Kane needs to go back to being a comedy character

[King Douche]

I would love if WWE had Kane reprise his gimmick from 2002-2003. Were he was spinning off comedy stuff in his promos and doing funny skits. That way it will bring life back into his boring, old gimmick.

Lets be honest this is not the same Kane from the attitude era, and him being all dark, and gloomy is just stale these days. However if he goes back to being comedy Kane saying and doing funny stuff he will be entertaining again to watch. Only thing I'm afraid of is the writers have wrestlers say and do the lamest things. But the smackdown writers are better then the RAW writers so this idea might not be so bad.

Also Kane should be pushed to upper midcarder and become IC Champion. Having a few month reign, which will include putting young guys over in the process. Have him be apart of big feuds against Mike Knox, Eziekal Jackson, Kozlov, Luke Gallos, ect. With a good feud it will put these guys over so they can main event possibly one day. Cause all them guys I named are main event talent if used correctly.

Then when Kane gets to retire, have him become a main eventer and have one last true world title reign as World Heavyweight Champion or WWE Champion. Have him feud against HHH, HBK, Orton, Taker, Cena, Swagger, Kingston, ect. So when he leaves he would of put younger superstars on the map. Just want Kane's character to be refreshing again.

Who agrees this gimmick idea is a good one?

 

[Toroc102]

As long as he is now a lifetime enhancement talent, I think I'd like to see them go the pimp route with Kane, like Sexual White Chocolate, or The Big Red Love Machine. He looked pretty pimpin in the White Suit with Lita.

Seriously though, I feel the same way about him that I do about Dreamer, I usually change the channel because you can tell who he'll beat and who he'll lose to. I don't buy him as a monster anymore, and compared to the rest of the tall guys on the roster, I just don't buy him anymore. So yeah, I'd make him the WWE's resident ladies man(as long as he's taking like Hornswaggle's spot and not just more serious wrestling time).

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

I cannot believe anyone would want to see Kane be a comedy character. When Kane debuted, he scared people. He was a monster who was supposed to be as big as Undertaker. He was a monster. A man who was burned, scarred, and hated anything and caused fire to come out of stuff. Now, lets turn him into a comedy guy. You've got to be kidding me.

Kane can be a mean guy. He needs that mean streak and he needs better theme music. His generic theme is awful. His previous theme was awesome. It screamed scary and jolted people out of their seats. Now, they watered the man down to a slightly ugly big man. It's a shame. Because Kane was awesome in his heyday. And now, he's nearly worthless. And turning him into a comedy character is the death blow to Kane.

 

[Ambiguous Turd]

I think this is one of the most asinine suggestions I have ever heard.

The problem with Kane right now is that he isn't being booked properly. It isn't that the character is "stale" so much from "being serious Kane" ... it's because he is "booked poorly being a serious Kane".

Kane needs to be far more dark. They had a perfect opportunity to breath new life back into his character when he was carrying his mask around. But Heaven forbid the IWC guesses what is so blatantly obvious what was in the bag, so Vince has to scrap the angle and put Rey Mysterio's mask in the bag instead. That did Kane absolutely no favors at all.

Kane should have NEVER been booked as a comedy character. He's basically a joke as it is, right now, given his horrendous booking. Doing this will only make him look like even more of a joke. This character is NOT made to be a comedy character, at all.

But he should be a far more dark character then what we are currently seeing.

 

[Toroc102]

Look, I think the ship has sailed on Kane. I'm not saying I wouldn't love to see him just revert to his old character or something like it and dominate again, but come on, does anyone think thats going to happen anymore? He really had the one good year, and really it wasn't even that. Ever since he got beat by UT at WM 14 its been all downhill from there.

Like you said, he's already a joke, I'd rather they just acknowledge it then keep shoving him as this supposed threat.

