WWE Velocity review
May 10, 2003
Shown on TNN
By Pete Nyman (PWTorch.com)Announcers: Josh Mathews & Ernest Miller.
(1) Chavo Guerrero beat Crash Holly (w/Shannon Moore). Footage was shown from Smackdown of Team Angle and Los Guerreros stealing from each other. Lockup to start. Lockup again. A Chavo chant starts. It's amazing what Los Guerreros has done for the popularity of Chavo Guerrero. Chavo Guerrero hit a hiptoss and and armdrag. Another lockup and Guerrero put on a waistlock. Guerrero then put on an arm wringer, hit a snapmare, and put on an armlock. Guerrero then put on a side headlock, hit a shoulder knockdown, an elbow drop, and a back suplex and pinned Crash Holly for the 2 count. Guerrero then hit a European uppercut but Shannon Moore attacked Guerrero and Crash Holly pinned for the 2 count. Crash Holly then hit a knee to the back and a snapmare. Holly then put on a chinlock and pinned Guerrero for the 2 count. Holly choked Guerrero on the ropes. Holly then hit a back suplex and pinned Guerrero for the 2 count. Holly then pinned Guerrero for another 2 count and pinned him again for yet another 2 count. Holly then hit a backbreaker and a suplex but Guerrero then hit a European uppercut and a dropkick. Guerrero then hit a back body drop and a clothesline and a pumphandle suplex and pinned Holly for the 2 count. Holly hit an eye gouge but Guerrero then hit the Gory Bomb and pinned for the 3 count.
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WWE Burn of the Night: Rey Mysterio getting used as a human baseball bat at Backlash.
Footage was shown of The F.B.I. taking care of Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit having to face The Big Show and A-Train alone.
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(2) Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli (w/Nunzio) beat Mike Hughes & Marc Bartolucci. Marc Bartolucci is from Border City Wrestling where he wrestles as El Tornado and teams with Tyson Dux. Johnny Stamboli and Mike Hughes start off. Lockup. Johnny Stamboli delivers a knee to the gut but Mike Hughes gets a rollup for a pin and a 2 count. Stamboli put on a side headlock and then hit a shoulder knockdown and a powerslam. Marc Bartolucci came in. Chuck Palumbo came in. Lockup. Marc Bartolucci hit a headscissors and pinned Chuck Palumbo for the 2 count. Chuck Palumbo hit a clothesline and some shoulders to the gut. Palumbo pinned Bartolucci for the 2 count. Palumbo then pinned for another 2 count. Hughes came in and cleaned house. Bartolucci then hit a double top rope crossbody on Palumbo & Stamboli. Palumbo then hit a Samoan drop and Stamboli hit the Faggetaboutit and then both guys hit a double hiptoss slam and Palumbo pinned for the 3 count.
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Footage was shown of Sable & Torrie Wilson from Smackdown.
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Footage was shown of Mr. America and Mr. McMahon from Smackdown.
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WWE Slam of the Week: Rhyno pinning John Cena.
(3) Sean O' Haire beat Funaki. Funaki hit a dropkick and an Enzuigiri and pinned Sean O' Haire for the 2 count. Sean O' Haire delivered a kick and a snapmare and pinned Funaki for the 2 count. O' Haire put on a headlock and delivered a kick to the back and continued with the headlock. O' Haire hit an elbow and a kick to the chest. A replay was shown. Funaki hit a reverse DDT and pinned for the 2 count and then a Tornado DDT and pinned for the 2 count. Sean O' Haire hit the Prophecy and pinned Funaki for the 3 count.