World Wrestling Entertainment presents Heat
Date: 3/23/2003
From: St. Louis, MO
Matches:
1.) Jeff Hardy defeated Mark Gallagher
2.) Al Snow defeated Steve Fender
3.) Jacqueline defeated Molly Holly in a no disqualification match
4.) Three Minute Warning (Rosey & Jamal) defeated Spike Dudley & Tommy Dreamer
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Hardy won the enhancement match following the Swanton Bomb.
2.) Snow won the enhancement match following the Snow Plow.
3.) Jacqueline leg sweeps Holly to the mat and keeps headlock control. Jacqueline shoulder blocks Holly and runs the ropes. Holly knee lifts Jacqueline and tries for a powerbomb, but Jacqueline lands on top for a two count. Jacqueline kicks Holly followed by a forearm strike. Jacqueline knocks Holly through the ropes to the floor with a dropkick. Jacqueline chops Holly against the railing, but Holly responds with a chop. Jacqueline clotheslines Holly over the railing into the crowd. Jacqueline tosses Holly over the railing back to the ringside area. Holly rams Jacqueline onto the ring steps face first. Holly rolls Jacqueline into the ring to deliver a suplex for a near fall. Holly chokes Jacqueline over the middle rope. Jacqueline sunset flips Holly for a two count, but Holly responds with a strike. Holly sends Jacqueline into the ropes, but misses a clothesline. Jacqueline delivers a float over DDT and pins Holly. (*1/2. There wasn’t much usage of the no disqualification stipulation other than the brawling outside the ring.)
4.) Rosey and Dreamer kickoff the tag match. Rosey shoulder blocks Dreamer coming off the ropes. Rosey strikes Dreamer over the back a few times. Dreamer sunset flips Rosey and avoids a sit down splash. Dreamer dropkicks a seated Rosey. Spike delivers an axe handle from the top rope. Rosey knee lifts Spike and tags in Jamal. Jamal shoves Spike into the corner. Spike jumps on Jamal’s back, but is yanked down. Spike avoids a knee drop and dropkicks Jamal into the corner. Spike takes his shirt off and headbutts Jamal in the midsection. Jamal elbows Spike coming off the ropes. Jamal tries for a press slam, but Dreamer assists. Rico pulls the ropes causing Spike to crash to the floor. Jamal punches Spike several times in the corner. Jamal hits a running back splash on Spike. Rosey tags into the match and stomps Spike on the mat. Rosey scoop slams Spike and clubs Spike over the chest a few times. Jamal tags back into the match and Spike is met with a double chop. Jamal scoop slams Spike and delivers a knee drop out of the corner for a two count as Dreamer makes the save. Jamal punches Spike against the ropes. Spike kicks Jamal, but tags in Dreamer. Dreamer clotheslines Jamal and hits a neckbreaker on Rosey. Dreamer slams Jamal. Dreamer dumps Rosey to the floor. Dreamer press slams Spike over the top and Dreamer baseball slides Spike to land on top on the floor. Rosey strikes Spike, but misses a splash in the corner. Spike nails Rosey with the Dudley Dog. Jamal plants Spike with a Samoan Drop. Dreamer drops Jamal with a DDT. Rosey splashes Dreamer in the corner and hits a swinging side slam. Jamal heads to the top rope finishing Dreamer off with a big splash for the win. (**. The closing sequence was good. It doesn’t look like 3MW has remained in favor with the people in charge, but I still enjoy them kicking ass.)
Final Thoughts:
A skippable episode this week as there were two enhancement matches and the feature matches weren’t all that entertaining.
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