WWE Heat Report-25th February 2007
By Shaun Best-Rajah.Com Reporter
Commentators: Todd Grisham & Jonathan Coachman
Ring Announcer: Maria
Welcome aboard. Heat is really stepping up which means there's no room for Viscera or Hacksaw Jim Duggan (two of its own) for another week. The Masterpiece is in the house this week along with Cryme Tyme who Heat has stolen away from Raw for the second successive week. Aswell as a rematch from last week we've got Super Crazy in singles action. Heat is a happening so let's get straight to the action. We begin with...............
"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters vs Eugene
Eugene puts on Masters' robe on his way out and clowns around mocking some of Masters' mannerisms. Eugene trips over the top rope then shakes hands with and hugs the referee before calling for the bell. The crowd start a Eugene chant. Masters hasn't been on Heat for close to two years. Coachman takes the credit for getting Masters on Heat. Masters works over Eugene's arm with a wristlock and armbar. Eugene counters with armwringers until Masters shoves him into the corner. Eugene ducks a lunge pulls down the trunks and takes a bite out of Masters' ass. Eugene must have skipped lunch. Eugene plays in the ropes and waves with gullible Masters advancing into a kick to the face. Eugene acts remorseful, Masters levels him with a clothesline. Masters lands two legdrops then a twisting neckbreaker for a nearfall. Masters drives two elbows into Eugene's shoulder before scooping him up and delivering snake eyes in the corner. Masters chinlocks Eugene against the middle rope. Masters snapmares Eugene and traps him in a head vice. Eugene gets up so Masters knees the gut then rams Eugene's head into the corner three times. Masters hasn't scouted Eugene as Eugene Eugene's up and lands counter punches. Eugene connects with a flying clothesline then a Rock Bottom. 1-2-kickout. The Rock Bottom shouldn't be used as a transitional move. Eugene boots the gut and goes for a Stunner but Masters shoves Eugene front first into the corner. Eugene staggers back into the Masterlock and he doesn't last long. A Eugene chant does nothing as Eugene fades. Here is Your Winner: "THE MASTERPIECE" CHRIS MASTERS. Not a bad start. Masters did okay considering his limitations in the ring. Post match Masters talks smack to the unconscious Eugene before posing.
Super Crazy vs Mike Wellington
Crazy gets the crowd going as the bell rings. Both men start with a test of strength with Crazy using the second rope as a springboard to take Wellington over with a hiptoss. Crazy follows up with a couple of armdrag takedowns. As he sits on an armbar the crowd start a Super Crazy chant. Crazy wrenches at the arm, Wellington shoves Crazy off the ropes. Crazy comes back with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and another armdrag takedown into an armbar. Wellington hooks the hair and takes Crazy to the corner. Wellington teases a clean break then rakes the face before delivering a headbutt, boot, slam, elbowdrop and kneedrop for a one count. Wellington applies a couple of rear naked chokes with an elbow to the head and cover in-between. Crazy gets up so Wellington goes to a side headlock. Crazy punches out, Wellington botches a rope reversal, Crazy takes out the knee with a low dropkick. Crazy lands forearms, a single leg takedown then a rolling leg whip. Crazy drops a twisting elbowdrop onto Wellington. Crazy pulls Wellington into a mid-ring position, plays to the crowd then hits a top rope moonsault for the 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: SUPER CRAZY. A so-so match. Crazy carries on his recent winning streak and continues to build momentum. Wellington wasn't very good. I'll say it again WWE will be better off giving some of the DSW or OVW guys these opportunities that average job guys get.
Kenny Dykstra vs Val Venis
Rematch from last week. Coachman grades Val's towel recipient as a four out of ten telling us that back in the day Val used to find the eights, nines and tens. The crowd get on Kenny with a Kenny sucks chant. Grisham thinks Kenny resembles a young Val Venis. Val begins with a side headlock and shoulder tackle. Kenny comes back with a leapfrog after a Val stepover. Val counters a hiptoss and scores nearfalls following a backslide, small package and schoolboy. Kenny boots and punches, Val reverses off the ropes following through with two running kneelifts and a side russian legsweep for a nearfall. At this point the announcers discuss Umaga's size being the reason why he was chosen over Kenny as Vince McMahon's WrestleMania representative. Val with a forearm and a boot to Kenny's head coming off the ropes. Kenny drop toeholds a charging Val throat first into the middle rope. Kenny immediately covers for a nearfall then scores another nearfall following stomps and a forearm drop shot all on the back of Val's head. Kenny chokes Val with his hands in the middle rope. Kenny kicks at the rope which hits Val. Val wins a punch exchange and goes for a suplex but he can't lift Kenny. Kenny counters into a front facelock then a modified DDT. Kenny lands mat punches to the head. Kenny pulls Val up into two short arm clotheslines while keeping hold of the arm each time for a nearfall. Kenny chinlocks Val, Val goes to backelbow free, Kenny switches to a front facelock so Val rams Kenny backfirst into the corner. The announcers start to talk about Money in the Bank and CM Punk. Grisham informs us that their producer is a big ECW fan then Coachman gives us some insider talk by saying CM Punk is a big Maria fan. (They're dating in real life). Grisham ignores this comment and gets back to the match as Kenny goes for a sleeper which Val quickly counters into a sitout powerbomb. Both men are down and get up at a referee's six count. Both exchange punches, Val ducks a shot and fires away with lefts and rights. Kenny reverses off the ropes, Val comes back with a clothesline, backelbow and reverse double axehandle. Val boots the gut then delivers a butterfly suplex for a nearfall. Val clubs the back, Kenny cuts off a rope whip, reels Val in but Val ducks a clothesline and counters with a half nelson slam. Val goes for the Money Shot but Kenny gets his knees up. Kenny delivers a swinging neckbreaker to Val (the same move he used last week) to get the 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: KENNY DYKSTRA. This match was better than their first one. Nice to see Kenny build some momentum with his new finisher. The sky's the limit for Kenny. Good performance by Val too.
