International Sunday Night Heat Report - 8/21/05 (Snitsky/Viscera)
On Sunday, August 21, 2005 at 2:31 PM EST International Sunday Night Heat Report
Report By: Steve Knight of WrestleView.com
Todd Grisham and Jonathan Coachman welcome us aboard as the familiar strains of Frank Sinatra hit in the arena and Kerwin White drives his golf buggy down the ramp for his debut match on the Raw roster.
Kerwin White vs. Rosey (World Tag Team Champion)
Before the match starts, White removes his sweater from around his shoulders and uses a coat hanger to keep it neat in one corner. The two lock up, with Rosey forcing White back into a different corner for the break. As Rosey backs off, White tucks his polo shirt into his shorts a bit more. They lock up again but White works the go-behind and slaps on a reverse waistlock that Rosey easily breaks by slamming his backside into White's chest. The force sends White through the ropes to ringside, where Rosey follows him to hit a left hand before rolling White back into the ring. As Rosey tries to get back in, White sends him back to ringside with a boot to the gut and then goes for a slingshot bodypress. Rosey catches him and puts White on his shoulders for a lawn dart but White slips out the back door and sends Rosey into the ring post instead before rolling back inside.
Rosey makes it back in at the count of five and White unloads with stomps, a soccer kick to the back and another stomp. He then grabs the hanger from the post but the referee sees him do it and takes it from him. With the referee's back turned, White takes off his shirt and chokes Rosey with that instead. When the referee finally turns around, White folds his shirt up neatly and places it in the corner.
Rosey tries to fight back with some rights to the gut but White cuts him off by coming off the ropes with a boot. When he tries to do it again though, Rosey catches him with a big sidewalk slam and both men are down. White gets to his feet first but Rosey blocks a right hand and unloads with some of his own followed by a whip into the ropes and a high back bodydrop. He then whips him off the ropes again, misses a clothesline attempt but catches White as he attempts a cross-bodyblock on the rebound and drills him with a front powerslam for the 1-2-White gets his foot on the ropes. White fights back with some rights to the gut and a dropkick to the knee before coming off the ropes for a sunset flip. Rosey does not roll over though and sits on White for 2. Rosey delivers an Irish whip but White gets his boot up on the corner charge. Unfazed, Rosey delivers a clothesline in the corner but then misses a big Avalanche attempt. White rolls him up from behind and holds onto the rope for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Kerwin White
After the match, White practices a few strokes with his golf club on the ramp. I'd much rather watch Chavo Guerrero wrestle on Raw, but if anybody can pull of this gimmick, he can.
Still to come - Viscera vs. Snitsky
Next - Eugene faces René Duprée on Raw.
The video promoting Raw's return to the UK airs.
We then catch highlights from Raw, where Eugene faced hometown hero René Duprée in the latest Eugene Gold Medal Invitational. It didn't last long though, as Kurt Angle interfered and destroyed both men before telling Eugene about his plans for Summerslam.
At Summerslam, it will be Eugene (w/Christy Hemme) vs. Kurt Angle in a No Time Limit Match for Eugene's gold medal.
Commercials
The super-hot Summerslam car wash video airs, and it's got to be said Torrie Wilson looks rough compared to Candice, Christy and Maria.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chance Thomson
The two lock up to start, with Benjamin slapping on a headlock and eventually working the takedown. Thomson reverses the hold into a bodyscissors around Benjamin's head but Shelton escapes with a nip-up and armdrags Thomson down to the mat before slapping on an armbar. Grisham hypes the upcoming Raw and Smackdown Survivor Series Tours as Thomson backs Benjamin into the corner for a series of shoulder thrusts and left hands. He then twists Benjamin's left arm and wraps it over the top rope before yanking down on it a bit more. He then delivers a right hand to the arm before twisting it and slapping on a wristlock, only for Benjamin to escape with a superb springboard backflip off the top rope and then take Thomson down with another armdrag. Benjamin slaps on another armbar and applies some more pressure when Thomson attempts to hit a right hand. Benjamin twists the arm again and forces Thomson into the corner, where Thomson gains the advantage with a rake of the eyes. Benjamin tries to fight back with a right to the gut but Thomson cuts him off with a series of lefts to the back of the head, some boots in the corner and a European uppercut. He then works a neck vice over the top rope followed by a right to the back and a choke in the corner. Benjamin tries to fire up with a boot to the gut and some right hands but Thomson cuts him off again with another rake of the eyes followed by an elbow to the back of the head and a snapmare. He then slaps on a hammerlock.
Benjamin eventually escapes the hold with a quick modified armdrag. Thomson charges at Benjamin but gets taken over by a back-bodydrop. Benjamin gets fired up and unloads with his punch/kick/chop combo before delivering a running clothesline, a bodyslam and a low clothesline off the ropes for 2. He then whips Thomson off the ropes but Thomson holds on and flips Benjamin onto the apron when Shelton charges at him. Thomson misses a shoulder thrust and Benjamin levels him with a kneelift on the apron followed by a flying clothesline off the top. With the crowd going wild, Benjamin hits the Stinger Splash in the corner followed by the T-bone suplex for the win.
