Before the mach, Eric Bischoff is shown backstage with Jonathan Coachman. He was impressed with the opener with 4 Raw superstars. He says he’s going to sign Triple H and goes off to find him. Triple H is just arriving at Stephanie McMahon’s office, he says Eric got a chance to give a sales pitch and now Stephanie will get to. Eric is upset that Triple H is negotiating with both brands.
Jamie Noble makes his way out first with Nidia and we see him
attack Kidman after a victory over Tajiri the previous Thursday on
Smackdown. Jamie Noble hit a damn powerbomb on Billy Kidman!?
Michael Cole and Tazz are on commentary for
this match.
JAMIE NOBLE © VS.
BILLY KIDMAN
(WWE
Cruiserweight Championship)
WWE Vengeance 2002 (Date)
They lock up and Billy Kidman backs Noble
into the corner, they move towards the ropes and Kidman is able to force them
both through the ropes.
Back in the ring and they lock back up, Jamie
Noble connects with a kick to the midsection. Noble sends Kidman off the ropes
but is rolled up for 2, Billy Kidman gets another 2 count from a backslide,
Noble sits on the victory roll attempt and they trade nearfalls before Noble
rolls to the floor frustrated. He utilises the count and gets back in the ring,
connecting with a knee to the midsection and clubbing at Kidman’s back. Noble
snapmares Kidman down but has to run over him, Billy Kidman leapfrogs
the champion and takes him down with a headscissors. Jamie Noble reverses the
irish whip sending Kidman into the corner but is backdropped to the apron.
Noble connects with a shoulder thrust through the ropes but is leg dropped
across the middle rope. Tazz compares it to WCW’s cruiserweight matches and that’s
because they were in the WCW Cruiserweight division for the last year, longer for Kidman.
Billy Kidman attempts a plancha, Noble moves
but Kidman lands on his feet, Noble sends Nidia into Kidman who pushes her to
safety and Jamie Noble hits an arm breaker on the floor. Jamie Noble lifts
Kidman onto his shoulder and sends Kidman’s shoulder into the ring post. Back
in the ring, Noble hits a Northern Lights suplex for 2 before putting Kidman in
a wristlock on the mat. Billy Kidman gets to his feet and punches out of the
hold, but his shoulder won’t lift Noble,
Jamie Noble sends Kidman’s shoulder into the ring post and Kidman falls
to the floor. Noble sends Kidman back in the ring and puts him in an armbar on
the mat. Kidman fights to his feet, Noble tries to put him in a hammerlock but
Kidman fights out of that too, trying to keep his left arm away from Noble. Kidman
clotheslines Noble down. Noble is backed into the ropes and sent across the ring
with an irish whip, Kidman hits a hurricanrana and a dropkick.
Jamie
Noble reverses an irish whip, but Kidman pulls him into a fireman’s carry
before dropping Noble across the knee with a neckbreaker, Billy Kidman covers
but only gets 2. Jamie Noble is sent into the corner as Cole talks about this Thursday’s
debut of Rey Mysterio Jr. Jamie Noble hits an arm breaker and puts Kidman
in an armbar. Billy Kidman crawls to the bottom rope so Noble stomps the
shoulder. Billy Kidman counters a powerbomb into a facebuster, 1, 2, no! Billy
Kidman hits an enziguri and drags Noble in position for the Shooting Star
Press. Jamie Noble gets to his feet and fights Kidman in the corner whilst
climbing to meet him. BK Bomb from the middle rope to Noble! 1, 2, 2.9! Jamie
Noble shoves Kidman off a headlock but runs into a back elbow, Noble counters a
tornado DDT putting Kidman on the apron, after a struggle. Kidman snaps Noble’s
neck off the top rope but Jamie Noble rolls out of the wayof the Shooting Star
Press.
Jamie
Noble rolls up Kidman with a cradle for 2. They fight for a waistlock until
Jamie Noble hits the Tiger Bomb for 3.
WINNER: JAMIE NOBLE (STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion)
This was a good match, Noble’s arm work came into play and
it worked toward’s Kidman’s wrestling style. I’d have saved the BK Bomb for Kidman’s
win at Survivor Series (here) but there’s not much to complain about with the
match. [**½] 5/10
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