 

[Jugganauts09]

Kane being a comedy character is something i never want to see again, your talking about a man from "parts unknown" a man that is supposed to be the "brother" of Undertaker and you want him to be a comedian again, hey maybe he can team up with Santino Marella and the 2 of them can be the comedy duo in the WWE or maybe Vince can finally take The big red monster serious and elevate him permentaly in the main event. Kane has never been taking seriously since he took of the mask in 2003 (i think)

 

[Chill]

Lord Sidious has this one bang on I think, Kane's problem is the shitty booking and almost since day one the problem has been atrocious booking. This character could have been so much more if it had just been handled correctly, instead I don't think WWE have ever known what they want Kane to be and alas there is this watered down version we see today but I 100% do not think that turning him into a comedy character is the way forward.

The comedy Kane did back in the day worked to a certain degree in my opinion because it introduced a new side to the personna and allowed Glen Jacobs to do more with the character. At that time Kane was one of if not the top faces on Raw and in a way I felt the 'comedy' leant itself quite well to that but even so I'm not sure if Kane and comedy should have ever crossed paths in hindsight.

Kane is supposed to be a monster first and foremost and that is how it should be. Making Kane do comedy now would just be another kick in the nuts, what he needs is some decent feuds and to be portrayed as the uncaring and dominant monster that truly defines the character. The comedy he did served its purpose in that period but I think making him do that now would be cringeworthingly bad....if in doubt stick with what works. The monster gimmick works, all Kane needs is for WWE to emphasize this more than they currently are doing.

 

[Toroc102]

Obviously he could be built back up again, what I'm saying is that they have been booking him in a downward spiral for 10 years now, and I don't have any reason to believe they're going to give him a Title anytime soon. I'm saying that "creative" will never ever book Kane to be a force ever again. As long as they don't I don't care if they make him a comedy character, I just change the channel when he's on anyway.

 

[D-Man]

Kane's character is exactly where it should be right now. Taking all comedy OUT OF his character makes him different than every other wrestler on the roster. In this business, it's very good to be different. Not mention that Kane does an impressive job with every promo, in-ring mannerism, and backstage encounter with another wrestler.

Like it's been mentioned before, Kane is a victim of horrific booking. He's a constant tweener with no direction and no time being spent on him. It's a shame, too... he's really a great performer for such a big guy.

I can see him as a void to fill for the tag titles if the creative team can find the right partner for him. I can even see him attacking the midcard titles and having a run with them for a decent amount of time to build up his credibility again. But for God's sake, if the WWE brings any kind of comedy to his character they're killing any chance of him ever having any kind of relevance ever again.

 

[Blade]

Having some promos that occasionally had comedy in them hardly makes him a "comedy character". The Rock had nothing but funny promos from 1999-2003, does that make him a comedy character? In truth, what makes a comedy character comes down to what happens in the ring, not outside it. If you have comedy promos and comedy matches, then yes, you're a comedy characted, like Chavo or Santino. If you have comedy backstage but kick ass in the ring, you're a serious character who occasionally uses comedy to get over. Like The Rock, like Mankind in the later parts of his career, like DX and like Kane in 2002-2003. He had some funny promos then but he also had great matches and he did really well in the ring, which is what made him so over. Kane was never a comedy character.

And he never should be, either. People just wouldn't buy it. He's been the big red monster for so long and he's been decent in the ring for so long, he deserves more than being made a comedy character, he deserves to be a strong upper midcarder who is booked well. Instead he's midcarder who's booked like he gets new plans every week. Kane deserves better.

 

[King Douche]

Well what I meant was that Kane should do funny things outside the ring, but inside the ring kick major ass and when need to get very serious and mean. On the other hand I love if he gotten a gimmick close to Taker's American Badass gimmick. Not exactly like Taker's ABA thing but very close to it. Where even though he beats the crap out of people, their friends and families, he earns wrestlers respect, and does not care about anything or anybody. I would actually love if Kane did that. He is a good wrestler and deserves to be a main eventer and World Heavyweight Champion.

