The most underrated team in WWE history is Kane and X-Pac. Bar none. Formed in the ashes of the D-Generation X and the shocking betrayals by both Chyna and Triple H, respectively, Kane and X-Pac found common ground, not to mention respect, and became friends, confidants and tag team champions in the spring of 1999. Working with established teams like the Acolytes, Edge and Christian, Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart and D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry, the team developed the necessary chemistry that makes any championship duo tick. X-Pac was a smaller, more dynamic and energetic wrestler who was as skilled with his feet as any other Superstar on the roster. Kane was a furious force, a man so angry that any opponent in his path was sure to feel pain and suffering as a result of his tremendous strength and hard-hitting offensive skill set. More importantly, the character development that occurred throughout the duration of their team was outstanding. X-Pac brought something out of Kane that allowed him to be more confident. He dropped the voice box and began talking normally. He developed a friendship with the former European champion and became incredibly protective of him. X-Pac, on the other hand, discovered confidence of his own. Always one of the smaller Superstars on the roster, he became more courageous and aggressive, no longer willing to sit back and be bullied by those bigger or stronger than him. It made for some absolutely outstanding storytelling that the much-maligned Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara do not get nearly enough credit for. As is often the case in wrestling, all good things must come to an end and X-Pac and Kane's multi-time tag title-winning partnership was no different. X-Pac betrayed Kane, joining former DX mates in the reunited faction. It set off a heated feud between the former partners that only intensified when X-Pac stole Kane's first real love, Tori. Kane got his revenge, the good guy one, and all was right with the world but one still cannot help to imagine what could have been had the team stuck around longer and been able to work with the Hardy Boyz, Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boyz as they hit their prime in the summer of 2000.
Erik Beaston is a freelance pro wrestling writer who likes long walks in the park, dandelions and has not quite figured out that this introduction is not for Match.com. He resides in Parts Unknown, where he hosts weekly cookouts with Kane, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Boogeyman. Be jealous.
