Sunday Night Heat

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July 22, 2006
 

Welcome aboard one and all. We're mere hours away from the Great American Bash. Without further ado let's send it in to our special guest ring announcer Maria for our first match:-

Val Venis vs Nick Berk
Val returns to Heat after his blink and you'll miss it Raw appearance two weeks ago in which he did a lightning quick job to Randy Orton. Val hangs his towel in the corner. Val extends his hand to Berk who opts not to shake it. Val with a waistlock, Berk reverses, Val counters into a wristlock, Berk with forearms, Val punches back before ramming Berk's head into the corner twice with chops in between. Val drives his head into Berk's gut. Val with a couple of running kneelifts to Berk. Val hits a side russian legsweep along with some gyration punches. Berk blocks a half nelson slam before backelbwoing Val. Berk Irish whips Val who floats over a charge but Val's left knee buckles. Val manages a clothesline as he tries to move his left leg. Berk takes advantage with a dropkick to the knee then a drop toehold. Berk drives Val's knee into the mat before wrenching, kicking away and dropping his weight down onto it. Berk drives Val's leg to the mat before taking a few bows to get some crowd heat. Val punches back, Berk kicks Val down before kicking then dropping down onto the leg. Berk drapes Val's leg across the bottom rope before coming down onto it. Berk torques at the left leg, Val uses his other leg to kick Berk off. Val knees Berk away before fighting back with a clothesline, backelbow, clothesline. Val chops, sends Berk off the ropes into a backbodydrop no some confusion leads to Val recovering in time to readjust and hit a spinebuster. Val chops then finally manages to backbodydrop Berk off the ropes. Val sends a charging Berk into the corner where Val hits ten corner clotheslines. Val lands a half nelson slam, heads up top and lands the Money Shot for the 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: VAL VENIS. Not bad, Berk got some offense in in a nice showcase for Val who unfortunately is going nowhere fast which is a shame. His future probably has him doing more jobs.

Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch vs Jacques Blitzken & Cameron Bates
No running commentary by the heels yet again which is a great shame as it fit their act and was getting them over to a degree. Cade begins by slapping the face of Blitzken. Cade clubs the back before nailing a running shoulder tackle. Cade clubs the back. Cade holds Blitzken for a Murdoch gut punch. Murdoch elbows the back of Blitzken's head. Murdoch kicks then drops an axehandle across Blitzken's back. Murdoch with an Irish whip, Murdoch charges into a kick. Blitzken winds up the arm then tags in Bates but Murdoch resumes control by beating down Bates immediately. Murdoch backelbows Bates down off the ropes. Murdoch misses an elbowdrop, Bates works a la mahistrol cradle for a nearfall. Bates charges into a drop toehold. Murdoch slugs at Bates' head. Cade delivers an inverted atomic drop before clubbing and kicking Bates. Cade sends Bates to the corner and boots. Cade and Murdoch drive Bates to the corner back first three times with a boot and chops in between. Murdoch boot chokes Bates, Cade hotshots Bates off the top rope after Bates backelbows Cade. Murdoch lands a back suplex, Cade drops a leg, Murdoch gets a nearfall. Bates receives a double backbodydrop off the ropes before Cade applies a head vice. Cade elbows the head before going back to the resthold. Bates gets up, Cade switches to a side headlock, Bates breaks free, Cade catches off the ropes, Bates slips behind, sends Cade off the ropes into a messy dropkick. Both men tag out, Blitzken staggers Murdoch with punches before Blitzken lands a messy spinning forearm. Cade catches Blitzken with a spinebuster. Cade and Murdoch hit Blitzken with their Sweet ' N' Sour finisher (Murdoch was a bit off with his part) and Murdoch covers for the 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: LANCE CADE & TREVOR MURDOCH. Post match Cade disposes of Blitzken through the ropes before the heels celebrate up in the corners. The usual from Cade and Murdoch. Blitzken was off with almost everything he did. A bad showing from him.

Rob Conway vs Snitsky
Main Event time. Let's see if Conway can halt his losing streak and carry Snitsky to a passable match. Piped in cheers for Snitsky. Conway with some stall tactics to begin. Conway mounts the corner to boos, Snitsky mounts to a fair few cheers. Conway with a side headlock, Snitsky sends off the ropes and shoulder tackles Conway prompting him to roll outside for a re-think. Back inside Snitsky corners Conway. Conway sidesteps a charge before landing some punches. Snitsky reverses Conway off the ropes, Snitsky lands a hiptoss and slam. Conway off the ropes ducks underneath Snitsky, Conway boots the gut, Snitsky blocks a suplex instead countering with a long delayed vertical suplex. Snitsky sizes up for a big boot but Conway ducks outside once again. Conway suckers Snitsky in enough to hang him up on the top rope. Conway drops Snitsky to his knees with a chopblock. Conway hits a double axehandle across the back. Conway with some stomps mocks a Snitsky pose then lands a low dropkick sending Snitsky under the ropes. Conway steps out, leaps off the apron, Snitsky catches then goes to powerslam Conway. However, Snitsky botches, both men take a tumble but Conway recovers enough to shove Snitsky into the ringpost. Back from commercials Conway is choking Snitsky on the mat with his boot. Conway punches at Snitsky's head. Conway covers for a nearfall. Conway applies a rear naked choke. Both men exchange blows until Conway ducks a clothesline and connects with a dropkick for a nearfall. Conway chinlocks Snitsky while wedging a boot into Snitsky's back. Conway switches back to a rear naked choke. Snitsky fights his way out, Conway pokes the eyes, Snitsky reverses off the ropes, Conway telegraphs a backbodydrop by booting Snitsky but Conway charges into a sidewalk slam. Snitsky punches Conway down a couple of times before slamming, firing up and dropping an elbow for a nearfall. Snitsky Irish whips then charges into Conway's feet. Conway lands a leg lariat from the second rope 1-2-no. Conway goes for the Ego Trip, Snitsky pushes Conway into the ropes, Conway rebounds into a clothesline making him do a 360 in mid air. Snitsky fires up, sizes up and connects with a big boot. 1-2-3. Passable match but nothing special. Things look bad for Conway when he loses to Snitsky and not for the first time either. I hope this is part of an angle or something as Conway deserves better. Here is Your Winner: SNITSKY. Post match Snitsky celebrates while interacting with the crowd. Not much to the show this week. Nothing really worth catching. Maria wasn't very good at announcing.

My Great American Bash picks/predictions/logic behind them: BATISTA, KING BOOKER, PAUL LONDON & BRIAN KENDRICK, KRISTAL & MICHELLE McCOOL, WILLIAM REGAL, UNDERTAKER. Batista/Booker T will battle at SummerSlam so I think they'll both win tonight. The Pitbulls are the pits so I hope they don't win. William Regal will catch Finlay out to snatch the U.S Title and unfortunately the Undertaker/Great Khali feud will plod along. I think Gregory Helms' Cruiserweight Title may change hands whoever his mystery opponent turns out to be. It could be Matt Hardy but will most likely be Psicosis and Super Crazy after seeing SmackDown!

Grisham speculates on Spirit Squad, DX and the McMahons on Raw tomorrow night before signing off and thanking us for watching to end the show. Wherever you are enjoy the Great American Bash later tonight. See you next week. Shaun