for their Match at 'Mania. Ah-Ha! Word Life.
Raw UK Wrestlemania Revenge tour promo airs.
Nunzio & Funaki vs Billy Kidman & Akio
Funaki applauds at the start trying to get the crowd going and Funaki begins with Kidman. Kidman with a knee to the gut, forearm. Kidman taunts Funaki "Come on Funaki" and mockingly applauds whilst throwing some shapes. Kidman goes for a slam, Funaki slips behind unloads with punches, Kidman reverses into the ropes, Funaki counters a hiptoss with a hurricanrana. Funaki goes for a monkey flip, Kidman perches Fuanki on the second rope, Fuanki blocks a roundhouse attempt instead hitting one of his own before nailing Kidman with a cross body. Fuanki gets a two count and tags in Nunzio. Kidman is the recipient of a double backelbow off the ropes, Akio comes in only to be hiptossed onto Kidman. Nunzio with a dropkick to the head of Kidman, two count. Kidman rakes Nunzio in the face and tags in Akio. Akio stomps and chops Nunzio. Nunzio thrown into the corner, Akio whips into the ropes, Nunzio comes back grabs Akio, jumps up bulldog no into a small package for one. Nunzio charges Akio who boots him in the gut, Akio with a kick, Irish whip and another kick. Akio with a knee, Nunzio off the ropes, Nunzio with a hurricanrana, two count. Funaki tags in delivers an open shot to Akio. Akio off the ropes kicks Funaki in the head, another kick, Akio goes for a powerbomb but Funaki counters into an armdrag and then hits an armdrag takedown into an armbar. Akio drags Funaki into his corner by the hair, Funaki elbows Kidman off the apron and punches Akio trying to fight his way out but Kidman comes behind and drives Funaki down by his hair and the referee didn't see this as he was busy with Nunzio. Akio stomps Funaki, tags in Kidman. Kidman drives boots and knees into Funaki's back, snapmare, kick to the back and a two count. Akio tags in, boot, punch, nearfall, Akio with a backbreaker pushes down on Funaki's back as Josh queries if Funaki's back is meant to bend that way insisting he's not a chiropractor and both commentators then link to this by revealing that Akio plays a chiropractor vowing revenge on a patient who steals his dog in his next movie before reminding us how big a movie star he is in North Korea. I thought it was Japan? Josh and Steve rattle off famous Korean actors as back with the action Akio grounds Funaki and tags Kidman back in who stretches Funaki whilst driving his knee into Funaki's back. Fuanki gets to his feet and fights free kicking Kidman away. Fuanki leaps onto Kidman trying to advance to his corner, Kidman throws him down to his feet catches Funaki's kick but Funaki connects with an enziguiri and makes the hot tag. Nunzio ducks Kidman knocks Akio off the apron, hits Kidman with two clotheslines and a neckbreaker. Akio charges into a big back bodydrop, Nunzio DDT's Kidman. Akio breaks up the cover, Funaki enters and punches Akio down onto the apron before the referee restrains Funaki. Kidman reverses an Irish whip but charges into a Nunzio knee, Nunzio goes to the second rope punches away the advancing Akio on the apron but Kidman dodges the sicilian slice. Kidman pushes Nunzio into an Akio martial arts kick before schoolboying him for the pinfall. Here Are Your Winners: BILLY KIDMAN & AKIO.
Steve hypes Wrestlemania and signs off until next week. End of show. Keep it here for Heat. Shaun.
