(Due to some very good responce to the first chapter, I've decided to finish this story. Once again, all characters are the trademarks of WWFE, none of these characters are my own.)
Chapter 2 - The Path
Raw is War opened with the usual pyro's and fireworks, with Jim Ross and Paul Heyman doing the commentating at ringside. The fans were worked up more than usual as the road towards Summerslam continued.
The show opener began. "Hello everyone. Welcome to Raw is War. I'm Jim Ross along with Paul Heyman and we have one hell of a main event for you." Said Jim Ross towards the camera's.
"That's right Ross. Because tonight, Commissioner Mick Foley will decide who the number one contenter will be for the World Wrestling Federation Title." Yelled Paul Heyman, the former head of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
"But right now I will have to give you an update on the condition of Kurt Angle. Last week, the assault by Kane on the Olympic Gold Medallist, breaking his ankle just like Angle did to Scotty Too Hotty a few months ago. Lets take a look at what happened. I must warn you, the following footage is not for the weak at heart."
The clip aired showing Kurt Angle being thrown through the announcer's table on Smackdown, along with the chairs that Kane had set on top of it. Then the clip showed Kurt Angle being destroyed by his own ankle lock, with it being snapped like a twig.
Then the camera view went back to Ross and Heyman. "I'm telling you JR, Kane is a monster. He should be banned from the World Wrestling Federation permanently. That kind of violence should not be permitted at all in any wrestling federation. Why those kind of injury's against wrestlers could end their entire careers. It was a violent act that shouldn't be commended." Yelled Heyman.
"This coming from the man who ran ECW? Oh please. And I suppose you think Kurt Angle breaking Scotty Too Hotty was acceptable."
Before Heyman could retort, the sound of a car wreck could be heard over the speakers, starting the theme for the commissioner. Foley walked down towards the ring, waving to the fans. Foley was tired, and he looked tired. He has a lot of things to address tonight, namely the WWF Championship match for Summerslam to address. He had a nice suprise planned for Stone Cold Steve Austin. He also had to deal with announcing the rest of the card. Summerslam was just a week away. Not to mention the fact that certain WCW wrestlers would be making appearences tonight on the program to address certain WWF superstars.
But the biggest thing on his mind was Kane. Most people thought he had snapped when he destroyed Kurt Angle last week, but according to most of the people in the locker room, he was calm, collected, and did not start anything against anyone.
Foley entered the ring and waved to the fans more as they chanted his name. He picked up a microphone from Lillian and smiled to her, then he waited for them to quiet down before he made his address.
"Well...it is a pleasure to be here...RIGHT HERE, IN HARTFORD CONNETICUT!!!" The crowd went wild for the cheap pop, and Foley smiled. He loved these things. "Now, I know a lot of you are waiting for the big announcement for Summerslam, and believe me, you are going to like this announcement. But first, let me bring out someone who has some explaining to do. You see, last week, Kane decided to turn things up a notch. Lets show the clip." Kane could be seen on the titantron throwing Kurt Angle through a table. Then the pyro attack on Edge and Christian could be seen. Then the final clip showed Kurt Angle having his ankle snapped by Kane. Then the camera's turned back to Foley, who shook his head sadly.
"Kane...I know you are back there. So please, come down to this ring right now." Foley spoke into the mike, calmly.
Kane's pyro exploded just as Foley finished, and out came Kane, walking towards the ring. Looking towards the ring, Kane kept a focused look behind the mask, focused on what he was going to do. He looked to Foley, as he knew Foley would call him out. Foley was an equal opportunity commissioner, and he knew he was probably going to face a penalty for taking out Angle...but it was getting him noticed. Even today the people in the locker room strayed away from him. His opponent for the night, Taka, had called in sick once he found out he was fighting Kane. So tonight, Kane was without an opponent.
Kane entered the ring and walked right towards Foley, looking down straight into his eyes. Foley, for his credit, was not intimidated. He didn't even blink. Kane then picked up a microphone and waited for Foley to talk.
"Kane...what were you thinking?" Asked Foley. Kane just stood there, looking at him. Foley shook his head. "Now, Kurt Angle should have been punished for taking out Scotty Too Hotty, but the then-commissioner William Regal did nothing to punish Angle. And I'm sorry about that. Kurt Angle did deserve something drastic...but you may have ended his career. Why?"
Kane lifted the microphone and looked to Foley. He waited a few moments before speaking. "Because I could." Kane kept his responces short and sweet. But he would give Foley a bit more, he deserved it. "Because there are some people who think they can get away with anything here, and it's time for them to reap what they sow." Kane looked back to Foley, and then waited for Foley to speak.
"Kane...you chokeslammed Angle through a table and two chairs. That was, in my opinion, what Angle deserved. You should have stopped there. Then Edge and Christian..." Foley smiled. "so TOTALLY got whiped out by your pyro, that was pretty cool by the way. After you took them out, you snapped his ankle." Foley shook his head. "Kane, you are going to be fined $500 for this. I'm sure you won't do that again in a normal type of match."
