WWE Velocity review
February 1, 2003
Taped 1/28 in Green Bay, Wisc.
Shown on TNN
By Pete Nyman, Torch Team Contributor

Announcers: Josh Mathews and Ernest Miller.

-A recap of the Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie feud is shown.

(1) Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) beat Mike Bucci. Mike Bucci is Nova, for those of you who don't know his real name. Footage is shown of Funaki interviewing Nidia and Jamie Noble before the match. Lockup to start. Jamie Noble put on an arm wringer. Jamie Noble and Mike Bucci traded hammerlocks and then Jamie Noble delivered a knee to the gut. Noble pinned Bucci for a 2 count. Bucci delivered a hiptoss and then a bodyslam. Mike Bucci then followed up with an elbow. Nidia pulled Noble out of the ring and Bucci hit a baseball slide into Noble. Nidia grabbed Bucci as he was trying to get back into the ring, and then Noble attacked. Noble tied up Bucci in the bottom rope and then hit him with a top rope legdrop. Noble pinned Bucci for a 2 count. Noble hit a neckbreaker and then pinned Bucci for another 2 count. Noble pinned Bucci for yet another 2 count. Noble put on a headlock. Bucci delivered some knees to the gut and then he hit an Enzuigiri. Bucci pinned Noble for a 2 count. Noble hit a drop toe hold and then a back suplex and pinned Bucci for the 2 count. Bucci pinned Noble for the 2 count. Noble then hit the Shake, Rattle, N' Roll and pinned Bucci for the 3 count.

[commercial break]

(2) Nunzio beat Chuck Palumbo. Chuck Palumbo looks like he just woke up. Lockup. Nunzio delivered a dropkick to the knee and then another one. Nunzio then hit a chopblock. Chuck Palumbo hit a clothesline and then powerbombed Nunzio into the turnbuckles. Palumbo then hit a Yakuza Kick and pinned Nunzio for the 2 count. Palumbo drove his shoulder into Nunzio's gut repeated times and then hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Palumbo hit a bodyslam and then an elbow drop and pinned Nunzio for a 2 count. Palumbo then hit a clothesline and pinned Nunzio for a 2 count. Nunzio hit a dropkick to the face and a tornado DDT and pinned Palumbo for a 2 count. Nunzio then stunned Palumbo and pinned him for the 3 count.

Footage was shown of some Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie stuff.

[commercial break]

A Nathan Jones promo was shown.

Highlights were shown from Smackdown of Edge & Chris Benoit vs. Team Angle.

[commercial break]

JVC Extreme Blast of the Night: Eddie Guerrero beating John Cena 2 weeks ago on Smackdown.

(3) Red Dog beat Chavo Guerrero. Lockup to start. Chavo Guerrero hit a European Uppercut. Guerrero then drove his shoulders into Red Dog's gut and hit a drop toe hold. Guerrero then hit a back suplex on Red Dog. Guerrero pinned Red Dog for the 2 count. Guerrero then hit a shoulder knockdown and pinned Red Dog for another 2 count. Red Dog hit a powerslam and pinned Guerrero for the 2 count. Red Dog then hit an elbow drop and a bearhug. Red Dog followed up by delivering a knee to the gut. Red Dog then hit a clothesline but Chavo Guerrero hit a knee to the gut and then a missile dropkick. Guerrero hit a European Uppercut and a dropkick followed by a dropkick to the head. Guerrero pinned Red Dog for the 2 count. Guerrero then hit a DDT and pinned Red Dog for the 2 count. Guerrero hit a knee to the gut and tried for the Gory Bomb, but Red Dog reversed it into a pin for the 3 count. Guerrero then put the STF on Red Dog, which is now called the Low Rider, and John Cena attacked Chavo Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero then came out for the save.

More clips of Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie were shown.

[commercial break]

WWE Rewind: Hulk Hogan knocking out Vince McMahon two weeks ago.

Highlights of The Rock's promo were shown.

[commercial break]

More clips of Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie were shown.

(4) Torrie Wilson beat Dawn Marie. Dawn Marie attacked Torrie Wilson before the bell even rang. The bell rang, and Dawn Marie choked Torrie Wilson with the ropes. Dawn Marie then hit a bodyslam and pinned Torrie Wilson for the 2 count. Dawn Marie pulled Torrie Wilson's hair. Torrie Wilson hit a headscissors and then a spear. Torrie Wilson then hit a hair throw and a hair mare. Torrie Wilson then followed up with a dropkick to the face and pinned Dawn Marie for the 2 count. Dawn Marie then hit a Hot Shot and an inverted atomic drop. Dawn Marie then hit a headbutt to Torrie Wilson's groin. That's Velocity's version of HLA. Dawn Marie pinned Torrie Wilson for the 2 count. Dawn Marie then drove her shoulder into Torrie Wilson's gut but Torrie Wilson delivered a rollup and pinned Dawn Marie for the 2 count. Torrie Wilson hit two clotheslines and a suplex and pinned Dawn Marie for another 2 count. Torrie Wilson hit a neckbreaker and then pinned Dawn Marie for another 2 count. Torrie Wilson hit some knife edged chops and Dawn Marie rolled up Torrie Wilson for a 2 count. Torrie Wilson hit a DDT and pinned Dawn Marie for the 3 count.

[end show]

Notes: A way better edition of Velocity this week than last week. The action was faster-paced, and Josh Mathews and Ernest Miller weren't too bad either. Chuck Palumbo and Nunzio had a sloppy match, but they had a good finish and didn't slow down. Send me feedback at Flexholly@aol.com

This Velocity report is dedicated to the seven men and women who lost their lives on the Columbia Space Shuttle.

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