The Death of Kane

The Death of Kane
















Back in the mid-90's, a young Glen Jacobs got another shot at WWE fame and debuted as Kane; a supposedly indestructible being who took chairshots as if they were made out of rubber. From then on, his destruction began as he Chokeslammed opponents with ease, and it would even take 3 tombstones to be put down in his Wrestlemania debut with the Undertaker. The thing that was so intriguing about his character was that he was a mystery. He never aligned himself with either the faces or the heels, he just was mainly on his own path with Paul Bearer and would do whatever the hell he wanted. He'd Chokeslam faces (Austin) and heels (The Rock), it didn't matter.
So where could one go when they're on the top? Nowhere but bottom. Even though Kane did receive the WWE Championship once, it was nothing of a spectacle as he lost it in less than 24 hours against Steve Austin on RAW the next night. And from there on, sank lower and lower into more of the 'mid-card' matches instead of the great feuds he held with Undertaker and Austin. Eventually Kane started to become a bit more humorous when he'd align himself with the likes of X-Pac. Unfortunately, he was never the one to turn on his teammate. So one probably felt less convinced that he was such the 'indestructible machine' that he came out to be. When Mankind cost Kane the tag team titles by accident, Kane beat him with a sledgehammer in a dumpster right after the match. When X-Pac betrayed him, it just sparked some stupid feud. Where's the rage and intensity that we all knew and loved from the guy? And slowly and surely, his mask started to change too. I'm sure it was mainly because his other one was a bitch to breathe and see in, but not too many fans took a likening to it. And so, his end was about to occur. Kane was no longer indestructible. No longer could chair shots be no-soled by him. He got his ass kicked just about as much as his brother did. But hope wasn't lost yet for the character. UNTIL June 23rd, 2003 where he bet his mask against the belt. Everyone was convinced that Kane would win that night because come on, who the hell wants him to lose the only thing keeping his character alive. Unfortunately he lost, and disappointment shrouded many. Kane was nothing to most now. He did grow quite more insane as he had in the past, but he was not a mystery anymore. There was nothing too intriguing to be said about him. His bald head and sinister look just didn't keep it going. And does one remember how he reacted to Undertakers mind games not too long ago? His panicked reaction to all of it really annoyed most people. He was no longer a fearless demon hellbent on kicking every ones ass. He was now just a not-so mysterious and somewhat cowardly heel who's gimmick has been spat out for quite some time. So what to do now? Easy. Bring the mask back. It can have a wig attached to it, whatever. Just bring it back. And bring back the attitude that Kane once had and that we all liked. As nowadays, his appearance is starting to lose its affect.