Chapter 6
Vince was still smirking thinking about the idea he just had. Khali on the other hand was impatient. What kind of idea came across the boss' mind ? He didn't care as long as he had his chance to fight and destroy Kane. As for Vince he seemed to be proud of himself. He knew Kane intended on appearing even if he couldn't compete. He also knew Khali and him would seize every single opportunity to fight. He would use that fact to protect Umaga from Kane. For the time being the crowd was wating for his decision.
" I heard that you people wanted to see Kane compete right here on Raw !" Vince said.
The crowd cheered loudly to make him know he was right. It was what annoyed him the most. It was almost a bad business move to get rid of Kane but was it his fault if the big red machine wouldn't show up on smackdown or on ECW ? He couldn't afford keeping Kane on Raw after what occured on october 9th . He knew Kane too well the monster would try to make Umaga pay for what he did. Hopefully Khali had prevented him from winning the royal rumble. When he heard the crowd calming down he continued.
"As you must know I'm a rather generous man. " He said with a huge smirk. " That's why he will have a chance to reclaim his place as a Raw superstar by facing this man right here ! "
Khali raised his arms in triumph. He had what he wanted he would face Kane in a sanctionned match. Unlike the previous week they would fight until one of them would be beaten. But Vince McMahon wasn't finished yet.
" You know I've been thinking about making this match right here right now ! " Vince said. " But actually you don't deserve such a big match."
Neither the crowd nor Khali were satisfied with what they just heard. Why should they wait before this battle. Kane was in the arena everybody knew it and he wanted to finish this battle as fast as he could. If Kane was like The Undertaker he had to destroy him as fast as he could. He still hadn't explained it but he felt the more he waited the tougher Kane would get. His thoughts were interrupted by Vince who still wasn't finished.
" It won't be any match. It will be a no DQ match...but only for the Great Khali ! " Vince said as his smirk grew wider.
The crowd booed Vince. They seemed to know where he was going. He wanted Kane not to have any chance to return to Raw. This match was made for him to see the big red monster fall. But Vince wouldn't let Kane get away with his behaviour. Nobody could make as if his rules didn't exist and when he would lose to Khali he would have no choice but accepting this reality.
"Before I forget... " He said. " Since Kane refuses to compete on other shows. If he loses this match he's fired ! And what better place to decide his destiny than the granddaddy of them all : Wrestlemania ! "
With that said he left the ring while the fans were booing him. Khali soon followed him satisfied with this situation. The only thing he liked more than tough opponents was breaking them and with no rules he would tear Kane apart. When he would win Kane would be history so he wouldn't come back for more like The Undertaker did.
The following weeks the war between the two monsters continued even though they never really fought each other. Khali continued to destroy everyone who got his interest while Kane was sending messages to the giant and to Vince by knocking out several superstars. He wouldn't let Khali stop him from returning where he belonged twice. He could beat him if it was a one on one match even if the indian giant used weapons to win but he knew where Vince was going. Wrestlemania would not host a monster vs monster single match. He surely would have to face several superstars and mostly superstars who weren't schedulded to compete at Wrestlemania. That's why he focused on these superstars.
First he thought Vince would interfere himself in this match but he had his hands full with Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley. The ECW Champion would face Umaga and that bothered him. He had the feeling Umaga could be beaten again. He wondered when Vince would grow tired with his new toy. But for the time being his only concern was Khali. He heard how he was compared to the indian giant since they both spent their time showing how ruthless they were. He hated this comparaison so 13 days before Wrestlemania he decided to show he was the better man.
Khali hadn't show up until that bra and panties match between Melina and Candice. Kane didn't even understand their problem. He didn't care but this match annoyed him. This women weren't wrestling...they weren't even fighting ! But hopefully it didn't last too long so he could focus back on the action. His relief was short lived however. That playboy cover girl as they called her couldn't help humiliating the champion much to the delight of the crowd at top of that. He hadn't much time to worry about it because Khali showed up. Kane didn't waste a second.
When he arrived Jerry Lawler attacked Khali from behind. Annoyed by this assault the indian giant turned and caught the king by the throat. The distraction allowed Kane to hit him to the lower back but the big red machine didn't expect the indian giant to respond so quiclky and was hit by a huge clothesline which took him down. An overconfident Khali went over Kane and put a foot on his chest but the masked demon sat quiclky up and nailed him with huge right hands but it didn't seem to affect the giant. Out of frustration Kane caught Khali by the throat. A few seconds later he felt Khali's fingers wrapped around his neck. The two giants tried to choke each other out with one hand and to free themselves with the other. Kane felt his grip weakening so he hit a low blow before taking advantage and hitting a Chokeslam to the indian who rolled under the bottom rope to recover. Khali watched the masked demon with a puzzled look and began to understand their showdown wouldn't be easy even if Kane couldn't use any weapon against him without risking his career.
Kane let the giant go. At least Khali had understood. They could have continued their battle for hours but it was useless. For the indian giant the battle was lost not because he couldn't knock him out but because Kane had accomplished his mission. He had made his statement. The only thing both men could do was preparing theirselves to the final bout. A fight they silently vowed to win.
