The Brothers of Destruction

WWE's Kane and The Undertaker – all Brothers, all the time!


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8 July 2013: RAW digitals – Kane

(Running very late with these, folks – but Kane being out “injured” means very little enthusiasm for WWE right now!)

From WWE.com:

Kane def. Christian; The Wyatt Family attacked Kane

Kane had the very definition of a mixed evening on Raw, defeating Christian in the second All-Star confrontation but also becoming the first Superstar to suffer the wrath of The Wyatt Family in the process.

The Devil’s Favorite Demon faced a stiff challenge in Christian, who certainly made his case for One. More. Match. by keeping Kane on the defensive for the duration of the bout. Christian’s success went to his head, though, and he attempted a too-early Spear that led to a Chokeslam … and that’s when the lights cut out and Bray Wyatt’s final dispatch played to the WWE Universe. Moments later, the Wyatts themselves emerged from the darkness and laid siege to The Devil’s Favorite Demon.

While Bray Wyatt watched from a rocking chair at ringside, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper decimated Kane with the steel steps, leaving him in a heap before Wyatt knelt beside the fallen form of his first victim … but most likely not his last.

Well, fuck.

Kane 8 July 2013 – Kane vs. Christian; The Wyatt Family debuts: Photos

Looking just as fine as fuck!

“Kane clamps down on the throat of Christian.”

And provides shoulderporn!

Even blurry shoulderporn is good shoulderporn!

“Captain Charisma fights back and takes flight.”

Right into an uppercut, if I’m any judge of body language! 😉

Told ya!

But oh my freakin’ gods, that is some spectacular shoulder and back porn there, even some chest porn for good measure!

Not to mention a stupendous ass!

OW!

But damn, shoulderporn!

Oh now I know they’re just fucking with me – this is nothing but a gratuitous ass shot! 😉

Followed by a gratuitous crotch shot!

Well no, it’s not, but you know where my eyes immediately went, right?

“Kane battles out of Christian’s offense and hits a Chokeslam for the victory.”

Rippling shoulder muscles and all – oh yeah!

Sweet Mother of Christ, those shoulders!

And that body! I swear, he is a walking wet dream!

The line of his thigh to his hip is a singular thing of beauty …

“The Big Red Monster is elated with his win … ”

As well he should be!

” … until the frightening Wyatt Family, led through darkness by Bray Wyatt’s lantern, make their long-anticipated debut.”

One of the few times Vince ramming something down out throats for months has actually worked! These guys have a truly creepy vibe, and that entrance is something!

“When the lights turned back on, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper were in the ring and ready to pounce on Kane.”

Well duh, so would we!

Wait.

Wrong kind of pouncing, perhaps! 😉

Definitely the wrong kind of pouncing, as they held an ass-kicking party in Kane’s honour.

“Bray Wyatt watched the carnage unfold from a rocking chair at ringside.”

Which likewise was creepy as!

“Wyatt’s monstrous associates decimated Kane with the steel ring steps.”

Man, I winced seeing this! I know they didn’t actually hit him with the steps, but think about it – Kane’s head was against steel, and then these steps slammed into that. His ears must have been ringing for days!

Okay, so is this the new pattern? Bring in a stable of three guys and have them target Kane?

And then we get these photos, which give me that uneasy feeling. I know it was a work, but what if?

Damn you, Kane, for being such a good actor and making me wonder if it was real!

“EMTs rushed to Kane’s aid in the aftermath of The Wyatt Family’s assault.”

Aww man, stop doing that! Even if I know it’s a work, it freaks me out!

WWE.com has video of the match here, and then of The Wyatt Family attack here.

Now, immediately after RAW, there was an “article” on WWE.com about Kane’s condition. And it had Pats and I in stitches!

I can’t find the article on WWE.com – it may have been yanked because so many people pointed out the complete and utter bullshit of it, but here’s the gist from one of the dirtsheets:

WWE is playing up Kane’s “injuries” in an article stating that Kane was injured by the Wyatt Family on Monday night’s episode of Raw. Their article noted that Kane was stretchered from ringside and his cervical spine was immobilized with a cervical collar.

