Austin returns at 'Unforgiven'

Stone Cold Steve Austin made a triumphant return at the WWF pay-per-view "Unforgiven" Sunday night. Once he made his way to the ring, he was on a mission. His goal was to find the person who ran him over with a car 10 months ago, putting him on the injured list.\nThroughout his relentless journey, Austin talked with many of the wrestlers in an effort to find the culprit. All he found was that it was going to be tricky to get an answer. This did not seem to matter to the crowd, nor to Austin, as he went back to his old ways of "drinking beer and whooping ass."\nThings did not change on TNN's first broadcast of Monday Night Raw this week. Austin was the first wrestler to come out to the ring in front of a sold-out crowd at Penn State University. Once again, there was an uproar by the fans for the "Rattlesnake." While Austin was in the ring talking to the fans, WWF commissioner Mick Foley interrupted him. Foley came out to tell Austin that he would help him with his search for the culprit. \nChris Benoit then came out to argue his merit as WWF champion with Foley in a segment that was about as interesting as watching paint dry. Foley agreed that, in a way, he "screwed" Benoit by letting a match continue the previous night at "Unforgiven." When Benoit pinned The Undertaker in the "fatal four-way," The Undertaker had his feet on the ropes, preventing Benoit from retaining the title. This turn of events should not have even been involved in the match, but I am not one of the writers. In an effort to make amends with Benoit, Foley granted his wishes for a rematch. \nIn other news, Raven, a wrestler recently acquired from East Coast Wrestling (ECW), made his debut in the WWF to help out his old school buddy, Tazz. Raven is a bright young star and will have a bright future with the federation. \nMy predictions about new tag-team champions could not be any more correct. The Hardy Boys successfully beat Edge and Christian in a steel cage match, then defended their titles on Raw in a ladder match. The matches were impressive, including such high-flying stunts as Edge spearing Jeff Hardy from 15 feet in the air. \nChyna made quite a debut Monday, but this debut was not with the WWF. She appears on the cover of this month's issue of Playboy. I understand that for my female readers this might not be of any interest, but I strongly recommend picking up this intriguing issue. I was not impressed with the speech Chyna gave on Raw, which I guess is why she chose to pose naked rather than pursue a career in oration. \nIn the main event, The Rock was ready to face Benoit, but Shane McMahon surprised the crowd by accompanying Benoit to the ring. Of course, it would not be a main event without outside influences. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley made her way to the ring to care for an injured Shane, and Triple H followed, stepping into the ring for her protection.\nThis incited Angle to make his way to the ring to cause his share of trouble. \nTriple H helped The Rock out by setting Benoit up for a Rock Bottom. The Rock was able once again to retain his title. Angle and Triple H then began to wrestle, as did The Rock and Benoit. In a surprise move, Benoit head-butted Stephanie as he made his way backstage. \nWhat I see here is an effort to bring Benoit into the mix with Angle and Triple H. This gives the writers different angles to place Benoit, as nobody wants to see Benoit and The Rock paired anymore. This will then leave an opening for either Triple H or Angle to face The Rock in the ring. In my opinion, with Austin not ready to actually wrestle for a few more weeks, we are going to see an Angle vs. The Rock feud starting to shape up. Angle is a bright young star with a promising future. The question is whether or not he will have Stephanie by his side.