Chapter 3 - The Road to Summerslam
Kane was in the locker room, looking in the mirror. He stared at his own reflection, a bit disappointed that Bearer was not home the previous day. So, even though he had the day off, he had some anger to burn, and he had personally asked Foley earlier to be put in a match. Any kind of match would do.
And besides...Kane had a statement to make tonight about the championship. And he still had to find out who he would be facing at Summerslam for the number one contenders spot.
He looked at the mask and reflected on the last few years. He sneered at the thought that he actually allowed himself to be used by so many people. DX...Paul Bearer...Vince McMahon and the Corporation...Tori...and of course, his brother, the Undertaker.
When he looked back at his relationship with his brother he had wondered what to think about it. When he came into the World Wrestling Federation, he came there to beat, humiliate and destroy his brother. Then they teamed up together, then he was betrayed by the Undertaker. Then they teamed up together again, only this time he had gotten fed up with his brother's shadow, and promptly chokeslammed him through the ring. And then they joined together again at the Royal Rumble.
The Rumble...Kane sneered remembering the Rumble. He had come so close to winning it. He had come so close to winning it and going to wrestlemania. If it wasn't for Austin.
He remembered the Rumble vividly. He came in at number 6...and he eliminated 11 people! He had elminated more people in the Royal Rumble than anyone had in history. And it still wasn't enough for him. They could have given him all of the record awards in history, they could have given him a shot at any of the other titles and it still wouldn't have been enough.
The World Wrestling Federation Championship was the only title worth going for in Kane's opinion. When you had it, it ment you were the best. The very best. It was the top prize ever.
Even if he had it for a month he would have been satisfied with his reign and went on to other goals. But a day? He held the WWF Championship for only a day! And all because of Austin.
True, Austin had gotten lucky when he beat him for the WWF Championship, but Kane didn't get a rematch. They coudl have given him any kind of rematch. Cage, Iron Man, Lumberjack, 2 out of 3 falls, even a Hell in a Cell. But no, they gave him nothing.
Austin...the man who had joined with Vince McMahon to ambush the Rock and take the WWF Championship. Who joined up with Triple H and nearly destroyed his arm, which served to let them take the Tag Team Championships from him and Undertaker. Austin...the man to beat in the World Wrestling Federation. Or in Kane's case...the man to destroy.
"Kane, you are up in 5 minutes. Your opponent has been announced. Supposedly a warm up for you." Yelled one of the WWF booking staff, who was leaning against a doorway.
"Who?" Asked Kane.
"Let me see..." Said the man as he looked over the schedule for the nights events. "Ah, here it is. You are up against Steven Richards and Sho Funaki. Blackman was supposed to be in but he's sick, so Foley put you in his place. Said it was a warm-up."
Kane cursed and then looked towards the mirror. Richards and Funaki? There was no competition in that. Kane growled and looked into the mirror, psyching himself up for tonight's match.
He looked at the mirror and imagined Austin's face there. He fed the hatred and the bitterness as he stared into the mirror. Finally, Kane punched the mirror and smashed it to pieces.
"BMF...we'll see." Kane said as he left the locker room.
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Kane had allready entered the ring and waited for his opponents in the triple threat. This was a joke. What kind of game was Foley playing with him? Steven Richards and Sho Funkai were very good athletes in their own right...but they were no match for him. Of course, Kane realized he wasn't even supposed to be competing tonight.
Kane heard sirens and figured that Richards would be coming towards the ring. When the RTC broke up, Richards had decided to keep 'fighting the good fight'. Of course, with the RTC consisting of only Ivory and Steven Richards, they were merely a shadow of what they used to be. And even Kane considered them a joke then.
Steven grabbed a microphone and prepared for another speech. Kane looked at him and just rolled his eyes. He hated morons. He climbed out of the ring slowly.
"Lately, there have been a lot of violent acts prepetrated by that man in the ring, Kane. He has broken ankles and has insinuated violence various WWF superstars in the roster. I mean, what kind of man would break someone's hand on live television." Yelled Steven Richards.
