Glen Jacobs

name=Glen Jacobs

Kane

In late 1997 Jacobs was repackaged as ane, the on-screen half-brother of The Undertaker, with whom he feuded off and on for several years. The characters' histories are that as children, Undertaker accidentally burned down the funeral home in Death Valley where they lived, killing their parents, and hideously scarring Kane. Undertaker's manager, Paul Bearer (who was billed as Kane's father), hid Kane as he grew up and Kane was thought to be dead until he returned as a 7-foot, 326-pounds, one-eyed monster heel at Bad Blood in October 1997 and attacked Undertaker during his Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels. His first actual match as Kane was against Ahmed Johnson on the November 3, 1997 episode of Monday Night RAW.

Related Topics:
The Undertaker - Feuded - Funeral home - Death Valley - Manager - Paul Bearer - Bad Blood - October - Hell in a Cell - Shawn Michaels - Ahmed Johnson - November 3 - ''Monday Night RAW''

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The Undertaker initially refused to fight Kane, saying he would not fight his own flesh and blood for show. However, after Kane interfered in Undertaker's WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at the 1998 Royal Rumble which climaxed in Kane locking Undertaker in a casket and setting it ablaze, Undertaker returned to defeat Kane at WrestleMania XIV in March 1998.

Related Topics:
Interfered - WWF World Heavyweight Championship - 1998 - Royal Rumble - WrestleMania XIV - March

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He won the WWF Championship at the June 1998 King of the Ring pay-per-view from Stone Cold Steve Austin in a First Blood Match, which is the highlight of his career so far. However, the title reign was short lived, as Austin recaptured the title the next night on RAW. Kane went on to win the WWF Tag Team Championship with Mick Foley in July 1998 and with X-Pac in 1999. Kane had a feud with X-Pac over his girlfriend Tori, who X-Pac stole from Kane. Kane has also feuded with several of the top superstars including Triple H, The Big Show, Kurt Angle and even WWF owner Vince McMahon. In the process, Kane became one of the premier stars in the WWF. His costume changed over the course of his career, gradually uncovering his body, and even his face. Kane also evolved from speaking with a voice box to speaking without a voice box as X-Pac's tag team partner

Related Topics:
June - King of the Ring - Stone Cold Steve Austin - RAW - WWF Tag Team Championship - Mick Foley - July - X-Pac - 1999 - Triple H - The Big Show - Kurt Angle - Vince McMahon - Voice box

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Katie Vick

During 2002, Kane entered a feud with HHH and the two had a match at No Mercy 2002 in which the Intercontinental Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship were at stake. Triple H claimed that several years earlier, Kane had an unrequited relationship with someone named Katie Vick. After Vick was killed in a car crash, Kane – who was the driver – allegedly raped her corpse. Triple H later made good on a threat to show video footage of Kane completing his "crimes"; however, the footage clearly showed Triple H (dressed as Kane) simulating necrophilia with a mannequin. Fans were not shy about expressing their disgust with the storyline (which is considered by many as one of the worst WWE storylines ever), forcing WWE writers to bring the story to a quick end. Also, as far as Kane fans are concerned, this back-story never happened. Kane's second time as face capped a feud with Triple H, and also the "Katie Vick" storyline. With the aid of Evolution, HHH won the match - unifying both titles into one. At Survivor Series 2002 Kane entered the first Elimination Chamber match in history.

Related Topics:
Unrequited - Katie Vick - Raped - Necrophilia - Elimination Chamber

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Unmasked

In 2003, he unmasked and turned heel once more by turning on friend, Rob Van Dam with a Chokeslam. Kane did not bear any scars or burns, despite how his face had been previously described in storylines.

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At the 2003 Armageddon PPV, Kane was in a Triple Threat World Title match against Triple H and World Champion Goldberg.

Related Topics:
Armageddon - PPV - Goldberg

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After unmasking, Kane was still emotionally unstable and started on a path of destruction, leaving many victims, including RAW broadcaster, J.R. and Linda McMahon. Due to Kane's actions against his mother Linda, Shane McMahon sought vengeance from Kane. At a Last Man Standing Match at Unforgiven in 2003, Kane won after Shane McMahon climbed the event set and missed an Elbow Drop on Kane nearly 40 feet below. During the build up for the match at Survivor Series, Kane attempted to throw Shane into a burning dumpster, only to be thrown in himself. This lead to speculation that Kane was going to leave WWE or don his mask again. However, Kane returned with severe burns on his face and determined to destroy Shane McMahon. Kane won their Ambulance Match at Survivor Series that year.

