#2 – Kane Wearing A CapeĪs cool as Kane looked, maybe putting him in a cape was one step too far in the superhero direction. By this point, the chairman had become fully invested in the gimmick, and he assured Kane that maybe it was part of the character’s psyche and that he was making up for his disfigured face by looking as cool as possible. However, Vince McMahon thought it was perfect. Kane’s was perfectly marketable by being both scary and "cool." Perhaps too cool, as Jacobs had reservations about the original design thinking, he looked less like a person with a mental health condition and more like a superhero. That was the only incident that I really had." The thing was, it was the little corner of the mask that was sharp. I was wondering what he was bleeding from. I looked down, and there was blood on the mat.
I gave him a powerslam, and our heads hit. I remember one time that I had a match with someone. "The mask was leather, and it was molded, so it was hard when I first got it. The only real trouble he had was with the mask’s sharp edges, as he recalled during an interview on Chris Jericho’s Talk is Jericho podcast. Jacobs had no real problems with the mask, stating that breathing, surprisingly, wasn’t an issue. Then, of course, there was the mask.ĭesigned by an S&M company and crafted from hard leather, Kane’s mask echoed the red and black flame design of his suit, and a discolored contact lens in his right eye was the final detail in creating a face of a monster. In addition, he had a black flame design upon his chest and going down his right leg and stitching on the other leg, which emphasized his uncovered left side, giving the illusion that this was the only part of his body left unscathed by his fiery origin.
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Partially inspired by horror movie characters such as Halloween’s Michael Myers, Kane was covered up almost entirely by a red bodysuit, albeit one bare, ungloved arm. Kane debuts at WWF Bad Blood 1997 alongside Paul Bearer. Originally planned as a "one and done," the gimmick enraptured fans many of that was down to his look. He famously ripped off the structure’s door and tombstoned his brother, making WWE history and getting Kane over as a top guy within five minutes of the character first walking through the curtain. Those questions were answered at Bad Blood 1997, when Kane took center stage for the first time, making his way to the ring during Taker’s bout against Shawn Michaels during the inaugural Hell In A Cell. What would this monster look like if he even existed at all? It was this mystery and expectation that made his debut all the more impactful.
As audiences came to learn, Kane was a pyromaniac who suffered horrific burns and scars both mentally and physically at the hands of his adolescent sibling, The Undertaker.
Phil, Kane was coming for The Phenom.īefore his pyro ignited his entrance for the very first time, Kane benefited from the reputation that preceded him. Not content with settling this family feud in the court of law or on an episode of Dr. However, despite characters such as Mike Unabomb, Issac Yankem DDS, and Fake Diesel never genuinely getting over with the fans, Jacobs’ size and in-ring ability would keep his foot in the door until the Undertaker needed a new opponent.īefore his debut, Kane received months of build-up from Paul Bearer, alluding that the Undertaker had killed his own family in a fire, but his brother survived. Glenn Jacobs has had his fair share of failed gimmicks in his first two years wrestling for WWE. So, let’s look back at the future WWE Hall of Famer’s various iconic looks throughout the years while we detect the multiple changes and why they came to be. However, now that his real-life alter-ego Glenn Jacobs has been elected as Mayor of Knoxville, it appears his illustrious career inside the ring may be coming to an end, at least on a full-time basis. Since 1997, Kane has played a significant role in the WWE. Kane – Through Fire, Brimstone, and Different Attires! The Devil’s Favorite Demon has undergone more costume changes throughout his time than a Lady Gaga concert, some subtle, some drastic, some for better, and some for worse! A masked Kane debuts with Paul Bearer by his side. One of the secrets to any wrestler’s longevity is to have the ability to evolve, and Kane is no exception to that rule.
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