The August 22 Heat Thread

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Anyone else out there PREFER black & white graphic footage (for "replay" footage) over color?

 

I think it adds a dimension of "seriousness" and value.

 

Triple H: "HOGAN! DO YOU HEAR ME?"

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They changed Macks theme?! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

We want the Mack Militant!

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woa woa woa...

 

That is my first reaction..

 

Triple H: "HOGAN! DO YOU HEAR ME?"

I was gonna make mention of how the people in the RAW thread were right in thinking it sounded like that..it did. But for those that think that's what he really said, it wasn't. It was 'ORTON!!'...although he sounded fairly....retarded?

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I see Triple H is loaning Val Venis his fruity purple tights and boots.

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Jazz takes a nice bump...and Venis eats knees! Mack with the..uh...Cobra Clutch Slam for the win.

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The Mack returns with new tatoos?

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....That was actually one hell of a match.

 

And if Mack wrestles that 'well' usually, and that aggressively...I wouldn't mind seeing him with a minipush. Hell..

 

Mack & Jazz > Trish & Tomko

 

The Mack returns with new tatoos?

Yea..his chain tattoo is pretty kick ass too...as well as being fairly creative.

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"Gas Station Attendant" Chuck Palumbo def. Rosey - 3/4* Highlight of the match was Palumbo busting Roseys lip, otherwise a normal unmotivated match.

 

Maven def. Wavell Starr - DUD I just couldn't get into this, mainly because Maven is bland and Starr sucks.

 

Rodney Mack def. Val Venis - **, to quote whatshisname, perfectly acceptable wrestling.

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Just a little recap I did of last weeks Heat. Tell me what you think.

 

Sunday Night Heat (International)

Sunday 15th August

Taped: Monday 9th August

 

Heat intro, pyro and we are AWAY! Todd Grisham and his sidekick Jonathan Coachman welcome us to another EXCITING edition of Sunday Night Heat. Hey, you don't need me to sell the show with expert selling like that. What makes this Heat so special, however, is that no Americans will see it! They'll see the Live Heat instead. I feel so special.

 

Match 1

Rosey vs Steven Richards

This is effectively a squash. Stevie plays the clown, trying the usual spots that go nowhere in matches with guys as big as Rosey (tries to toss him, gets reversed through the ropes, tries the bodyslam, tries the suplex). Rosey does seems to be over on Heat, however, they may be piped in chants. Stevie does finally get some offense in, but it's for nought. He's here to be squashed, and he knows it. Rosey (after taking a total of 2 bumps) makes the comeback. Nothing of note. Rosey, with the big splash and twisting leg drop, gets multiple two counts. He goes up top for a moonsault, but Stevie prevents it. Once again, it's for nothing as Rosey blocks and comes off the middle rope with a leg drop for the win.

Winner: Rosey in about 3 minutes

Rating: 1/4*

 

Recap of the Benoit/Orton segment from Raw. I dunno why they showed this.

 

Recap of the Eugene stuff from Raw.

 

Match 2

Chuck Palumbo vs Maven

Chuck has now added a beige shirt to his attire. He gets no pop. This was okay, but kind of plodding. Chuck's style is geared towards 'big man vs litle man' matches, so when he is in there with a non cruiserweight (like Maven) it can get pretty ugly. Note Chuck's best matches (in WWE) have came against the likes of Benoit, Rey and Hurricane. Maven, though similar in size to Benoit, is not as gifted, so the match isn't as good. One neat touch that sets this out from most Heat matches is the nod to last week's Hurricane/Chuck match. Chuck AGAIN uses the running snake eyes, but this time into the turnbuckle, as opposed to the guardrail. It looks better than almost any snake eyes I've seen as well, as Maven twists his head at the last second to give off a great snapping motion. Chuck, sadly, doesn't work as stiff or as snug as he usually does here, instead opting to wear Maven down with chinlocks, and headlocks. It makes for a more boring match, but is still technically sound, and logically correct (Maven hurt his neck early on with the snake eyes, Chuck stays on it with submission holds). Granted, that's as deep as the story goes, but it still makes for an okay match, even with the boring middle stretch. Maven's comebacks are timed well as he fakes on two different occasions (recieving a shoulder block, and a stiff kick to the head) before finally making the comeback with a crossbody. One of the things preventing Maven from moving further up the card is his very bland moveset. His nearfalls here consist of dropkicks, crossbodys and suplexes, nothing exciting. Chuck, meanwhile, has a wider and more interesting moveset. He gains nearfalls off a fall away slam, and his version of the Samoan drop. It becomes obvious at this time, though, that head/neck psychology was merely to fill time. Chuck never tries to capatalize on it, nor does Maven sell it. It makes the match all the more pointless. After missed attempts at the missile dropkick, and Halo DDT, Maven finally scores the win with the Stroke (Jeff Jarrett's finisher) after reversing a back body drop from Chuck.