Kane looked to Foley and spoke. "If they don't deserve to be punished like that, they won't be." He sat back. He had a few people in mind he needed to punish.
Foley looked at Kane, he knew something was up. "Now Kane, as for tonight, since Taka is...unavailable tonight, you are going to be in a handicap match for punishment." The crowd booed, but then Foley smiled and looked at Kane. "But Kane, I know you have been waiting a while for a handicap match like this. Lets roll some more footage."
Kane looked at Foley as Foley put the microphone down as they prepped the footage. "Now Kane, I could punish you more by putting you up against the Acolytes, but you see, I had a talk with the Undertaker the other night."
Kane's eyes widened as he looked at Foley. His brother had no reason to get involved at all. This was Kane's time, Kane's quest. Not Undertaker's. Kane walked closer to Foley, anger swelling in him. He did not need his brother's help.
Foley saw the look in Kane's eye's and smiled. "Now Kane, I know what you are thinking. And no I'm not going to reveal anything he told me, but you see I have a problem. I don't want to lose a competitor like yourself, but I don't want to lose any other WWF superstars on the roster. The injury list is long enough as it is. So, I'm going to offer you a deal. First, lets roll the footage."
The titantron then showed the betrayal of Kane by X-Pac and Tori, when Tori and X-Pac made out right in front of Kane while he was helpless to stop them. Tori had broken Kane's heart, and he did not get significant, nor satisfactory revenge against either of them.
After that, there was footage of Bull Buchanan handcuffing Kane's hand to a ringpost a year ago, and smashing the hand with a steel chair. It took Kane a month to fully heal from that, and when he returned, he went directly for the WWF Championship.
Kane looked to Foley, tilting his head. Foley looked back to him as the titantron footage ended. "That's right, those two men, X-Pac and Bull, against you, in a no DQ...no interferance handicap match. And if you win that match, you will be put in a number one contenders match for the WWF title against an opponent to be named next week on Smackdown. I want you to take this thursday off...consider it a short suspension for your actions."
Kane smiled as he heared this, and nodded back to Foley. He would use the days off to take care of things...very intresting things.
"Now, I will only give you this if you promise me you will not permanently injure any more of our superstars. I have no problem with payback Kane...but I do have a problem with renegades. So play by the rules." Foley said. Kane didn't respond, Foley looked at him and waited. "The ball is in your court Kane."
Kane nodded to Foley and spoke. "Agreed." He was going to kill the Undertaker though. This was not the way he wanted to go.
Foley nodded to him. "Great. Well then tonight in this very ring, you Kane, will face X-Pac and Bull Buchanan in a no DQ, no interference handicap match. And if you win, your opponent in the number one contenders match at Summerslam will be announced on Smackdown this thursday."
Kane nodded to him and then left the ring while Foley began to make more announcements.
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The Match
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Kane walked down towards the ring, his theme playing. Kane was focused as ever. The words kept running through his head. Revenge...pain...Buchanan, X-Pac, Tori, Austin, Helmsley, Big Show, The Rock. All of those he had run into and fought over the years. All of them would pay for their crimes against him somehow...but first he had to pass the first few hurdles. Why did his brother tell Foley about his plan? Why?
This wasn't going to stop Kane. It would help him get to the title faster. He kept himself focused, feeding his anger. He would continue to punish his enemies. He would make them all pay. And he would become WWF Champion. But first he would have to get past these steps.
The first opponent to come down was Bull Buchanan. He was a very big man, a very tough opponent. Kane had his hand broken by him and the Big Bossman. But Kane didn't care for the Bossman that much, it was Buchanan who broke his hand. And now that the Right To Censor was all but a memory, Buchanan had no backup anymore. Kane smirked under the mask.
The next opponent was X-Pac, who considered himself quite the leader now. X-Factor had turned into quite a group, but that was the type of wrestler X-Pac was...a groupie. Kane smirked under the mask remembering when he teamed with his 'little buddy'. But Kane didn't need anyone now. He was emotionless, cold hearted. Or at least he thought. X-Pac was a very fast martial artist, not to be underestimated. But Kane knew his flaws.
They both ran into the ring to double team on Kane, but he kept punching back at them. X-Pac's punches were not very strong, but they were fast. Bull Buchanan was pretty much the opposite of X-Pac. His punches were slow but effective. Very effective as Kane began to succumb. He couldn't match the speed of X-Pac and the strength of Buchanan at the same time. He would have to use another strategy. Kane backed away from them, pretending their atttacks had hurt him much more than they did. Then X-Pac preformed a spinning heel kick to his chest, knocking Kane over the ropes. He landed on his feet and then quickly grabbed the steel steps and picked them up, daring them to go after him. They didn't. Kane watched as Kane and Buchanan spread apart from each other, preparing to ambush him while he ran in the ring. Now, most of Kane's defeats against X-Pac occurred when Kane kicked the steps into his head. Kane had no intention of making that kind of mistake this time. He glared at X-Pac and aimed towards him, but then at the last second he threw the stairs at Bull Buchanan. The stairs hit him right in the head, knocking him down. X-Pac looked at him, a bit horrified. Kane entered the ring and looked at X-Pac, smiling at him.
