WWE Velocity report

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I've started doing the Velocity recaps for WrestlingObserver.com, and since that's such a prestigious site, I wanna make sure there's fun to read, don't ramble on too much, and are just well written overall. This is the second time ever I've done play by play for a WWE show. I did a live recap for TLNWrestling.com many years ago for a HeAT episode that Dean Malenko co-hosted. Haven't done it since, but plan to from now on for the Observer site. So, let me know how this looks. Again, whatever feedback is given will help a lot because I really don't wanna blow this great opportunity for some dumb reason.

 

 

 

 

WWE Velocity

 

 

Aired Saturday, June 26, 2004

 

 

 

Report by IndyWrestling619

 

 

 

Quick Match Results: Charlie Haas forces Sakoda to tap out; Johnny Stamboli pins Scoot Andrews; Hardcore Holly pins Mark Jindrak.

 

 

 

- Velocity opening video

 

 

 

- Josh Matthews and Bill DeMott are our commentators for tonight’s episode.

 

 

 

- Charlie Haas comes out to the ring, accompanied by Miss Jackie Gayda. Sakoda follows soon thereafter, but Akio isn't by his side because they’ve been banned from ringside, out of suspicion that he’d interfere.

 

 

 

Charlie Haas (w/ Miss Jackie Gayda) vs. Sakoda

 

 

 

A tieup sees Haas start with a headlock, before getting pushed into the ropes. He shoulderblocks Sakoda down to the mat, and then hops over him and bounces off of the ropes again. Sakoda tries a hiptoss, but Haas has none of it and instead executes a nice fireman’s carry takeover, before they pause for another squareoff. Sakoda attempts to surprise Haas with a kick, but Haas catches it and ducks an enziguri attempt, before going after Sakoda, but the referee forces Haas to back up because Sakoda has grabbed the ropes. Another tieup leads to Haas forcing Sakoda into the corner, where he refuses to break cleanly and instead hammers Sakoda with punches. Sakoda gets sent into the turnbuckle once again and bounces off, right into a big beil throw from Haas. Sakoda regains control with a surprise punch before nailing a leaping roundhouse kick to the back of the head. A swinging neckbreaker follows and garners a 2 count for Sakoda, who then slows things down with a rear chinlock choke. Both Jackie and the fans rally Haas to his feet and he escapes the hold with elbow smashes to Sakoda’s gut, but before he can run off of the ropes, Sakoda slams him back-first down to the mat. Sakoda leads Haas into the corner and decimates him with headbutt thrusts and knee scrapes to the face (including a running version off of the adjacent ropes). Sakoda runs off of the ropes, but Haas hightails it to his feet and surprises him with a flapjack out of nowhere, dropping him throat-first across the top ring rope! Both superstars slowly climb back up to their feet, and although Sakoda gets the advantage initially, Haas blocks a punch and gets some of his own, before whipping Sakoda into the ropes and back elbowing him down. Haas downs Sakoda with a shoulderblock and then a dropkick. Now, Haas executes a running leaping splash that pancakes Sakoda into the corner, and then hits a flapjack that plants him into the center of the ring. That sets up the Haas of Pain, which is enough to force Sakoda to tap out. After the match, Jackie enters the ring and celebrates the victory with her man, Haas, before they exit the ring.

 

 

 

 

 

WINNER: Charlie Haas

 

 

 

- Clips from SmackDown!’s Cruiserweight Battle Royal are shown. Kidman tries to fight off Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Jamie Noble, but the numbers game proves too much for him. It’s not until Noble double-crosses Chavo that Kidman is able to find an opening. He escapes a Tiger Driver attempt and pushes Noble out of the ring, before turning his attention to Chavo. The Guerrero family superstar fights Kidman off and avoids his Dudley Dog-style bulldog attempt, before lifting him up into the Gory Special, from which position he tosses Kidman over the top ring rope and out to ringside to win the match! As a result, Chavo will get a shot at Rey Misterio’s Cruiserweight Title at tomorrow’s Great American Bash PPV. Matthews and DeMott hype the match by recounting Chavo and Rey’s history against one another.

