OVW TV Taping Results (2/9/05)
Taped in Louisville, Kentucky
Report according to JimmyVan.com OVW Correspondent
class=wrestling target=new>Vicki Lynn Brown
Here are your spoilers for the show that will air on 2/12/05:
Match 1 – Seth Skyfire/Mike Taylor vs. Vik Delicious/Deuce Shade (not televised)
Taylor and Shade started the match with a lockup. Taylor with a scoop slam for a one count, then Shade tagged Delicious. Delicious went for an elbow drop after some showboating and dancing but gave Taylor too much time, and missed the drop. Taylor got an arm wringer on Delicious, who tagged Shade. Shade in but Taylor got a drop toe hold and Skyfire came in to help out. Taylor used a wheel barrow suplex, only reversed it using Skyfire as a weapon, and nailed Shade with Skyfire. All four men in the ring, and both teams doubleteaming each other. Shade delivered a hard insiguri to Taylor, and he wasn’t even the legal man. Delicious tagged Shade in and Shade and Taylor traded punches. Shade and Delicious, once again, doubleteamed Taylor. Taylor came back with a big back body drop and was able to get to his corner to tag in Skyfire. Skyfire came in with two big clotheslines to Delicious and a spinning heel kick. He followed with a moonsault DDT and an insiguri. Shade came in for the save and got what I can only call a springboard leg drop on Skyfire’s arm. But Skyfire was able to come back and pin Delicious while Shade was trying to make the save, but missed and put his shoulder right into the ring post.
Winners: Seth Skyfire/Mike Taylor
Match 2 – Alexis Laree vs. Jillian Hall (not televised)
Neither of these ladies has been in the public eye lately. We all knew that Laree was out having a breast enhancement for her eventual WWE debut. But it would appear that Hall had another one as well. Mind you, it only appears that Hall has had another enhancement – I know nothing for sure. The match started out with a lock up and Hall got an arm wringer on Laree. Laree reversed into an arm wringer on Hall. Laree delivered a very sloppy flying head scissors to Hall, who sold it just as sloppily. Laree followed that up with an equally sloppy drop kick. She then got another flying headscissors on Hall out of the corner. Hall threw Laree out of the ring, and went out after her to work her over. Hall eventually rolled Laree back into the ring and delivered a big elbow to Laree after whipping her into the ropes. Hall nailed Laree with a strong backbreaker which looked great. Laree landed a knee to the side of Hall’s head to break the hold, but Hall quickly recovered and put Laree with a big sidewalk slam. She followed with a scoop slam for a two count. Hall used the hair for a five count to get what looked to be a modified camel clutch. Laree managed to come backwith two big rights and an Irish whip off the ropes, followed by a botched spot. After the blunder, they both got a bit sloppy. Laree went for a DDT and Hall blocked it, which allowed Laree to attempt the submission Gail Kim was using toward the end of her time with WWE. Hall simply fell on Laree and went for the pin, but Laree broke it, and got Hall with a big DDT for the pin and the win.
Winner: Alexis Laree
Match 3 – “The Thrill Seekers” Johnny Jeter/Matt Cappotelli (Southern Tag Team Champions) vs. “The Heartbreakers” Antonio ‘The Promise’ Thomas/Romeo Roselli w/Mo Green (non-title match)
Cappotelli and Thomas started the match. Thomas danced and Cappotelli, not impressed, got Thomas in an arm wringer, followed by an arm drag. Thomas returned the favor with a scoop slam. Thomas went for a leg drop and missed. Cappotelli didn’t miss his leg drop and then tagged in Jeter. Thomas tagged Roselli. Jeter played a few head games with Roselli then tagged in Cappotelli. Thomas and Roselli both rolled out of the ring, and Jeter & Cappotelli went right after them with double baseball slides. Cappotelli delivered an effective noggin knocker to Roselli and Thomas, but Thomas and Roselli doubleteamed Cappotelli with a little help from Mo Green. They doubleteamed Cappotelli again and then Roselli tagged in Thomas. They isolated Cappotelli for quite some time, making quick tags by staying close to their corner. Roselli tagged back in just as Cappotelli got to his corner for the tag to Jeter, but Thomas pulled Jeter off the apron from outside the ring so he wasn’t available for the tag. Another doubleteam on Cappotelli by Roselli and Thomas and Thomas tagged back in. The doubleteaming and tagging continued for about two minutes when finally Roselli allowed Cappotelli to get the tag to Jeter. Jeter in with a back body drop, spinning heel kick, and atomic drop to anyone moving. Mo Green came in the ring, and the ref called for the bell and the DQ. After the match, Green’s “attire” was still in the ring, and Jeter picked up the hat and the glasses and did a relatively good Michael Jackson, complete with the foot movements and grabbing his crotch (which drove the little girls wild).
