This could have been much, much worse and the company comes off as taking the high road for a change. Vince knows Austin wishes everyone well and says thank you on behalf of the fans and company. The company will move on and develop new ideas and new concepts, including the King of the Ring winner receiving a title shot at Summerslam. However, Austin refused to come to the arena and air his grievances, which Vince calls uncharacteristic of Austin. Last week, Austin was in town but he wouldnвЂ™t take any calls save for one from Jim Ross. This time is too much though and Austin owes a lot of people an apology. A few months ago, Austin said he was burned out and thatвЂ™s understandable so the company forgave him.

Last week, Austin was booked for Raw but didnвЂ™t show up, just like he didnвЂ™t after Wrestlemania. Austin really is gone and odds are heвЂ™s not coming back. HereвЂ™s Vince McMahon for the big Austin segment. X-Pac wants Booker but Kevin Nash has a plan. We get the first Confidential clip with JR saying Austin leaving was like John Wayne becoming a coward and walking away. Van Dam going forward is interesting but IвЂ™m not sure if itвЂ™s the best idea to push the Intercontinental Champion deep into a tournament as it means either giving him two accolades or having the champ lose a big match. X-Pac is still a very talented in ring worker and can hang with a high flier like Van Dam, who was on his game here as well. Litany of kicks aside, this was actually quite the entertaining match, which isnвЂ™t something you see enough around here. X-Pac sends him to the floor but Booker runs in for the Bookend, setting up one heck of a Five Star for the pin. The Bronco Buster doesnвЂ™t work and Van Dam mostly hits the step over kick to theвЂ¦weвЂ™ll say face. Jerry Flynn so thatвЂ™s quite the good sign. TheyвЂ™re already ahead of Ernest Miller vs.

The spinning kick to the back on the apron has both of them down on the floor but itвЂ™s X-Pac coming back with a good looking kick to the face. That earns him some kicks to the face and itвЂ™s time for the RVD chants. We get the loud X-PAC SUCKS chants as he rides Van Dam on the mat, likely trying to show the fans up a bit. King of the Ring Quarterfinals: X-Pac vs. Tonight: the REAL STORY on Steve Austin from Confidential (a news style show that aired in 2002). out of the NWO, somehow managing to make them even less interesting. The opening recap looks at Shawn Michaels superkicking Booker T. However, with WWE having to hit a big reset button last week, it should be interesting to see where things go from here. Unfortunately it means weвЂ™re also getting more of the mess that Raw has become. ItвЂ™s the go home show for King of the Ring and that means weвЂ™re getting the first two quarterfinal matches tonight. Location: The Arena in Oakland, Oakland, California

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