The Velocity Wrap-Up 06.04.06

Steve Romero, alongside Josh Matthews, welcomes us to Velocity.

Opening Match: Gunner Scott vs. Simon Dean
Simon Dean enters to a little heat, while Gunner comes out to a big pop. They dance around the ring to start, and Gunner gets a takedown for one count. Both men get to their feet, and Gunner hits another takedown for a one count. They get to their feet once again, and both men taunt to the ground. They lockup, but Simon quickly hits a knee to the gut, and hits Gunner on the back. Simon gets sent into the ropes, and Scott hits a hip toss and then a running elbow. Gunner charges and goes for a cross body, but Dean moves out of the way and Scott goes flying into the ropes. Simon covers for a two count and then pounds away. A “Simon sucks” chant starts up, as Simon continues to pound away. Scott fights back with a couple of punches, and goes for a backslide, but Simon counters by pushing Gunner into the turnbuckle. Simon goes off the ropes, charges, and hits a diving shoulder thrust. Dean chokes Gunner with his foot and then picks him up. Gunner fights back with some punches, but Dean throws Scott back down onto the canvas. Simon goes off the ropes once again, and this time jumps onto Gunner’s upper body feet first for a two count. Simon gets in a few punches to the back of Scott, and then applies an abdominal stretch, but Gunner counters with a back suplex. Both men get to their feet, Gunner hits an inverted atomic drop, and nails a few blows to the head. Simon gets sent into the turnbuckle and Gunner hits a dropkick. Simon stands up in the corner, and Gunner hits multiple kicks Dean in the midsection multiple times. Gunner throws Dean to the mat and hits a German Suplex for two. Gunner picks him up, but Simon sends Gunner into the turnbuckle. Simon charges, and Gunner counters with a kick to the face. Dean ducks a clothesline, but Scott hits a Belly to Belly Suplex for the victory at 4:39.

Winner: Gunner Scott
Rating: ** – Fun little match. The two have good chemistry in the ring and showed quite a bit of athleticism.

– Promo for WWE Fantasy is aired.

Gregory Helms vs. Wavel Star
They lockup to start, and Helms hits an armbar takedown and goes for a keylock, but Wavel gets to his feet. Helms goes behind and applies a hammerlock, but Wavel counters and applies on of his own. Helms hits a drop toe hold and applies a headlock. Wavel gets to his feet and leads Helms to the corner, where they are broken up. Helms gives Wavel a shove and Wavel gives him one back. Helms charges, but Wavel hits an arm drag and then a hip toss. Helms whips Wavel into the ropes, and throws him to the outside. Helms makes his way out of the ring, and delivers some punches to the back of star. Helms rolls Wavel and himself back into the ring, and covers for a two count. Helms picks up star and nails a suplex. Gregory then climbs onto the top rope and hits a cross body for two. Helms applies a double arm bar, while delivering a few knees to the head. Helms delivers a leg drop and makes the cover for another two count. Helms applies a headlock, and Wavel attempt to fight out of it, but Helms whips him into the ropes. Wavel comes off and hits a shoulder block, and then a few right hands. Helms gets sent into the corner and Wavel charges, but Helms counters with an elbow to the face. Helms climbs upon the second rope and hits a drop kick, which leads to the Nightmare on Helms Street (Eye of the Hurricane) for the win at 4:21.

Winner: Gregory Helms
Rating: ½* – Complete Squash.

– Aired is a video package for the Wreckless Intent CD.

Tatanka vs. John Williams
Williams surprised Tatanka from behind with a few punches, but gets whipped into the ropes, which allows Tatanka to nail an arm drag and apply an arm lock. Tatanka hits a leg drop and an arm wrench. Williams tries to get to the ropes, but is unsuccessful. Williams fights back, and goes into the ropes, but runs into a chop. Tatanka whips Williams into the ropes and hits a hip toss. Tatanka nails a clothesline and plays to the crowd. Tatanka rams Williams’ head into the turnbuckle and gives him a few chops. Williams gets whipped into another corner, and Tatanka follows with a suplex. Tatanka picks him up and applies another arm wrench. The two make their way into the corner, and Williams pokes Tatanka in the eye. Williams then delievers a few punches, but is whipped into the opposite turnbuckle. Tatanka charges, but Williams moves out of the way, and delivers a punch to the back of Tatanka. Williams starts pounding away, and hits a knee drop for a two count. Williams applies a chinlock, but Tatanka fights out of it. Tatanka charges off the ropes, but runs right into a clothesline. Williams misses an elbow drop, and runs into two chops and then a forearm. Williams gets whipped into the ropes, and Tatanka hits a back body drop. Tatanka dances around the ring, and delivers a chop. Tatanka hits a scoop slam and then a running shoulder block. Tatanka taunts to the crowd and delivers a side effect for the victory at 6:04.

Winner: Tatanka
Rating: *1/2 – Pretty much a squash, but I honestly have to say that Tatanka looked good in the ring.

– They show highlights of the main event from Smackdown. 411 recapped this segment, along with the rest of Smackdown, in J.D. Dunn’s Smackdown Breakdown, as well as Rik Bone’s Smackdown Summary.

London & Kendrick vs. The Mexicools
The two teams shake hands before the match. Super Crazy and Kendrick start off with a lockup, which is reversed into a hammerlock by Kendrick. Super Crazy gets a take down, and Kendrick rolls out of it, but Super Crazy applies an arm lock. Kendrick rolls out of it, and keeps the hold. This time Super Crazy rolls of it and applies a hammerlock. Both men roll out, but Super Crazy still has the hold. Kendrick flips over Super Crazy, misses a clothesline, but is able to rollup Super Crazy for a two count. Super Crazy counters with a rollup of his own, which is good for another two count. They lockup once again, and Kendrick applies a headlock. Super Crazy whips him into the ropes, but Kenrick hits a shoulder block. Kendrick charges off the ropes, Super Crazy leaps over him, and Kendrick backflips off the ropes as Super Crazy slides under him. Super Crazy charges, but Kendrick hits an arm drag. Kendrick now charges and tries to flip Super Crazy over him, but Crazy lands on his feet. Kendrick hits a huracanrana, but Super Crazy reverses it into a rollup for two. Kendrick and Super Crazy shake hands, and both London and Psychosis tag in. London misses a clothesline, but is able to apply an arm wrench. Psychosis rolls out of it and applies an arm wrench of his own. Psychosis gets in a headlock, gets whipped into the ropes, but can’t knock London down with a two shoulder blocks. London gets in another arm wrench, and makes the tag to Kendrick. London hits a drop toe hold and Kendrick hits an elbow for two. Psychosis counters a whip into the ropes, but Kendrick hits a huracanrana for another two count. Kendrick picks Psychosis up, but gets whipped into the ropes. Psychosis tries to catch him in mid air, but Kendrick ends up falling on top of him. Psychosis picks him up and hits a facebuster for two. London came in to make the save, and Super Crazy comes in to throw London to the outside. London drags Super Crazy out of the ring, and inside the ring, Kendrick goes for Sliced Bread #2, but Psychosis counters with a school boy for the victory at 4:19. Psychosis used the ropes for the win, but Super Crazy looked upset for some reason. The two end up celebrating and then walk away.

Winner: The Mexicools
Rating: ** – Really fun match, but it was just too short. I don’t understand the ending of the match, though. Hopefully it will lead to a Mexicools heel turn and a match against London & Kendrick at the next Smackdown PPV.

Overall: A bad Velocity overall, especially since the tag match disappointed so much. Hopefully we end Velocity on a good note next week, since ECW is taking over the week thereafter.