10 Things We Learned From Kane On Talk Is Jericho

10. He Was On Board With Unmasking

Wrestling fans have a tendency to convince themselves that their favourite stars are bound to agree with them about what they perceive as stupid or damaging booking decisions.

Sage ring veteran The Undertaker probably hated doing that, we tell ourselves after watching him fire a lightning bolt out the end of his fingers, only to find out a few months later that the whole thing was actually his own idea.

In a similar vein, removing the mask - so says the Big Red Machine - was actually something of a mutual agreement between him and Vince McMahon. Both parties ultimately felt that the character in its current state had plateaued, and needed a radical new direction in order to evolve.

There was method to the madness too. The final 12 months of masked Kane - noted primarily for the Katie Vick revelation - weren't exactly vintage, and the period that initially followed his unveiling saw one of the biggest pushes of his career. It wasn't so much the change in get-up that proved damaging in the long-term, but the poor booking (which likely would have been the same either way).