WWE Velocity Report-18th June 2005
By Shaun Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Commentators Steve Romero & Josh Mathews
Welcome aboard one and all. Let's get Velocity started.
MNM w/Melina vs Nick Berk & Kevin Matthews
I agree with Josh as every day should begin with Melina. We see the Melina split. Josh and Steve discuss the Melina factor in MNM still being tag champs with both resolving she's hot. Berk looks like Chris Masters. Mercury and Berk lockup, Mercury with a snapmare gets a one count. Berk reverses a wristlock, Mercury forearms into the ropes. Berk is driven into Nitro's boot. Nitro tags in as Mercury chokes Berk with his boot. Nitro kicks and forearms Berk, Mercury tags in and takes a few shots as Nitro throws down Berk. Mercury punches Berk in the corner, Irish whip and Mercury follows in with a clothesline. Melina is on her phone outside talking to a fellow A-Lister. Mercury deposits Berk through the ropes and Melina comes round and boots him before going back to her phone call. Nitro puts Berk back in where Mercury makes a nonchalant cover for two. Mercury with a neckbreaker drags Berk to his corner, Nitro tags in and MNM boot Berk. Nitro drives forearms to the back of Berk, tags in Mercury. MNM deliver a double gutbuster, Mercury drops a knee, two count. Nitro tags in as Mercury holds Berk in a front facelock. Nitro boots Berk, swats him away, Berk and Nitro exchange punches, Berk off the ropes, ducks Nitro then boots him. Berk makes the tag, Matthews punches Nitro, Irish whip, Matthews charges into a boot. Nitro clotheslines him down, tag to Mercury. Nitro runs and boots Matthews down. Mercury delivers a double underhook DDT, cover 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: MNM. Post match Mercury disposes of Matthews over the top rope and MNM knock Berk (still getting to his feet) off the apron as Melina laughs at him. MNM pose with the belts.
Still to come Psicosis & Super Crazy vs Billy Kidman & Akio.
Up next Big Show vs Matt Morgan from SmackDown!
Don't Try This At Home.
WWE Rewind: SmackDown! 3 Weeks ago. Matt Morgan F5s Big Show through the announcers table.
Big Show defeats Matt Morgan via DQ on SmackDown! following a Carlito chairshot. Big Show chokeslams Morgan through the announcers table post match.
Batista/Triple H Hell in a Cell promo airs for Vengeance.
Commercial.
Rene Dupree vs Mark Jindrak
Josh makes fun of Dupree's tache then Steve and Josh speculate on where Fifi is. According to them Fifi is in England or has been eaten. Rene still has his flag though. USA USA can be heard. Superimposed cheers for Jindrak's entrance as normal. I wonder if he'll get a push now Orton's on SmackDown! Josh and Steve discuss Jindrak's million dollar left hook. Josh says Jindrak is impervious. OK back to the match and Dupree gets a mic and spouts some French introducing himself before reminding us and Jindrak he is the French Phenom baby. Side headlock and shoulder tackle by Dupree puts Jindrak down. Dupree struts and tells the fans to shut their mouths. Jindrak counters another headlock applies his own, Jindrak off the ropes with a shoulder tackle that sends Dupree through the ropes. Dupree gets back in, USA USA again to piss off Dupree. Dupree boots Jindrak, wrenches the arm, Jindrak reverses puts down Dupree for a two. Jindrak with an Irish whip charges into a boot. Dupree stomps Jindrak and rakes the face. Dupree chokes in the ropes. Dupree with a running knee to the back of Jindrak. Dupree poses gets a two count, rear naked choke applied with Dupree covering Jindrak's eyes. Dupree with kneedrops, nearfall and back to the rear naked choke. Jindrak gets up elbows Dupree's gut and backbodydrops Dupree. Dupree runs into two more backbodydrops, Jindrak delivers a clothesline, dropkick, nearfall. Dupree counters a piledriver but Jindrak goes over attempting a sunset flip. Dupree keeps his balance, Jindrak dodges a fistdrop but charges into a Dupree spinebuster. French tickler as Jindrak gets to his feet. Dupree from behind locks in a Cobra Clutch and Jindrak taps. Here is Your Winner: RENE DUPREE.
Up next Orlando Jordan vs Hardcore Holly II for US Title from SmackDown!
The Draft Lottery continues this week on SmackDown!
The Bashams quit the cabinet on SmackDown! then Orlando Jordan cheats to beat Hardcore Holly and retain his US Title.
Up next The Undertaker vs JBL in No DQ match from SmackDown!
Commercial.
