Velocity--July 2002
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Tajiri vs. Billy
Kidman:
Tajiri spits green mist and delivers a kick to the temple and
pins Billy Kidman for the 3 count
Hardcore Holly vs.
Chavo Guerrero:
Hardcore Holly then hits the Alabama Slam and pins Chavo Guerrero
for the 3 count and the win.
Albert vs. Rob
Conway:
Albert then delivers a backbreaker and pins Rob Conway for the 3
count.
Footage from Raw is shown with Shawn Michaels announcing Triple H will join the nWo.
Mark Henry vs.
Christian:
Christian hits Mark Henry with a chair when the referee wasn't
looking and he pinned Mark Henry for the 3 count and the win.
Highlights are shown of Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker from Smackdown.
The footage from Smackdown of Jamie Noble and Nidia buying the trailer is shown.
Jamie Noble (w/Nidia)
vs. The Hurricane
Jamie Noble delivers a Dragon Screw and locks on the Trailer
Hitch and then The Hurricane taps out.
-First Match: Billy
Kidman vs. Chavo Guerrero:
Lockup to start. Billy Kidman gets an armdrag. Billy Kidman then
puts on a headlock and gets a shoulder knockdown. Chavo Guerrero
fires back with forearms to Kidman's back. Chavo Guerrero then
delivers some European Uppercuts. Kidman comes back with a
snapmare, a dropkick, and a headscissors to the outside. Chavo
Guerrero powerbombs Kidman onto the guardrail. Nice spot there.
Chavo Guerrero drives his shoulder into Billy Kidman's lower
back. Chavo Guerrero delivers a backbreaker and pins Billy Kidman
for a 2 count. Chavo Guerrero pulls Billy Kidman's arms behind
him for a submission. Chavo Guerrero then puts on an abdominal
stretch. Chavo Guerrero catapults Billy Kidman into the ropes,
and Kidman lands back first onto Chavo's knees. Chavo Guerrero
pins Billy Kidman for a 2 count. Chavo Guerrero delivers a
bodyslam and then locks on a modified surfboard. Kidman hi! ts an
elbow. Billy Kidman then delivers a backbody drop and a fireman's
backbreaker. Billy Kidman pins Chavo Guerrero for a 2 count.
Chavo Guerrero delivers a backbreaker and gets a 2 count. Chavo
then hits a DDT and pins and gets another 2 count. Billy Kidman
then hits a Top Rope Huracanrana and pins Chavo Guerrero for the
3 count.
Winner: Billy Kidman.
-Footage from Raw is shown of Shawn Michaels threatening Triple H to join the nWo.
-Second Match: Tajiri
vs. Shannon Moore:
Shannon Moore has some Power Ranger pants on. Shannon Moore
starts off with 2 armdrags and a sidekick and pins Tajiri for a 2
count. Tajiri delivers a backkick. Shannon Moore gets a rollup on
Tajiri for a 2 count. Tajiri delivers a drop toe hold and locks
in a submission. Tajiri then delivers a bodyslam and gets a pin
for a 2 count. Tajiri delivers some chops. Shannon Moore comes
back with knife edged chops of his own and gets a clothesline.
Tajiri locks in the Tarantula. Shannon Moore delivers a dropkick
and then 2 clotheslines and then follows up with a swinging
neckbreaker and pins for a 2 count. Shannon Moore hits a Twisting
Senton and gets another pin for another 2 count. Shannon Moore
hits the Nail In The Coffin and gets a pin for a 2 count again.
Shannon Moore hits a baseball slide, and then he hits a suicide
plancha. Tajiri comes back with a kick to the stomach and then
Tajiri kicks Shannon Moore in the temple and pins him for the 3
count and the win.
Winner: Tajiri.
-Footage is shown of The Rock returning on Smackdown.
-Third Match: Randy
Orton vs. Albert:
Lockup. Albert delivers a knee to the gut. Randy Orton dropkicks
Albert in the knee. Randy Orton then hits a regular dropkick and
pins Albert for a 2 count. Randy Orton delivers a knee to the
gut. Albert powerslams Randy Orton into the turnbuckles, and then
hits a regular powerslam for a pin and a 2 count. Albert
catapults Randy Orton throat first into the ropes. Albert then
pins Randy Orton again for a 2 count. Randy Orton comes back with
an elbow and a top rope bulldog and pins Albert for a 2 count.