The World's Greatest Tag Team vs Cryme Tyme
Main Event time. Can Cryme Tyme avenge their defeat to the WGTT from a few weeks back on Raw? Grisham says JTG is taking a risk by removing his bulletproof vest as he thinks there's snipers in the crowd. Anyway JTG gets it poppin' from the crowd to start. Haas armdrags JTG. Haas with a waistlock into a side headlock then a shoulder tackle off the ropes. Haas counters a hiptoss with a fireman carry takedown before applying a hammerlock on the mat. JTG backelbows free, ducks a clothesline and comes back with a corkscrew backelbow. JTG follows up with a dropkick. Haas reverses an Irish whip but charges into a boot. JTG lands a leg lariat from the second rope for a one count. Haas boots the gut and side headlocks JTG. Shelton tags in and takes over with the side headlock. JTG rolls Shelton off then drop teoholds and tags in Shad. Shad lands three shoulder tackles and a backelbow as he tags JTG back in. Shad whips JTG then hoists him in the air for JTG to catch Shelton with a clothesline. Following this we get a rare Heat double feature. That was an impressive move. We return to pre-recorded action to see JTG punch on Shelton's head then play to the crowd. Shelton reverses JTG off the ropes, JTG boots the ducking Shelton in the head. JTG charges, Shelton stops him in his tracks by bringing his back down across his knee. Shelton pulls JTG from his corner hooks a leg and tags in Haas who puts the boots to JTG's back before getting him up and ramming him backfirst into the corner. Haas peppers JTG with a series of punches before driving his head into the top turnbuckle. Shelton tags in and after a punch and boot to the back Shelton delivers a shoulderbreaker. Shelton ties JTG's arm up then rams him shoulderfirst into the corner. Shelton punches then Haas takes over with a kick to the shoulder. Haas presses JTG down by the arm then clamps on an armbar on the mat. As JTG punches free Haas drives knees into the gut and clubs the back. Haas goes for a back suplex, JTG rolls back and both men take each other out with a dropkick in JTG's case and a big boot in Haas'. Both men manage to crawl into a tag. Shad runs riot on both heels with a series of clotheslines. Haas charges into a backbodydrop. Shad catches Shelton in a sidewalk slam. Shad fires up before dropping an elbow onto Shelton. Shad stalks Shelton while showing a gun firing mannerism. Haas hooks Shad's leg allowing Shelton to catch him with a kick to the face. Shelton covers 1-2-broken up by JTG. Haas kicks and clubs JTG before throwing him over the top rope. Shelton kicks at Shad who fights back with a knee before going for a suplex but Shelton gets down on his feet and goes for a neckbreaker. Shad twists back round and gets Shelton on his shoulders as the referee makes sure Haas stays on the apron. Haas seems oblivious to what's going on as Cryme Tyme execute their double team finisher on Shelton (JTG delivers his spinning neckbreaker as Shad hits a samoan drop). Shad covers 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: CRYME TYME. Cryme Tyme are now 2-0 on Heat in as many weeks but when are the No 1 contenders going to get their World Tag Team Title shot? I guess Rated RKO must have invoked their rematch clause.
As Cryme Tyme celebrate up the ramp Grisham speculates on who Donald Trump will pick as his WrestleMania representative on Raw tomorrow night before signing off and thanking us for watching to end the show.
Best Match: Kenny Dykstra vs Val Venis.
Worst Match: Super Crazy vs Mike Wellington.
A good show this week with the last two matches being the pick of the bunch and the most solid. The only bad part was Maria's announcing. Coachman was on at her throughout the hour with even the partial Grisham sort of chiming in as the show wore on. She was late with the simplest of announcing cues. She ain't no Lilian who I hope makes a speedy recovery from her injury so she can come back. Heat's getting good again. Now if it would just lose all the Raw recaps. See you next weekend. Shaun
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