Kane believes his story with The Undertaker belongs in a category all its own. The WWE Hall of Famer says their twisted family saga delivered the best “mythological storytelling” the company has ever produced—and he knows exactly which two moments meant the most to him.
During a Big Texas Comicon panel hosted by Emily May, Kane was asked how he viewed the decades-long rivalry and which moment remained his favorite. He explained that the appeal went much deeper than two wrestlers having a reason to fight.
“Yeah, I consider that the best piece of I I’d call it mythological storytelling that WWE has ever done. And what I mean by that is it was a full-fledged story. It wasn’t just like a storyline. You know, you had these characters which kind of had existences outside of, if that makes sense.”
Kane compared the characters to figures from fantasy novels and comic books. Their history gave fans something to imagine beyond whatever happened during a match or television segment.
“You know, when you when you think about like a fantasy novel or a comic book and have these characters that that are larger than life and kind of exist outside of that context as well. Um so, it’s just a little different than conventional wrestling uh storylines.”
That bigger story made Kane’s arrival more than a surprise attack. As The Undertaker previously explained, the first Hell in a Cell match was created with Kane’s debut in mind: the cage was supposed to keep interference out, only for his storyline brother to tear through the barrier and confront him.
Asked to choose his favorite moments, Kane went straight back to the beginning. He praised The Undertaker before identifying the two events that defined the opening stretch of their story.
“So, in that respect, I think that he’s obviously one of the best ever. My two favorite moments probably were the uh despite the fact that that did go on for decades, which makes me feel really old, by the way. But, it was kind of the the opening and closing to the first chapter.”
Those moments were his October 1997 debut and the first WrestleMania showdown between the brothers. Kane described them as the bookends of a story that ended up lasting far longer than expected.
“So, from the Kane debut, October 5th, 1997, at Bad Blood in Your House in St. Louis, to the first WrestleMania match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 14 at Boston Garden. And those were kind of the bookends for the first chapter of what would end up being, yeah, something, you know, a lot longer I think than anybody expected it to be.”
Their WrestleMania XIV match took place at Boston’s FleetCenter, which Kane referred to as Boston Garden in his recollection. The Undertaker defeated Kane in their first singles showdown on that stage.
The wait between the debut and that match was a major part of the payoff. Bruce Prichard previously explained that WWE stretched out the buildup with WrestleMania in mind, while The Undertaker’s refusal to fight his brother helped keep the tension growing.
Kane and The Undertaker eventually had years of betrayals, reunions and destruction behind them, but Kane still puts that first chapter above the rest. One ripped-off cage door started it, and a WrestleMania fight delivered the payoff—without coming close to ending the story.
Which chapter of Kane and The Undertaker’s story had the biggest impact on you, and why does it still stand out? Leave your memories and feedback in the comments.
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