Dr. Chris Amann said that Kane was coherent in the ambulance, but they are concerned that he may have suffered “any sort of brain or cervical spine trauma that may be significant enough to either warrant surgery, or an extended period of time away from the ring.”

The article questioned Kane’s status for this Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view, and that they would provide further updates.

Below is an excerpt from an article on WWE.com:

“Due to the head and neck trauma suffered by Kane, we precautiously immobilized his cervical spine with a cervical collar. He’s been transported to a local trauma facility and is currently undergoing further evaluation.”

Following the attack, Kane was carted off on a stretcher and taken to a local medical facility.

“After [Kane] was put into the ambulance, he was coherent; he was speaking to us and following simple commands. The biggest concern that we have is any sort of brain or cervical spine trauma that may be significant enough to either warrant surgery, or an extended period of time away from the ring.”

And that last bit is the part we were laughing about – what kind of quack doesn’t know the difference between a brain injury and a cervical spine trauma, for fuck’s sake? And how does being coherent and following commands rule either of those out?

Jesus wept – get some better writers if you’re gonna be putting such out-and-out fiction on your website guys!

Anyway, the article three days later says much the same thing, and questions if Kane will be at Money in The Bank.

Which of course he wasn’t. And hasn’t been seen since.

Remains to be seen how long he’ll be off – and no word on whether he’s nursing a legitimate injury (other than this supposed brain or cervical spine bullshit).

And so I say again … well, fuck.

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1 July 2013: RAW digitals – Kane

From WWE.com:

The Money in the Bank All-Stars confronted each other

IOWA – As it turns out, placing five WWE Superstars in the presence of the WWE Championship contract induces the sports-entertainment equivalent of a feeding frenzy. What began as the latest sermon from Daniel Bryan soon turned into a six-way standoff when the submission master’s guarantee of victory brought out Sheamus, then Randy Orton, then Kane, then Christian, and finally CM Punk to add fuel to the fire.

As tensions rose and egos came to the forefront in the shadow of the coveted contract, the Superstars got overly antsy and Kane found himself the unwitting recipient of an RKO when he attempted to back Bryan up against an understandably irritable Orton. In fact, the only Superstar conspicuous by his absence in the scrum was Rob Van Dam, although Mr. Monday Night’s actions will surely do all the talking for him in a few weeks’ time.

Kane 1 July 2013 – The Money In The Bank All-Stars get in a heated confrontation: Photos

After a lot of yadda yadda yadda (and bless Sheamus for bringing up Daniel Bryan’s 18 second defeat at WrestleMania last year!) …

“I agree, Randy, no one is safe, especially you,” Kane says.

“It’s every man for himself,” The Big Red Monster says, “No partners, no friends, only victims.”

Ooh, ooh, pick me!

😉

“I am, without a doubt, the best!” Captain Charisma says.

Ah, beg to differ there, Christian – you were one of the bodies Kane left laying in 2010 when he quite literally beat everyone to win the Money in The Bank Ladder Match!

“Not only am I ‘The Best in the World’, I’m the best at the Money in The Bank Ladder Match,” (Punk) says.

Yadda yadda yadda. I’d argue Edge was better, but then I am so fuckin’ over CM Punk right now, it’s not even funny.

“Nobody can touch me in this ring,” Punk says.

O rly? Seem to recall a certain Dead Man touching you and beating you at WrestleMania, smartass. Beating you so bad you tucked your tail between your legs and ran off for months. And trust me, you are too damn young to be pulling that part timer status.

And damn, didn’t I wish RVD had come out when Punk started mouthing off about him! 😉

“Orton practices what he preaches and RKOs Kane after The Big Red Monster tried to protect his former tag team partner, Bryan.”

Ouch!

Having said that, I’m not entirely displeased at the idea of more Kane/Randy matches.

And I’m never averse to seeing that big luscious hunk of manflesh flat on his back! 😉

“The Money in the Bank All-Stars stare each other down on RAW.”

While we get to stare at Kane’s ass – seems legit! 😉

Shoulderporn and what the hell, DBryan? Is that First Position? -snickering-

WWE.com has video here.

