[voncouch]

It's hard to say. I think the bigger question is whether or not the Kane character would have gotten over as well as it did without Glenn Jacobs? WWE has done everything they can to kill this character, but he keeps making it work somehow. Let's chronicle the destruction of the Kane character:

- He's a disfigured, mute monster who is horrifically burned over his entire body!
- Oh, well maybe only about 80% burns.
- Also, he can talk, but he needs a voice box.
- Actually, screw the voice box. He can say a word or two.
- Hell, have him cut a full promo.
- Burns weren't as bad as we thought. Put him in a mesh tank top.
- That mask he's wearing? The iconic one that's been the key to his gimmick for years? Let's have that removed on a non-hyped match on RAW sometime. But at least let's put some make up on him to make him ugly.
- Nobody brought the make up tonight? I don't know, just put a hand towel on his head.
- ...screw it, just do what you want

Then of course add him fighting some weird, alternate-earth Kane and never explaining why. To survive that pussification of your monster character and still a mid-high tier guy? Epic.