10 WWE Legends Who Came Back And Ruined Everything

9. Kane

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Looking back at when Kane debuted, WWE really should've called the police and had him, The Undertaker, and Paul Bearer arrested.

'Taker burned down the family home with Kane still inside, but somehow the Big Red Machine survived and their father was bringing him back. Everybody accepted this was normal in the world of wrestling and waited to see the latest member of the family arrive; it's one of the best debuts of all-time too.

This list isn't about incredible arrivals though.

Over the next 15 years, Kane went from 'Taker's final boss, to a lovesick puppy mixed up with Tori and D-Generation X, to an unmasked monster who tortured McMahon testicles.

The mystique was long gone when he came back in a mask in 2011. He did get a new lease of life with Daniel Bryan in Team Hell No; then, unlike The Undertaker when they were children, WWE finally killed the character off for good.

Enter Corporate Kane.

Glenn Jacobs was back and this time he was promoted to Director of Operations. Who knew a man who used to set people on fire had aspirations to climb the corporate ladder?

Things went from bad to worse when he handed Stephanie McMahon his mask and started coming to the ring in a shirt and tie. Images of him looking fed up next to Triple H on a weekly basis completely destroyed one of WWE's greatest characters.

By the time he reverted back to being the Big Red Monster, nobody cared anymore.

Why did you come back for this, Kane?

 
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