The Velocity Wrap-Up 06.11.06

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

Tatanka vs. Seth James
Tatanka has new entrance music, which gets rid of the only part of him that I like. They lockup to start, but Tatanka quickly slams him to the mat. They lockup once again, and this time Tatanka hits an arm wrench and then a headlock. James sends Tatanka into the ropes, but Tatanka ducks a clothesline and hits a scoop slam. He hits another scoop slam and then a hip toss, and applies an arm wrench. Tatanka pounds away to James’ back, but Seth leads Tatanka to the corner and delivers multiple right hands. James hits a scoop slam and two elbow drops, and then chokes Tatanka on two separate occasions for a one count. James applies a sleeper hold, but Tatanka quickly fights out of it. Tatanka charges, ducks a clothesline, and hits two chops. Tatanka charges once again and hits a tomahawk chop to the head of James. Tatanka whips James into the ropes and hits a back body drop, and plays to the crowd. He dances around the ring, and hits a chop and then a scoop slam. Tatanka charges and hits a clothesline. He taunts, picks Tatanka up, and nails the Wykea for the pin at 3:16.

Winner: Tatanka
Rating: ½* – Complete squash.

– Promo for WWE Fantasy is aired.

Gunner Scott vs. Colt Cabana
The two lockup to start, but Gunner quickly goes behind and takes Cabana down. Scott rolls him over for a one count, and Cabana backs away and calls for a timeout. Cabana extends his hand for Gunner to shake, but Colt kicks him in the gut and applies a headlock. Scott sends Cabana into the ropes, but Cabana hits a shoulder block. Cabana charges, Scott leaps over him, and then lays on his back and flips Cabana over with his feet. Gunner hits a drop kick, which is good for a two count. Gunner applies a headlock and then picks him up. Cabana sends Scott into the ropes, but Gunner hits a shoulder block. Gunner charges off the ropes, and Cabana leaps over him and unsuccessfully attempts to pull of the same move that Gunner did. Scott instead stops and stomps on Cabana’s chest. Gunner picks him up and delivers a couple of right hands. Cabana sends Gunner into the corner, but Scott jumps over the ropes and onto the apron, while Cabana charges right into the turnbuckle. Gunner climbs onto the top rope, but Cabana knocks him down. Cabana starts pounding away and applies an abdominal stretch. Gunner fights out with a hip toss, but Cabana quickly comes back and applies another abdominal stretch. Gunner once again fights out, this time with a back suplex. Both men get to their feet, and Gunner pounds away in the corner. Gunner throws Cabana to the mat, and then whips him into the ropes. Cabana counters with a kick to the midsection, but Gunner comes back with a German Suplex for two. Cabana pokes Scott in the eyes, and goes for a suplex, but Scott rolls him up for a two count. Gunner delievers a big right hand, and whips Cabana into the turnbuckle, but Cabana counters with an elbow to a charging Scott. Cabana charges, and Gunner counters with a belly to belly suplex for the victory at 4:53.

Winner: Gunner Scott
Rating: *1/4 – Pretty fun stuff for a squash. I love the way Cabana plays to the crowd.

– Aired is a video package for the Dusty Rhodes DVD.

– Highlights of the WWE vs. ECW special is shown. 411 recapped this segment, along with the rest of the special, in J.D. Dunn’s ECW vs. WWE Head to Head Breakdown, as well as WWE vs. ECW Head to Head Report.

The Pitbulls vs. Sterling Keenan & John Bolen
Kash and Noble attack Keenan and Bolen to start. Kash sends Keenan, as Noble and Bolen begin the match inside the ring. Noble gets sent into the ropes and runs into a clothesline. Noble gets picked up, but escapes, and Kash runs into the ring and clotheslines Bolen to the outside, along with Noble. Noble goes to the outside, takes down Keenan and rolls Bolen back into the ring. Kash tags in, charges, and drop kicks Keenan off the apron. Kash climbs onto the second rope and hits a leg drop for a two count. Kash picks Bolen up and delivers a chop. He then attempts to whip Bolen into the ropes, but Bolen counters with a belly to belly suplex. Keenan tags in, but walks right into a kick by Kash. Noble tags in and both give Keenan a chop. Noble hits a leg drop for a two count, and then applies a headlock. Kash tags back in and they continue the chops. Kash hits a boot to the back of Keenan for two, and then picks him up and places him in the corner. Kash gets whipped into the other corner, but counters by flipping over Keenan, but Keenan comes right back with a boot to the face. Bolen tags in and goes for a suplex, but Kash escapes and makes the tag to Noble. Noble charges in, ducks a clothesline, and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Keenan enters the ring, but quickly gets taken down by Noble. Jamie stomps away at Bolen and then nails a side kick on Keenan. Bolen hits a few right hands, but Kash runs into the ring and hits a Lou Thesz Press, and Noble makes the cover for the pin at 4:45?

Winners: The Pitbulls
Rating: * – A complete squash with a bad finish. Kash & Noble are impressive as a tag team, though. They’d be great in ECW.

– An advertisement for WWE Mobile is shown.

Simon Dean vs. Matt Hardy
A big “Hardy” chants starts up, and Simon mocks out the crowd and tells them to shut up. The two lockup, and Hardy leads Dean towards the corner, where they are broken up. They lockup again, but Hardy gets whipped into the ropes and then gives a shoulder block to Dean. Dean locks on a headscissors momentarily, but Hardy counters with a headlock. Dean gets to his feet and to the ropes, and knees Hardy in the gut. Hardy sends Dean into the ropes and hits an elbow as Simon comes off of them. Matt hits a leg drop, and Dean rolls out of the ring to catch his breath. Dean climbs onto the apron, but Hardy knocks him off. Hardy misses a baseball slides, and Dean nails an elbow and rolls back into the ring. Hardy follows, and Dean whips him into the turnbuckle and follows up with a diving shoulder thrust. Dean pounds away and delivers an elbow for a two count. Dean chokes Hardy with the ropes and then sends him into the turnbuckle. Dean charges, but Hardy counters with a rollup for two. The two trade punches, and Dean gets the advantage with a kick to the knee and an elbow to the back. Simon applies an abdominal stretch, but Hardy gets to his feet. Dean goes for a suplex, but Hardy blocks it. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate, but Dean counters by taking out Matt’s legs. He then jumps on Hardy’s back feet first for a two count. Simon applies a headlock, but Hardy fights out and hits a reverse DDT. Both men get to their feet, and Hardy hits multiple right hands in the corner. Matt charges, and hits a diving elbow and then a bulldog for two. Hardy picks up Dean, but Simon fights out with an elbow, and sends Hardy into the turnbuckle. Hardy counters a charging Dean with an elbow, sets himself upon the top rope, and misses a double axe handle, as Dean counters by hitting him in the stomach. Simon hits a school boy for a two count, and both men get to their feet. Dean looks to whip Hardy into the ropes, but Matt counters with the Side Effect, and Simon kicks out after two. Hardy plays to the crowd and makes his way towards Dean, but Simon catches him by surprise and sends him onto the apron. Hardy hits a shoulder thrust through the ropes and flips over the ropes for a rollup, but Simon counters by sitting on Hardy with his hands on the ropes for a two count. Hardy gets right back up and quickly hits the Twist of Fate for the pin at 7:45.

Winner: Matt Hardy
Rating: **1/2 – Nice little match, with Simon getting in more offense than expected.

Overall: Well, three squashed make this an easy thumbs down for Velocity, and not quite a stellar way to end Velocity. I’ll take this time to plug the recap that I’ll be doing from now on, 411’s TNA Global Impact Report.. Have any questions or comments? Feel free to e-mail me if so.