Funaki vs Juventud
No mention of the name Guerrera. I figure that's because there's two Guerreros already on SmackDown! Customary entrance for the Juice complete with water and the fanfare but minus the mask. Josh lists all Juvi's accolades. Steve doesn't know who he is. Juvi chants start up as the bell goes. Juvi with a headlock and shoulder tackle. Juvi and Funaki proceed to step, roll, leap, sweep each other and kip up cue a standoff and some cheers from the crowd followed by the code of honor. Funaki goes behind Juvi, Juvi elbows, suplex no Funaki slips behind, boot to the gut of Juvi, Juvi reverses off the ropes, Funaki with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Another standoff, Juvi wants another code of honor, Funaki obliges and a smiling Juvi delivers a back kick, kick, snapmare and dropkick to the face. Juvi is getting some boos now. Juvi boots and suplexes Funaki. Juvi runs the ropes drops an elbow, one count. Juvi yells shut up to the fans before telling them the Juice is back. Funaki chops Juvi who punches Funaki down. Juvi rakes Funaki's face before applying a rear naked choke. Funaki gets out via an electric chair drop. Juvi misses an aerial dive in the corner, Funaki with punches, Juvi off the ropes into a backbodydrop. Funaki with more punches, Irish whip, Funaki connects with a bulldog for a nearfall. Juvi boots Funaki and chops him down. Funaki off the ropes, Juvi puts his head down, Funaki throws him down and covers for two. Juvi is driven into the corner, Funaki punches the gut and goes to the second rope. Juvi counters a tornado DDT into a northern lights suplex, Juvi rolls back as Funaki still has ahold of his head and lifts for a Juvi driver but Funaki slips behind and counters with a reverse DDT for two. Funaki signals for the end and lifts Juvi for a powerbomb, Juvi counters into a messy hurricanrana pin attempt for two. Funaki charges into a boot to the gut, Juvi with an abdominal stretch quickly lifts Funaki into a front slam and that's enough for the win. 1-2-3. (Anyone who knows the name for that move please let me know) Here is Your Winner: JUVENTUD. Post match Juvi wiggles and poses. I was a bit disappointed with this. Juvi needed to dominate in his first match and showcase some more of his high flying moves as the Cruiserweight Division does need a lift. I know they've brought more people in but let them be innovative otherwise it will just be the same mat based style at a moderate pace. Take a leaf out of TNA's X Division please WWE.
WWE Slam of the Week: The Undertaker returns to SmackDown! and interrupts a Cabinet beatdown on Chris Benoit.
Chris Benoit fights off Orlando Jordan leaving JBL alone to face The Undertaker. JBL pins Undertaker after Randy Orton runs in and nails him with an RKO. Orton announces he's on SmackDown! as Undertaker looks on in disdain.
Commercial.
Billy Kidman & Akio vs Super Crazy & Psicosis
Huge ECW chants for Super Crazy and Psicosis to begin with. Psicosis is back under a mask. Crazy starts off with Kidman, Kidman works a hammerlock but Crazy leaps up and throws Kidman away before delivering a series of armdrags and a boot to the back. Crazy winds up Kidman's arm holding it in a wristlock position and calls for Psicosis who tags in and drops down off the top rope onto Kidman's arm. Psicosis wrenches the arm, Kidman reverses off the ropes, Psicosis ducks Kidman twice and quickly wraps himself round Kidman into a sunset flip for two. Kidman knees Psicosis and tags in Akio whose kick to the gut sends Psicosis into the ropes. Akio kick, chop, Psicosis off the ropes, ducks Akio, thwarts a tilt-a-whirl by landing on his feet and a kick to the head drops Akio. Psicosis drops an elbow and wrenches the arm but Akio forearms and Irish whips him. Akio charges and eats an elbow, Psicosis elbows a charging Kidman off the apron but Akio kicks Psicosis to his knees then drops him to the mat following a spin kick to the back of the head. Akio gets a nearfall, tag to Kidman, Akio gets another shot in, Kidman kicks, snapmare, kick to the back, nearfall, boot to the gut, tag to Akio. Kidman and Akio beat on the back of Psicosis before Akio applies a chinlock. Akio stomps the back some more and hangs Psicosis in a tree of woe before choking with his boot. Kidman chokes with his hands on the outside behind the referee's back as Akio stomps on the chest of Psicosis. Akio drives knees into Psicosis, tag to Kidman, boot, snapmare, armbar applied on the canvas. Psicosis stirs to ECW chants, Kidman kicks his back and tags in Akio. Akio kicks Psicosis before both lift for a double suplex which Psicosis counters into a double DDT. Psicosis makes the tag, Crazy comes off the top rope nailing Kidman with a missile dropkick. Crazy ducks Akio's swing attempt comes off the ropes with a twisting armdrag then nails Akio with a dropkick and Kidman with a spinning heel kick. Crazy throws Akio to the corner and performs a mounted punch attack with the crowd and commentators counting to ten in Spanish. Crazy runs the ropes focused on Akio but Kidman intercepts him with a dropkick. Psicosis runs in and punches Kidman who slides under the ropes to the outside. Psicosis nails Kidman with a corkscrew pescado. Meanwhile inside Crazy ducks Akio's spin kick attempt lands a kick to the gut, gets Akio on his shoulders, throws him down, mounts the top rope, connects with a moonsault and hooks the leg for the 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: SUPER CRAZY & PSICOSIS.
SmackDown! this week Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio. Steve shills for SmackDown! before signing off. End of Show. Keep it here for Heat.
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