 

 

 

- More SmackDown! clips are aired. Bradshaw and Kurt Angle plot against Eddie Guerrero, as Luther watches on. Bradshaw suddenly gets the idea of booking Luther against Eddie, and we cut to clips of that match, as Luther nails an over-the-shoulder powerslam. Angle climbs into the ring and tries to count a fast pinfall, but Eddie somehow kicks out! Luther grabs the WWE title belt from ringside and plans to attack Eddie with it, but distraction from Angle lets Eddie low blow Luther and take control. Eddie takes out Luther before turning his attention to Angle, but all of a sudden tosses the belt to Angle, just as the referee recovers. As a result, the ref thinks that Angle was interfering and he forces a livid Angle out of the ring, while Eddie hits the Frog Splash! The match looks to be over, but Bradshaw runs out and breaks up the pin, giving Eddie the DQ win. Bradshaw proceeds to dismantle Eddie with the bullrope, but Eddie finds an opening, grabs the rope, and bashes it across Bradshaw’s forehead to get a moment to recover! Eddie begins to whip Bradshaw with the rope before Bradshaw is able to run for the hills, as Angle screams in frustration from his wheelchair.

 

 

 

- Out comes Johnny Stamboli, without any of his fellow F.B.I. matches. Scoot Andrews is already in the ring.

 

 

 

Johnny Stamboli vs. “The Black Nature Boy” Scoot Andrews

 

 

 

A squareoff and tieup sees Stamboli force Andrews into the corner, and then arrogantly push him up onto the top turnbuckle, before they square off for a second time. This time, they begin with a Greco-Roman knucklelock…or so it looks, but instead Andrews surprises Stamboli with a gut kick, and then applies an armbar. Stamboli escapes with an X-Pac-style rope-assisted backflip, and then armdrags Andrews out to ringside. Andrews takes a breather before re-entering and preparing to square off again. Scoot wants a handshake from Stamboli, but Stamboli surprises him with a fireman’s carry slam out of nowhere for a 2 count. Stamboli slows it down with a bearhug-style frog facelock, but Andrews counters into a wristlock. Stamboli rolls through and absorbs a snapmare before escaping and locking on a hammerlock. Andrews forces Stamboli away from him with a forearm to the face, and then trips Stamboli face-first into the corner, which causes him to spill through the ropes and out to ringside. Stamboli climbs up onto the apron and tries to attack Scoot from there, but Scoot drapes his body through the ropes and nails a Corner Slingshot Leg Drop for a 2 count, as Stamboli is able to grab the nearby ropes. Andrews unloads with some punches and then begins choking Stamboli on the middle ring rope. He whips Stamboli into the corner, but Stamboli gets a boot up when Andrews charges in. He tries a running lariat, but Andrews ducks and nails a leaping heelkick for a 2 count. Next, Stamboli gets sent into the rope, but executes a sunset flip for a 2 count. A series of high-speed pinfall reversals end with Scoot running off of the ropes, only to get a big spinebuster. Stamboli now blocks a punch and nails one of his own, before charging out of the corner with a running forearm smash that takes Andrews down. A second forearm knocks Andrews down again before Stamboli delivers a face-first back body drop into the mat for a 2 count. Stamboli raises the roof (just as he did last week) before attempting the Forgetabboutit (set up by a press slam), but Andrews drops out, lands on his feet, and whips Stamboli into the corner. He charges at the F.B.I. member, but Stamboli gets a boot up, before whipping Andrews into the corner himself. Stamboli charges, but receives an elbow to the face, after which Andrews leaps off of the middle buckle and is caught – Forgetaboutit (Press Slam into Over-the-Shoulder Powerslam Setup into F-5) wins it for Stamboli!

 

 

 

WINNER: Johnny Stamboli

 

 

 

- A look at last week’s SmackDown! shows us clips of John Cena vs. The Undertaker. Cena escaped a Chokeslam attempt and nailed the F-U, but there was no referee. Cena began to pay too much attention to the ref, though, and received a Chokeslam, but lucky for him, the ref was still down. Undertaker would end up grabbing his chain, wrapping it around his fist, and knocking Cena out with a vicious punch. A Tombstone Piledriver followed and the referee recovered to count the pinfall – 1-2-3. The Undertaker is your winner. The arena turns black as the Deadman celebrates.

