WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Let the cat (?) out of the bag
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Monday, August 4, 2008 - KNOXVILLE, TN

source: WWE.com and PWTorch.com - On Monday night, GM Adamle put Matt Striker in his first match since joining the RAW brand. Unfortunately for Striker, that match was against the maniacal Kane.

Matt Striker held his first Classroom Session on RAW. Striker thanked Michael Adamle for finally - finally! - allowing him to compete as a member of the RAW roster. He said it's fitting that he competes at an esteemed university, adding he used the term lightly. Striker said he knows Adamle will pick the right opponent for him to display his wrestling acumen. You knew what was coming. Boom. Pyro. Fire. Kane's music hit.

KANE vs. Matt Striker

Kane quickly clotheslined Striker hard to the mat before landing a hard uppercut and a big boot to the mush. Kane picked up Striker and landed a clothesline/sidewalk slam combo before going up top. Kane landed a leaping clothesline before calling for the end. Striker then slipped into a chokeslam and Kane made the quick pin for the win.

Following the match, Kane picked up the bag and walked over to the announcers. He started chasing away stagehands before grabbing the house mic. Kane said he's been in a bad place lately, referencing his string of brutal assaults on in-ring competitors and announcers alike, but he's better now. He looked at his mysterious burlap sack and assured the WWE Universe he now knew that “he” is not alive; “he” is dead. Kane held his bag in the air with a smile and a chuckle. Cole said, "I have no earthly idea what he's talking about.", and added if Kane says he's in a better place, that's good enough.

While Kane seems more at peace with whatever, or whoever, is in his enigmatic burlap bag, it’s still a mystery to the rest of the WWE Universe. Safely in his office backstage, GM Adamle told Kelly Kelly that next week on RAW, he will solve the mystery of Kane’s burlap sack, by ordering the Big Red Monster to disclose its contents.