History YMMV / Kane

* ShoutOut: Kane's costume seems to run the gamut of American popular culture, evoking various "dark" or Gothic" things. The red-and-black mask he wore (and never took off) between 1997 and 2003 looked eerily familiar to the bondage mask that was the unofficial logo of metal band Music/QuietRiot during the 1980s, while the iron mask he wore during his entrances during his 2011-2012 heel run had a vibe of either [[StarWars Darth Vader]] or [[FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], depending on which color you imagined it to be. Meanwhile, the black tights with red stitches across them that have been part of his costume for the majority of his career look remarkably similar to those donned by Creator/MichellePfeiffer for her role as Catwoman in ''BatmanReturns''; others might be reminded of [[EdwardScissorhads Edward Scissorhands]], or Creator/BrandonLee in ''Film/TheCrow''.

* XPacHeat: "The Demon" Kane of 2014 is a complete and absolute heat vacuum. Literally every time that his pyro goes off, the crowd knows that something terrible is going to happen. One cause of this seems to be the opinion that it's a blatant retread of his "Embrace The Hate" feud with JohnCena from a few years prior, only with Cena and Wrestling/ZackRyder's roles combined into Wrestling/DanielBryan this time. The fact that, after Bryan's temporary departure due to injury, Kane has been very little besides the Authority's lackey (such as actively helping Wrestling/SethRollins win his Money in the Bank briefcase and nearly throwing the match for himself to do the same for Randy Orton with the title) and a punching back for John Cena and Wrestling/RomanReigns has done little to give the audience any reason to care about him.

* FoeYay: With Wrestling/TheBigShow, ("You complete me"), Wrestling/RobVanDam, [[IncestSubtext his own brother]], [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio]], [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]...Kane's an intense guy, and when he's teaming with them, he has straight up HoYay.

* NightmareFuel: Say what you will about his new "corporate" appearance, but as shown in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOhVj4ZagRA this interview]], Kane can be just as terrifying in a suit and tie as he is in a mask.

* HateDumb: According to some seriously butthurt fans of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, Glenn Jacob's entire career and everything he's ever done for the company doesn't matter because he dares to interfere like the script tells him to, and thus he should be fired.

* HateDumb: According to some seriously butthurt fans of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, Glenn Jacob's entire career and everything he's ever done for the company doesn't matter because he dares to interfere like the script tells him to.

* XPacHeat: "The Demon" Kane of 2014 is a complete and absolute heat vacuum. Literally every time that his pyro goes off, the crowd knows that something terrible is going to happen. One cause of this seems to be the opinion that it's a blatant retread of his "Embrace The Hate" feud with JohnCena from a few years prior, only with Cena and ZackRyder's roles combined into DanielBryan this time. The fact that, after Bryan's temporary departure due to injury, Kane has been very little besides the Authority's lackey (such as actively helping SethRollins win his Money in the Bank briefcase and nearly throwing the match for himself to do the same for RandyOrton with the title) and a punching back for John Cena and Wrestling/RomanReigns has done little to give the audience any reason to care about him.

* XPacHeat: "The Demon" Kane of 2014 is a complete and absolute heat vacuum. Literally every time that his pyro goes off, the crowd knows that something terrible is going to happen. One cause of this seems to be the opinion that it's a blatant retread of his "Embrace The Hate" feud with JohnCena from a few years prior, only with Cena and ZackRyder's roles combined into DanielBryan this time. The fact that, after Bryan's temporary departure due to injury, Kane has been very little besides the Authority's lackey (such as actively helping SethRollins win his Money in the Bank briefcase and nearly throwing the match for himself to do the same for RandyOrton with the title) and a punching back for John Cena and RomanReigns has done little to give the audience any reason to care about him.

* XPacHeat: "The Demon" Kane of 2014 is a complete and absolute heat vacuum. Literally every time that his pyro goes off, the crowd knows that something terrible is going to happen.

** XPacHeat: "The Demon" Kane of 2014 is a complete and absolute heat vacuum. Literally every time that his pyro goes off, the crowd knows that something terrible is going to happen.

