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) x" X3 F# W& j0 gIt's been 15 years since Kane, The Devil's Favorite Demon, arrived in WWE.
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7 a5 x% ?- Y$ O( T c1 BPaul Bearer warned The Undertaker of his monstrous brother's impending arrival throughout 1997.
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; |# _( f3 R# g3 _1 Z" CKane made an immediate impact on WWE, tearing the door off Hell in a Cell ...
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# R! P8 d, C8 g7 y8 h D3 a4 DKane set his sights on The Phenom again at the 1998 Royal Rumble, locking him inside a casket ...
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) C n2 j: b/ bThe Brothers of Destruction face off for the first time at WrestleMania XIV.
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9 G M3 l- F/ AThe Big Red Monster defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for the WWE Championship at King of the Ring 1998.
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Kane went on a rampage during the 2001 Royal Rumble Match, frightening Drew Carey into eliminating himself ...) W* P% T8 j$ `4 ?6 e( u# z
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... and tossing out a litany of Superstars, including The Honky Tonk Man ...
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. y6 i! ?" L8 j) I1 _The public unmasking brought out a new, more vicious side of The Big Red Monster.
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1 P8 O8 A u3 Z$ L( @9 UThe Devil's Favorite Demon rekindled his rivalry with The Undertaker at WrestleMania XX.
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% J6 t$ @% U5 Z7 C, TThough he looked dominant at times, Kane could not overcome his brother.
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Kane found love in summer 2004. He married Lita on Raw.5 W8 L2 S3 ?* X$ r( {5 b. r
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Unfortunately for Kane, the romantic feelings were not mutual.
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One year later, Lita left Kane for Edge. The Big Red Monster gave them a wedding night to remember, destroying the ceremony ...+ p; E2 q H9 ?
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... and Tombstoning the priest!
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2 n+ ^# C) u! {7 ?4 |* fKane found success in the tag team ranks in 2004.1 K0 z# _7 m& B1 l7 V: |
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At Taboo Tuesday, he and Big Show handily defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to become World Tag Team Champions.
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The titanic duo dominated WWE for five months.
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Though the fake Kane seemed to have the upper hand, the original Big Red Monster vanquished the phony, taking back his mask.+ W* \9 K" M2 R1 y/ ^ m0 y
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At WrestleMania 23, Kane faced one of the few Superstars larger than him: The Great Khali.5 H J0 x+ [% L% G
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Kane won a Battle Royal prior to WrestleMania XXIV, earning an ECW Title opportunity on The Grandest Stage of Them All.0 {: \& w* F# f& o0 y, g9 j0 D
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A single Chokeslam was all it took to defeat Chavo Guerrero.
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1 h4 Z+ [# a/ r C9 yThe WWE Universe burst into cheers as Kane stood tall at The Show of Shows as the new ECW Champion. k8 K( P6 w* ?/ }# m8 q& p' |
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The Big Red Monster dominated the Indian giant, defeating him at SummerSlam ...
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Kane surprised the WWE Universe by winning SmackDown's Money in the Bank Ladder Match in 2010.1 C& K& U2 ]" y" L
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: r. S; p. ]1 z" e8 ?. p1 ?The Devil's Favorite Demon didn't wait long before cashing in his contract. He cashed in immediately following Rey Mysterio's World Heavyweight Championship Match against Jack Swagger.
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In an effort to bring out the monster within, Kane put the mask back on for his 2011 return to WWE.3 _( B, W! s9 A5 V2 }
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3 x, o+ K& R) J8 a# GHis goal was to help John Cena "embrace the hate" as he prepared for a showdown with The Rock.
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Kane's angry side has come back to bite him. He was forced into anger management with Daniel Bryan.
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$ L4 B- Q$ B2 B" ?- _7 l6 q; l9 I... like this moment, when they stood tall after unleashing a brutal steel chair beatdown on their competition in the tag team division.
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