 

Winner: Maven in about 5:30

Rating: 3/4*

 

The last 20 seconds of Edge/Jericho are shown, disguised as a recap. They could have at least shown the last few minutes for the kick ass finishing sequence.

 

Benoit vs Evolution from Raw. Again, not much is shown. It's just to hammer home EUGENE VS TRIPLE H, THIS SUNDAY! Nothing of note.

 

SummerSlam rundown. Looks a good show.

 

Match 3

Val Venis vs Rodney Mack

I'm sure this match could have main evented SS. Disappointing match, considering the role Val's been on here on Heat. Rodney is just returning from injury, though, so I'll forgive. Mack actually showed some good fire early on, hammering away on Val in the corner. He followed up with a nice gutwrench suplex, but that was pretty much the best of this match. Mack then slowed the pace down, ALOT, and (like in the Maven/Chuck match) decided to bust out the restholds. Alot of them as well. And for a long time. Really boring stuff. Val eventually made the comeback with his usual spots (Russian Legsweep, Swing Out Power Bomb, Half Nelson Suplex) all of which were decent near falls. Val, when on offense, looked good as usual, but he didn't get the chance to bump much for Mack, which he's good at. Mack eventually scored the very anti-climatic win when Jazz tripped Val. Mack followed that with a roll up, and the feet on the ropes. Why did Val job to Mack? Another bad match here.

Winner: Rodney Mack in about 6 or 7 minutes

Rating: 1/2*

 

Well that's it. Bad Heat this week, probably the worst in a while. Hoepfully we get some good stuff next week, with Val getting the chance to work with Stevie, or maybe even Chuck.

 

I'm out

 

*BONUS*

 

LIVE Sunday Night Heat

 

RVD vs Rene Dupree

I've never been a big fan of either guy but this was a very solid preformance. Rob looked a lot more motivated than he has in a while, nailing a good looking clothesline and a crisp armdrag early on. Rob wrestled a very smart game here, much smarter than usual. The problem with RVD is he uses alot of really pointless stuff. There is very little of that here. Van Dam immediatley makes it clear that he's going after the ribs of Rene Dupree, taking control with a twisting leg drop after the apron onto Dupree (who is on the barricade). This is to set up for the Frog Splash. RVD makes a mistake early on, though, when he goes for his finisher way too early in the match. This allows Rene to dump Rob, who lands head first on the barricade. Only 90 seconds in, but this already had the makings of a good match. Van Dam goes after the ribs to set up the FS, Dupree after the neck and head to set up the Michinoku Driver. It also shows Van Dam making a mistake and learning from it, which we see in the second half of the match. After a commercial break, Rob makes his comeback and wrestles a very sound strategy. Instead of his usual flipping and flopping, Rob takes over with basement dropkicks and leg drops, which look very realistic. Then he makes another mistake, getting too flashy for his own good by missin the cartwheel moonsault. The next time it comes round to a similar spot, Rob has learnt again, this time using Standing Thunder instead of Rolling Thunder. Rene's in ring charisma is good, but he still needs work on his timing. He gives Rob far too much offense, when he could do with some himself. The French Tickler gets an INSANE pop, which was kinda cool. Rob eventually finishes this one off with the frog splash, playing off all the previous rib work.

Winner: RVD

Rating: **

Thoughts: This lasted about 7 minutes, with 3 minutes cut for commercial. However, the four minutes remaining were as good as they possibly could have been. I don't like RVD, I'm not a fan. I also think Rene isn't ready for a singles push. HOWEVER, these two really impressed me tonight. Rob looked the best he has all year, Rene was more than willing to go with the flow, and they managed to incorporate a alot of nice psychology in to such a short amount of time. Rob wrestling the smart game for once, going after Dupree's ribs for the FS, learning from his mistakes. Rene took advantage of every small mistake Rob made, like when he got too over confident and went for the frog splash early on. Rene was there immediatley, and stayed on the injured neck for the rest of the match. Really fun stuff for the time they got.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, any one feels like they wanna comment on this, go ahead. It's nothing great, I know, but I feel it's decent enough.