"Hello little buddy." Kane said as he walked towards X-Pac. X-Pac tried to crawl out of the ring quickly, but he forgot how fast Kane could be when he tried. Kane pulled X-Pac into the ring and then gave him a chop to the throat. X-Pac fell back towards the corner. And Kane then moved his foot towards his throat, grabbing the ropes for leverage, and began to choke X-Pac. He put all of his strength behind his leg, almost crushing X-Pac's windpipe. X-Pac could see the pure hatred in the eyes of Kane as he crushed his throat. Kane could smell X-Pac's fear. And he liked it.
He released X-Pac and then picked him up with both of his hands, throwing him out of the ring onto the concrete below. X-Pac could wait for a few moments. Buchanan was getting up.
Kane walked towards him and then kicked him in the head as he tried to wake up. Then he slammed his head down against the ringsteps. This caused Buchanan to bleed. Kane smiled under the mask and then dragged him accross the ring. Kane then climbed atop the ropes, waiting for Buchanan to get up. It took longer than Kane expected as Buchanan slowly got up. He thought to himself. 'Concussion...good'. As Buchanan finally stood, Kane jumped high above the ringpost and preformed his infamous flying lariat on Buchanan. He didn't see it coming. Buchanan was knocked to the ground hard. The entire ring shook with the impact. Kane got up and then walked out of the ring, dragging Bull out of the ring. Kane did not want this match to be this short, but hey, he still had X-Pac to contend with. Kane kicked Bull in the head, and then reached under the ring for something he had seen one of the security guards placing there for Raven's hardcore match tonight against Rhyno.
Ah...there it was. Kane stood up and held them up...handcuffs. He smiled and looked down to Rhyno. Foley made a big mistake, turning this into a no DQ match. But hey, Buchanan wouldn't be permanently injured. He pulled Buchanan's arm towards the ringpost and handcuffed his arm to the post. He then walked towards the announce table and picked up a steel chair. He looked at Heyman and good old JR. JR was doing his usual 'NO KANE! DON'T DO IT! DON'T DO IT' thing as Kane looked at them. He then held the chair up, as if to ask the fans if they wanted him to do it. They all cheered even louder for him. Kane smiled and then walked towards Buchanan.
He looked down at him and Buchanan looked up at him. Buchanan looked at him, and then, in a move that suprised Kane, nodded. "Just get it over with." He said.
Kane nodded to Buchanan. He was one tough motherfucker, he would give him that much. The memory of his hand being broken was still promenate in him, and he then yelled in anger as he swung the chair towards Buchanan's hand, smashing it. Buchanan yelled in pain and anquish, holding his hand. Kane smiled cruelly, watching Buchanan on the ground. He was taking it better than he thought he would.
Then he felt a missile dropkick to the back of the head that knocked him straight into the ringpost, knocking him down onto the ground. Kane was in a daze, but he could make out the form of X-Pac, getting up and telling the crowd to 'suck it'. Kane tried to shake the dizziness in his head off, and tried to get up. Kane then grabbed a steel chair and nailed Kane over the head with it. Kane felt pain rush through his head, and it actually felt pretty good. Kane had learned to accept pain a long time ago.
X-Pac brought the chair up one more time, and then hit Kane in the head with it. Kane was knocked down, pain settling in once again, knocking his head to the ground. Kane pretended to be out cold as X-Pac grabbed him by the hair, pulling him up. X-Pac then rolled Kane into the ring. He then followed him in there.
Kane tried to get up and then felt a sharp kick to the head that knocked him against the turnbuckle. Kane sat against it, dazed. X-Pac smiled and knew what was going to be next. He ran to one corner. Preparing for the broncho buster. Kane was still dazed a bit, but he could see X-Pac's form running towards him. Kane waited, knowing what was coming.
At the last possible moment, Kane lifted a boot upwards, nailing X-Pac in the groin area. X-Pac fell down, pain shooting through his body.
Kane then stood up and used that time to recover. As X-Pac got up, Kane just looked at him. Kane then slowly walked towards X-pac. X-Pac attempted a spinning heel kick, which Kane grabbed. He looked at X-Pac and shook his head, throwing the leg down to the ground and then kicking X-Pac in the gut.
X-Pac leaned down, the kick knocking the wind out of him. Kane then grabbed X-Pac by the throat and chokeslammed him onto the mat. Then he picked up X-Pac again, and then lifted him high above his head, using a military press. He threw X-Pac onto the mat. He saw the pain X-pac was in and smiled. He was just playing with him now.
Kane picked him up and then used an irish whip to throw him into the turnbuckle. Kane walked towards him and then lifted him up, making him sit on top of the turnbuckle. Kane smiled under the ropes as the crowd cheered his name. He climbed to the top rope and lifted X-Pac up in the powerbomb position. X-Pac still had no idea what was about to happen, as he was still dazed. Kane then pointed towards the announce table while holding X-Pac in the powerbomb position with one hand. The crowd was really into it. Kane smiled and then watched as JR and Paul Heyman stood backwards. Kane then jumped off the top rope and towards the announce table, powerbombing X-Pac right through it.
