World Wrestling Federation presents Metal
Date: 5/26/2001
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Matches:
1.) Raven defeated Tony Jones
2.) WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the title
3.) Kaientai defeated Donovan Morgan & Robert Thompson
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Tony Jones was featured in Beyond The Mat film.
2.) Jones backs Raven into a corner, but doesn’t follow up on the advantage. Jones misses a wild strike and Raven drop toe holds Jones followed by right hands in the corner. Raven kicks Jones and they both go over the top to the floor due to Raven’s clothesline. Raven sends Jones into the barricade and hits a side Russian leg sweep. Jones leg drops Raven as Raven rolls back into the ring. Jones clotheslines Raven coming off the ropes leading to a near fall. Jones sends Raven into the corner, but misses a splash. Raven pummels Jones in the corner with right hands. Raven sends Jones chest first into the corner followed by a clothesline and a knee lift. Raven splashes Jones and hits a bulldog out of the corner for a near fall. Jones fights back with a swinging neckbreaker. Raven plants Jones with the Evenflow DDT for the win. (1/2*. Jones did not look good here. Jones seemed slow and wasn’t in the right position for a few spots for Raven’s offense.)
3.) Lynn takes Daniels down, but is kicked away. Daniels gets out of a head scissors and puts a headlock on Lynn. Lynn forearms free, but Daniels shoulder blocks Lynn. Daniels nails Lynn with a heel kick. Daniels scoop slams Lynn and hits a slingshot leg drop from the apron. Daniels tries for a cover, but Lynn kicks out at two. Daniels forearms Lynn a few times, but misses a clothesline and Lynn hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker. Lynn rams Daniels into the corner and hits a back suplex. Lynn covers for a two count. Lynn kicks Daniels on the mat to keep the advantage. Lynn locks in a Gory Special, but Daniels breaks free. Lynn counters a hurricanrana with a sit down powerbomb for a two count. Lynn knee drops Daniels on the mat. Lynn continues with a backbreaker and covers for a near fall. Lynn tries for a TKO, but Daniels breaks free and hits an electric chair slam. Daniels punches Lynn several times and delivers a few clotheslines. Daniels hits a tilt a whirl slam. Daniels elbow drops Lynn on the lower back. Daniels hits the Best Moonsault Ever to Lynn’s lower back. Daniels puts a bow and arrow on Lynn, but doesn’t get a submission. Daniels rams Lynn into the corner, and dumps Lynn to the apron. Lynn leg drops Daniels over the middle rope from the apron and hits a tornado DDT for the win. (**1/2. A good match and a good showing for both men. Daniels is such a great fit for the Light Heavyweight division it’s a shame he didn’t get a shot during this era, at all.)
4.) Funaki and Morgan kickoff the tag match. Funaki delivers a shoulder block and a chop. Funaki dropkicks Morgan before tagging in Taka. Taka kicks Morgan and keeps wrist control. Thompson tags into the match and manages to clothesline Taka. Thompson misses a clothesline and Taka connects with a spinning heel kick. Funaki strikes Thompson several times, but Morgan delivers a knee strike from the apron to allow Thompson to get control. Morgan enters and dropkicks a seated Funaki for a near fall. Funaki kicks Morgan, but is met with a drop toe hold. Morgan tags in Thompson to keep control with a strike to the midsection. Thompson elbows Funaki coming off the ropes followed by a forearm. Thompson gets out of a sunset flip by Funaki and delivers a clothesline. Morgan returns to the match and hits a suplex for a near fall. Morgan kicks Funaki over the back and eye rakes Funaki to the mat. Morgan scoop slams Funaki followed by a leg drop for a two count. Morgan tags in Thompson and Thompson slams Funaki before missing a top rope moonsault. Funaki crawls to the corner and tags in Taka. Taka cleans house with kicks and drop toe holds Morgan. Funaki puts a chin lock on Morgan to allow Taka to deliver a dropkick to the face. Morgan kicks Funaki and powerbombs Taka for a two count. Morgan tries for a slam, but Taka counters with the Michinoku Driver to win the match. (*1/2. Nothing too much going on here. Morgan came across better than his partner did. If WWF ever wanted to introduce a tag team with a surprise win on a show such as Metal, Kaientai would be perfect for it.)
Final Thoughts:
Aside from Daniels/Lynn there wasn’t much going on here, but it wasn’t a bad show by any means. These are always a breeze to watch no matter what they put on usually.
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