World Wrestling Entertainment presents Velocity
Date: 12/21/2002
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Matches:
1.) WWE Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore
2.) Rikishi defeated Andy Anderson
3.) Bill DeMott defeated Michael Shane
4.) Jamie Noble defeated Funaki
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Chavo and Moore trade waist locks until Guerrero takes Moore to the mat and keeps arm control. Moore breaks free with an arm drag and they have a standoff. Guerrero delivers a boot and a strike to the back before ramming Moore into the corner. Chavo continues with stomps in the corner. Moore arm drags Guerrero followed by a spinning heel kick for a two count. Moore splashes Guerrero in the corner leading to a near fall. Moore forearms Guerrero and a clothesline. Moore tries for another splash, but Guerrero catches Moore with a backbreaker. Chavo plants Moore with a back suplex for a near fall. Guerrero dropkicks a seated Moore for a near fall. Guerrero keeps Moore on the mat with a sleeper. Moore fights free and gets a rollup on Guerrero for a near fall. Guerrero knee lifts and uppercuts Moore to the mat. Guerrero runs into a heel kick and a backdrop by Moore. Moore hits a somersault neckbreaker for a near fall. Guerrero dumps Moore to the apron, but is yanked down by Moore. Moore hits a corkscrew dive for a near fall. Moore ducks a clothesline, but Guerrero hits the Gory Bomb to win the match. (*1/2. It’s not very often that Cruiserweight matches have virtually zero heat from the crowd, but that’s exactly what happened here. Moore had a brief moment of shine, but in the end nobody thought Moore had a shot to win here.)
2.) Michael Shane would go on to have a successful career working in TNA. He’s also Shawn Michaels cousin.
3.) DeMott works over Shane with several strikes for the early advantage. DeMott clubs on Shane over the middle rope. DeMott stomps Shane and chokes Shane on the mat. DeMott chokes Shane over the top rope, but Shane fights back with right hands, but DeMott decks Shane over the back. DeMott stomps on Shane several times and delivers an elbow drop. DeMott plants Shane with a powerbomb and hits the No Laughing Matter to win the match. (NR. DeMott continues to be fun in this role of just destroying smaller wrestlers and not caring about them in any regard.)
4.) Noble works over Funaki with several strikes in the corner to kickoff the match. Funaki backdrops Noble out of the corner and dropkicks a kneeling Noble. Noble blocks being sent into the ropes, but drops Funaki over the top rope throat first. Noble stomps on Funaki followed by a knee drop and a slam. Noble gets a two count after a leg drop. Noble tries for a back suplex, but Funaki lands on top. Funaki hammers away on Noble, but ducks a clothesline. Funaki drops Noble with a kick to the head for a near fall. Noble misses a splash in the corner and hits a snap powerslam for a near fall. Funaki avoids a double under hook and sends Noble into the corner followed by a bulldog for a two count. Funaki clotheslines Noble and hammers away on Noble in the corner. Funaki elbows Noble in the corner, but Noble responds with chops on the top rope. Funaki slaps Noble and tries for a tornado DDT, but Noble counters with a neckbreaker. Noble plants Funaki with the Tiger Bomb to win the match. (*1/2. Similar to the first match on the show, there wasn’t much heat attached to this one.) After the match, Nunzio appears on the stage and embraces Noble as the show comes to an end.
Final Thoughts:
A subpar episode of Velocity as the feature matches didn’t contribute much for entertainment. Thus, it’s a rare feat, but this is a skippable episode of Velocity.
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