Earlier than Glenn Jacobs grew to become some of the iconic WWE characters in firm historical past as Kane, all through the mid Nineties he had wrestled for a number of promotions resembling Smokey Mountain Wrestling and the Catch Wrestling Affiliation earlier than finally touchdown a tryout with WWE. Kane is usually remembered for his demonic presence, but additionally his relationship along with his onscreen brother, The Undertaker who he not solely teamed with but additionally fought in opposition to for essentially the most a part of his profession. Talking on “Six Ft Underneath,” Kane recalled the primary time he met “The Phenom” and shared his expertise seeing him backstage for the primary time.
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“The primary time I ever noticed you [The Undertaker] in individual was someplace like Glen Falls, New York or one thing like that at TV taping and it was wild man,” Jacobs stated. “I at all times been an Undertaker fan. Ever since his debut, I used to be like that is the best wrestling character of all time proper. So yeah I are available for a tryout and I did not know Mark and he is strolling on the hallway however he is already in his Undertaker stuff, that was slightly freaky truly, it was. He was doing the white face and all of the stuff and I am simply going, oh man wow does he actually appear like that?”
All through 2001, Kane and The Undertaker have been capable of seize the WWE World Tag Crew Championships on three events as The Brothers Of Destruction. Following that 12 months, each males would by no means win the titles once more collectively and went on to feud over the World Heavyweight Championship thrice in 2010.
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