WWE Velocity Report-11th June 2005
By Shaun Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Commentators Steve Romero & Josh Mathews
Welcome aboard one and all. It's ECW PPV weekend and although I'm not happy with the way it's been portrayed going into One Night Stand (I share RVD's views) I'm still looking forward to a quality PPV. With that in mind let's kick off the Velocity action which begins this week with..........................................................
MNM w/Melina vs Scotty 2 Hotty & Shannon Moore
Non-title bout. Customary entrance with the Melina split for the champions. Scotty's sporting new ring attire with paint splatters which Steve quickly notes for anyone that cares. Scotty starts off with Mercury. Mercury poses and talks trash and Scotty lets out a wiggle but turns to Nitro and Mercury attacks him from behind. Mercury sends Scotty to the ropes, Scotty off the ropes ducks Mercury, blind tag made. Scotty boots Mercury before Mercury gets a double boot and double suplex by the faces. Scotty and Shannon nip up and knock Nitro off the apron. Moore with two rollups and two nearfalls, takes Mercury to the corner. Mercury reverses an Irish whip, Moore floats over, ducks Mercury and Moore springs off the second rope into a cross body on Mercury for two. Mercury quickly knees Moore and calls for Nitro. Moore sends Mercury into Nitro's boot and rolls him up again but Moore doesn't see Mercury tag out and Nitro tosses Moore to the floor. Mercury drops Moore onto the guardrail and puts him back inside where Nitro scores a nearfall then unloads with mounted punches. Mercury tags in as Nitro holds Moore for a Mercury open shot. Mercury with a snapshot neckbreaker for two. Mercury with a reverse chinlock. Moore fights out, Mercury knees Moore and goes for a back suplex, Moore rolls down to his feet boots Mercury brushes over him and tags in Scotty. Scotty immediately ducks Mercury and sends Nitro off the apron before assaulting Mercury with punches. Mercury reverses into the ropes, Scotty with a flying forearm. Backbodydrop to Nitro, Scotty goes for a bulldog on Mercury, Mercury ducks but Scotty nails him with a crescent kick. Nitro pulls Scotty off at two then misses an elbow. Nitro reverses an Irish whip, charges into an elbow and Mercury charges into a boot from Scotty. Scotty advances toward Mercury but Nitro clubs him down. MNM attempt a double suplex but Moore catches Scotty and MNM both get dropkicked out of the ring in stereo. Scotty elevates Moore who hits MNM with a somersault plancha and Moore throws Mercury back in where Scotty hits a bulldog. Scotty's feeling it now. W-O-R-M no Melina trips up Scotty and runs onto the apron from Moore. Nitro cuts off Moore by throwing him off the steps to the floor and MNM hit Scotty with the Snapshot as Melina distracts the referee. The referee turns back round. 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: MNM. Good opener.
Still to come Orlando Jordan vs Hardcore Holly (US Title match).
Up next Kurt Angle is still obsessed with Sharmell.
SmackDown! UK Summer Bash promo airs. WWE.Com for details.
Booker T defeats Kurt Angle on SmackDown! with a scissors kick after Angle knocks himself out with a steel chair. Post match Angle goes nuts.
Still to come Chris Benoit vs JBL from SmackDown!
Commercial.