 

 

 

- Matthews and Demott review the Great American Bash card, before hyping tonight’s main event that’s coming up next – Mark Jindrak vs. Hardcore Holly, which will be a rematch from their bout on last week’s Velocity (an encounter won by Jindrak).

 

 

 

- Teddy Long is in the ring and introduces the fans to “the Reflection of Perfection” – Mark Jindrak, who – according to Long – “has the money in the mouth” and the “most prettiest face in the whole wide world.” Yeah, baby, yeah…Teddy lets us know that he’s instructed Mark about the world of “thuggin’ and buggin’,” and that Jindrak is going to let Hardcore Holly feel the wrath of one of the most toned physiques in pro wrestling. Teddy commands all of the fans to rise to their feet and respect Jindrak with him, while “The Reflection of Perfection” regards himself in a mirror. However, Hardcore Holly breaks up the segment by coming out to the ring.

 

 

 

Mark Jindrak (w/ Teddy Long) vs. Hardcore Holly

 

 

 

Holly charges into the ring and the two slug it out to start. Jindrak eventually gets the best of the exchange and attempts a cross-corner whip. Holly reverses it and sends in Jindrak, who tips up and over him and lands on his feet. A gut kick to Holly precedes an Irish whip into the ropes, but Holly will have none of his hiptoss attempt and instead delivers one of his own. A vicious punch to the face sends Jindrak back down, before Holly unloads with chops, stomps, and a boot choke in the corner. Jindrak ain’t looking too perfect right now. Holly exits the ring and starts yelling at Long, which proves to be a mistake, as Jindrak recovers and attacks him from behind. He spears Holly into the ringside guardrail before rolling him back into the ring and trying a pin, but only gets a 1 count. After acquiring the same result from a suplex, Jindrak starts verbally taunting Holly, before whipping him into the ringpost with so much force that Holly bounces back down to the mat. Jindrak stomps a mudhole in his adversary and then delivers a snapmare, before slowing things down with a grounded rear chinlock. Holly rallies to his feet and tries to escape the submission with elbows to the gut, but Jindrak ends his attempted comeback with a big overhead fist smash to the back. Holly absorbs a great deal more punishment, including a face-first slam into the ringpost, headbutt thrusts in the corner, another cross-corner whip that sends him bouncing back down to the mat, and finally a snapmare, before Jindrak reverts back to the grounded rear chinlock. Jindrak is within a few feet of the ropes, so Long shouts advice to him. Holly fights back onto his feet and escapes the hold before running off of the ropes, only to charge into a back elbow for a 2 count. Jindrak whips Holly across the ring again, but takes too long to charge from the opposite corner and Holly gets both foot up into his face, before climbing up top and nailing a Flying Crossbody Block for a 2 count. Jindrak’s youth shows, however, as he beats Holly back up to his feet and attacks. He tries an Irish whip, but Holly delivers a fist to the back, before sending him into the ropes and dropkicking him down. Long climbs up onto the apron and distracts the referee, but Holly knocks him off, only to turn around into a beautiful standing dropkick from Jindrak. That gets a 2 count and Jindrak is really frustrated. He tries to whip Holly into the corner again, but the whip is reversed. Jindrak ties a tipup, but Holly catches his opponents’ legs on his own shoulders and nails the Alabama Slam (Snap Double-Leg Slam) for the pinfall win! Jindrak’s hope to defeat Holly two straight times has been shattered, as Holly emerges victorious.

 

 

 

WINNER: Hardcore Holly

 

 

 

Feedback regarding this recap may be sent to [email protected].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next week, I'm gonna start adding in a best match/worst match listing. I just wanted to get it to Meltzer as soon as possible to see if he would actually keep his word about putting it up if I sent it, and being the great guy he is, he did. Because I'm supposed to send it in ASAP after the show ends, I doubt I'll be able to do extensive analysis of each match, but I'll try to start adding some really quick thoughts afterward.

 

Thanks so much for listening to me ramble, LOL. All feedback is welcome - positive or negative.

[The Mandarin 0]

Hah, that's cool, that was you? I didn't know that.

 

Good stuff. I do read the Velocity reports to find out what cruiserweight stuff I missed, so I'll be checking it out every week.

[Guest Real F'n Show]

I'll be reading as well. I usually only tape Velocity if London, Yang, Guido, or Noble are having matches.