Kane looked at X-Pac's body. Bloody now, broken, defeated. This would be adequate revenge. X-Pac would take a week to heal, Buchanan a month to heal, but they would stay hurt. Foley wouldn't be able to do anything about it. He smiled under the mask as he realized just what Foley did. He punished those two for what they did by putting them into his match. Slowly, Kane lifted a boot and rested it on X-Pac's chest as the referee made the three count.
Kane smiled under the mask as the crowd cheered his name. Not because of the fans, not because of the victory, but because of the revenge and the pain he inflicted. He had only done the equivelant of what was done to him, and he smiled. He lifted his arms and then brought them down as the 4 turnbuckles exploded, fire being sent into the air.
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As Kane entered the locker room, he watched the looks of the people in the locker room. Steve Blackman and Raven looked towards him, respecting his new 'hardcore' direction he was taking with the matches. The Hardy Boyz nodded to him as they walked past him. Funaki stayed as far away from Kane as possible. The other two members of X-Factor, who Kane expected to jump him, just kept their distance. Kane was actually suprised that Albert stayed away, but didn't care.
Kane looked for the Undertaker in the locker room, but he was out back preparing for a match. Kane snorted and packed his things. Foley entered the room and gestured for the other wrestlers to leave except for Kane. They left.
Kane didn't turn towards the commissioner, he just kept packing his things. He just spoke. "You don't like what I did to X-Pac and Bull do you?" Kane said, waiting for Foley's responce.
Mick looked at Kane and shook his head. "Kane, I'm not going to pretend I know what you are going through, or what is going through that head of yours. However, you are going to play by the rules. You are no different than anyone else here, although you did make a point about some thinking they are above everyone else."
Kane didn't respond to that, he just continued packing his things. Kane didn't really care for protocol that much. He could see Foley's point of view, but he really wasn't intrested in it.
"Anyway, enjoy your next few days off. And I thought you should know, your brother has volunteered to do a match for this saturdays WCW opening show, Saturday Night Nitro. Anyway, stay tuned." He turned around and walked to the exit, and then looked back. "Oh yeah, and Kane, you are doing a good job. Just don't break everyone else on your way to the title okay?"
Kane looked back to Foley, staring at him for a few moments. Then he just gave him a nod.
Kane put together his things, taking off his uniform and putting on his street clothes. He would keep the mask on of course until he got more privacy.
He finished packing and then turned around, and then he saw Tori looking at him. He grunted and then picked up his bag, walking towards the exit.
Tori had tears streaming from her face as she looked at him. "Kane...I just wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened a long time ago. I'm sorry for hurting you." She tried to hold her regret back, but couldn't as she leaned forward onto his shirt and cried on him. Kane looked down on her, emotionless. "Please...forgive me." She quietly said.
Kane looked down at her and then continued to walk past her. Ignoring her as she fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands.
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Kane watched from a monitor in the back, watching Undertaker finish defeating Haku. Kane nodded in approval as the Undertaker compleated a brutal match against him. As the Undertaker walked into the back, Kane walked towards him. Undertaker looked back, un-intimidated. He stared into Kane's eyes, and Kane stared into his.
"Looks like you are on your way to a title shot." Said the Undertaker. He was as intimidating as ever, and few would really know he was in wrestling for as long as he had been. Undertaker was still as intimidating to most as he had always been. Kane just looked back at him for a few moments before speaking back to him.
"You shouldn't have told Foley." Said Kane, looking back at the Undertaker. The Undertaker just shrugged.
"Kane, if you kept going the way you were going to go, you would have gotten yourself in even deeper shit. You know it, I know it. So I stepped in, big deal. I was just watching out for my little brother."
Kane shoved him back violently, growling. "I don't need your help, Foley's or anyone's. Stay the fuck out of my business." Kane turned his back towards him and walked away as the Undertaker looked at him.
Foley walked towards the Undertaker and looked at him. "Want me to talk to him?"
The Undertaker shook his head. "No. He's pissed. He feels like he's under my shadow or something. Plus, he hates being called little brother." He shrugged. "It's his way I guess."
Foley nodded and looked at him. "Well...maybe it will pass. Hey, good luck this saturday on Nitro."
The Undertaker nodded. "Thanks Cactus." He walked away, and Foley looked towards the direction Kane walked into. He shook his head.
"This is going to get worse before it gets better."
He turned and decided to head towards the curtan, deciding that he probably should announce the main event at Summerslam.
His theme song hit and he walked towards the ring.
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Kane drove his truck towards his place. He would work out some more, then he'd pay a visit to a few people. He definetly had to settle some family issue's with Bearer. His eyes were full of hatred for the fat bastard of a man.
Kane didn't think about Angle, X-Pac or Bull. He didn't even give a thought about Tori. They paid the price.