Winner: Shelton Benjamin
Still to come - Viscera vs. Snitsky
Next - WWE Champion John Cena had a difficult time on Raw.
WWE Rewind - Two weeks ago on Raw, John Cena saved referee Chad Patton from a beatdown at the hands of Chris Jericho, Intercontinental Champion Carlito and Raw general manager Eric Bischoff, giving Carlito the F-U.
We then catch highlights from Raw, where John Cena beat Chris Jericho and Carlito in a Handicap Match with the F-U on Carlito. After the match, Jericho smacked Cena in the face with a vicious chair shot to set up their match at Summerslam.
At Summerslam, it will be John Cena vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship.
The Legend vs. Icon Summerslam video airs.
Commercials
Super Stacy vs. Victoria (match also shown on WWE.com)
Victoria mocks Stacy's mask on the ring apron before the match, prompting Stacy to boot her through the ropes and to the outside. There she slams Victoria's head into the apron before rolling her back into the ring. Stacy lands a shoulder to the gut of Victoria from the apron before climbing back in and slamming her down to the mat by her hair. Stacy delivers an Irish whip and uses her long legs for two separate boot chokes in the corner. She then whips Victoria off the ropes but lowers her head too early, allowing Victoria to deliver a forearm shot to the back. She kicks Stacy to the mat and stands on her hair before pulling Stacy up by her arms as the referee admonishes. Victoria then slams Stacy's head into the turnbuckle before sending her across the ring with a hair beal. She then stands back-to-back with Stacy and pulls her up over her head by her hair. Victoria then locks in a cross forearm-version of a Camel Clutch on the mat.
Stacy eventually fights up, backs Victoria into the ropes and flips her over her head and straight into her own version of the cross-forearm choke. Victoria eventually fights up and breaks the hold with a boot to the gut. Stacy boots her back but Victoria reverses a whip attempt and slams Stacy to the mat with a standing STO. She then delivers the Widow's Peak for the easy 1-2-3.
Winner: Victoria
Still to come - Viscera vs. Snitsky
Next - Hulk Hogan had a tough opponent on Raw.
The video hyping Smackdown's return to the UK airs.
We then catch highlights from Raw, where Hulk Hogan beat Kurt Angle via disqualification when Shawn Michaels interfered. Michaels put Hogan in the Sharpshooter to end the show, setting up their match at Summerslam.
Grisham and Coachman then run down the Summerslam card, which reads as follows:
- WWE Championship Match - John Cena (C) vs. Chris Jericho
- Edge (w/Lita) vs. Matt Hardy
- No Time Limit - Kurt Angle vs. Eugene
- World Heavyweight Championship No Holds Barred Match - Batista (C) vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
- Custody of Dominick Ladder Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
- United States Championship Match - Orlando Jordan (C) vs. Chris Benoit
- Legend vs. Icon - Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels
The "don't try this at home" video airs.
Commercials
Snitsky vs. Viscera
Grisham hypes the Raw and Smackdown Survivor Series tours again as Snitsky shoves Viscera to start the match. The two lock up, with Viscera over-powering Snitsky. They lock up again but Snitsky delivers a knee to the gut followed by a series of rights and a boot to the gut in the corner. Viscera reverses an Irish whip though and follows up with an Avalanche and a delayed bodyslam, causing Snitsky to back off into a corner.
Viscera taunts Snitsky in a suggestive way and the two lock up again, with Snitsky cinching in a headlock. Viscera pushes him into the ropes and Snitsky comes back with a shoulderblock to no effect. Viscera asks for some more so Snitsky runs the ropes and hits another shoulderblock, with equal impact. Snitsky lands a boot to the gut and foolishly goes for a suplex. Viscera is too heavy though and hits one of his own instead. He then hits a right to the gut and whips Snitsky off the ropes, missing a clothesline on the rebound but scoring with a huge Black Hole Slam instead. Snitsky rolls out to the apron, grabs Viscera's arm and jumps down to ringside, wrapping the arm over the top rope. He gets back in and hits some rights to the arm before slapping on an intense wristlock in the corner. Snitsky then places the injured limb between his legs and jumps on it to further the punishment. With Viscera in pain, Snitsky hops up to the second rope and floors him with a diving shoulderblock for 2 before slapping on a hammerlock.
Viscera eventually fights up but Snitsky cuts him off with some rights to the back of the head. He then runs the ropes but Viscera floors him with a rolling heel kick followed by a running clothesline, a double reverse elbow and a Samoan drop. With Snitsky face-down on the mat, Viscera shakes his money maker and gives him a dose of Visagra as the crowd laps it up. Viscera shakes his thing again as Snitsky struggles to his feet but Viscera's injured arm means he cannot perform the Embalmer. Snitsky runs the ropes and floors Viscera with a big boot. 1-2-kickout! An angry Snitsky picks up Viscera for a bodyslam but the weight is too much and Viscera falls on top for the win.
Winner: Viscera
Enjoy Summerslam guys and girls.