Danny Basham w/Doug Basham vs Nunzio
We see the Bashams entrance but cut to a Don't Try This At Home promo. We cut back to see Nunzio in the ring sporting an EC F'N W shirt and talking trash to Doug on the outside whern Danny knocks Nunzio down from behind. Danny stomps Nunzio's back before ripping off his shirt spitting on it and tossing it out of the ring. Nunzio tries punching back but Danny kicks him back down. Danny with a back suplex for two. Danny with mounted punches on Nunzio's head. Danny picks up Nunzio, Nunzio surprises him with a cradle but he can only get a one count. Danny flapjacks Nunzio, two count. Danny applies a rear naked choke. Nunzio gets to his feet, elbows Danny, Danny clubs Nunzio down and picks him up attempting a powerbomb. Danny poses ala Cabinet horns and lifts Nunzio who counters and attempts a sunset flip, no Danny hoists up Nunzio readying him for Brain Damage but Nunzio breaks free with a two handed slap to Danny's ears/head. Danny reverses an Irish whip only to eat a Nunzio elbow. Danny charges again this time into Nunzio's feet. Nunzio comes off the second rope with a clothesline. Nunzio drops Danny with a dropkick to the knee and quickly hits a dropkick to the face after running the ropes. Nunzio gets a two, Danny knees Nunzio, Nunzio cuts off a whip to the ropes by reeling Danny in, hooking the arm and hitting Arrivederci off the ropes. Nunzio covers for another two, Danny reverses an Irish whip, Nunzio knees Danny and hits the Sicilian Slice 1-2-kickout but wait Danny's arm hit the referee and as Nunzio checks on him the Bashams perform a switcheroo. Nunzio turns round and Doug nails him with a leg lariat and the referee makes the three count. Doug celebrates but hold the phone here comes Spike Dudley clad in an ECW shirt. Spike informs the referee what happened but Doug pokes him in the eye only for Spike to come back and start pounding on Doug. The crowd are getting into it as Spike goes for a Dudley Dog but Danny is now in the ring and the Bashams catch Spike and launch him to the outside and Spike lands very awkwardly with one foot taking the brunt of his fall. Spike looks hurt and as the referee and EMT's check on him the Bashams grab a mic and bury ECW some more this time verbally. Danny says this was a preview compared to what will happen at One Night Stand. Whoever it is, the Bashams will take everyone out. Doug adds the WWE will provide a public service and get rid of.... no destroy ECW once and for all. Yeah whatever shut up Bashams. Here is Your Winner: DANNY BASHAM. Post match the Bashams pose as Steve and Josh speculate on who will show up at One Night Stand as the referee checks on Nunzio who then goes out to check on Spike.
Still to come Orlando Jordan vs Hardcore Holly for the US Title.
Summer Bash promo airs again. You know the drill people.
Chavo Guerrero vs Funaki
Josh wants to meet the girl who says Oooooooohhh Chavo so she can maybe say Oooooooohhhhh Josh. Steve says Uggghh Josh as an alternative. Chavo and Funaki lockup, Chavo with a go-behind which is quickly reversed by Funaki. Chavo tries a hammerlock, side headlock and slam, Funaki slips behind, armdrag to Chavo. Funaki ushers Chavo forwards, Chavo charges in and cuts off another Funaki armdrag by hooking the arm and hair and applying a side headlock. Funaki sends Chavo off the ropes, Funaki with a drop toehold delivers punches and chops and Chavo wisely rolls to the outside. Funaki misses a baseball slide and Chavo kicks him before landing an uppercut and tossing him back in where Chavo lands a kick and a series of uppercuts that get him a two count. Chavo traps Funaki in an armbar on the canvas, Funaki gets up, punches free, Chavo reverses into the ropes, boot to the gut by Chavo. Chavo looks for the Gory Bomb, Funaki wriggles free, runs the ropes and hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Funaki off the ropes again, bulldog connects. 1-2-no. Funaki fires up, Chavo feigns mercy and takes a swing but Funaki counters with roundhouses. Funaki with an Irish whip, Funaki attempts a monkey flip but Chavo catches and turns him round before placing him on the second rope. Funaki counters Chavo's punches and connects with his own. Funaki hits a cross body which Chavo reverses 1-2-kickout by Funaki. Funaki runs the ropes, steps over Chavo, puts the brakes on and surprises Chavo with a crescent kick. This should do it no two count again. Funaki schoolboys Chavo for two, Chavo goes to the ropes, Funaki grabs ahold, Chavo with elbows to the head. Chavo steps onto the apron, Funaki grabs him, Chavo hangs him up on the top rope, gets back in and finishes Funaki off with the Gory Bomb. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: CHAVO GUERRERO. Post match Chavo gets the referee's opinion on his jaw, selling Funaki's shots. Nice touch by Chavo unless he really did hurt it. Steve says the Ooooohh Chavo girl will make him feel better.
Up next Chris Benoit vs JBL from SmackDown!
The Draft Lottery continues on SmackDown! this week.
Commercial.