Kane walked towards him slowly, while Richards began to break a sweat. Richards then dropped the microphone and tried to run away, only to bump into Funaki as he tried to get into the ring. Kane smirked as they tried to fight each other, then Funaki pushed Richards into Kane. Kane smiled at Richards and then chokeslammed him onto the ground. Funaki ran past Kane and into the ring. Kane turned around and gave chase.
When Kane entered the ring, Funaki ran towards him and tried to punch him. The punch landed on his chest, but Kane didn't feel a thing. He simply looked down at the punch and then looked to Funaki. Kane looked right into his eyes and then grabbed him by the throat.
"Make this easy on yourself." Kane said.
Funaki responded by immedietly tapping out, submitting. 'This is odd', thought Kane, 'I didn't even start hurting him.'
Kane dropped Funaki and left the ring in disgust.
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Kane entered the locker room area and sat in a chair, very disgusted at how easy the match had been. He should have been given a bigger challenge. Triple H, the Acolytes, Benoit...anyone but those two. At least Crash Holly had the guts to try to take Kane on one on one.
Kane tried to be optomistic about it. It wasn't like having a match like that would hurt his career or something to that extent, but Kane wanted a fight tonight.
He looked around the locker room, seeing Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit talking together about their tag match against Lo Down. He saw Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly getting in an argument. Looking at them, he thought they were more like brothers than cousins.
Brothers...he thought about his brother for a while, and their whole 'relationship'. He wondered who Undertaker would fight on Saturday.
Kane stood up and looked onto the screen, and he could see Foley coming down to make some announcements.
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Foley stood in the middle of the ring, hearing the fans chant his name once again. He smiled as he raised the microphone to address the audience. "Well, we are only a few days away from Summerslam, and I know you all have been waiting to know about the main event, as well as the numbers one contenders match. Well I know I've taken a long time to finally make my decision..." He could hear the crowd chanting his name again, very loudly. He smiled and gave them a thumbs up. "And I will announce that decision tonight, RIGHT HERE, IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA!!!" He gave them a grin and a thumbs up as the crowd went nuts for the cheap pop.
"So first, I would like to call out a couple of the wrestlers. First, I'm going to call out the World Wrestling Federation Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin."
The sound of class breaking filled the arena, and Austin walked down towards the ring, carrying the WWF title belt in his hands. He sneered at Foley, and had been having very bad luck since he no longer had Vince McMahon to back him up. Even though it had been months since he turned on the fans, people were still cheering for the Texas Rattlesnake. He didn't care though. Austin glared around as he entered the ring, walking around impatiently. What business did that fatass Foley have being the commissioner anyway? If Ausin had his way, he would give Foley as stone cold stunner right away. Unfortionatly, there was nothing he could do.
Foley looked at Austin and smiled. "Now I know what you are thinking Austin. You are wondering what is going to happen at Summerslam. Well Austin, it's simple. You will be involved in a triple threat elimination match at Summerslam." The crowd went wild while Austin spat on the ground and paced around the ring, pissed off about the turn of events.
Foley smirked. "It gets better. Your opponents are going to add a special ingredient. Your first opponent is going to be...Triple H!"
Austin glared at Foley and cursed. Triple H was the only ally he had left. Putting them against each other would cripple that alliance.
Triple H's theme could be heard, and he walked towards the ring. He smirked at Foley, and nodded to Austin. As he entered the ring, he gave Austin a 'do not worry about it' look. But in his head, he knew the time was right. During the match, he would turn on Austin and take what was rightfully his, the WWF Title. Austin had been a problem long enough anyway. He looked to Foley and smirked.
"Well guys, as for your third opponent. Well...he's going to be...a suprise." Foley smiled as he said this. "You guys will have to wait. Oh, and there is one more added condition. During your match, there is going to be a special guest referee." He smiled at them and laughed. "And take one guess as to who that is going to be."
Austin and Triple H began to shout at him, protesting. They both had pissed off Foley during the last few months, and this was goign to make things even harder if it was Mick Foley as the special guest referee.