* FridgeBrilliance: When you consider the caliber of people Wrestling/TheAuthority has to deal with in their own circle - an increasingly unbalanced and paranoid Wrestling/RandyOrton, two general managers in Wrestling/BradMaddox and Wrestling/VickieGuerrero who aren't quite [[TheStarscream Starscreams]], but ''have'' exhibited the tendency to make power grabs when the opportunity presents itself, and the dangerous [[Wrestling/TheShield Shield]], who include possibly one of the most AxCrazy guys on the ''roster'' in Dean Ambrose, are liable to go rogue at any moment, and could potentially be a ''huge'' thorn in The Authority's side if the two ever end up at odds[[note]]This ''may'' have happened at the 3/17/14 RAW... time will tell[[/note]], Wrestling/{{Kane}} essentially being the [=McMahons'=] second-in-command as opposed to another monstrous goon suddenly makes a ''lot'' of sense.

* FridgeBrilliance: When you consider the caliber of people Wrestling/TheAuthority has to deal with in their own circle - an increasingly unbalanced and paranoid Wrestling/RandyOrton, two upstart GMs in Wrestling/BradMaddox and Wrestling/VickieGuerrero who aren't quite [[TheStarscream Starscreams]], but ''have'' exhibited the tendency to make power grabs when the opportunity presents itself, and the dangerous [[Wrestling/TheShield Shield]], who include possibly one of the most AxCrazy guys on the ''roster'' in Dean Ambrose, are liable to go rogue at any moment, and could potentially be a ''huge'' thorn in The Authority's side if the two ever end up at odds[[note]]This ''may'' have happened at the 3/17/14 RAW... time will tell[[/note]], Wrestling/{{Kane}} essentially being the [=McMahons'=] second-in-command as opposed to another monstrous goon suddenly makes a ''lot'' of sense.

** '''2013 Corporate Kane.'''

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN1SAIYJm4U This]] malfunction, in which Kane's pyro doesn't go off, doubles as a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]].

* DesignatedHero: Kane often turns face by default only because the person he's feuding with just happens to be an even bigger heel. Certainly the most prominent (and questionable) example is his feud with Edge over Lita, in which his characterization would be summarized as "Vengeful, jilted rapist." And he was the hero...if [[RealLifeWritesThePlot real life didn't]] [[YourCheatingHeart write the plot]], WWE even coming up with this would've backfired unless the intention was to double-turn Edge and Kane rather than make Wrestling/{{Lita}} heel. Lita turned into something of a DesignatedVillain for walking out on her abusive rapist husband.
* DesignatedVillain: [[FaceHeelTurn Turned heel]] on the Undertaker right before ''[=SummerSlam=] 2000'', since UT's original intended opponent, Wrestling/TheBigShow, had been [[PutOnABus shipped off to]] WWE's then-developmental league Ohio Valley Wrestling in hopes that he could lose some weight. While the turn was a surprise as far as Kane's character direction at the time, if you need someone to go heel on UT at a moment's notice...

* FanNickname: "Libertarian Glenn" for his Fall 2013 comeback as the sharp dressed Director of Operations of The Authority. In the same vein as [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Real Estate Steve]]

** Then there was this line from the Hurricane (w[=/=][[Wrestling/MollyHolly Mighty Molly]]) before his match with Kane on the October 11, 2001 ''[=SmackDown!=]''.

*** HilariousInHindsight[=/=]TheCuckoolanderWasRight: On the September 23, 2002 ''Raw,'' Kane and the Hurricane teamed up and defeated Wrestling/LanceStorm and Wrestling/{{Christian}} for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]].

* DesignatedVillain: [[FaceHeelTurn Turned heel]] on the Undertaker right before Summerslam 2000, since UT's original intended opponent, Wrestling/TheBigShow, had been [[PutOnABus shipped off to]] WWE's then-developmental league Ohio Valley Wrestling in hopes that he could lose some weight. While the turn was a surprise as far as Kane's character direction at the time, at least it was understandable why Kane might still be mad at UT.