10 Iconic Wrestling Gimmicks You Didn't Know Were STOLEN

9. Kane

The Undertaker and... some guy
Twitter (@BlueKane_)

If you wanted to rip off Kane in 2023, the process would be simple and quick, if very painful: if you repeatedly banged your head against a brick wall, you'd turn out just as stupid as he is.

Failing that, you wear his attire, except a blue away kit version, and be Kane, except...blue.

Now, there's a certain, incredibly temporary charm to this bit currently doing the rounds on the irony indie circuit. It's not without recent precedent in the music business. Rick Astley is currently making a second career of doing a Morrissey reboot under the sly idea that Morrissey has, through being a complete scumbag, alienated most fans of the Smiths. Astley has now formed a Smiths covers band, allowing fans to enjoy the material again in a less ugly context.

'Blue Kane', and this will last for a few weeks - and may be completely out of date by the time this article is adapted to video - is operating under a similar principle. He plays Kane, but a blue version who has snow powers instead of fire powers, with the idea being that he does Kane things without being a rancid individual.

The countdown to him getting milkshake ducked begins now, but can it get any worse than Glenn Jacobs?

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