Again, from WWE.com:

Kane def. Randy Orton

Yes, The Devil’s Favorite Demon did, indeed, put The Viper’s shoulders to the mat for a three-count. But thanks to special guest referee Daniel Bryan, that three-count was a mighty fast one, and didn’t sit too well with The Big Red Monster at all.

Bryan’s gig in the zebra stripes was, ostensibly, a mea culpa by the former World Champion for his misstep on SmackDown. But Bryan seemed less concerned with officiating the bout than gift-wrapping the win for Kane, going so far as to disqualify Orton before restarting the match at Kane’s insistence. But Bryan wasn’t done swinging the momentum, preventing the RKO and giving Kane the victory with the aforementioned fast-count after The Big Red Monster decked The Viper with a boot to the face. The ill-gotten victory left Kane so mad that he nearly punished Bryan with a Chokeslam of his own, though he ultimately let his former partner walk. Orton, however, had no such qualms, blasting Bryan with an RKO that had to, all things considered, have felt pretty good.

Again, a priceless backstage segment to set this up – which WWE doesn’t seem to have on their website, so hit up YouTube if you haven’t seen it. If only for the delicious close up of Kane featuring that chest hair! -drools!-

Kane 1 July 2013 – Kane vs. Randy Orton: Photos

“Randy Orton’s opponent is fellow Money in the Bank All-Stars competitor, Kane.”

Slurpalicious! 😉

-gigglefits- Okay, I know Kane isn’t in this picture, but dear gods, Randy’s “Bitch please” smirk there is killing me! Mostly because I suspect he’s about to burst out laughing at DBryan’s “officiating”!

Sweet merciful heavens, right into the action and there’s rippling shoulderporn a-plenty!

Kane is most definitely moving from comedic but adorkable back to kick ass and take no prisoners!

“Earlier in the night, Orton hit Kane with a vicious RKO!”

Kane’s got some great legs … 😉

-gigglefits- “Not the face, man!”

Another angle on that dropkick, and seriously, it’s so damn cool Kane is still pulling off these athletic moves!

Oh my, that ass …

Randy’s got hold of Kane’s weave … actually, it’s not going to be too long before Kane’s own hair has grown out to the length of the weave!

“Will The Viper continue to get the upper hand against Kane on RAW?”

Dunno, but it’s providing wonderful shoulderporn!

There is nothing good can come from this look!

See? Toldya!

Nice long match – me likes!

Another angle on that dropkick.

“Bryan calls for the match to be stopped. “Disqualification, you win!” he says to his former Team Hell No partner, Kane.”

-giggling- Kane was so adorkable, demanding for the match to be restarted!

“Kane forces Bryan to restart the match.”

And Randy pays the price!

Can’t remember if there was growling here – there should have been!

I know there’s shoulderporn!

And a sidewalk slam!

Followed by a scoop slam!

Uh oh, hanging DDT …

“The intense action continues between the Money in the Bank All-Stars opponents.”

You know, I think I’ve worked out why Kane and Randy can’t have a bad match.

It’s because both of them have clearly defined characters, with a backstory, with history that comes from years of -gasp!- storylines! These guys can take those characters and tell a story with a match.

The new guys, who don’t get storylines, who have characters that fit like Goodwill store pants, haven’t got that to build from. It’s way harder to get in the ring and go from zero to interesting.

Kane and Randy aren’t going from zero, they already have momentum behind them because of the characters, the backstory, the history in their storylines. They’re already revved up and it takes them nothing flat to get to white-knuckle, hang on for dear life territory.

And I’m afraid that doesn’t bode well for the future, except for the couple of guys who are “pet projects”.

Bad Randall! No!

Oh sweet jesus – shoulderporn, that massive bicep and fuzzy forearm hair? Call a code, I’m crashing!

“After a very quick three-count, Bryan declares Kane the winner.”

Kane is surprised!

“The former tag team partners argue after the match.”

And seriously? Text book example of telling the story without microphones. The demonstration of the quick count by Kane had me in stitches!

And when talking won’t get your point across? There’s always a chokeslam!

“Kane opts not to hit Bryan with the chokeslam.”

What chokeslam?

(Yeah, you all know where I’m looking!)

😉

Damn, that man has some long legs!

WWE.com has match video here and an App exclusive here.

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