"No no no guys. It's not going to be me. However, it's going to be someone you two are very...familiar with. Someone you both have had problems with. It's going to be...THE ROCK!" Triple H and Austin were both in shock. The crowd began to explode, the noise level rocking the arena to it's very foundation. Foley gave the crowd a thumbs up. Things were turning out just the way he wanted them to.
That was until the ring pyro's began to go off and Kane's music began to play. Kane had heard enough about the so-called 'main event'. He cared little for the Rock's return. He did not care about the possiblity of Triple H turning on Stone Cold Steve Austin. He didn't even care about who the third wrestler was going to be.
He glared at Triple H and Austin as they stood in the ring, waiting to attack them. Kane climbed up to the ring and waited for them to try to double team him. But Kane had made arrangements earlier in the day.
The People's Champion, the Rock, snuck up from the crowd and crawled into the ring, ambushing Austin from behind. While Triple H was confused, Kane walked towards him, grabbed his throat and chokeslammed him. The Rock continued to pummel Austin, but Kane pushed him aside and then chokeslammed the Rattlesnake. Kane didn't care for the Rock's revenge. He just wanted Austin's title.
But the Rock didn't see it Kane's way. He shoved Kane, yelling at him for nailing Austin while he wanted to. Kane shoved him back, just glaring at him. He and the Rock stared into each others eyes, their eyes full of intensity and hatred.
After a few moments, the Rock was handed a microphone from Garcia, and so was Kane. They stared at each other for a few more moments while Austin and Triple H fled to the back.
Finally, the Rock brought the microphone up. "FINALLY...THE ROCK, HAS COME BACK TO THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION!" The crowd cheered even louder, as they had all missed the Rock. The Rock looked at Kane and then looked towards the back. "Now, the Rock has been gone for while due to a suspension at the hands of Vince McMahon. But with him now out of the picture, the time is right for the return...of the Rock."
Kane watched him speak, wishing he could crush the Rock, get him out of his way, take him out right now like he knew he was capable of doing. But he would have to wait. He let the Rock continue.
"And the Rock, has some business to settle with those jabroni's, Triple H and Austin. You see, Austin, at Wrestlemania, you sold out. You knew something that everyone else knew...you can't stop the Rock! So, you joined up with Vince McMahon, and then you decided to gang up on the Rock. But you two candyasses couldn't take out the people's champion yourselves...so you had to get Triple H. So afterwards, you two jabroni's ganged up on the Rock. You hit the Rock with chairs, a sledgehammer. You beat the Rock up, you made the Rock bleed. But you made one...little mistake. You didn't destroy the Rock. And now that the Rock is back, he's got one more goal in mind. To take that WWF...Championship. And of course, to whip all of your candy asses."
Kane picked up his microphone and looked towards the Rock. He glared at him. They had a long history against each other. They had fought each other time and time again. They had hurt each other, made each other bleed. So, there was only one more appropriate thing to say.
"Welcome back." Kane said as he nodded to the Rock. The Rock nodded back. They had an ounce of respect for each other...and that was enough to keep them from killing each other.
Foley spoke up and looked to Kane. "Now Kane, at Summerslam, you will be in a number one contenders match with...the Big Show."
Kane smiled and nodded his head, smirking to himself. "And I thought you should know, that this Saturday, on WCW Nitro, your brother, the Undertaker, will be in a match against Big Poppa Pump, Scott Stiner."
This set Kane off as he walked towards the commissioner. "I don't care about his match. I care about mine."
Foley nodded to Kane and looked at him. He wondered how that set him off, but he wouldn't bother with that right now. "Anyway, I have a special warm up match for you. Because tonight, you Kane, and the Rock, will take on Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a tag team match. Have a nice day."
Foley smiled, gave them a thumbs up and left the ring.
Kane looked down at Foley and smiled to himself. So Foley had a challenging match for him after all. He smirked under the mask. Things were going to get intresting.
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- You can see that match next time in Chapter 4. I'm sorry this Chapter isn't as good as the others, but I am kinda rushed. Anyway, please R&R. And I would like to thank all of you for the very positive responce I have gotten so far in this story. It's very appreciated.