He continued along the path.
Chapter 2 - The Path
Raw is War opened with the usual pyro's and fireworks, with Jim Ross and Paul Heyman doing the commentating at ringside. The fans were worked up more than usual as the road towards Summerslam continued.
The show opener began. "Hello everyone. Welcome to Raw is War. I'm Jim Ross along with Paul Heyman and we have one hell of a main event for you." Said Jim Ross towards the camera's.
"That's right Ross. Because tonight, Commissioner Mick Foley will decide who the number one contenter will be for the World Wrestling Federation Title." Yelled Paul Heyman, the former head of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
"But right now I will have to give you an update on the condition of Kurt Angle. Last week, the assault by Kane on the Olympic Gold Medallist, breaking his ankle just like Angle did to Scotty Too Hotty a few months ago. Lets take a look at what happened. I must warn you, the following footage is not for the weak at heart."
The clip aired showing Kurt Angle being thrown through the announcer's table on Smackdown, along with the chairs that Kane had set on top of it. Then the clip showed Kurt Angle being destroyed by his own ankle lock, with it being snapped like a twig.
Then the camera view went back to Ross and Heyman. "I'm telling you JR, Kane is a monster. He should be banned from the World Wrestling Federation permanently. That kind of violence should not be permitted at all in any wrestling federation. Why those kind of injury's against wrestlers could end their entire careers. It was a violent act that shouldn't be commended." Yelled Heyman.
"This coming from the man who ran ECW? Oh please. And I suppose you think Kurt Angle breaking Scotty Too Hotty was acceptable."
Before Heyman could retort, the sound of a car wreck could be heard over the speakers, starting the theme for the commissioner. Foley walked down towards the ring, waving to the fans. Foley was tired, and he looked tired. He has a lot of things to address tonight, namely the WWF Championship match for Summerslam to address. He had a nice suprise planned for Stone Cold Steve Austin. He also had to deal with announcing the rest of the card. Summerslam was just a week away. Not to mention the fact that certain WCW wrestlers would be making appearences tonight on the program to address certain WWF superstars.
But the biggest thing on his mind was Kane. Most people thought he had snapped when he destroyed Kurt Angle last week, but according to most of the people in the locker room, he was calm, collected, and did not start anything against anyone.
Foley entered the ring and waved to the fans more as they chanted his name. He picked up a microphone from Lillian and smiled to her, then he waited for them to quiet down before he made his address.
"Well...it is a pleasure to be here...RIGHT HERE, IN HARTFORD CONNETICUT!!!" The crowd went wild for the cheap pop, and Foley smiled. He loved these things. "Now, I know a lot of you are waiting for the big announcement for Summerslam, and believe me, you are going to like this announcement. But first, let me bring out someone who has some explaining to do. You see, last week, Kane decided to turn things up a notch. Lets show the clip." Kane could be seen on the titantron throwing Kurt Angle through a table. Then the pyro attack on Edge and Christian could be seen. Then the final clip showed Kurt Angle having his ankle snapped by Kane. Then the camera's turned back to Foley, who shook his head sadly.
"Kane...I know you are back there. So please, come down to this ring right now." Foley spoke into the mike, calmly.
Kane's pyro exploded just as Foley finished, and out came Kane, walking towards the ring. Looking towards the ring, Kane kept a focused look behind the mask, focused on what he was going to do. He looked to Foley, as he knew Foley would call him out. Foley was an equal opportunity commissioner, and he knew he was probably going to face a penalty for taking out Angle...but it was getting him noticed. Even today the people in the locker room strayed away from him. His opponent for the night, Taka, had called in sick once he found out he was fighting Kane. So tonight, Kane was without an opponent.
Kane entered the ring and walked right towards Foley, looking down straight into his eyes. Foley, for his credit, was not intimidated. He didn't even blink. Kane then picked up a microphone and waited for Foley to talk.
"Kane...what were you thinking?" Asked Foley. Kane just stood there, looking at him. Foley shook his head. "Now, Kurt Angle should have been punished for taking out Scotty Too Hotty, but the then-commissioner William Regal did nothing to punish Angle. And I'm sorry about that. Kurt Angle did deserve something drastic...but you may have ended his career. Why?"
Kane lifted the microphone and looked to Foley. He waited a few moments before speaking. "Because I could." Kane kept his responces short and sweet. But he would give Foley a bit more, he deserved it. "Because there are some people who think they can get away with anything here, and it's time for them to reap what they sow." Kane looked back to Foley, and then waited for Foley to speak.
"Kane...you chokeslammed Angle through a table and two chairs. That was, in my opinion, what Angle deserved. You should have stopped there. Then Edge and Christian..." Foley smiled. "so TOTALLY got whiped out by your pyro, that was pretty cool by the way. After you took them out, you snapped his ankle." Foley shook his head. "Kane, you are going to be fined $500 for this. I'm sure you won't do that again in a normal type of match."
