411’s WWE Sunday Night Heat Report 01.25.04

411’s WWE Sunday Night Heat Report 01.25.04

We’re here at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for the Royal Rumble! Our hosts are Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Jonathan Coachman, Al Snow, Michael Cole, Tazz, Josh Mathews, Rue, Funaki, Terri, and probably a couple I forgot! Coach and Al welcome us LIVE…

Partial rundown of the card:

– Royal Rumble Match
– HHH vs. Shawn Michaels, World Heavyweight Title

Throw it down to Josh Mathews and Rue for

– Brock Lesnar vs. Hardcore Holly
– Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Recap of the Guerreros’ feud, Chavo’s mounting disappointment with Eddie, and Kurt Angle’s awesome weasel role as the middleman.

Michael Cole has an interview with Eddie Guerrero. Cole doubts Eddie going into his match against his own nephew, and finishes by wondering whether Eddie can in fact control his Latino Heat. Eddie cuts an AWESOME, intense promo worthy of transcription: “I can’t control my Latino heat, ese? Homes. I mean, come on. Gimme a break, ese vato! How would you feel if your entire family turned against you? How would you feel if the nephew that you grew up with like a brother turned his back on you and basically desecreated you? You would feel hurt, you would feel betrayed, and now, what I feel is anger! And yes, Michael, I am having a hard time controlling my temper. But you know what? I’m getting better at it, homes, yeah, ha, I believe I am. See, tonight, I’m gonna demonstrate that to you, to Chavito, and the whole world, man! I’m gonna control my temper, and I am gonna prove that I am the better man, homes. Not only that, but I’m gonna show Chavito that I’m the better wrestler. But after that, ese, I think it’ll be alright if I show Chavito [yells some Spanish phrase, couldn’t make it out] – In other words, Chavito, I’m gonna beat you up, ese!” Angry stare and off he goes. Michael Cole is put off by the intensity. I’m not.

Next up on the Hype Schedule is the Dudley Boyz vs. Evolution match.

Theodore Long cries foul about Mizark Henry’s spot in the Rumble to Funaki. “Theodore Long and Mark Henry will no longer be bamboozled by the man!”

Wrestlemania Recall sponsored by Stacker 2’s YJ Stinger, the official extreme energy drink of Wrestlemania XX: the Bodyslam Challenge

We’re back with Josh and Rue, who list our sponsors and then it’s a Kurt Angle interview with Funaki on his way to the Rumble entry draw room. “I’m not only gonna win it for just me; I’m gonna dedicate this win to all the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, and nothing is gonna stop me. I am gonna win the Royal Rumble tonight.”

Video package hyping Bob Holly vs. Brock Lesnar.

People continue to file into the CoreStates First Union Wachovia New Spectrum Center.

Back to Coach and Al and a video package of the HHH/Michaels feud.

Back to Josh and Rue with “Nothing Left to Lose” by Puddle of Mudd – still YOUR Rumble theme. They talk about the buzz in the air tonight.

Cole and Tazz are in the ring wearing two very nice suits. They build up the Royal Rumble match, and list the rules. The important development is that people will enter the ring at 90-second intervals.

Tazz’ Keys to Victory:
1. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Stay Out of the Line of Fire
2. Conditioning: Stamina is important
3. Higher Number is Your Best Friend: duh

Rundown of the card:
– Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero
– Rey Mysterio vs. Jamie Noble
– Brock Lesnar vs. Bob Holly
– Shawn Michaels vs. HHH
– Dudley Boyz vs. Ric Flair & DAVE
– Royal Rumble Match.

Stacker 2’s YJ Stinger Sting of the Night: Ten years ago at the Royal Ruble, Luger and Hart get eliminated at the same time. I smell foreshadowing.

Video recap of Steve Austin signing autogrpahs at a Virgin in England.

Coach throws it down to JR and King and threatens to join them during the Rumble.

There’s a seat in the front row with Mick Foley’s name on it. King is convinced Foley won’t show.

Match #1: Molly Holly vs. Victoria (w/ Sunday Night Heat GM Steven Richards)
Women’s Championship

Regrettably, Steven has ditched the pink tights in favor of black ones. We start. Molly baseball slides nothing. Lockup. Victoria backs Molly against the ropes. Molly breaks. Lockup again, Molly to a hammerlock, but Victoria reverses. Victoria takes Molly down in the hammerlock. Cover by Victoria gets 2. Victoria grabs a headlock. Molly reverses to an armlock, but VIctoria gets the headlock again as we go to a wide shot to show all the fans here. Headlock takedown by Victoria gets 2. Victoria hangs onto the headlock, btu Molly reverses to a headscissors. Victoria reverses with a jackknife roll for 2. Reversal sequence ends up with a backslide form Molly for 2, but Victoria dropkicks her. Molly tosses Victoria into the seoncd turnbuckle, then boot chokes her against the bottom turnbuckle. SNapmare by Molly puts Victoria in a seated position, and Molly runs the ropes and hits a baseball slide dropkick for 2. Molly goes to a chinlock at 2:04. She has to break because it’s a chokehold. Molly whips Victoria into the corner and hits the handspring elbow, then taunts the crowd. Cover gets 2. Molly slams Victoria’s face into the mat a couple of times, then tries the cover again for 2. Back to the chinlock goes Molly. Stevie gets the crowd cheering for Victoria. She gets to her feet, and escapes with a neckbreaker. Cover… or not. Victoria uses an OK roll for 2. Go-behind and a rollup by Victoria get 2. Molly walks into a big right hand. And another. A third right hand knocks Molly out. Bodyslam by Victoria, and she hits a standing moonsault for 2. Molly goes back to the faceslams and heads up top. JR suspects desperation, and he’s right, as Victoria uses a right to slow Molly downa nd tries a superplex. But Molly shoves her off, so Victoria crotches her again. Molly lands on Victoria’s shoulders in position for the Widow’s Peak!! HUGE pop for that. Cover, one, two three, and we have a NEW Women’s Champion! A title change on Heat? Wow.

Winner and NEW women’s champion: Victoria via pinfall (4:57)

Enjoy the Rumble and I’ll see ya next week.