Steve and Josh briefly recap this past week concerning the Draft Lottery. John Cena departs. Chris Benoit arrives. Chris Benoit took on JBL on SmackDown! with ECW alumni in his corner while JBL had his Cabinet and other anti-ECW sympathizers in his corner. Paul Heyman was on commentary. Match gets thrown out after a brawl ensues and ECW fight back against WWE. Kurt Angle bails when Tazz, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten join in with ECW and ECW clear the ring just like they did on Raw. It was so good to hear Heyman yell Gore Gore Gore again. ECW and WWE talk trash as WWE back up to end the segment.
Commercial.
Orlando Jordan vs Hardcore Holly (US Title)
Main event time and I hope Holly wins the title as I know I've said this before but Orlando really is the pits. No Steve he isn't the best athlete on SmackDown! Orlando has his elbow bandaged up. Holly gets a nice reception. People seem to love him. Bell rings and a Holly chant breaks out as Orlando shakes his head. Lockup leads to Orlando backing Holly to a corner. Holly ducks an Orlando cheap shot and goes for a punch but Orlando hangs his head outside in defence. Holly punks Orlando out before the referee separates them. Second lockup, Holly with a headlock, Orlando sends off the ropes, Holly puts Orlando down with a shouldertackle. Holly steps over Orlando, Orlando with an armdrag turns his back on Holly and tries to pose with the horns but Holly comes from behind and clubs him into the corner. Holly unleashes punches and punishing chops which the crowd just eat up as the Holly chant starts up again. Holly executes a suplex for two, Holly with more punches, Orlando with a knee to the gut in desperation drops Holly to the canvas. Orlando lands some stomps and punches, Holly fights back with punches and a chop, Orlando with a kick, punch in the ropes. Holly reverses a whip to the ropes into a powerslam for two. Holly clotheslines Orlando over the top rope to the outside as we go to...........................................
Don't Try This At Home.
We're back and Holly is still in control with a snapmare and an armbar now applied. The Holly chant is up again as Orlando gets to his feet and swings the momentum his way by sending Holly through the ropes to the outside. Orlando goes out and Holly slugs at him until Orlando hoists him up and drops him face first onto the ringsteps. Orlando puts Holly back inside where Orlando stomps on him. Holly gets up, Orlando measures him and connects with the Johnson Shuffle. Orlando poses with the horns and gets a two count. Orlando kicks Holly, delivers a suplex, one count. Orlando sits Holly up, drives a boot into his back before trapping his head/neck in a vice. The crowd get behind Holly who responds by beating at Orlando's chest. Orlando takes a swing but Holly ducks and hits a half nelson slam and covers for two after recovering. Holly gets to his feet first and goes to whip Orlando, but he reels in Holly and readies for an STO/russian legsweep. Holly manages to land elbows to the head and escape but he then charges into an Orlando spinebuster. Holly gets out at two, Orlando boots Holly's head, picks him up and delivers two swinging neckbreakers. Orlando gets two successive two counts and gets frustrated. Orlando waits for Holly to get up and looks to go for another Johnson Shuffle. Holly stops it and drops Orlando by popping him with one punch. Both men are down and both break the count at seven. Holly catches his second wind runs the ropes, ducks Orlando and nails a clothesline. Holly with a second clothesline whips Orlando off the ropes into a backbodydrop. Orlando off the ropes again this time into a Holly dropkick. 1-2-kickout. Holly goes up top and comes off connecting with a clothesline on Orlando, 1-2-another kickout. Holly calls for the Alabama Slam and motions the belt around his waist. Holly hoists up Orlando and spins round but Orlando hooks the top rope and Holly puts him down. Holly chops Orlando into the corner and Irish whips him. Orlando dodges a Holly charge and Holly crashes shoulderfirst into the ringpost. Orlando rolls up Holly and with his feet on the ropes for extra leverage Orlando steals one. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner and still US Champion: ORLANDO JORDAN. Post match Orlando retreats to the back as Holly looks pissed in the ring after being cheated.
Josh speculates who will dominate who at One Night Stand as Steve signs off. End of Show. Keep it here for International Heat. Shaun.
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