World Wrestling Entertainment presents Heat
Date: 4/20/2003
From: Richmond, VA
Matches:
1.) Jacqueline defeated Molly Holly
2.) Rico defeated Spike Dudley
3.) Rodney Mack defeated Brad Hunter
4.) Three Minute Warning defeated Al Snow & Maven
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Molly controls Jacqueline with a headlock, but Jacqueline counters with an arm drag. Molly knee lifts Jacqueline, but Jacqueline sunset flips Molly. Molly counters with a Boston Crab, but Jacqueline breaks free and arm drags Molly. Molly drops Jacqueline over the ropes throat first to keep control. Molly delivers a snap suplex and drives Jacqueline down with a backbreaker for a near fall. Molly keeps a neck vice on Jacqueline, but doesn’t get a submission. Jacqueline elbows Molly and is met with a boot to the midsection. Molly tries for a powerbomb, but Jacqueline gets a two count with a rollup. Molly decks Jacqueline to the mat and chokes Jacqueline over the middle rope. Molly rams Jacqueline into the corner and misses a handspring back elbow in the corner. Jacqueline decks Molly a few times. Jacqueline flapjacks Molly followed by a double under hook suplex for a two count. Jacqueline sends Molly into the corner, but is met with an elbow strike. Molly sits Jacqueline on the top turnbuckle, but avoids a tornado DDT. Jacqueline spikes Molly with a tornado DDT on a second attempt to win the match. (**. Mostly a standard match between these two, which isn’t a bad thing. These two are probably two of the more underrated women in WWE during this era.)
2.) Spike forearms Rico a few times and kicks Jamal at ringside. The referee ejects Jamal and Rosey from ringside, which Rico isn’t thrilled about. Spike leaps off the top to crossbody Rico on the floor. Spike hits the Dudley Dog over the railing. Spike tries for a cover, but Rico kicks out at two. Rico drops Spike gut first over the top rope to gain the advantage and stomps Spike. Rico sends Spike into the corner chest first. Rico stomps Spike on the mat. Rico uppercuts Spike on the back of the head followed by a knee drop for a two count. Rico keeps Spike on the mat with a chin lock. Spike hits a hurricanrana to regain control. Spike drop toe holds Rico into the corner and stomps Rico in the corner several times. Spike nails Rico with a headbutt and a bulldog for a near fall. Spike boots Rico in the corner and hits a middle rope double stomp. Spike avoids a back suplex, but is sent throat first into the ropes. Rico nails Spike with a spin kick and pins Spike for the win. (**. I’m not sure I was expecting Rico to win here after 3MW being ejected. Rico is a more than capable worker, which is often forgotten about because of his gimmick.)
3.) Before the next match, Teddy Long cuts a promo saying the man keeps hating on them. Long did a background check on the opponent and he’s from Whitesville. Long thinks all white people look the same.
4.) During Rodney Mack’s enhancement match, the top rope breaks as Mack ran the ropes. They continued the match without incident. Mack picks up the win following a running powerslam.
5.) A vignette promoting Rene Dupree and Sylvan Grenier is shown. They promise that Americans will learn the hard way.
6.) Rosey and Snow kickoff the tag team match. Snow controls Rosey with a headlock. Snow tries for a shoulder block, but Rosey doesn’t budge. Snow knee lifts Rosey followed by strikes to the arm and a kick. Snow keeps arm control before tagging in Maven. Maven knee lifts Rosey, but is taken down to the mat. Maven tags in Snow to keep wrist control. Snow delivers an arm breaker on Rosey and tags Maven back into the match. Maven is stopped by a knee lift and Rosey strikes Maven over the back before tagging in Jamal. Maven dropkicks Jamal twice, but Jamal only staggers. Maven dropkicks Jamal on the knee to drop him. Snow hits a top rope crossbody and decks Rosey on the apron. Jamal cuts Snow off with a clothesline. Jamal tags Rosey back into the match and Rosey works over Snow in the corner. Snow ducks a clothesline and traps Rosey’s arms to hit a series of headbutts. Snow clotheslines Rosey and tags in Maven. Maven leaps off the middle rope to hit a bulldog for a two count as Jamal breaks the cover. Jamal kicks Maven in the ribs and Rico enters the ring to send Maven into the ring post as the referee was distracted by Rosey.
Rosey grabs Maven on the apron and scoop slams Maven for a two count. Jamal enters the ring and Maven is met with a double chop to the mat. Jamal knee drops Maven for a two count. Maven tries to tag out to Snow, but is stopped. Rosey connects with a boot in the corner. Snow stops the cover at two. Rosey tags into the match and clubs Maven over the back, but Maven fights back with right hands. Rosey sends Maven into the ropes, but Maven hits a spinning heel kick. Jamal prevents Maven from tagging out. Maven avoids a back suplex, but manages to dropkick Jamal. Maven tags in Snow and Snow cleans house with strikes. Snow superkicks Jamal and takes Rosey down with a side Russian leg sweep. Snow decks Rico off the apron, Jamal decks Snow. Maven missile dropkicks Jamal! Rico enters to spin kick Maven! Snow is sandwiched between 3MW and Jamal plants Snow with a Samoan Drop to pickup the victory. (**1/2. I enjoyed this one. Snow got to show his wrestling background that often times gets forgotten about since he became a hardcore driven wrestler in recent years. 3MW looked good here and I wish they’d get a proper push since they tend to impress each outing against smaller opponents. This was a quality Heat main event.)
Final Thoughts:
A rather solid episode of Heat this week as the action was enjoyable throughout and it was an easy hour to watch.
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