WWE Heat Report-29th July 2007
By Shaun Best-Rajah.com Reporter
Commentators: Todd Grisham & Jonathan Coachman
Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia

Welcome aboard. After a long day at work and a pleasant evening out with friends, join me now as we see what this week’s Heat has in store. Four matches on cue. We start with……………….

The Highlanders vs Ryan Von Cool & Jason Styles
Styles backs Rory into a corner to begin. Rory ducks a lunge before landing two armdrags, an armbar and armwringer into a top wristlock. Robbie headbutts the arm coming off the top rope after yelling his name. Robbie punishes the arm with armwringer wrenches and a headbutt. Styles punches the face to escape then tag out. Von Cool charges into a shove. Robbie hoists Von Cool on his shoulders before driving him back first into the Highlander corner. Robbie uses Rory’s head as a battering ram to punish Von Cool. Rory slams Von Cool before Robbie slams Rory onto Von Cool. Robbie lands two uppercuts to put Von Cool back into into the Highlander corner. Robbie Irish whips Von Cool back into the corner he came from and into Rory’s legs. Robbie back suplexes Von Cool. Rory misses an elbowdrop off the ropes allowing Von Cool to tag out. Styles works over Rory a little in the corner. The jobbers send Rory off the ropes then put their heads down, Rory kicks Styles in the head before clotheslining both men. Styles rolls onto the apron as Rory tags out. Robbie hits Von Cool with a punch, double axehandle sledge and dropkick. Robbie fires up. Robbie forearms Styles off the apron. Von Cool walks into a hard Robbie slam. Robbie tags out before throwing Rory off the top rope with a rocket launcher splash onto Von Cool. Rory covers 1-2-3. A quick showcase for the Highlanders. Here Are Your Winners: THE HIGHLANDERS. Post match Coachman notes the Highlanders need to keep winning to get back into the tag title hunt.

Santino Marella vs Super Crazy
Marella comes out without Maria while Crazy comes out draped in the Mexican flag. Grisham says it’s like Italy vs Mexico at the Olympics. Marella’s waistlock is countered into a wristlock by Crazy. Marella rolls into a reversal which takes Crazy down. Crazy with a single leg takedown, wraps up Marella’s leg then drops his knees down before turning Marella over and applying a leg grapevine. Crazy moves to a front facelock. Marella counters into an armbar. Crazy rolls around countering with another single leg takedown. Crazy rolls Marella back up into a snapmare then a chinlock. Marella gets up but is trapped in a front facelock. Marella counters a suplex attempt with a small package for a nearfall. Crazy rolls on top into a cover for a one count. Cue a standoff. The crowd applaud. Crazy bars an arm, Marella sends off the ropes, Crazy ducks underneath Marella who was ready to pounce with a clothesline. Crazy scores with an armdrag, dropkick and second armdrag into an armbar. With the hold still applied, Crazy goes to the second rope. Marella attempts a hiptoss but Crazy rolls through with the armbar still applied. Crazy takes Marella to the corner. Marella reverses an Irish whip, Crazy goes to leap over Marella who gets Crazy on his shoulders. Crazy turns his own hurricanrana attempt into a rollup for a nearfall before running into a clothesline. Marella gets a nearfall then applies a rear naked choke on Crazy. Crazy gets up, Marella grounds him with a side headlock takedown. Crazy gets up again, sends Marella off the ropes, Marella steps over Crazy before landing a messy spinebuster and covering with a bridge for a nearfall. Marella cranks on another side headlock but Crazy escapes with a back suplex which gets a nearfall of his own. Crazy lands some forearms, Marella reverses off the ropes, Crazy boots the gut then clubs the back. Crazy sends Marella off the ropes but puts his head down allowing Marella to spin him around and hit a snap suplex for a nearfall. Marella just about sends Crazy off the ropes, Crazy has to stretch to connect with a high kick to the face. Crazy whips Marella off the ropes into a spinning heel kick for a nearfall. Marella goes to the corner, Crazy punches but Marella reverses an Irish whip. Crazy counters a charge into a sunset flip 1-2-no. Crazy pushes Marella face first into the corner. Crazy quickly rolls Marella up but at a one count, Marella pulls Crazy back, hooks a leg and gets the duke. 1-2-3. A clean face vs face match. Some good wrestling to start although the match got a bit sloppy as it wore on. Still a pretty good match. Here is Your Winner: SANTINO MARELLA. Post match sees no Code of Honor as both men simply go their separate ways.

