WWE Velocity Report
April 19, 2003
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By Pete Nyman, Torch Team Contributor

Announcers: Josh Matthews and Ernest Miller.

Team Angle were shown talking about their opponents for tonight.

(1) Team Angle beat Los Chihuahuas. Los Chihuahuas are Christian York & Joey Matthews under masks, so I'll refer to them in those names. Charlie Haas and Christian York started off. Charlie Haas hit an armdrag. Shelton Benjamin came in. Shelton Benjamin hit an armdrag. Charlie Haas came in. Haas worked the arm. Benjamin came in. Joey Matthews came in. Benjamin hit a knee to the gut and then an overhead suplex and pinned Joey Matthews for the 2 count. Joey Matthews hit a dropkick. Matthews then hit an armdrag but Benjamin dropped him faced first. Haas came in. Haas delivered a knee to the gut and a pin for the 2 count. Haas hit a back suplex and pinned for the 2 count. Haas then locked on an abdominal stretch. Matthews hit a hip-toss. Haas hit a clothesline and then tagged in Benjamin. Team Angle hit a double team knee to the gut. Benjamin hit an Oklahoma Roll and pinned for the 2 count. Benjamin put on an armlock. Haas came in. Christian York came in. Christian York botched a spinning heel kick from the top rope, but Haas still sold it. Ernest Miller said York missed it, though. York hit a senton splash and pinned Haas for the 2 count. Benjamin hit the Dragon Whip and a superkick to York's knee, then Haas put on the Haas of Pain and York tapped out.

[commercial break]

WWE Slam of the Week: Hulk Hogan getting suspended.

Rikishi and Sean O'Haire were shown on Smackdown.

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Burn of the Night: Rey Mysterio hitting the 619 on The Big Show.

(2) Bill DeMott beat Pat Cusick. A pre-taped Bill DeMott promo was shown. Lockup. Bill DeMott put on a headlock. DeMott then hit a knife edged chop and a clothesline. A replay was shown. DeMott then hit a powerbomb and pinned Cusick for the 3 count.

Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore were talking backstage, and then Crash Holly appears.
Hey, I thought he was fired by now

[commercial break]

A Mr. America promo was shown.

The APA were shown in Washington, D.C.

(3) Crash Holly (w/Shannon Moore) beat Funaki. Crash Holly is now a Mooreon. Lockup to start. Another lockup. Crash Holly put on an arm wringer. Funaki put on an arm wringer and then Crash Holly put on another arm wringer. Funaki put on a headlock and then hit a shoulder knockdown. Funaki hit a hip-toss and then an armdrag. Shannon Moore attacked Funaki on the outside, but Crash Holly stopped him. Moore and Holly argued and then Funaki hit a crossbody to the outside on both of them. Funaki then hit a school boy on Crash Holly and pinned him for the 2 count. Funaki then hit an elbow but Holly hit a powerslam and pinned Funaki for the 2 count. Holly then put on a bow and arrow and a headlock. Funaki hit a rollup and pinned Holly for the 2 count. Holly hit a sidewalk slam and pinned Funaki for the 2 count. Holly then pinned Funaki again for the 2 count. Holly hit a bodyslam but then Funaki hit a back suplex. Funaki then hit a bulldog and pinned Holly for the 2 count. Funaki hit a dropkick to the face and pinned for the 2 count. Funaki then hit an Enziguiri and pinned Holly for the 2 count. Funaki hit a dropkick but Shannon Moore tripped Funaki and Holly pinned Funaki for the 3 count.

[commercial break]

Highlights of the No. 1 Contender's Tournament were shown as were the finals between John Cena and Chris Benoit.

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Torrie Wilson was shown autographing Playboy magazines.

(4) Rhyno beat Chris Kanyon. Chris Kanyon cut a promo about how he has to find out who is betta than Kanyon. Rhyno came running down to the ring and started hitting Chris Kanyon with knife edged chops. Chris Kanyon hit an elbow but Rhyno hit a clothesline and a side belly-to-belly suplex. Kanyon hit a Russian legsweep and pinned Rhyno for the 2 count. Kanyon then hit a clothesline, an elbow drop, and then another elbow drop. Kanyon hit a bulldog and pinned Rhyno for the 2 count. Kanyon then hit a baseball slide into Rhyno's back. Kanyon then pinned for the 2 count. Kanyon hit a snapmare and put on a chinlock. Kanyon then hit an elbow drop. Rhyno then hit a clothesline, a spinning spinebuster, and then then the Gore and pinned Kanyon for the 3 count.

[end show]

Notes: It was good that Crash Holly and Chris Kanyon returned. Kanyon and Rhyno really worked a good match and Crash Holly could once again be entertaining as a disciple of Shannon Moore and Matt Hardy. It's like the blind leading the blind. I hope you all had a Happy Easter, later. Send me feedback at Flexholly@aol.com. 

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