Winners: The Thrill Seekers – Johnny Jeter/Matt Cappotelli
Cornette came out in front of the desk to replay footage from last week’s $100/minute match between Steve Lewington and Blaster Lashley, where Lewington agreed to a “double or nothing” stipulation, meaning that it was either $200/minute for Lewington or Kenny Bolin got his money back. Lewington lost the match due to interference from Mondo and Bolin got his money back.
Match 4 – Steve Lewington vs. Mike Mondo w/ Kenny “The King” Bolin
Lewington came on strong with Mondo, which, as good as Mondo is, is what you have to do to get any type of advantage with him. Lewington was going for a trip around the world to the four corners, but only made it to three. He got a big back body drop on Mondo, but that was enough to motivate Mondo. Both men ended up outside the ring and Mondo decided to work on the left leg of Lewington by wrapping it around the ring post twice. As if that wasn’t enough, he decided to execute a beautiful figure four leg lock on Lewington around the ring post. This is the first time I’ve seen that move done since Dinsmore left. Mondo kept the figure four to the five count. Mondo continued to work on the left knee/leg of Lewington. He put Lewington in the corner and went in after him with a Harley Race/Triple H high knee, but Lewington moved and Mondo missed him and nailed the ring post instead. Lewington picked right up on the weak left knee of Mondo. Lewington and Mondo ended up knocking noggins and Lewington fell to the mat on his back, while Mondo fell into the ropes, with his arms draped over the top rope. Bolin used his brief case to shove Mondo off the ropes and he fell, conviently, on top of Lewington for a two count. Lewington rolled Mondo for the three count.
Winner: Steve Lewington
Cornette showed footage of the match between Lance Cade and the OVW Heavyweight Champion, Elijah Burke from last week, where Vengeance (a.k.a. The Dark Secret, a.k.a. Mordecai, a.k.a. Seven) and The Blue Print (a.k.a. Matt Morgan) came out and interfered.
Match 5 – Elijah Burke/Mark Henry vs. The Blue Print/Vengeance
(Note: Morgan’s suspension from OVW was lifted, supposedly, because Burke demanded the match – it’s my assumption that the suspension will resume next week)
Vengeance and Burke started the match with a lockup and Vengeance putting Burke in the corner. Burke came out of the corner swinging and went for a whip off the ropes, but Vengeance reversed and somehow the spot got badly botched. The Blue Print tagged in and Burke tagged in Henry. Henry and Morgan trash talked one another for a minute, then they traded blows. Henry delivered a powerful clothesline to Morgan off the ropes. Henry scoop slammed Morgan then tagged Burke. Morgan quickly gained control of the match, even more so after Burke put Morgan into the ropes going for a drop kick off the ropes, but Vengeance held onto Morgan and Burke went down hard. Vengeance and Morgan doubleteamed Burke, putting him out of the ring. Morgan tagged in Vengeance. Burke made it to his corner for the tag to Henry. All four men ended up in the ring after Morgan made the save on a pin on Vengeance by Henry. Henry delivered a big splash to Vengeance and Morgan ended up nutting himself on the top rope. Henry tagged in Burke, who got the pin and the win. Lance Cade came out after the bell and Cade, Morgan and Vengeance started to beat down on Henry and Burke. Lance Storm came out with a kindo stick to make the save. The crowd went WILD and started to chant “ECW”. Storm took his bows and helped to escort Burke and Henry out of the ring.
Winners: Elijah Burke/Mark Henry
(Note – I spoke with Lance Storm after the show and asked him if this was a tease for us to prepare us for a possible return to the ring for him. He said that there were no plans for that right now. I asked him couldn’t he tell how much we had all missed him in the ring by the crowd response, to which he just turned and smiled a very genuine smile then left. Very nice guy.)
