Much has been made lately of just how incredible an accomplishment The Undertaker's 25-year-long career with WWE is. While many veterans rack up two-and-a-half decades in the sport, spending such a long time at the top of the world's largest wrestling company is simply unprecedented. The Undertaker deserves all of the accolades he's been given and then some. Kane's tenure with WWE is almost as long as his storyline brother's, but is far less impressive. After a brief spell as a main eventer, Kane has spent the 2000s and 2010s floating around the upper midcard. As a holdover from the Attitude Era he gets a decent reaction, and as a character who's lumped in with The Undertaker he's treated as a venerated cornerstone of the company. Unfortunately, Kane hasn't produced any of the amazing performances or memorable moments that have made The Undertaker a legend. He's more or less a guy who's been taking up a spot for eighteen years. He's produced every now and then but he's not a top guy, and positioning him as such only highlights his weaknesses. Recently (and inexplicably), WWE had Kane playing two roles - "Corporate Kane" and "Demon Kane". Corporate Kane has been fired in storyline, but the Demon remains, squashing younger, more talented stars like Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. A retirement tour must surely be on the horizon for the Big Red Machine.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013