 

[SimplyJay]

ah come on! Kane and comedy??? Kane's gimmick is that of a dark soul. Comedy will further ruin his gimmick. But since u 2 want Kane to get interesting again, heres my take on how to make him interesting. SIMPLY GET THE MASK BACK OR make him do the old man angle like the one they did with Hogan n HHH. Make someone fresh like CM Punk make the challenge to Kane and just let Punk cut some promos telling Kane that he doesnt have it anymore. Crowd will instantly go for Kane, and i c Kane getting interesting again.

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Kane a comedy character? No,No,No! Kane is doing fine right now, like others have already mentioned, Kane is the victim of bad booking. If Kane were to be a comedy guy, it would just be silly, and not in a funny way. Imagine this seven foot man, who you have seen do things such as, light people on fire, bury people alive, and cut some of the creepiest promos ever, suddenly turn into a comedy character. It wouldn't make sense, and the audience would probably boo the hell out of Kane.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

The minute Kane lost the mask, he immediately began a turn for the worse career-wise. Fans simply don't associate this version of him as the same scary monster who's face was always expressionless (because it was under a very cold and callous looking mask).

Turning him into a comedy character is asinine, because it's the total opposite of what he was supposed to be. This isn't Great Khali. There's no reason to treat someone who can actually still wrestle like Kane like they did Khali who's knees probably look like he's been running a gloryhole gig for the last decade on his own.

I agree fully with Sidious here. Had they had him carrying his own mask around instead of Rey's, Kane would have faulted back into being credible, IMO.

Kane could really benefit from a change of scenery at this point. There's nothing available story-wise in the WWE to book "monsters" any more. It's a fuckin' kids show. If there's one guy who could benefit most from jumping ship here, it's Kane, IMO.

I dunno... Kane v. Abyss would be one helluva match.

 

[King Douche]

Okay then maybe the old man angle could work. If any one familiar with comic books, maybe he could be like Frakn Miller's Batman and The Punisher. Mix them characters together and you have a dark, brooding Kane. He does not need the mask back on but needs to be somewhat of a force again like he used to be. Be put in good storylines and be World Champion for more then a day. I think that he deserves to get atleast one last title shot. Kane was great back during the Attitude Era, back then started to decline when he took the mask off back in 2003, I agree.

 

[SimplyJay]

The old man angle would work, but i want this to happen right at the ending point of his career, where he would either end up with 1 of the world titles. But sadly I dont see this happening. As for the attitude era's Kane goes, this is all past. The legacy of Kane is that he was the hottest debutant in WWE history n will go down the history as 1 of the veteran wrestler who was always keen in putting younger stars over.

 

[King Douche]

So with the old man gimmick he would go back to being darker and brooding right? I think he should end up with the WWE Championship since thats the main title in the WWE. Him feuding with Taker to end his career be awesome, and beating him in a Hell In A Cell match. But I also doubt Kane will end his career world champion. Proably with a loss or humiliation, like most wrestlers end their career's in the WWE.

 

[lindy185]

I think this is one of the most asinine suggestions I have ever heard.

The problem with Kane right now is that he isn't being booked properly. It isn't that the character is "stale" so much from "being serious Kane" ... it's because he is "booked poorly being a serious Kane".

Kane needs to be far more dark. They had a perfect opportunity to breath new life back into his character when he was carrying his mask around. But Heaven forbid the IWC guesses what is so blatantly obvious what was in the bag, so Vince has to scrap the angle and put Rey Mysterio's mask in the bag instead. That did Kane absolutely no favors at all.

Kane should have NEVER been booked as a comedy character. He's basically a joke as it is, right now, given his horrendous booking. Doing this will only make him look like even more of a joke. This character is NOT made to be a comedy character, at all.

But he should be a far more dark character then what we are currently seeing.

I agree, the best way to use Kane right now might be the old school hell, fire and brimstone Kane. I know if the cut the lights during a match and Kane shows up and starts choking slamming everyone with that mask on ill mark out hard

Kane should be a character that people fear, not one who is a ladies man.