Match 6 – The Dudley Boyz vs. MNM (Joey Matthews/Johnny Nitro w/Melina)
Matthews and DVon started the match with a lockup which moved to a side headlock on Matthews by DVon. Matthews broke the hold and really took it to DVon, but not for long. DVon back with a big shoulder off the ropes and a leg drop then tagged in Bubba. Bubba scoop slammed Matthews, and Matthews had all he could take, so he tagged in Nitro. Nitro called Bubba out asking for the test of strength. The audience was chanting for tables, and Bubba asked the crowd to calm down. He met Nitro in the middle of the ring, where Nitro was waiting. Bubba held up his hand. When Nitro held his hand up and was about to connect, Bubba switched hands. Nitro went with the other hand, and Bubba switched again. It got faster and faster til Bubba turned around and danced to the crowd. He turned back around, got a neckbreaker on Nitro and followed it with, I believe, a fisherman’s suplex (the guy in front of me was tall). Things turned around, though, and Nitro was in control and was distracting the ref while Matthews and Melina both grabbed a leg of Bubba’s and made a wish with him, nutting him with the ring post. Nitro tagged in Matthews. MNM isolated Bubba for a good amount of time. They doubleteamed him for a huge back body, then Matthews tagged in Nitro. Bubba managed a spear to Nitro from his knees, and was able to tag in his brother. DVon in with a huge shoulder to Matthews and a neckbreaker to Nitro. They doubleteamed DVon but Bubba got the blind tag when MNM put DVon into the ropes. Matthews, who was the legal man, got the star treatment from Bubba because Bubba did the Curly Shuffle for Matthews. Then we all got a treat when DVon went for the “Wazzzup” shot on Matthews. Bubba called for the tables and delivered a full nelson sit down slam to Matthews. He had the pin but Melina distracted the ref. Bubba went over to Melina at the ropes, and Matthews was going for Bubba from behind, when Bubba moved, causing Matthews to put Melina down. Bubba got a sidewalk slam on Matthews for a pin, but Nitro came in for the save, and when he did, Matthews low blowed Bubba. Matthews went for a chair shot on Bubba and missed. Bubba was going to use the chair, but Brisco took it from him. Matthews pulled brass knucks out of his pants while the ref was busy with Bubba and he nailed Bubba with them for the pin and the win. Nitro nailed DVon from behind and MNM set up a table. The Dudleys were playing possum, and came back and Bubba put Nitro out of the ring, then DVon and Bubba 3-D’d Matthews through the table and DVon testified. After that, they broke up the table and Bubba and DVon autographed a piece, got a little boy in the ring and gave it to him. Then they took the mic and told the crowd that it’s nice and a rush to come out to the ring in front of 20,000 people, but to come out in front of a bunch of crazy asses like us was just as much of a rush. DVon said he had seen a sign in the crowd that said “Welcome to Dudleyville” and he said that as far as he was concerned Louisville was Dudleyville and that he and Bubba had just testified.
Winners: MNM (Joey Matthews/Johnny Nitro w/Melina)
Match 7 – Aaron “The Idol” Stevens/Brent “The Shooter” Albright vs. Nick Nemeth/Ken Doane (not televised)
Idol went to the announce desk and said, basically, that he couldn’t believe that he and Albright were being made to take on such amateurs, and said that if Nemeth and Doane would come on out and just give up they’d accept it. Then Albright and Idol hid on either side of the curtain. They ambushed Nemeth and Doane when they came out, but they didn’t have quite the effect they had hoped for. Idol and Nemeth started the match. Idol tagged in Albright. Nemeth gave Albright his money’s worth. Albright tagged in Idol. Idol choked Nemeth on the rope for a four count. Idol then threw Nemeth out of the ring, where Albright worked him over. Finally, Albright rolled Nemeth back into the ring. Idol tagged in Albright, who delivered a perfect suplex to Nemeth. Albright and Idol doubleteamed Nemeth and Albright tagged in Idol, who came in with a big elbow drop followed by a wrist lock. Tag was made to Albright, who came in with a backbreaker for Nemeth for a two count. Albright tagged Idol and Nemeth made it to his corner to tag Doane. Doane in strong. He delivered a resounding superkick to Albright, but Idol came in with a facebuster for Doane. I missed something, because the next thing I knew, Albright put someone over the top rope and the ref DQ’d Idol and Albright.
Winners by DQ: Nick Nemeth/Ken Doane
In attendance last night were Simon Dean, Lance Storm, Chris Masters, The Shane twins (I think that’s their name), Daniel Puder and the Dudley Boyz. Puder signed posters that he was handing out, while Storm made a quiet getaway. The Shane Twins didn’t say much to anyone, but that’s because no one really bombarded them for autographs or conversation. Masters made himself scarce as did Simon Dean. The Dudleys came out and signed autographs outside. Bubba was very subdued, but he looked tired. DVon was extremely friendly, smiling and signing everything anyone put in front of him. I got to meet them both and got them to autograph a WWE magazine that had them on the cover. Nice guys, both of them. No announcements of note were made at the show.
Be sure to catch the show on Saturday, 2/12/05 @ 11:00PM EST.