Kane was in the locker room, looking in the mirror. He stared at his own reflection, a bit disappointed that Bearer was not home the previous day. So, even though he had the day off, he had some anger to burn, and he had personally asked Foley earlier to be put in a match. Any kind of match would do.
And besides...Kane had a statement to make tonight about the championship. And he still had to find out who he would be facing at Summerslam for the number one contenders spot.
He looked at the mask and reflected on the last few years. He sneered at the thought that he actually allowed himself to be used by so many people. DX...Paul Bearer...Vince McMahon and the Corporation...Tori...and of course, his brother, the Undertaker.
When he looked back at his relationship with his brother he had wondered what to think about it. When he came into the World Wrestling Federation, he came there to beat, humiliate and destroy his brother. Then they teamed up together, then he was betrayed by the Undertaker. Then they teamed up together again, only this time he had gotten fed up with his brother's shadow, and promptly chokeslammed him through the ring. And then they joined together again at the Royal Rumble.
The Rumble...Kane sneered remembering the Rumble. He had come so close to winning it. He had come so close to winning it and going to wrestlemania. If it wasn't for Austin.
He remembered the Rumble vividly. He came in at number 6...and he eliminated 11 people! He had elminated more people in the Royal Rumble than anyone had in history. And it still wasn't enough for him. They could have given him all of the record awards in history, they could have given him a shot at any of the other titles and it still wouldn't have been enough.
The World Wrestling Federation Championship was the only title worth going for in Kane's opinion. When you had it, it ment you were the best. The very best. It was the top prize ever.
Even if he had it for a month he would have been satisfied with his reign and went on to other goals. But a day? He held the WWF Championship for only a day! And all because of Austin.
True, Austin had gotten lucky when he beat him for the WWF Championship, but Kane didn't get a rematch. They coudl have given him any kind of rematch. Cage, Iron Man, Lumberjack, 2 out of 3 falls, even a Hell in a Cell. But no, they gave him nothing.
Austin...the man who had joined with Vince McMahon to ambush the Rock and take the WWF Championship. Who joined up with Triple H and nearly destroyed his arm, which served to let them take the Tag Team Championships from him and Undertaker. Austin...the man to beat in the World Wrestling Federation. Or in Kane's case...the man to destroy.
"Kane, you are up in 5 minutes. Your opponent has been announced. Supposedly a warm up for you." Yelled one of the WWF booking staff, who was leaning against a doorway.
"Who?" Asked Kane.
"Let me see..." Said the man as he looked over the schedule for the nights events. "Ah, here it is. You are up against Steven Richards and Sho Funaki. Blackman was supposed to be in but he's sick, so Foley put you in his place. Said it was a warm-up."
Kane cursed and then looked towards the mirror. Richards and Funaki? There was no competition in that. Kane growled and looked into the mirror, psyching himself up for tonight's match.
He looked at the mirror and imagined Austin's face there. He fed the hatred and the bitterness as he stared into the mirror. Finally, Kane punched the mirror and smashed it to pieces.
"BMF...we'll see." Kane said as he left the locker room.
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Kane had allready entered the ring and waited for his opponents in the triple threat. This was a joke. What kind of game was Foley playing with him? Steven Richards and Sho Funkai were very good athletes in their own right...but they were no match for him. Of course, Kane realized he wasn't even supposed to be competing tonight.
Kane heard sirens and figured that Richards would be coming towards the ring. When the RTC broke up, Richards had decided to keep 'fighting the good fight'. Of course, with the RTC consisting of only Ivory and Steven Richards, they were merely a shadow of what they used to be. And even Kane considered them a joke then.
Steven grabbed a microphone and prepared for another speech. Kane looked at him and just rolled his eyes. He hated morons. He climbed out of the ring slowly.
"Lately, there have been a lot of violent acts prepetrated by that man in the ring, Kane. He has broken ankles and has insinuated violence various WWF superstars in the roster. I mean, what kind of man would break someone's hand on live television." Yelled Steven Richards.
