THE CAGE
Part Five – The Statement
*Disclaimer – this story is completely a work of fiction. All characters are owned by the WWF or are works of the author. No infringement intended. All likeness to characters or incidents is purely coincidental.
DATE: April 28, 2001
NAME: Jim Ross (aka "J.R.")
STATEMENT TAKEN BY: Lt. Janet Parker
"It started off as a good match, lots of action from both teams, some high flying stunts and good all around effort was put into it. As far as I could tell, there was nothing discernable about Kane's (Glen Jacob's) behavior. He seemed to be typically Kane. I honestly wasn't sure though, whether or not he was actually applying that much pressure when he was choking Jeff. But when I saw Matt's reaction, I thought possibly this could be serious, but we don't ever want to think that. We kept on with the match, just as though this were all part of the plan, but when Jeff fell, my God, I think my stomach did a double take. It was shocking to say the least. But what can you do? I couldn't read Kane's expression because of that bloody mask, but I think he was gloating. The way he stood at the top and stared down at poor old Jeff, I just thought, 'you bastard'. It really looked like he was gloating, just from his body position.
The air in the locker rooms afterward was pretty quiet. I'll tell you, I've been around wrestlers my whole life, and you know it's something bad when they're all silent like that. No one seemed to know Kane's whereabouts. It seems that right after the match, he went traipsing off out of the arena, attacked that young man, sped off to God knows where, but didn't even bother to take off his uniform. I know it's a shame, and I hate to admit it, but yes, some of the boys do take illegal substances, and I honestly think that this was the affect of it. That was not like Glen Jacobs. He was a very quiet young man, but he was dedicated too. Excellent wrestler. I just think this whole mess is a shame."