Randy Orton delivers a flying forearm and pins Albert for a 2
count. Albert delivers a splash and gets a pin for a 2 count.
Albert goes for another splash but misses and Randy Orton rolls
him up for the 3 count.
Winner: Randy Orton.
-Afterwards, Albert attacks Randy Orton. Baldo Bomb for him.
-Highlights are shown from Smackdown of The Undertaker & John Cena vs. Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho.
-Footage is shown of The Anti-Americans interrupting America The Beautiful on Smackdown.
-Main Event: Test vs.
The Big Valbowski:
The Big Valbowski hits a drop toe hold. Valbowski then follows up
with a dropkick. Test comes back with a clothesline, and then 2
clotheslines in the corner. Test delivers some elbows and then a
knee to the gut. The Big Valbowski hits a shoulder knockdown, a
clothesline, and then an elbow. The Big Valbowski continues the
punishment with a bodyslam and a kneedrop. The Big Valbowski pins
Test for a 2 count. The Big Valbowski locks in the Venis Flytrap.
Test gets out and hits a Full Nelson Slam. Test gets a pin for a
2 count. The Big Valbowski hits a spinebuster. Test delivers a
lowblow and gets disqualified.
Winner: The Big Valbowski by Disqualification.
Shannon Moore vs. Hugh Morrus:
Hugh Morrus misses the No Laughing Matter, and Shannon Moore hits
a Twisting Senton and pins Hugh Morrus for the 3 count.
Footage is shown of Eric Bischoff being named General Manager for Raw, and Stephanie McMahon being named General Manager for Smackdown.
The Rock cuts a promo for Vengeance.
A video is shown hyping Brock Lesnar & Rob Van Dam's feud.
Albert vs. Nick Dinsmore
Albert delivers the Baldo Bomb and pins Nick Dinsmore for the 3
count and the win.
Highlights are shown from Smackdown of Kurt Angle vs. The Rock.
A replay is shown of The Undertaker's interview with Michael Cole from Smackdown.
A video is shown hyping the feud between Hogan, Edge, & The Anti-Americans.
-Molly Holly comes out to cut a promo about how she's not going to defend her Women's title tonight. The big butt angle continues.
Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) vs. Funaki
Funaki hits a Tornado DDT. Nidia distracts the referee. T! hat
gives Jamie Noble enough time to put on the Trailer Hitch, and
Funaki taps out.
-First Match: Billy & Chuck (w/Rico) vs. Shannon
Moore & The Hurricane:
2/3rds of 3 Count reunite. The 2/3rds that were talented at
least. Billy & Shannon Moore start. Shannon Moore gets a
rollup for a 2 count. Shannon Moore then hits a dropkick and an
armdrag. Chuck gets tagged in and Shannon Moore hits him with a
drop toe hold. Shannon Moore puts on a headlock and then tags in
The Hurricane. The Hurricane hits a flying headscissors and then
the Shining Wizard. The Hurricane pins Chuck for a 2 count. The
Hurricane then hits a floating neckbreaker and gets another pin
for a 2 count. Shannon Moore tags in and he delivers a flipping
swinging neckbreaker to Chuck. Shannon Moore then pins Chuck for
a 2 count. Billy comes back in and he goes old school....well,
back to early 2001, and hits the One and Only. Billy pins Shannon
Moore for a 2 count. That move just doesn't work like it used to.
Chuck gets back in. Shannon Moore hits a spinning heel kick.
Shannon Moore then hits a huracanrana. The Hurricane comes in.
The Hurricane cleans house wit! h a clothesline and a Tornado
DDT. The Hurricane then gets a pin for a 2 count. The Hurricane
hits the Overcast and then delivers a flying bodypress. Shannon
Moore then hits another huracanrana. The Hurricane hits a
chokeslam but Chuck hits the Jungle Kick on The Hurricane and
Billy pins for a 3 count.
Winners: Billy & Chuck.
-Highlights are shown from both Raw and Smackdown of Brock Lesnar going to Smackdown, and then Eric Bischoff in the limo saying someone's joining Raw.
