Thursday August 7, 2003 - Column #2
Kane=Ratings: He CAN Carry Raw!

    Well Kanenite, I suppose now is as good a time as any for a new addition of my column “The Fire Still Burns”. It looks to me that the “smarks” out there that said Kane can’t possibly carry Raw were dead wrong! For the past several weeks, Kane has been the focal point of each and every Raw broadcast. Overshadowing even the prospect of Goldberg Vs. Triple H. Kane ugly mug gets good ratings, and I love it! For the first time since the lame “Katie Vick” angle Kane has a main event storyline and the WWE brass are really doing a great job with it for once.

    I can remember before when the idea of Kane unmaking came up, being terrified at the notion. They were going to ruin Kane! He could not possibly survive without the one thing that makes him unique from all the other big guys in the business! But now that my fears of Kane unmasking have become reality, I am as pleased with the way things are going as I can be. The whole idea of Kane being psychologically scared rather than physically is an amazingly intelligent course for the writhers to pursue. And its working!

    I have been a Kanenite since the beginning, and I can honestly say that the fire still burns within me as strong if not stronger than ever! And it is good to see once the shock of Kane unmasking has subsided, that the loyal Kanenites are still following the Big Red Monster through hellfire and brimstone and back again. Until next time Kanenites, KEEP THE FIRE BURNING!!!

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