SHOW REVIEW: OCTOBER 2001
October 6, 2001: WCW Velocity Recap
POSTED BY DYLAN DRAMA | OCTOBER 6, 2001

WCW Velocity aired Saturday Night and we caught the action! Scott Hudson & Don West open the show running down the events of Nitro and hyping the main event tonight of The Real Stuff, Buff Bagwell & D'Lo Brown vs. Disqo & Mike Sanders!

Match 1: Marc Mero vs. Adam Pearce

Mero looks to be in great shape and he used that power early, shoving Pearce across the ring. Pearce tried to use some basic chain wrestling to ground the veteran, but Mero sent him into the ropes, then caught him coming back with a Clothesline. Pearce got a few shots in, including a nice vertical suplex for a two count, but Mero quickly regained control. After a high back body drop, Mero hoisted Pearce up and spun him into the TKO to put this one away.

Winner: Marc Mero
Rating: 4.5 / 10

It was meh. I don't see what Johnny B. Badd has to offer in 2001, and I see what Marc Mero has to offer being even less. A veteran for young guys to work with I guess.

Match 2: Jason Jett vs. Kwee Wee

This was a slick encounter with both men looking to impress. Jett used his speed to frustrate Kwee Wee, hitting a series of deep armdrags and a standing moonsault. Kwee Wee slowed things down with a stinging inverted atomic drop and a powerslam that nearly got the three. The two traded near falls until Jett caught Kwee Wee with a handspring back elbow. Jett waited for Kwee Wee to stumble up and then nailed the Crash Landing for the victory.

Winner: Jason Jett
Rating: 4.8 / 10

It was fine for what it was. Nether of these two has had much to do in the Shane-Era, and it shows with the crowd falling asleep. I do think both guys are skilled and have something to offer, but WCW needs to figure out what that is.

Match 3: Paul London vs. Hector Garza

Hudson and West put Garza over big on commentary, talking about his achievements in AAA, but the match struggled to find a rhythm. Garza controlled the majority of the bout with his power and lucha style, but things got shaky during a few transition spots that left London looking a bit confused. There was a notable botch on a sunset flip attempt that sucked the energy out of the room. Garza eventually ended the struggle by hitting a crisp Corkscrew Moonsault to get the win.

Winner: Hector Garza
Rating: 3.8 / 10

Sloppy match here. London looked lost at points, but Garza should have been good enough to control the match but just didnt. Fans again, just didnt care.

Match 4: Disqo & Mike Sanders vs. The Real Stuff (Buff Bagwell & D'Lo Brown)

The Real Stuff looked like a cohesive unit from the start, isolating Sanders and tagging frequently. The crowd surprisingly got behind Disqo and Sanders as they were being dismantled by Bagwell and D'Lo. Sanders managed to make the tag and Disqo came in like a house of fire, even catching Bagwell with a Stunner out of nowhere that took Buff out of the equation. However, D'Lo was right there to cut him off. D'Lo planted Disqo with a Sky High Spinebuster, then caught an interfering Sanders with one as well. D'Lo ascended the turnbuckle and finished Disqo off with the Lo Down Frog Splash.

Winner: The Real Stuff
Rating: 5.1 / 10

This match actually disappointed me. From these four the match should have been more in the okay category, and it was just barely acceptable.

Overall Show Rating: 4.8 / 10
DYLAN'S FINAL THOUGHTS: The worst Velocity so far and worst Shane-Era WCW show so far. It really felt like a Velocity full of leftover wrestlers with nothing else to do, so much so the face/heel dynamics sometimes didn't make sense. Hopefully this is the rare stinker of a show and not the new normal.