Kane
 

Now here is a brilliant worker.

Kane is the one guy I never got bored of during the Attitude era and beyond.

One of the best big guys of all-time IMO.

This guy has gone through some radical character changes, he's had some very inconsistent backstory and has been put in some shitty angles but has managed to come out of it all looking pretty damn good.

He's nearing retirement now as it has been well documented in the last few years and I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledged how much I have enjoyed Kane as a performer in the time that I have been a wrestling fan.

In the ring he is DAMN solid. Not the greatest wrestler of all-time, very few of his matches will be remembered as five stars. But this guy has been DAMN solid.

Glen Jacobs had to pretty much stay in character wherever he went with the WWE for a good few years and still does it well. He portrayed that Kane character perfectly.

Most of all I notice that he is still really over with the fans. There is some kind of undying respect the crowd will have for Kane. He always elicits a huge pop and will this could be down to his pyro or his music I like to put it down to how good of a worker Glen Jacobs is, how well he potrayed that character and in doing so managed to get the fans to relate to him and feel such empathy for him.

One of the great guys at portraying a tweener, he always had the right moderation between being a badass and popping the crowd by doing something awesome.

He's been in some truly memorable feuds, most notable of all the neverending angle between himself and Undertaker. His program with DX/Corporation springs to mind.

Many will never forget his Wrestlemania 14 showing. An awesome match. If not just for the spectacle of it.

Here's to Kane.

He's definitely one of my favorite big men. Nice to see how being a company guy can get you stuck in some pretty stupid situations, though.

You never got tired of him because he's the one worker who never really got a win worth noting. ;)

Remember that time when he jobbed to Undertaker? Oh, man, that was classic.

Such a loyal guy to WWE and never got himself into the headlines on the internet news sites etc.

He should've been rewarded with a dominating title run.

KK, not for want of deserving one though.

You mean his one day run wasn't enough?

Beggars can't be choosers.

Kane should have gone over HHH in 02 for the world title, instead he was buried back down and has had momentary stints in the main event. He hasn't recovered since, but I dont think its ever too late for them to book him as a dominant champion.
Kane has this unique, unexplainable ability to rebound and stay over. No matter how bad he's buried or jobbed out he manages to keep his aura about him.

Does anyone have or can you find the clip of Kane coming back to beat down the Un-Americans before they burned the American flag on Raw. I want the whole clip where it does his return promo, and then his actual pyro goes off. I remember the pop was insane.

Yes, I have that video clip, and the pop was HUGE.

Would've been funny as hell if his pyro had accidentally lit the flag.

For some stupid reason he talks and does a spin-a-roonie at the end :wtf:

If he won the world belt from HHH he would have been World Champ, IC champ, and solitary Tag Champs. Even if he only held the belt into the Elimination Chamber or dropped it before then to HHH, it still would have been an enourmous accomplishment and the defining moment of his career.

Haha, yes! The KANE-A-ROONIE!!

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Another good Kane beat down.

He is terrible.

97 Masked Kane > every other Kane

I respect him, but I was never a fan of his.

Disturbed can you either post it or send it to me?

Kane is good, it's just that his primary appeal is the fact that he's never really had important wins.

Kane's one of my all time favorite wrestlers. He's solid in the ring and can actually put on some good matches.

I don't like how he's been a stepping stone for years though. I like that he will put over younger talent, I just wish he didn't have to do it so often.

Hopefully he'll have a title reign before he retires.

What I always found cool about Kane is that, no matter what stupid shit WWE creative makes him do, he somehow still stays over. Katie Vick? Barbecuing JR? Attacking Chris Benoit because he was hot for Lita (huh???)? Getting buried by Undertaker at least twice a year? And yet he still gets huge reactions, and still comes off like a threat. It's like he really is indestructible.

Kane used to be one of my favorites back in the Attitude Era...after 2001 and 2002 tho...he got completely buried. Every match he wrestles now, I know he will lose.

Probably one of the best Jobbers on TV these days. Quality at what he does.

Kane was on the radio the other day to promote his appearance at FYE.

It wasn't a kayfabe interview (believe it or not), and Kane really came out as a funny, entertaining, and overall cool guy.

Kane is the reason I watch wrestling. My cousin introduced me to the WWE in late-2000, just after the Armageddon PPV. I was instantly interested in the Kane character, and the first PPV I experienced was the 2001 Royal Rumble.

If Kane had not been so dominant in the match, and risen above guys like The Rock, The Undertaker, Rikishi (who was actually pretty credible to a mark back then), etc., my fascination with the WWE may have just been a temporary phase.

I hope Kane breaks his own record, and eliminates the most people in Rumble history, again. That will be awesome. Add that on top of another World Title reign, and maybe some US and WWE Tag Team Title reigns, and I think the guy would be ready to retire.

The WWE should put him over MVP at Armageddon, without a doubt. Nothing against Porter, I quite like him, but Kane is a veteran, and deserves to be a main event player. MVP debuted, what? A few months ago?

Every time there's a Kane thread I bring this up.

I loved him in 2003 when he unmasked. The way he was portrayed as a geniune monster was crazy! The way he took numerous chair shots from Shane McMahon, and then fell off the stage, only to sit up straight away!

The Tombstone on Linda. Throwing RVD through the wall. Setting JR on fire. Electrocuting Shane McMahon. He was on a mad rampage.

And then they screwed up. :nono:

I love Kane hes probably my favorite wrestler of all time.

I, too, must confess to being a sad Kane mark.

Remember when it was a punishment to face Kane? Remember when it was still a punishment to face Kane but nobody cared?

shut up

Remember when Kane was dating Torrie Wilson, and we were expected to believe that someone actually found a psychotic burn victim endearing?

I think you mean Tori from D-X.

Kane and X-Pac were a pretty sweet tag team back in the dayl

Sorry. Iwas thinking Tori, but crossed the two in my mind.

Well, Kane will probably defeat MVP at Armageddon, so that is something. Maybe then we'll see Kane do well in the Royal Rumble Match. I really don't think there is anyone better to main event WrestleMania. It makes me a little sad Kane's never gotten that chance. Especially now there are like three main events every year.

Fuck Batista vs. The Undertaker, make the main event King Booker vs. Kane for the World Heavyweight Championship.