Kane walked towards him slowly, while Richards began to break a sweat. Richards then dropped the microphone and tried to run away, only to bump into Funaki as he tried to get into the ring. Kane smirked as they tried to fight each other, then Funaki pushed Richards into Kane. Kane smiled at Richards and then chokeslammed him onto the ground. Funaki ran past Kane and into the ring. Kane turned around and gave chase.
When Kane entered the ring, Funaki ran towards him and tried to punch him. The punch landed on his chest, but Kane didn't feel a thing. He simply looked down at the punch and then looked to Funaki. Kane looked right into his eyes and then grabbed him by the throat.
"Make this easy on yourself." Kane said.
Funaki responded by immedietly tapping out, submitting. 'This is odd', thought Kane, 'I didn't even start hurting him.'
Kane dropped Funaki and left the ring in disgust.
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Kane entered the locker room area and sat in a chair, very disgusted at how easy the match had been. He should have been given a bigger challenge. Triple H, the Acolytes, Benoit...anyone but those two. At least Crash Holly had the guts to try to take Kane on one on one.
Kane tried to be optomistic about it. It wasn't like having a match like that would hurt his career or something to that extent, but Kane wanted a fight tonight.
He looked around the locker room, seeing Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit talking together about their tag match against Lo Down. He saw Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly getting in an argument. Looking at them, he thought they were more like brothers than cousins.
Brothers...he thought about his brother for a while, and their whole 'relationship'. He wondered who Undertaker would fight on Saturday.
Kane stood up and looked onto the screen, and he could see Foley coming down to make some announcements.
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Foley stood in the middle of the ring, hearing the fans chant his name once again. He smiled as he raised the microphone to address the audience. "Well, we are only a few days away from Summerslam, and I know you all have been waiting to know about the main event, as well as the numbers one contenders match. Well I know I've taken a long time to finally make my decision..." He could hear the crowd chanting his name again, very loudly. He smiled and gave them a thumbs up. "And I will announce that decision tonight, RIGHT HERE, IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA!!!" He gave them a grin and a thumbs up as the crowd went nuts for the cheap pop.
"So first, I would like to call out a couple of the wrestlers. First, I'm going to call out the World Wrestling Federation Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin."
The sound of class breaking filled the arena, and Austin walked down towards the ring, carrying the WWF title belt in his hands. He sneered at Foley, and had been having very bad luck since he no longer had Vince McMahon to back him up. Even though it had been months since he turned on the fans, people were still cheering for the Texas Rattlesnake. He didn't care though. Austin glared around as he entered the ring, walking around impatiently. What business did that fatass Foley have being the commissioner anyway? If Ausin had his way, he would give Foley as stone cold stunner right away. Unfortionatly, there was nothing he could do.
Foley looked at Austin and smiled. "Now I know what you are thinking Austin. You are wondering what is going to happen at Summerslam. Well Austin, it's simple. You will be involved in a triple threat elimination match at Summerslam." The crowd went wild while Austin spat on the ground and paced around the ring, pissed off about the turn of events.
Foley smirked. "It gets better. Your opponents are going to add a special ingredient. Your first opponent is going to be...Triple H!"
Austin glared at Foley and cursed. Triple H was the only ally he had left. Putting them against each other would cripple that alliance.
Triple H's theme could be heard, and he walked towards the ring. He smirked at Foley, and nodded to Austin. As he entered the ring, he gave Austin a 'do not worry about it' look. But in his head, he knew the time was right. During the match, he would turn on Austin and take what was rightfully his, the WWF Title. Austin had been a problem long enough anyway. He looked to Foley and smirked.
"Well guys, as for your third opponent. Well...he's going to be...a suprise." Foley smiled as he said this. "You guys will have to wait. Oh, and there is one more added condition. During your match, there is going to be a special guest referee." He smiled at them and laughed. "And take one guess as to who that is going to be."
Austin and Triple H began to shout at him, protesting. They both had pissed off Foley during the last few months, and this was goign to make things even harder if it was Mick Foley as the special guest referee.