Snitsky vs Tony Jones
Welcome back to Heat Snitsky. A boot to the gut followed by a club to the back puts Jones down. Snitsky shoves Jones into the corner. Snitsky charges, Jones puts a boot up but Snitsky catches it before reeling Jones in for a hard clothesline. Snitsky delivers a pumphandle slam but pulls Jones up at a two count. Snitsky lets out a wry smile before dishing out a second pumphandle slam for the 1-2-3. Here is Your Winner: SNITSKY. Post match Snitsky snarls before leaving with the commentators putting him over.

Daivari vs Val Venis
Main Event time. Daivari prays on his knees in the ring before cutting a Persian promo. In the midst of saying something about Detroit Val’s music interrupts him. Val does his usual towel, kiss schtick with a hot girl at ringside. Grisham likens the girl to Maria’s younger less attractive sister. I beg to differ. Lockup sees both men tussle to some corners before Val clean breaks. Val catches Daivari unawares with a drop toehold and armbar. Val works over the arm with kneedrops, an armwringer and hammerlock. Daivari gets to the ropes forcing Val to break. Daivari comes back with a boot and slam. Daivari wastes time praying before missing an elbowdrop prompting Val to go back to work on the arm with an armwringer, shoulder thrusts, hammerlock and kneedrops. Daivari gets to the corner forcing another break. Daivari sucker punches Val before shaking off the damage to the arm. Daivari gets some shots in. Val regains the momentum countering a rope whip with two running kneelifts followed by a side russian legsweep and a series of mounted mat punches to the head. Daivari gets on his knees begging off from Val before extending a hand. Val advances prompting Daivari to hook the trunks and drop Val face first into the second turnbuckle. Daivari boots the gut then hits a DDT for a nearfall. Daivari drives two knees into Val’s back before choking him in the middle rope with his hands. Daivari hits a running spike across the back before delivering a twisting neckbreaker for another nearfall. Daivari drives elbows into Val’s shoulderblades before trapping Val’s head in a vice type maneuver. The crowd rally behind Val who backelbows free. Daivari knees the gut before going for another twisting neckbreaker, Val tries a backslide counter but Daivari escapes and lands a clapping blow to the neck. Daivari pushes Val down into a cover for one before delivering some shots to Val in the ropes. Val off the ropes, telegraphs a backbodydrop with a boot to the head. Val charges into a sleeper but quickly escapes via a sitout powerbomb for a nearfall. Val charges into a hotshot along the top rope. Daivari stomps on the chest. Daivari gets Val up, both men exchange punches, Val pushes Daivari off the ropes into a clothesline. Val follows up with a backelbow, double axehandle sledge then a double underhook butterfly suplex for a nearfall. Val tries a fisherman suplex but he can’t lift Daivari and yells out holding the side of his face. Daivari takes advantage landing some shots. Val ducks Daivari’s clothesline attempt and catches him in a half nelson slam. Val goes up top but misses with the Money Shot as Daivari moves. Daivari hooks Val’s legs 1-2-no. Daivari yells out in frustration before getting Val up, yelling at him in Persian, pointing his finger and slapping him across the face. Val to the corner, Daivari Irish whips but charges into a backelbow. Val blindly leaps to the second rope but Daivari immediately yanks him off. Val crashes to the mat, Daivari hooks both legs while placing his own on the ropes to score the upset 1-2-3. Good main event with a much better showing from Daivari this week. Here is Your Winner: DAIVARI. Post match Daivari quickly rolls outside and gets his hand raised on his way up the ramp. Daivari favours his back/head while spouting more Persian.

Grisham shills for the King Booker/Jerry Lawler showdown on Raw this week before signing off and thanking us for watching to end the show.

Best Match: Daivari vs Val Venis.
Worst Match: Snitsky vs Tony Jones.
Verdict: Good show, worth a look for the main event and the competitive Crazy/Marella matchup. Snitsky’s DUD of a match was at least kept short. Thumbs up from me.

Until next week have a good one. Shaun. Comments/praise/feedback/criticism/discussion points please direct to [email protected].