This is not meant to be a knock at the PG-era because that's a whole other debate but I do think that the the character of Kane has been one of the guys who's most been weakened by that shift. They can't get across how sadistic and brutal he's meant to be other than by implication. Kane crying and showing emotion the past few weeks has been completely against his MO of the past 10-15 years and it seems as if Kane's character has been ret-conned into oblivion. When he appeared at the end of the latest Smackdown I thought, this is it, chokeslam everyone in the ring and end standing tall but alas no. In the past guys wouldn't would be trying their best to stay as far away from an angry Kane as possible rather than trying to hold him back.
Is there a way to bring the 'monster' back or is that character too limited in a PG environment? Trade him to Raw and have him attack people in a similar vein to when Sheamus debuted on that show? Put him back in a mask that for storyline purposes is irremovable and have that the cause of him flipping out and re-transforming into the monster? I know that everyone's seen his face already but I'd like to see Kane retire while wearing the mask.
What would you do if you were booking Kane to look strong again?
Is there a way to bring the 'monster' back or is that character too limited in a PG environment? Trade him to Raw and have him attack people in a similar vein to when Sheamus debuted on that show? Put him back in a mask that for storyline purposes is irremovable and have that the cause of him flipping out and re-transforming into the monster? I know that everyone's seen his face already but I'd like to see Kane retire while wearing the mask.
What would you do if you were booking Kane to look strong again?