SHOW REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2001
September 29, 2001: WCW Velocity Review
POSTED BY DYLAN DRAMA | SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

WCW Velocity is back and its the last stop until Fall Brawl tomorrow night! Scott Hudson & Don West welcome us to the show as the Velocity theme plays.

Match 1: Crowbar defeated Don Juan

The bell rings, and Crowbar smashes Don Juan, a local talent, with a big clothesline. He hoists him up and hits a Sit-Out Gourdbuster and hooks the leg for the three in less then a minute,

Winner: Crowbar
Rating: 1.8 / 10

Crowbar gets a win, so good, but any match that's less then a minute cant really be good.

Match 2: Paul London vs. Kid Romeo w/Elix Skipper

London started fast with a series of deep arm drags that sent Romeo reeling into his corner. Romeo used the ropes to break the momentum and caught London with a stinging back elbow followed by a tilt-a-whirl slam for a 2 count. London fired back, hitting his unique Dropsault kick, following it with a standing moonsault for a 2 of his own. The momentum shifted when Skipper climbed the apron to argue with the referee. As the official was distracted, Romeo drilled London with the metal chain he wears around his neck. London stumbled around right into the Last Kiss by Romeo to secure the 3.

Winner: Kid Romeo
Rating: 3.6 / 10

They tried, but the crowd was dead silent. Seems like maybe they are foreshadowing Paul London getting a partner to take on the Primetime Players.

Match 3: Shane Helms vs. Mike Sanders w/Disqo

Helms took the early advantage, out wrestling Sanders with a series of technical headlocks and a crisp snap mare into a dropkick to the back of the head. Sanders only found his footing after Disqo grabbed Helms’ leg from the floor, allowing Sanders to hit a cheap clothesline and a swinging neckbreaker. Sanders maintained control with a series of knee drops, but Helms eventually ducked a line and caught Sanders with a flying forearm. As Disqo tried to interfere again, Helms knocked him off the apron with a stiff superkick before turning back to Sanders and hitting the Nightmare on Helms Street for the victory.

Winner: Shane Helms
Rating: 5.2 / 10

Fine cruiserweight match. Helms has faded into the background as of late as the division is building up Karagias and Hayashi. Hopefully they find something for him to do soon as he's one of the more consistent and talented guys on the roster.

Match 4: Tommy Dreamer vs. Shawn Stasiak

Stasiak looked physically dominant early on, utilizing some suprerior wrestling to ground Dreamer with various waist-lock takedowns and a stiff vertical suplex. Stasiak seemed somewhat unfocused, perhaps due to being alone at ringside while Stacy Keibler prepared for her title defense tomorrow. Dreamer showed his trademark resilience, absorbing a series of corner shoulder blocks and answering back with a desperation swinging neckbreaker. The match reached its peak when Stasiak looked to finish Dreamer with a Reverse DDT, but Dreamer managed to spin out of the move, and spiked Stasiak with a DDT. With Stasiak dazed, Dreamer quickly hoisted him onto his shoulders and executed a textbook Spicolli Driver to score the upset win.

Winner: Tommy Dreamer
Rating: 5.6 / 10

A bit of an upset here as Dreamer hasn't really built any momentum and Stasiak has been featured fairly regularly in the Shane-Era of WCW. Perhaps building Dreamer up a bit, which is a nice move.

Overall Show Rating: 5.0 / 10
DYLAN'S FINAL THOUGHTS: This was a show. The show was littered with hype video packages for the matches at Fall Brawl, and the matches on Velocity this week seemed more like filler then ever.