Kane looked to Foley and spoke. "If they don't deserve to be punished like that, they won't be." He sat back. He had a few people in mind he needed to punish.
Foley looked at Kane, he knew something was up. "Now Kane, as for tonight, since Taka is...unavailable tonight, you are going to be in a handicap match for punishment." The crowd booed, but then Foley smiled and looked at Kane. "But Kane, I know you have been waiting a while for a handicap match like this. Lets roll some more footage."
Kane looked at Foley as Foley put the microphone down as they prepped the footage. "Now Kane, I could punish you more by putting you up against the Acolytes, but you see, I had a talk with the Undertaker the other night."
Kane's eyes widened as he looked at Foley. His brother had no reason to get involved at all. This was Kane's time, Kane's quest. Not Undertaker's. Kane walked closer to Foley, anger swelling in him. He did not need his brother's help.
Foley saw the look in Kane's eye's and smiled. "Now Kane, I know what you are thinking. And no I'm not going to reveal anything he told me, but you see I have a problem. I don't want to lose a competitor like yourself, but I don't want to lose any other WWF superstars on the roster. The injury list is long enough as it is. So, I'm going to offer you a deal. First, lets roll the footage."
The titantron then showed the betrayal of Kane by X-Pac and Tori, when Tori and X-Pac made out right in front of Kane while he was helpless to stop them. Tori had broken Kane's heart, and he did not get significant, nor satisfactory revenge against either of them.
After that, there was footage of Bull Buchanan handcuffing Kane's hand to a ringpost a year ago, and smashing the hand with a steel chair. It took Kane a month to fully heal from that, and when he returned, he went directly for the WWF Championship.
Kane looked to Foley, tilting his head. Foley looked back to him as the titantron footage ended. "That's right, those two men, X-Pac and Bull, against you, in a no DQ...no interferance handicap match. And if you win that match, you will be put in a number one contenders match for the WWF title against an opponent to be named next week on Smackdown. I want you to take this thursday off...consider it a short suspension for your actions."
Kane smiled as he heared this, and nodded back to Foley. He would use the days off to take care of things...very intresting things.
"Now, I will only give you this if you promise me you will not permanently injure any more of our superstars. I have no problem with payback Kane...but I do have a problem with renegades. So play by the rules." Foley said. Kane didn't respond, Foley looked at him and waited. "The ball is in your court Kane."
Kane nodded to Foley and spoke. "Agreed." He was going to kill the Undertaker though. This was not the way he wanted to go.
Foley nodded to him. "Great. Well then tonight in this very ring, you Kane, will face X-Pac and Bull Buchanan in a no DQ, no interference handicap match. And if you win, your opponent in the number one contenders match at Summerslam will be announced on Smackdown this thursday."
Kane nodded to him and then left the ring while Foley began to make more announcements.
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The Match
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Kane walked down towards the ring, his theme playing. Kane was focused as ever. The words kept running through his head. Revenge...pain...Buchanan, X-Pac, Tori, Austin, Helmsley, Big Show, The Rock. All of those he had run into and fought over the years. All of them would pay for their crimes against him somehow...but first he had to pass the first few hurdles. Why did his brother tell Foley about his plan? Why?
This wasn't going to stop Kane. It would help him get to the title faster. He kept himself focused, feeding his anger. He would continue to punish his enemies. He would make them all pay. And he would become WWF Champion. But first he would have to get past these steps.
The first opponent to come down was Bull Buchanan. He was a very big man, a very tough opponent. Kane had his hand broken by him and the Big Bossman. But Kane didn't care for the Bossman that much, it was Buchanan who broke his hand. And now that the Right To Censor was all but a memory, Buchanan had no backup anymore. Kane smirked under the mask.
The next opponent was X-Pac, who considered himself quite the leader now. X-Factor had turned into quite a group, but that was the type of wrestler X-Pac was...a groupie. Kane smirked under the mask remembering when he teamed with his 'little buddy'. But Kane didn't need anyone now. He was emotionless, cold hearted. Or at least he thought. X-Pac was a very fast martial artist, not to be underestimated. But Kane knew his flaws.
They both ran into the ring to double team on Kane, but he kept punching back at them. X-Pac's punches were not very strong, but they were fast. Bull Buchanan was pretty much the opposite of X-Pac. His punches were slow but effective. Very effective as Kane began to succumb. He couldn't match the speed of X-Pac and the strength of Buchanan at the same time. He would have to use another strategy. Kane backed away from them, pretending their atttacks had hurt him much more than they did. Then X-Pac preformed a spinning heel kick to his chest, knocking Kane over the ropes. He landed on his feet and then quickly grabbed the steel steps and picked them up, daring them to go after him. They didn't. Kane watched as Kane and Buchanan spread apart from each other, preparing to ambush him while he ran in the ring. Now, most of Kane's defeats against X-Pac occurred when Kane kicked the steps into his head. Kane had no intention of making that kind of mistake this time. He glared at X-Pac and aimed towards him, but then at the last second he threw the stairs at Bull Buchanan. The stairs hit him right in the head, knocking him down. X-Pac looked at him, a bit horrified. Kane entered the ring and looked at X-Pac, smiling at him.
