A Crushin' Defeat

SmackDown! 24th November, 2006
Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY
KANE took a moment to stop and smile as he gazed upon the Steel Cage where in mere moments he would have Montel Vontavious Porter at his mercy. The Long Island crowd popped loud and long for the Big Red Machine as he hoisted himself through the cage door and onto the ring apron with one long clean move, glancing around to make sure all was in order.

All eyes, including KANE's were on the elaborate gold closed awning emblazeoned with the letters M-V-P as the brash newby's music blared across the arena. For a moment, the only movement from the structure was the fluttering of the front curtain, and I wondered if MVP had dared to pull a no-show . . . but no, wearing sunglasses and clad in purple instead of blue, MVP strut through the curtain as if SmackDown! was his show, turning to watch as his entrance-way exploded in falmes.

KANE watches, like a hungy tiger eying his next meal, as MVP enters the cage and ring, then seems to check the cage door to make sure it's secure. As MVP turns, he finds himself face to face with KANE, who wraps his hands around his neck then tosses him into the nearest ring post. As KANE runs in he's met with an elbow followed by a burst of rights to the head and kicks to the midsection which has him hunching low in the corner. MVP takes this opportunity to high tail it to the opposite side of the ring and start to climb the cage chain-link walls, but KANE has recovered and moved swiftly to halt Porter's escape, throwing him back into the center of the ring.

MVP eyes KANE warily, then attempts an unsuccessful low kick followed by a swift right which KANE deftly blocks and parries with a right uppercut of his own that sends MVP down hard. Porter crawls toward the cage door, KANE pulls him back to ring center, MVP signals for a time-out then seems to plead with KANE to give him a break. KANE complies, delivering a right boot squarely to MVP's gold lamed chest before picking him up from off the canvas and ramming his head into the turnbuckle. KANE continues to assult MVP ending with a leg drop right across MVP's face and as he rises, MVP attempts to crawl away.

The fans are heatedly into this match as KANE gives MVP another taste of the turnbuckle folowed by another barrage of fists and a back body drop that has Porter once again crawling for the safety of the now opened cage door. KANE bows Porter up then lands an elbow to his face, effectively stopping escape, then picks the poor guy up to use him as a battering ram on the chain link fence wall. MVP blocks, scampering down KANE's back then kicks him in the back of the leg followed by a trip to the ropes where his topples KANE to the apron with a dropkick! KANE regains his feet, only to be slammed back first into the cage by MVP's body. MVP drops another elbow then starts to climb - KANE lands on in Porter's back then manuevers to seat MVP on his shoulders, setting up for a spinebuster, but Porter begins to punch at KANE's head, KANE staggers back into the ropes, Porter drops down then rushes at KANE to be felled by an elbow. MVP ducks a clothesline and rounds off with a kick in KANE's midsection followed by a few knees to KANE's head ending with a swinging neckbreaker.

KANE is down and MVP starts to climb again. The crowd is roaring now, and no doubt MVP believes it's for his escape to victory . . . but no. KANE has risen, as he does in that deadman-sit-up way of his, and the crowd is loving it! KANE climbs the rope just as MVP straddles the top of the cage, grabs hold and pulls Porter back onto the top rope where the two blow for blow until one from KANE sends MVP crashing back onto the mat. KANE picks up the beleagured guy and sends him staggering back into the ring ropes with a well placed punch followed by more rights and a couple mighty clotheslines.

Instead of walking out of the cage, KANE scoops up the crumpled MVP to throw him back first into the steel cage wall, watching grimly as Porter crashes down to the apron. MVP staggers to his feet and KANE delivers a Big Boot that send him right back into the cage wall. The fans are tearing the roof off the arena as KANE unleashes his fury on MVP before going up top-rope to deliver a flying clothesline. Again KANE opts not to take a walk, picking MVP up he climbs to the top rope and with his huge hand around Porter's throat he goes to chokeslam him off the top rope! Cole and JBL are on fire now as the fans scream their approval - but MVP rustles up enough strength to reach up and rake KANE's eyes then follow with desperate head clubbing and a lamming of KANE's pate into the steel cage. MVP delivers a knee to KANE's middle, then kicks KANE's leg out from under, sending the Big Red Machine down hard to straddle the top rope. KANE grimaces, hands to the rope to aleiviate the tension - and MVP scrambles up and over the top, dropping down on the other side as KANE recovers in time to realize he's lost this match.

KANE mutters in frustration, slamming his hand off the rope as he watches MVP stagger for the ramp and backstage. As we fade out, JBL and Michael Cole remind us once again that these two will be meeting again at Survivor Series on opposite five man teams . . . KANE will be on Team Cena - MVP will be on the Big Show's team . . . in an Elimination match.