![]() ![]() ![]() The story being about two brothers with a dark history and there being a mythological aspect to it made it both engaging and easy to follow.īeing paired with The Undertaker heading into WrestleMania 14 put him in a prominent position from the get-go, but the key was in the follow-up. I’m really fortunate to experience that in my career because it was a much purer form of entertainment than what we might have now.”Ĭonsequently, Jacobs feels the Kane character wouldn’t work as well today, or at the very least would have to be done differently. “Kane was a mystery because unless you really wanted to dig and find out who Kane was, it wasn’t just there at your fingertips. “We did have an advantage because we didn’t have all that stuff back then,” he said. Then again, had Twitter been around in 1997 when Kane first showed up on the scene, it would have been much easier for fans to figure out that he was once Issac Yankem D.D.S., or portrayed the fake Diesel at one point. One of those positives, according to Kane, is WWE being able to strengthen its bond with the audience.īreaking that barrier between the fans and the wrestlers has led to some amazing interactions and also given fans more of an appreciation for what the wrestlers put their bodies through. The rise of social media has played a pivotal role in “kayfabe” being killed, though it does have his fair share of positives. I think the fans enjoy it because they get answers to the questions they’ve had for almost 30 years in my case.” “Nevertheless, it is cool to go back and see what really happened and what this person’s thoughts were on that. “On one hand, I’m not a huge fan of what we see on the internet with the spoilers and that sort of stuff because it spoils the show in many cases,” Kane told Daily DDT. The internet still being in its infancy at the dawn of the Attitude Era automatically added more mystique to the Kane character, simply because it wasn’t as easy to look up his identity and discover that he and The Undertaker were, in fact, not actual brothers. Glenn “Kane” Jacobs is no exception to this, especially now that he’s far removed from the ring and is currently serving as the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. However, we’ve officially entered an age where this sort of stuff that gives fans more and more of a peak behind the curtain is both expected and inevitable. This Sunday’s episode of “Biography: WWE Legends” on A&E will be honoring that milestone and the rest of Kane’s decorated career in a brand-new documentary featuring The Big Red Monster himself.Ī tell-all, out-of-character, retrospective look back at his biggest matches and moments would have been unfathomable years ago. ![]() Last October amazingly marked 25 years since Kane’s unforgettable arrival in WWE, which is still regarded by many to be the greatest pro wrestling debut of all-time. By Graham GSM Matthews 4 months ago WWE Hall of Famer Kane goes into detail about the early years of his career, why the character wouldn’t work today, taking pride in putting people over, and more. ![]()
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