by Rick Scaia  
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OK, so in the cases of Velocity and Heat, strike "surprises" and insert "results."  But you get the point.

Quickly, here are the Heat tapings:

• Val Venis beat Mike "Nova" Bucci (might have been a Dark Match)
• Rob Van Dam (fresh off main eventing weekend house shows) beat John Heidenreich in a forgettable affair; forgettable is a step up for Heidenreich, though...
• Hurricane and Rosey beat Two Guys
• Stevie Richards and Victoria vs. Molly Holly and Test went to a no decision when all four brawl out of control before the match even starts
• Lance Cade and Mark Jindrak scored a suprisingly clean pinfall win over the Dudley Boyz

And for SmackDown! and Velocity, I turn you over to OO's long-time Man in Cleveland, Howard Primer, who filed this report:

• Shannon Moore (singles) and A-Train and Rhyno (tag-team) won dark matches.
• Velocity pyro.
• Nunzio def. Paul London.
• Velocity announcers introduced.
• The World's Greatest Tag Team def. Ultimo Dragon and Funaki.
• Bradshaw def. Johnny Stamboli.
• Changeover to Smackdown.
• Paul Heyman starts in the ring and says he will announce the No. 1 contender for the WWE title at WrestleMania later in the show. He then segues into the first match...
• Rikishi and Scotty Too Hotty def. the Bashams to win the WWE tag-team titles. Bashams were understandably pissed after the match, but no signs of a break-up or anything. Rikishi won with a Samoan drop. Not sure which Basham took the fall, but if one of them usually wears an elbow pad and the other doesn't, then it was the one who doesn't wear one that was pinned.
• Video recap of Eddie's victory last week.
• Cat def. Tajiri. The two dudes who come out with Tajiri attacked the Cat, but Orlando Jordan made the save, and the Cat and Jordan danced. The silence from the crowd was hard to overlook.
• Heyman and Cena made some FCC/Janet Jackson references in the locker room. I missed part of what they said because of people moving around near me, but whatever it was became moot later on.
• Tape of Austin offering his NWO ticket to Goldberg.
• Big Show def. Billy Gunn to retain the U.S. title. Time slowed to a halt during this match. It didn't seem like it was going to end, but crowd got into it for last 30 seconds.
• Chavo and Chavo Sr. talk with Heyman, who says Chavo will take on Rey Mysterio at No Way Out. Chavo says he'll take Rey's mask if he wins. Chavo Sr. will also face Rey during Smackdown.
• Eddie comes out to bask in the glory of his victory, but is interrupted by Brock Lesnar. They trade insults, Eddie attacks, Lesnar retreats, but leaves the belt. Eddie puts the belt on.
• Kane-Undertaker footage from Monday.
• Kidman def. Noble when Nidia distracts Noble by throwing all the money in his wallet into the crowd. Couldn't tell if the money was real.
• Noble talks Heyman into a match against Nidia at No Way Out.
• World premier of Rey Mysterio's music video.
• Torrie and Sable are announced as the Playboy models, with a short behind-the-scenes video.
• Rey Mysterio def. Chavo Sr.
• Kurt Angle def. Hardcore Holly. Heyman comes out, and is about to announce the No. 1 contender, but Big Show interrupts and comes to the ring to plead his case. Then John Cena interrupts and Heyman makes a Cena-Show-Angle match at No Way Out for the No. 1 contender spot. Cena leaves, Heyman leaves, then Kurt and Show go nose to nose and and Kurt slams Show. I would guess the show cuts off before Kurt slams Show because they started swearing at that point.
• Of note: Attendance for TV tapings in Cleveland has decreased by 1,000 to 2,000 per show over the last two years, and now it's to the point where 2/3 of the arena was tarped of. Check out the people sitting in the front row during the Holly-Angle match. They look like they're ready to fall asleep. The only two people who received full-house standing ovations were Cena and the guy with the t-shirt gun.

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Rick Scaia is a wrestling fan from Dayton, OH.  He's been doing this since 1995, but enjoyed it best when the suckers from SportsLine were actually PAYING him to be a fan.

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