"Hello little buddy." Kane said as he walked towards X-Pac. X-Pac tried to crawl out of the ring quickly, but he forgot how fast Kane could be when he tried. Kane pulled X-Pac into the ring and then gave him a chop to the throat. X-Pac fell back towards the corner. And Kane then moved his foot towards his throat, grabbing the ropes for leverage, and began to choke X-Pac. He put all of his strength behind his leg, almost crushing X-Pac's windpipe. X-Pac could see the pure hatred in the eyes of Kane as he crushed his throat. Kane could smell X-Pac's fear. And he liked it.
He released X-Pac and then picked him up with both of his hands, throwing him out of the ring onto the concrete below. X-Pac could wait for a few moments. Buchanan was getting up.
Kane walked towards him and then kicked him in the head as he tried to wake up. Then he slammed his head down against the ringsteps. This caused Buchanan to bleed. Kane smiled under the mask and then dragged him accross the ring. Kane then climbed atop the ropes, waiting for Buchanan to get up. It took longer than Kane expected as Buchanan slowly got up. He thought to himself. 'Concussion...good'. As Buchanan finally stood, Kane jumped high above the ringpost and preformed his infamous flying lariat on Buchanan. He didn't see it coming. Buchanan was knocked to the ground hard. The entire ring shook with the impact. Kane got up and then walked out of the ring, dragging Bull out of the ring. Kane did not want this match to be this short, but hey, he still had X-Pac to contend with. Kane kicked Bull in the head, and then reached under the ring for something he had seen one of the security guards placing there for Raven's hardcore match tonight against Rhyno.
Ah...there it was. Kane stood up and held them up...handcuffs. He smiled and looked down to Rhyno. Foley made a big mistake, turning this into a no DQ match. But hey, Buchanan wouldn't be permanently injured. He pulled Buchanan's arm towards the ringpost and handcuffed his arm to the post. He then walked towards the announce table and picked up a steel chair. He looked at Heyman and good old JR. JR was doing his usual 'NO KANE! DON'T DO IT! DON'T DO IT' thing as Kane looked at them. He then held the chair up, as if to ask the fans if they wanted him to do it. They all cheered even louder for him. Kane smiled and then walked towards Buchanan.
He looked down at him and Buchanan looked up at him. Buchanan looked at him, and then, in a move that suprised Kane, nodded. "Just get it over with." He said.
Kane nodded to Buchanan. He was one tough motherfucker, he would give him that much. The memory of his hand being broken was still promenate in him, and he then yelled in anger as he swung the chair towards Buchanan's hand, smashing it. Buchanan yelled in pain and anquish, holding his hand. Kane smiled cruelly, watching Buchanan on the ground. He was taking it better than he thought he would.
Then he felt a missile dropkick to the back of the head that knocked him straight into the ringpost, knocking him down onto the ground. Kane was in a daze, but he could make out the form of X-Pac, getting up and telling the crowd to 'suck it'. Kane tried to shake the dizziness in his head off, and tried to get up. Kane then grabbed a steel chair and nailed Kane over the head with it. Kane felt pain rush through his head, and it actually felt pretty good. Kane had learned to accept pain a long time ago.
X-Pac brought the chair up one more time, and then hit Kane in the head with it. Kane was knocked down, pain settling in once again, knocking his head to the ground. Kane pretended to be out cold as X-Pac grabbed him by the hair, pulling him up. X-Pac then rolled Kane into the ring. He then followed him in there.
Kane tried to get up and then felt a sharp kick to the head that knocked him against the turnbuckle. Kane sat against it, dazed. X-Pac smiled and knew what was going to be next. He ran to one corner. Preparing for the broncho buster. Kane was still dazed a bit, but he could see X-Pac's form running towards him. Kane waited, knowing what was coming.
At the last possible moment, Kane lifted a boot upwards, nailing X-Pac in the groin area. X-Pac fell down, pain shooting through his body.
Kane then stood up and used that time to recover. As X-Pac got up, Kane just looked at him. Kane then slowly walked towards X-pac. X-Pac attempted a spinning heel kick, which Kane grabbed. He looked at X-Pac and shook his head, throwing the leg down to the ground and then kicking X-Pac in the gut.
X-Pac leaned down, the kick knocking the wind out of him. Kane then grabbed X-Pac by the throat and chokeslammed him onto the mat. Then he picked up X-Pac again, and then lifted him high above his head, using a military press. He threw X-Pac onto the mat. He saw the pain X-pac was in and smiled. He was just playing with him now.
Kane picked him up and then used an irish whip to throw him into the turnbuckle. Kane walked towards him and then lifted him up, making him sit on top of the turnbuckle. Kane smiled under the ropes as the crowd cheered his name. He climbed to the top rope and lifted X-Pac up in the powerbomb position. X-Pac still had no idea what was about to happen, as he was still dazed. Kane then pointed towards the announce table while holding X-Pac in the powerbomb position with one hand. The crowd was really into it. Kane smiled and then watched as JR and Paul Heyman stood backwards. Kane then jumped off the top rope and towards the announce table, powerbombing X-Pac right through it.
