WWF RAW Report for April 1,
2002
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-It's a historic night, LIVE in Albany. The first in the era of
Ric Flair's RAW! There's a new stage! Picture a TitanTron shaped
in the outline of the new Raw logo (think slanted rectangle). On
each side are hanging lights that look like icicles or crystals.
Below is a long "bolted metal" section, with a thinner
section inside it, that plays the WWF logo video. In the middle
is the section where the wrestlers enter, which is backed by a
video which continues the new rusted metal motif. There's new
music! And a new Raw video! Half music video, half wrestler
clips. Pyro shoots from the top of the new TitanTron to the stage
and explodes, as the new era is underway! Tonight, Kane will take
on X-Pac.
In the back, the nWo talk about how they hope Flair signs Austin. They talk about how even though X-Pac has the match against Kane, when you fight one member of the nWo, you fight them all. They come upon the closed aPa office and clean it up, turning it into the nWo Lounge. Fade Out..
Kane vs.
X-Pac
-Kane makes his way out of the fires of hell, followed by all
three members of the nWo. Kane stares down Kevin Nash, allowing
Pac to jump him from behind and start the beating. Kane comes
back with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Uppercuts and elbows by Kane, then
a military press slam. More uppercuts by Kane, but X-Pac catches
him with an enziguri. Chops by Pac, but Kane is unphased.
Clothesline in the corner by Kane, then a sidewalk slam. He goes
up top, but Hall distracts him long enough for X-Pac to jump and
kick him off the top to the floor below. As Pac distracts the
ref, Scott Hall gets in a few shots. Pac dives over the top, but
Kane catches him. Nash boots Kane down.
X-Pac gets in the ring and fakes an injury, allowing Hall to
smash him into the stairs. In the ring, Pac punches away on Kane
in the corner. Kane starts firing back, but Pac catches him with
a spinning heel kick 1-2-power out that sends Pac to the outside.
Hall punches Kane in the face, while X-Pac goes up top and hits
him with a missile dropkick. Kane misses a clothesline in the
corner, allowing Pac to kick away on him and lay in a boot choke.
Hall holds Kane down, allowing Pac to hit the Bronco Buster. But
Kane simply pulls himself up and clotheslines X-Pac, then
powerslams him down. Big Boot to X-Pac. Kane rolls out of the
ring and uppercuts Hall down. Kane goes up top and hits Pac with
the flying clothesline. He looks for the chokeslam, but Hall and
Nash come in and start beating him down. As the DQ bell rings,
Bradshaw rushes the ring and starts beating down Hall and Nash.
Kane knocks X-Pac over the top and Bradshaw beats Hall and Nash
out of the ring.