What is Kane's best match?

April 2024 ยท 3 minute read

Kane isn't a "great match" guy. He's a "solid match" guy. He consistently goes out there and hits doubles, but only has hit a few home runs in the ring in his career.

pretty accurate summary right there. and XFear has another good point in that Kane has been involved in some really great multi-man matches. his singles career has never been stellar. it's been argued on these very forums that Kane is one of the best jobbers in WWE history, alongside Chris Jericho, among others. but that is good company. it's also not relevant to this topic. sorry. back on track...

gotta love his TLC Match on Raw in Vegas when he retained the Tag Team Titles without his partner and co-holder of the straps (Hurricane). also his many MITB and Elimination Chamber matches come to mind. Kane/X-Pac vs. Taker/Big Show was a pretty enjoyable feud over the belts as well.

singles matches or at least single-ish matches that come to mind include the following, in no particular order:

Kane vs. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan for the World Title. can't remember which ppv, but AJ Lee was involved in the angle and it was a really fun feud and impressive match. not singles, obviously, but close enough.
Kane vs. X-Pac series, specifically their No DQ match.
Kane vs. Shane McMahon with Last Man Standing and Ambulance Match stipulations.
Kane vs. RVD in a Steel Cage.
Kane vs. Big Show vs. Raven, Mania 17 for the Hardcore Title. not quite a singles match here either, but it was still enjoyable.
Kane vs. Triple H, Chain Match for the IC Title. hidden gem. go watch it. pretty excellent stuff. as others have said, Triple H has a gift for getting good to great matches out of many talents.
Kane vs. Vader, Mask vs. Mask. this is early in Kane's WWE career. pretty hard-hitting and personal.
Kane vs. Chris Jericho, Monday Night Raw for the IC Title. this took place right before the aforementioned TLC Match for the Tag Titles. quick storyline recap -- Kane returned, won the Tag Team Titles with Hurricane one week on Raw, the next week on Raw he won the IC Title from Jericho (in this match that i just listed) and then defended the Tag Team Titles in a TLC Match not long afterwards on another episode of Raw. this match with Jericho was really fantastic. two great storytellers doing their thing in the main event of Raw. great ring psychology and great physicality from both. this one gets my vote for his absolute best singles match ever.

honorable mentions of course include any match with Taker, especially Mania 14 and SummerSlam 2000. Kane gets unmasked in the latter. and then there's the whole Team Hell No vs. The Shield. pick any of their tag matches or any of their 6-man tag matches that involved a random partner. all super solid to great stuff.

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