10 Wrestlers Who Are The Worst In The World At Exactly ONE Thing
4. Kane: Selling The Pedigree
The Pedigree is a tremendous and indeed tremendously-named finish.
It underscored why Triple H was great when his pride allowed himself to be great; a dangerous-looking move executed well within the parameters of WWE's safety-conscious approach, the set-up registered the pop before the move itself signalled imminent victory - or, when the occasion demanded it, a thrilling near-fall.
Taking the move involved the recipient kicking their legs out and landing flat, c*ck-first, on the canvas. It was more aesthetically pleasing and less painful on the knees this way. Kurt Angle took it better than anybody; upon impact, he'd indent the mat with his face, and his legs would flail upwards to sell the devastation. He obscured the cooperative element completely. He took the hell out of the finish, even if it winded him.
Kane in contrast was too large, too un-athletic, and too sh*t to make it look halfway good. He couldn't physically complete his role in the move, and as a result, he drove one of his knees with some degree of force onto the mat. He could actually bother himself to take it properly at one point - see evidence here - but beyond that, it made for an aesthetically ugly and surely painful sight. It just looked weird and awkward.
And people say he was one of the cleverer wrestlers in the locker room.