"No no no guys. It's not going to be me. However, it's going to be someone you two are very...familiar with. Someone you both have had problems with. It's going to be...THE ROCK!" Triple H and Austin were both in shock. The crowd began to explode, the noise level rocking the arena to it's very foundation. Foley gave the crowd a thumbs up. Things were turning out just the way he wanted them to.
That was until the ring pyro's began to go off and Kane's music began to play. Kane had heard enough about the so-called 'main event'. He cared little for the Rock's return. He did not care about the possiblity of Triple H turning on Stone Cold Steve Austin. He didn't even care about who the third wrestler was going to be.
He glared at Triple H and Austin as they stood in the ring, waiting to attack them. Kane climbed up to the ring and waited for them to try to double team him. But Kane had made arrangements earlier in the day.
The People's Champion, the Rock, snuck up from the crowd and crawled into the ring, ambushing Austin from behind. While Triple H was confused, Kane walked towards him, grabbed his throat and chokeslammed him. The Rock continued to pummel Austin, but Kane pushed him aside and then chokeslammed the Rattlesnake. Kane didn't care for the Rock's revenge. He just wanted Austin's title.
But the Rock didn't see it Kane's way. He shoved Kane, yelling at him for nailing Austin while he wanted to. Kane shoved him back, just glaring at him. He and the Rock stared into each others eyes, their eyes full of intensity and hatred.
After a few moments, the Rock was handed a microphone from Garcia, and so was Kane. They stared at each other for a few more moments while Austin and Triple H fled to the back.
Finally, the Rock brought the microphone up. "FINALLY...THE ROCK, HAS COME BACK TO THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION!" The crowd cheered even louder, as they had all missed the Rock. The Rock looked at Kane and then looked towards the back. "Now, the Rock has been gone for while due to a suspension at the hands of Vince McMahon. But with him now out of the picture, the time is right for the return...of the Rock."
Kane watched him speak, wishing he could crush the Rock, get him out of his way, take him out right now like he knew he was capable of doing. But he would have to wait. He let the Rock continue.
"And the Rock, has some business to settle with those jabroni's, Triple H and Austin. You see, Austin, at Wrestlemania, you sold out. You knew something that everyone else knew...you can't stop the Rock! So, you joined up with Vince McMahon, and then you decided to gang up on the Rock. But you two candyasses couldn't take out the people's champion yourselves...so you had to get Triple H. So afterwards, you two jabroni's ganged up on the Rock. You hit the Rock with chairs, a sledgehammer. You beat the Rock up, you made the Rock bleed. But you made one...little mistake. You didn't destroy the Rock. And now that the Rock is back, he's got one more goal in mind. To take that WWF...Championship. And of course, to whip all of your candy asses."
Kane picked up his microphone and looked towards the Rock. He glared at him. They had a long history against each other. They had fought each other time and time again. They had hurt each other, made each other bleed. So, there was only one more appropriate thing to say.
"Welcome back." Kane said as he nodded to the Rock. The Rock nodded back. They had an ounce of respect for each other...and that was enough to keep them from killing each other.
Foley spoke up and looked to Kane. "Now Kane, at Summerslam, you will be in a number one contenders match with...the Big Show."
Kane smiled and nodded his head, smirking to himself. "And I thought you should know, that this Saturday, on WCW Nitro, your brother, the Undertaker, will be in a match against Big Poppa Pump, Scott Stiner."
This set Kane off as he walked towards the commissioner. "I don't care about his match. I care about mine."
Foley nodded to Kane and looked at him. He wondered how that set him off, but he wouldn't bother with that right now. "Anyway, I have a special warm up match for you. Because tonight, you Kane, and the Rock, will take on Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a tag team match. Have a nice day."
Foley smiled, gave them a thumbs up and left the ring.
Kane looked down at Foley and smiled to himself. So Foley had a challenging match for him after all. He smirked under the mask. Things were going to get intresting.
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- You can see that match next time in Chapter 4. I'm sorry this Chapter isn't as good as the others, but I am kinda rushed. Anyway, please R&R. And I would like to thank all of you for the very positive responce I have gotten so far in this story. It's very appreciated.