WWE Heat Report: 18th May 2008
By Shaun Best-Rajah.com Reporter
Commentators: Todd Grisham & Josh Mathews
Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia
Greetings peeps. We’re just hours away from Judgment Day, so here’s Heat to serve as a warmup. Three matches are in the can this week. Before we get started, we replay Raw from two weeks back. Triple H takes out the ECW roster with chair shots. The lights go out….then come back on and Triple H receives an RKO courtesy of the Legend Killer. Back to Heat, and our first match is……………..
Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs CK3
I think CK3 stands for Conrad Kearns III but this isn’t acknowledged on TV. CK3 sounds like an old Bam Margera show (CKY). Josh says CK3 needs to go to the G.Y.M before saying this is the first time these two have met. In the overstatement of the century, Grisham likens this match to the first encounters between Hulk Hogan and the Rock and also Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Josh says this will be one for the ages. Drinking on the job are we? Both men jostle to the corner. Hacksaw turns his back to hooo! the crowd. What an idiot. CK3 attacks from behind. Grisham notes despite not being on the Judgment Day card, Hacksaw is happy to still be in the ring. I’m not. Hacksaw turns the tables on CK3 when it comes to ramming the head into the corner. Hacksaw botches catching CK3’s boot. Hacksaw is able to deliver punches, a clothesline and head ram in the corner. CK3 goes to the eyes to stop the momentum. CK3 follows up with a snapmare and chinlock, Hacksaw uses elbows and a headbutt to get free. Hacksaw punches CK3 down, then applies a (bad) chinlock of his own. Hacksaw sends CK3 off the ropes into a hiptoss. Hacksaw traps CK3 in a facelock while pondering his next move. How about ending the match as this is terrible thus far. Hacksaw delivers several clubs to the back before dragging CK3’s face across the top rope. Hacksaw rams CK3’s head into the corner then winds up an arm. CK3 tries punching free but ends up getting punched down. Hacksaw sends CK3 off the ropes into a slam. The three point stance clothesline (mercifully) finishes things. 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN. Post match sees Hacksaw toss and catch his 2×4 as CK3 gets rolled out of the ring. This was awful. Definitely a candidate for Heat stinker of the year.
Paul Burchill & Katie Lea Burchill vs Super Crazy (2 on 1 Handicap Match)
The Burchills come out first. Katie gets on the mic. Katie says, in anticipation of another glorious victory, she would like to dedicate the following match to the man who made it all possible, and who in his infinite wisdom brought herself and brother Paul to Raw. That man is the king of all the WWE….Mr William Regal. The crowd boo. Crazy receives a small pop. No tags are necessary here so Crazy has it all to do. Paul and Crazy jostle to the corner. Crazy backs away, Katie kicks him from behind then Paul levels him with a clothesline. Both Burchills put the boots to Crazy, high five then stomp on Crazy some more. Paul gets Crazy in a surfboard maneuver, while Katie comes off the second rope with a double footstomp across Crazy’s chest. Katie and Paul both kick Crazy’s back before Paul applies a single leg boston crab. Katie hooks a camel clutch at the same time for good measure. Katie breaks to swat Crazy’s head with her boot. Crazy refuses to tap. Paul breaks to slingshot Crazy into the corner. Paul misses a charge, Crazy quickly rolls Katie up, but Paul breaks up the cover with a boot to Crazy’s face. Paul beats away on Crazy’s head with punches. Katie kicks at Crazy’s back some more as Paul takes off his trouser belt. Paul drops a knee across Crazy’s throat. Crazy goes to the corner. Paul punches the chest then Irish whips. Paul charges into a kick to the face. Katie charges but gets pressed out onto the apron. Crazy catches Paul in a crucifix pin for a nearfall. Crazy applies a headlock and catches both Burchills in a headscissors roll. Crazy quickly hits Paul with a spinning heel kick, dropkick, slam and standing moonsault. Katie breaks up a cover at one then immediately begs off. Crazy advances until Paul hooks him from behind, enabling Katie to deliver some slaps to the face. I bet Crazy wishes he wasn’t so gentlemanly now. Crazy tries another headscissors roll but the Burchills turn it into a powerbomb. Katie gets a nearfall off of a jackknife pin attempt. Paul delivers an impressive flying neckbreaker followed by the curbstomp. Paul turns Crazy over but lets Katie pick up the pinfall. 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: PAUL & KATIE LEA BURCHILL. Post match sees the Burchills talk trash to Crazy then raise their arms. This was a good match and worked a lot better than the plodding debacle on Raw two weeks ago. I think the Burchills can work out without the stupid incest angle after all. The neckbreaker should have been the finish here. It looks a lot better than the curbstomp.
Grisham and Josh run down the Judgment Day card minus Big Show vs Mark Henry.
Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs Charlie Haas & Robbie McAllister
Main Event time. Big pops for Londrick. Haas and Robbie tease dissension on their way out. Looks like they’ve been talking to Vince Russo or watching some TNA tag matches? We all know Robbie has LOL. Looks like Haas has ditched the mask gimmick and he’s now reluctant to team with Robbie. They’ve had no problem in recent weeks. Haas starts with a leg takedown and facelock to Kendrick. Haas delivers a back heel trip then some kicks to Kendrick’s leg. Kendrick favours the leg as Haas winds up the arm and applies a hammerlock. Kendrick tries to roll into a reversal but Haas switches to a wristlock then an armbar and hammerlock. Kendrick hooks Haas’ head and flips himself back, before delivering two dropkicks and an armdrag. Londrick deliver a double hiptoss flip to Haas. London drops his chest onto Haas’ arm. London applies an armbar. Haas tries a slam but London slips behind. London tries a waistlock, Haas drives him into the heel corner. Haas hits a firemans carry takedown. Robbie drops two elbows then hits two uppercuts. Robbie Irish whips, London floats over a charge, trips Robbie, rolls away and delivers a hiptoss and armdrag. London gets Robbie in a facelock and is close enough for Kendrick to catch Robbie in a sunset flip for a nearfall. Kendrick armdrags Robbie. Robbie Irish whips, Kendrick floats over a charge and hits two more armdrags. London armdrags then Kendrick comes off the top rope with a forearm across Robbie’s arm. Kendrick kicks the arm then Londrick give Robbie a double flapjack off the ropes. Londrick duck a Haas lunge and take him out with double dropkicks in stereo. Both heels go outside and Londrick nail them with double cross bodies over the top rope. Surprisingly we don’t cut away for a break as London throws Robbie back in. London drives his head into Robbie’s gut from the apron before flipping back in over the Highlander. London nails a cross body for a one count. London punches away on Robbie’s head. Robbie manages to drop London throat first across the middle rope to turn the tide. From the apron, Haas kicks London in the head. Haas then drops London with a neckbreaker against the top rope. Haas drives knees into London’s back then his front. Haas chokes London in the middle rope then again along the bottom rope. London (who’s out on the apron) gets driven into the ringpost and falls to the floor as we cut away for a UK tour plug. I knew it was too good to be true LOL. We return to see Robbie dish out a headbutt to London’s skull, then a double axehandle across the back for a one count. Robbie applies a chinlock as Kendrick rallies the crowd. London starts to elbow free so Robbie cuts him off with a knee. Robbie sends London off the ropes, London ducks a clothesline but gets clocked by a double forearm smash for a nearfall. Robbie hooks London’s leg to prevent him from tagging out. Haas comes in and drops a flurry of knees onto London’s head. Haas presses his boot into London’s head then slaps at his head while goading him. Haas drops another knee before applying a chinlock. London punches, Haas knees then loses his grip as he goes to whip London off the ropes. Haas clubs the back before sending London off the ropes. Haas goes for a backbodydrop, but London flips over Haas and stumbles into a tag. Kendrick springs in over the top rope, catching Haas with a dropkick on his way in. Kendrick forearms Robbie off the apron before hitting Haas with a dropkick, flying forearm, spinning backelbow and heel kick. Kendrick fires up before connecting on Haas with a top rope missile dropkick. Cover 1-2-broken up by a Robbie double axehandle. Robbie lunges at London who pulls down the top rope. Robbie goes out onto the floor and London hits him with a mushroom stomp off the apron. Back inside, Haas counters Kendrick’s lunge with a waistlock. Haas goes for a german suplex but Kendrick lands on his feet in the corner. Haas goes for a splash but Kendrick shoves him front first into the corner then hits Sliced Bread #2 for the 1-2-3. Here Are Your Winners: PAUL LONDON & BRIAN KENDRICK. Post match, Kendrick grabs a mic for some long overdue mic time. Kendrick says this is a joke. Paul and he are better than this and right now they’re putting everyone on notice. They’re coming to Raw and they’re coming for the World Tag Team Titles. Nice intense, serious promo there. London sells the punishment to his head, before Londrick embrace, then leave motioning they want the Tag Titles. Good, solid bout to end proceedings.
Grisham shills for Triple H vs Randy Orton and JBL vs John Cena at Judgment Day before thanking us for watching. Heat ends after a video promo for Triple H and Randy Orton. ‘Inside a steel cage for the WWE title, one will rise, one will fall, but neither will emerge the same. Judgment Day is tonight.’
Best match: Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs Charlie Haas & Robbie McAllister.
Worst match: Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs CK3.
Show verdict: Thumbs in the middle. Erase the first five minutes of the show and everything was fine.
Judgment Day picks:
TRIPLE H: EDGE: JBL: CHRIS JERICHO: THE MIZ & JOHN MORRISON: MICKIE JAMES: BIG SHOW
Three weeks build isn’t really enough for a PPV. They sure are coming along thick and fast lately. However, despite some of the dubious booking (Chris Jericho vs Shawn Michaels comes to mind) Judgment Day still shapes up to be a solid card. The good far outweighs the bad and I’m expecting a solid show. Although I’m not a fan of non-finishes on PPV, I’m picking Edge to win by DQ tonight to set up a blowoff gimmick match at One Night Stand. Also, The Miz and John Morrison are doing a heck of a job with the Tag Titles. Kane and CM Punk certainly don’t need them so I’m hoping they don’t switch them.
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