Book wasn’t as over as I’ve seen him here before. Nothing at this point could convince me that it isn’t some kind of punishment. Sure, it gets them vocal, but in the long run it’s damaging to his character. He slapped on a chin lock (wink, wink, to encourage it) and the crowd just died. Storm stomped away, ran the ropes, nailed a suplex, all to boring chants. (5) Lance Storm & Randy Orton (w/Ric Flair) over Maven & Hurricane. Also of note, Kane’s storyline was explained by Bischoff (see above). If he truly didn’t feel safe, or more importantly didn’t want to be involved, I don’t think he would be. I believe Austin getting physically involved is just as much Austin’s call as anyone’s. Plus, seeing Bischoff and Austin in action (who delivered multiple Stunners after momentarily selling a Jericho beat down from behind) was good for paying fans. It did run a little long, though (longer than any of the matches to that point) and with a poor PA system in effect, it probably wore down it’s share of fans. Chris Jericho and Steve Austin had awesome chemistry. Test beat up Trish until everyone bumped for Nash and he hit the Jackknife on Test. He has this “I’ve been practicing for hours, do I look good yet?” thing going with it. Test’s new ‘cocky strut’ is pretty hilarious. (4) Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner & Trish over Test & Steven Richards & Victoria. And why does she do a Rey rana for her finisher? Finishers are one to a performer. I just don’t see Gail Kim being over enough for her push. At least it was mentioned, explained and served a purpose or two and wasn’t totally ignored. Considering that the entire Kane Saga is being totally booked on the fly, it came off creative and passable enough. However, to demonstrate how much “stroke” Eric has, he was able to get the house arrest “temporarily lifted” and booked Kane in a match against RVD for later in the show. Bischoff explained that Kane is on “house arrest” for his actions against Jim Ross on Raw, awaiting the decision of officials whether or not to press charges. The Other, Kinda Big News: Kane’s storyline was explained further by Eric Bischoff during the Jericho Hi-Lite reel. He remains a long shot to walk out of Summerslam with the World Title. By shrugging off the boo’s with a shake of his head and walking away, barely even giving high five’s to the fans (including a rabid Goldberg-clad lady who looked heart-broken when Goldberg walked right by her and didn’t acknowledge her presence) Goldberg isn’t doing himself any favors. The show ended awkwardly with Randy Orton lying in the ring for at least 5 minutes selling a Jackhammer. Goldberg didn’t react at all to the fans, during the match or after, and left as soon as he could. Despite the past legit heat between Goldberg and Hunter, they cooperated without incident. With Goldberg still not mega over, with his matches receiving mixed reviews, and his demeanor nothing to be commended, the entire “disappointing” $1.5 mil Goldberg debacle has mysteriously worked right into Triple H’s advantage. Flair did a great job keeping the crowd hot. It was more of a Goldberg style match in that he didn’t sell much and used his intensity to his advantage, but in the end, something just didn’t click which left the crowd mixed in their reaction to him. The Big News: Goldberg and Triple H had a complete match that ended with Triple H going over clean. Report by Tony Batalla, Torch Team Contributor The following report was originally published 20 years ago this week on … SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN).
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