Mat Mania: Rampage in Red

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Monday, July 07, 2008 - NEW ORLEANS, LA

source: WWE.com - My, my, my. What's going on in the twisted mind space of the Big Red Machine? After inserting himself into a Monday Night RAW 4-way Brawl against John Cena, Batista and JBL that would determine who would go up against CM Punk at The Great American Bash . . . After a grueling and brutal match that saw the contendership within Kane's grasp . . . After having that grasp snapped with a spear from the Animal - Batista . . . Kane fumed, Kane smoldered, then Kane snapped.

Rolling out of the ring, Kane upended the ring steps before he approached the announce table and shouted at Cole - "Is he alive or dead?" The question was repeated as Kane walked over to a stagehand and gave him a big boot to the face, smiling gruesomely as he set his sights on Lillian Garcia. Lillian escaped the wrath of Kane, but the timekeeper took a bodyslam to the floor. It looked like Kane tried to collect himself before returning to the announce table and leaning to put his anguished question to Michael Cole once again.

Cole could only stare wide-eyed up into the enraged face of the Man-Monster Kane which earned him a choking, much to the approval of the crowd. Kane dragged Cole over to the ring, rolled him in and followed the frightened announcer to ring center, bellowing his question as he stepped on Cole's ankle. Cole plead ignorance, stammering out he didn't know what Kane was talking about. Yet Kane demanded an answer, and receiving none to his satisfaction, set Cole up for a chokeslam! Lawler made the save with a chopblock on Kane from behind then ushered Cole out of the ring before Kane got up and put Lawler in a cobra clutch, slammed him to the mat and rained a barrage of punches on the King which ended with a kick to Lawler's head. Fans catcalled after Kane as he slowly made his way up the ramp, and we wonder . . . Who is "he"? What is his relationship to KANE that would cause the Big Guy to go berserk like that?