-Second Match: Tajiri vs. Mike
Awesome:
Hey, Mike's got the mullet back. He's also got a knee brace on.
Tajiri sees it too and starts kicking him there. Mike Awesome
hits a shoulder knockdown and an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.
Mike Awesome then hits a splash and a reverse skyhigh. Mike
Awesome follows up with a clothesline and a pin for a 2 count.
Mike Awesome hits a bodyslam and Tajiri kicks Awesome's knee
again. Tajiri then locks on the Tarantula. Mike Awesome hits a
slingshot shoulder block, almost landing on his face when his
feet got caught on the top rope. Mike Awesome pins Tajiri for a 2
count. Mike Awesome then hits a Skyhigh and pins Tajiri for a 2
count. Tajiri delivers a drop toe hold and then kicks Mike
Awesome in the temple and pins him for a 3 count. Funny, I heard
Mike Awesome won in Smackdown spoilers. I guess you can never
trust those damn things.
Winner: Tajiri.
-Backstage, Rico & Funaki talk. Well, Rico does most of the talking, Funaki just gives thumbs up. Hardcore Holly then challenges Rico to a match tonight. Rico accepts, and Funaki gives the thumbs up again. Yeah right, Funaki may act like a nice guy, but he is just softening us up for when he joins Raw.
-Highlights are shown of Edge vs. Chris Jericho from Smackdown.
-WWE Cruiserweight title Match:
Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) vs. Billy Kidman:
Billy Kidman hits a flying headscissors. Jamie Noble goes to the
outside. Billy Kidman hits him with a baseball slide. Jamie Noble
comes back by knocking Kidman off the ring apron and then pinning
him for a 2 count. Jamie Noble then delivers a back suplex and
pins Kidman for a 2 count. Jamie Noble then pulls Billy Kidman's
arms back and locks him in a submission. Kidman breaks out and
rolls up Jamie Noble for a 2 count. Jamie Noble hits a Pumphandle
Exploder and pins Billy Kidman for a 2 count. Jamie Noble then
locks in an abdominal stretch. Kidman gets out with a hiptoss.
Billy Kidman then hits a slingshot legdrop and a clothesline and
pins Jamie Noble for a 2 count. Jamie Noble gets back in gear
with an electric chair and pins Kidman for a 2 count. Kidman then
hits a backbreaker and gets a pin for a 2 count. Billy Kidman
hits a Skyhigh but Nidia distracts the referee. Billy Kidman gets
a rollup for a pin and a 2 count. Billy Kidman then hits a flying
bodypress to the o! utside. Jamie Noble then pins Billy Kidman
for the 3 count and the win as Nidia holds Billy Kidman's feet.
Winner: Jamie Noble.
-Main Event: Hardcore Holly vs.
Rico (w/Billy & Chuck):
Billy & Chuck immediately get thrown out. Hardcore Holly
delivers a groin shot to Rico. Hardcore Holly then hits a
clothesline and pins Rico for a 2 count. Hardcore Holly delivers
chops. Rico hits a superkick. Rico delivers shoulders to Hardcore
Holly's gut. Rico then hits some knife edged chops of his own but
Hardcore Holly comes back with his own chops. Rico hits a jumping
kick to Hardcore Holly's head and pins him for a 2 count. Rico
delivers a knee to the gut and pins Hardcore Holly for a 2 count.
Rico hits a spinning kick and then drives his knee into Hardcore
Holly's gut again and pins him for a 2 count. Rico pins Hardcore
Holly again for another 2 count. Rico chokes Hardcore Holly and
then gives him a bodyslam. Hardcore Holly comes back with two
clotheslines and a dropkick and pins Rico for a 2 count. Hardcore
Holly then powerbombs Rico and pins him for a 2 count. Rico puts
on an arm wringer and then delivers a mule kick to Hardcore
Holly's face. Hardcore Holl! y hits a Gas Mask and pins Rico for
a 2 count. Rico hits a powerslam and pins Hardcore Holly for a 2
count. Hardcore Holly then hits the Alabama Slam on Rico and pins
him for a 3 count.
Winner: Hardcore Holly.
-Afterwards, Billy & Chuck attack Hardcore Holly, and then The Big Valbowski makes the save.