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Kane returned later in the night during the "Buried Alive" match between Mr. McMahon and Undertaker. Kane, helped Mr. McMahon out of the grave, then threw Undertaker into the grave and buried him alive. During the 2004 Royal Rumble match, Kane was shocked to see Undertaker return with his old gimmick as the next entrant in the Rumble. After weeks of being taunted by various scare tactics by the Undertaker, Kane lost to his brother at WrestleMania XX.

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Lita

Soon after WrestleMania XX, Kane fell in love with Lita, but Lita was disturbed by Kane's affections. At the beginning of May, Kane kidnapped Lita and supposedly asked her a question before Kane let her go. On the May 17, 2004 episode of RAW, Lita gave answered yes to Kane's mysterious question. On that same night, Kane won a 20-man Battle Royal to earn Number One Contendership to Chris Benoit's World Heavyweight Championship at the Bad Blood event.

Related Topics:
Lita - May 17 - Chris Benoit's - World Heavyweight Championship

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On the June 14, 2004 RAW, Kane mercilessly beat Shawn Michaels, ending his assault by placing Michaels' neck in a folding steel chair and jumping on the chair. Michaels was carried off-stage in a stretcher, (real) with a crushed larynx because of Kane's attack.

Related Topics:
June 14 - Larynx

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Later, Lita announced she was pregnant, and her then real-life and storyline boyfriend Matt Hardy assumed that he was the child's father. On the June 21, 2004 broadcast of RAW, Kane interrupted Hardy's marriage proposal to Lita and claimed to be the father of Lita's child. Kane and Hardy were booked to face one another at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match, where Lita would have to marry the winner. Kane was victorious in the match and married Lita on the August 23, 2004 edition of RAW.

Related Topics:
Matt Hardy - June 21 - Booked - SummerSlam - Pay-per-view event - August 23

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On the September 13, 2004 episode of RAW, Kane faced a debuting Gene Snitsky. During the match, Snitsky hit Kane in the back with a steel chair, causing Kane to fall on top of Lita. The injuries Lita suffered in the match led to a miscarriage, which immediately caused Kane to turn face and seek revenge against Snitsky for the death of his son. Kane lost to Snitsky in a steel chain match at Taboo Tuesday. Snitsky then continued to injure Kane's neck with a steel chair by crushing his larynx, in exactly the same manner Kane had injured Shawn Michaels several months earlier. This injury was also worked, as Jacobs was scheduled to film a WWE-produced movie, See No Evil.

Related Topics:
September 13 - Gene Snitsky - Miscarriage - Taboo Tuesday - WWE-produced - Movie - See No Evil

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Kane eventually returned and defeated Snitsky at New Year's Revolution. Later, on the January 17, 2005 RAW, he and Snitsky were booked to compete in a No Holds Barred match. The match and the show, ended with Kane chokeslamming Snitsky off the stage, with both wrestlers falling through tables and other equipment below.

Related Topics:
New Year's Revolution - January 17 - 2005

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Feud with Edge

On the May 16, 2005 episode of RAW, Kane and Edge met in the finals of the WWE RAW Gold Rush Tournament to determine the Number one contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Lita would cost her husband the match and the title shot, revealing her allegiance to Edge. Two weeks later (May 30), Lita and Edge announced that she had filed for divorce from Kane, ending with the new couple flushing Lita's "wedding ring" down a toilet.

Related Topics:
May 16 - WWE RAW Gold Rush Tournament - May 30

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Kane interupted a storyline wedding between Edge and Lita on the June 205 edition of RAW, breaking through the ring and beating on Edge, who quickly departed with Lita. Kane then completely trashed the in-ring chapel, and ended by giving the priest a tombstone piledriver in the ring. Kane would go on to defeat Edge at Vengeance.

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On the July 25 episode of RAW, lost to Edge in a stretcher matchfollowing interference from Lita. Kane then knocked Edge unconscious and Tombstoned Lita. Lita was then placed on a stretcher and in an ambulance by paramedics. Kane knocked out the parademics and a police officer and drove away in the ambulance with Lita still in the back. WWE later reported that Kane had been arrested by the Cleveland police force. Kane has since been reported confined in a mental institution (in reality).

Related Topics:
July 25 - Stretcher match - Stretcher - Ambulance - Paramedics - Police officer - Cleveland

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