Steve Austin Opening Promo
Steve Austin kicks off RAW with a steel chair in hand, as he furiously walks down to the ring. Austin cleverly plays to the “WHAT!” treatment by the crowd, in the electric Chicago, IL. “Stone Cold — WHAT! — that’s me”… Austin quickly and clearly describes how the night before he got ‘screwed’ by the NWO.
The ‘rattle snake’ calls out the NWO, beer in hand. The NWO answer Austin requests, and are seen discussing on the ramp their plan of action. They hellishly walk away. Austin replies, “Bring your asses back here, you little ‘chicken shits’!” With the NWO gone, Austin refuses to leave the ring, until they return.
Austin continues to sit and drink beer, but is interrupted by Kurt Angle. Angle, sided by ‘off duty cops’, as protection, discusses his upcoming match at WrestleMania. Talking down to Austin, saying, “It’s my time now!”. As Angle is finally in the ring, surrounded by cops, Austin strikes. In the process, hitting an ‘off duty cop”. Kurt then quickly reminds Austin, that “he’s going to jail!” As it’s against the law to strike and ‘off duty cop’. Angle finishes his promo stating, “I’m going to WrestleMania, and you’re going to jail!”
As the first segment of the show, it delivered. Sending a true message of Austin’s anger, and again showing Angle’s great heelish character. The segment didn’t seem to go on for too long, and made the Chicago crowd wanting more of Austin. All round, a good start to the show.