Kane looked at X-Pac's body. Bloody now, broken, defeated. This would be adequate revenge. X-Pac would take a week to heal, Buchanan a month to heal, but they would stay hurt. Foley wouldn't be able to do anything about it. He smiled under the mask as he realized just what Foley did. He punished those two for what they did by putting them into his match. Slowly, Kane lifted a boot and rested it on X-Pac's chest as the referee made the three count.
Kane smiled under the mask as the crowd cheered his name. Not because of the fans, not because of the victory, but because of the revenge and the pain he inflicted. He had only done the equivelant of what was done to him, and he smiled. He lifted his arms and then brought them down as the 4 turnbuckles exploded, fire being sent into the air.
******
As Kane entered the locker room, he watched the looks of the people in the locker room. Steve Blackman and Raven looked towards him, respecting his new 'hardcore' direction he was taking with the matches. The Hardy Boyz nodded to him as they walked past him. Funaki stayed as far away from Kane as possible. The other two members of X-Factor, who Kane expected to jump him, just kept their distance. Kane was actually suprised that Albert stayed away, but didn't care.
Kane looked for the Undertaker in the locker room, but he was out back preparing for a match. Kane snorted and packed his things. Foley entered the room and gestured for the other wrestlers to leave except for Kane. They left.
Kane didn't turn towards the commissioner, he just kept packing his things. He just spoke. "You don't like what I did to X-Pac and Bull do you?" Kane said, waiting for Foley's responce.
Mick looked at Kane and shook his head. "Kane, I'm not going to pretend I know what you are going through, or what is going through that head of yours. However, you are going to play by the rules. You are no different than anyone else here, although you did make a point about some thinking they are above everyone else."
Kane didn't respond to that, he just continued packing his things. Kane didn't really care for protocol that much. He could see Foley's point of view, but he really wasn't intrested in it.
"Anyway, enjoy your next few days off. And I thought you should know, your brother has volunteered to do a match for this saturdays WCW opening show, Saturday Night Nitro. Anyway, stay tuned." He turned around and walked to the exit, and then looked back. "Oh yeah, and Kane, you are doing a good job. Just don't break everyone else on your way to the title okay?"
Kane looked back to Foley, staring at him for a few moments. Then he just gave him a nod.
Kane put together his things, taking off his uniform and putting on his street clothes. He would keep the mask on of course until he got more privacy.
He finished packing and then turned around, and then he saw Tori looking at him. He grunted and then picked up his bag, walking towards the exit.
Tori had tears streaming from her face as she looked at him. "Kane...I just wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened a long time ago. I'm sorry for hurting you." She tried to hold her regret back, but couldn't as she leaned forward onto his shirt and cried on him. Kane looked down on her, emotionless. "Please...forgive me." She quietly said.
Kane looked down at her and then continued to walk past her. Ignoring her as she fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands.
******
Kane watched from a monitor in the back, watching Undertaker finish defeating Haku. Kane nodded in approval as the Undertaker compleated a brutal match against him. As the Undertaker walked into the back, Kane walked towards him. Undertaker looked back, un-intimidated. He stared into Kane's eyes, and Kane stared into his.
"Looks like you are on your way to a title shot." Said the Undertaker. He was as intimidating as ever, and few would really know he was in wrestling for as long as he had been. Undertaker was still as intimidating to most as he had always been. Kane just looked back at him for a few moments before speaking back to him.
"You shouldn't have told Foley." Said Kane, looking back at the Undertaker. The Undertaker just shrugged.
"Kane, if you kept going the way you were going to go, you would have gotten yourself in even deeper shit. You know it, I know it. So I stepped in, big deal. I was just watching out for my little brother."
Kane shoved him back violently, growling. "I don't need your help, Foley's or anyone's. Stay the fuck out of my business." Kane turned his back towards him and walked away as the Undertaker looked at him.
Foley walked towards the Undertaker and looked at him. "Want me to talk to him?"
The Undertaker shook his head. "No. He's pissed. He feels like he's under my shadow or something. Plus, he hates being called little brother." He shrugged. "It's his way I guess."
Foley nodded and looked at him. "Well...maybe it will pass. Hey, good luck this saturday on Nitro."
The Undertaker nodded. "Thanks Cactus." He walked away, and Foley looked towards the direction Kane walked into. He shook his head.
"This is going to get worse before it gets better."
He turned and decided to head towards the curtan, deciding that he probably should announce the main event at Summerslam.
His theme song hit and he walked towards the ring.
******
Kane drove his truck towards his place. He would work out some more, then he'd pay a visit to a few people. He definetly had to settle some family issue's with Bearer. His eyes were full of hatred for the fat bastard of a man.
Kane didn't think about Angle, X-Pac or Bull. He didn't even give a thought about Tori. They paid the price.
He continued along the path.