 

[ahhitsreck]

I agree with lindy, Kane isn't being used as "The Big Red Machine" anymore, he's being used a just another wrestler on the roster which totally kills his character. I say have Kane disappear for a month or two (not like anyone will notice) then on an episode of smackdown out of nowhere turn the lights out and when the lights come back on it's "The Big Red Machine" Kane (mask and all) chokeslamming whoever is in the ring. Tell me that would not be a huge POP and boost his character as well.

 

[King Douche]

Well Kane can return to the big red machine without the mask on. Writers just need to push him as a main eventer again and have him destroy people in the ring. Easy way to bring back the old Kane without the mask. Have him just snapping on people, beating up random wrestlers, workers and announcers too. Even show him beating up a fan who was planted by the WWE to get beaten up by Kane. A great way to bring the old Kane back with no mask. Him setting people on fire too, taking them to the grave yards and burying them alive, sneaking into their homes and beating the crap out of them, threatening to destroy their families, attack women and ''rape'' them, but that rape part would not be seen on television though you just see Kane with a omwne in her room and he laughs as she screams and he close the door. People would know what he done next. All this sadistic stuff make the old Kane back without the damn mask.

 

[Crush1]

Dude, dumb idea. I don't where the hell did you come up with this? first off Kane is so overrated that its puzzling my mind. How come people still support this guy? Kane could easily be replaced by a new and younger wrestler. Who can move faster in the ring. Face it people, Kane of the A-tude isn't coming back and I don't understand you still can't accept that. And for you to say that he should have had one final shot.. helloooo ECW championship anyone? Kane's over and done. I say replace him with either Kozlov or Jackson. Let him work as a road agent and be some use to the company.

 

[Chill]

first off Kane is so overrated that its puzzling my mind.

How is Kane overrated exactly? If anything I'd say he is vastly underrated. This is a guy who used to be a big star and a key player in the Attitude Era and now he's never involved in any meaningful feuds and hardly takes up any T.V. time these days and yet somehow he's overrated? Hardly, the man is underused and underappreciated if you ask me...

How come people still support this guy? Kane could easily be replaced by a new and younger wrestler.

Why not support Kane? I think he's still more interesting than some of the top guys WWE keep shoving down our throats. I also think it's a bit unfair to say he could be easily replaced whenever his presence in the WWE is minimal anyway these days, it's not like Kane is holding anyone back. He's always willing to lose and put over younger talent and if we're being honest, WWE needs more guys like Kane who are willing to sacrafice their own star for the sake of the company. So from where I'm watching Kane still serves an important purpose by working with and putting over as much new talent as he does and has done over the years.

Face it people, Kane of the A-tude isn't coming back and I don't understand you still can't accept that.

I for one could care less if Kane from the Attitude Era was coming back or not but what I would like to see is Kane involved in some decent feuds for a change, even in the mid card...that is surely more realistic than hoping he's going to come back like he was in his hey day. Is one or two decent feuds where he's properly used really that much to ask for?

Kane's over and done.

I don't know where people get this one from, he's hardly suffered any major injuries throughout his career and now just because he's slightly slower than in his prime he's suddenly 'done'? I wouldn't be suprised to see Kane go on for another 3 years should he choose to do so...

I say replace him with either Kozlov or Jackson.

They've already tried to make Kozlov the next monster heel and we all saw how much of a miserable failure that was, he sucked in the role and in my opinion was nowhere near as effective as Kane can be when he's a monster heel. Now, I'll agree that Jackson has more potential to step up and be a key player but not Kozlov.

Let him work as a road agent and be some use to the company.

Kane already does a lot of good for the company by jobbing to new talent when he's required to do so...I say keep him around as long as he wants to be there. He's still useful in his capacity to put people over and with all the huge egos WWE has, they need guys like Kane who don't mind being pinned now and again.