WWF RAW Report for January 14,
2002
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- The usual RAW fireworks went off in Dallas, Texas and Jim Ross
and Jerry "The King" Lawler kicked off the show on
commentary!
The Royal Rumble is this Sunday night, and it was announced over
the weekend on Federation programming that The Big Show and Kane officially entered
themselves in the Royal Rumble!
Backstage:
Kurt Angle and Michael Cole were shown, and Kurt Angle talked
about his match on Thursday. He said that he had Stone Cold where
he wanted him when Kane stuck his nose in his business. Who does
Kane think he is? He wants to make a statement? He thinks he's
going to win the Royal Rumble? Kurt has a statement for him.
You've messed with the wrong guy. Kane wants to mess with Kurt?
Go toe to toe with him? To quote the popular singer Shakira.
Whenever, where ever. Last year, Kane had a very impressive Royal
Rumble. He nearly won the damn thing, but does he have a Gold
Medal? Didn't think so. Being a big red freak isn't an Olympic
sport. So Kane wants to make an example out of him? Well tonight,
Kurt is going to make an example out of Kane. Remember the last
time they wrestled? Kurt made Kane tap. Kane was crying like a
baby, but tonight, it's going to be worse. Kurt is going to break
Kane's ankle, and it's very difficult throwing 29 other wrestlers
over the top rope with a broken ankle. Oh it's true. It's true.
Backstage:
Kane was shown
walking in the backstage area, and he's up against Kurt Angle,
next!
Referee: Charles Robinson
Kurt Angle vs. Kane
Kurt Angle's music hit in the arena and he made his way to the
ring for his one on one match against the Big Red Machine, Kane.
Kurt Angle stood face to face with Kane when Kane got in the
ring, and the two exchanged words. Kurt gave Kane some right
hands, and then he went behind Kane and hooked him, but Kane gave
Kurt a reverse elbow to knock him down. Kurt Angle bailed to the
outside of the ring, and then he pulled Kane out of the ring.
Kane gave Kurt some right hands on the outside, and then he
picked him up and dropped him onto the security wall.
Kane rolled Kurt back into the ring, and Kurt hammered away on
Kane, and then Kane gave Kurt a power slam. Kane backed Kurt
Angle into the corner and he gave him a series of shoulder blocks
and then a hard shot to the back to knock him down. Kane gave
Kurt Angle a body slam and then he whipped him into the corner
and Kurt gave Kane a reverse elbow and then he picked Kurt up by
the throat and slammed him down to the mat. Kane then went for an
elbow drop, but Kurt avoided it. Kurt powered Kane into the
corner and then he took Kane down with a fireman carry and then
he gave him some right hands into the corner. Kurt chopped away
on Kane and then Kane grabbed Kurt's hand and knocked Kurt down
with a clothesline and then another. Kane whipped Kurt off the
ropes and gave him a back body drop and then he whipped him into
the corner. Kane gave Kurt a sidewalk slam and then Kane made his
way to the top rope and Kurt hopped up and pulled Kane down with
a suplex!
Kurt Angle then kicked Kane as he was down and then he gave him a
number of right hands on the mat. Kurt went for the ankle lock,
but Kane countered with an Enziguri! Kane got to his feet and
knocked Kurt down with a series of right hands and then he
knocked Kurt down with a big boot. Kane powered Kurt into the
corner and he gave him a number of right hands. Kane whipped Kurt
into the corner and gave him a tilt a whirl power slam. Kane then
went to the top rope and Kurt went after him, and Kane hit him in
the head and then Kane came off the top rope with a jumping
clothesline on Kurt to knock him down. Kane then went for the
tombstone, but Kurt got out of it, and he got Kane in a waist
lock. Kane fought out of it, and then he went for a choke slam on
Kurt, but Kurt took Kane down by the arm and then he put him in
the ankle lock submission, and Kane tried to get to the ropes and
he did just that, but Kurt pulled Kane back to the center of the
ring.
Kane got to the ropes once again, and Kurt wouldn't release the
hold. Kurt finally released the hold and Kane got up, and Kurt
took him down in the angle slam and then he pinned him for a two
count! Kurt couldn't believe that Kane kicked out, and he got
angry and Kane sat right up. Kane grabbed Kurt by the throat, and
Kurt used the referee as a shield, and Kane gave Kurt Angle and
referee Charles Robinson a choke slam at the same time! Kane then
got on his knees on the mat, and he put Kurt Angle in the ankle
lock, and Kurt Angle was quick to tap out, but there was no
referee to signal for the bell. Kane tried to wake the referee
up, but he couldn't do it. Kurt got up, and Kane knocked him
right back down with a hard right hand and then he put him in the
ankle lock once again, and the referee finally started moving
around. Kurt countered Kane, and he pinned him, holding the
ropes, and he got a three count!
Winner - Kurt Angle