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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2017 2:01:23 GMT -5
I say consider his Seth feud to be that. I'm a-okay with the super reduced role Kane's had since that.
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Post by Demented on Feb 14, 2017 2:03:42 GMT -5
He does have the face of a champion.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Feb 14, 2017 2:04:28 GMT -5
No he's been stale since 2005.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2017 2:07:07 GMT -5
He deserves a good storyline end to his character, I would just rather it not involve any world titles.
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Post by schma on Feb 14, 2017 3:10:00 GMT -5
I'd like to see him go on a tear and then put Harper over. No World Title, just give a rising star a boost.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Feb 14, 2017 3:27:26 GMT -5
He should have a run towards the fire exits and out of the building then out of the state, country and hemisphere
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Post by Ryushinku on Feb 14, 2017 4:04:26 GMT -5
Kane mark. I say yes, for a retirement angle. Have him go nuts and on a rampage for a while, build it up to WrestleMania and putting some other monster over like Corbin or whoever.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2017 5:29:57 GMT -5
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Feb 14, 2017 5:51:13 GMT -5
Kane's "well-deserved last major run" came back when he won the WHC and finally got victories (the last one decisive) over his brother". It was the highlight of the Unmasked Kane run and could only have been better by happening around 5 years earlier. Had Kane retired right after, it would have neatly tied up like two decades of stories.
Nothing against Kane. He's my favorite wrestler, ever, period. And he's managed to spin crap into gold more times than alchemy should allow for. But there's no need for another "last major monster run". He did that. He even did that once or twice *after* he did that.
If the dude still wants to wrestle, let him. Let him come out, squish somebody (or, if the stories about the nicest man in wrestling are true, put them over) then go back to doing whatever it is he does when he's not doing that.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 14, 2017 7:51:52 GMT -5
I think he deserves at least to win a Royal Rumble before he calls it a day for good.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Feb 14, 2017 7:56:07 GMT -5
I think it's a testament to the original discipline shown with the character that, despite literally and figuratively being a punching bag at various stages, a couple of chokeslams and ring-clear can make him a credible world title contender.
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Post by NickRedMachine on Feb 14, 2017 11:58:09 GMT -5
Kane's "well-deserved last major run" came back when he won the WHC and finally got victories (the last one decisive) over his brother". It was the highlight of the Unmasked Kane run and could only have been better by happening around 5 years earlier. Had Kane retired right after, it would have neatly tied up like two decades of stories. Nothing against Kane. He's my favorite wrestler, ever, period. And he's managed to spin crap into gold more times than alchemy should allow for. But there's no need for another "last major monster run". He did that. He even did that once or twice *after* he did that. If the dude still wants to wrestle, let him. Let him come out, squish somebody (or, if the stories about the nicest man in wrestling are true, put them over) then go back to doing whatever it is he does when he's not doing that. I don't think I could have said it any better than this, kudos. And squishing people is exactly what he did on his last SmackDown run. He lot to Wyatt some, beat Harper once or twice, and before that, he had a bit where he came out every week and chokeslammed the Milk Man, Fandango, etc. It's a good role for him, and you can tell by the crowd reaction he gets now over say, 2 or 3 years ago. He's in a legend role and people finally pop. Good for him.
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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 14, 2017 12:11:47 GMT -5
At this stage he should be helping put over Braun, Corbin, and Harper-the next generation of monsters.
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Post by MAGGLE on Feb 14, 2017 13:00:16 GMT -5
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Post by froggyfrog on Feb 14, 2017 13:04:36 GMT -5
No way. The less he's around the better. He had his run. Leave the memories alone
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Feb 14, 2017 13:13:08 GMT -5
Nope. He's done. I also don't like the idea of giving a guy "one last run" just for the hell of it. It's one thing if its a guy like Goldberg who hasn't been there in X years and legitimately makes the company money, but its another for a career upper midcard guy who was always the 2nd tier Undertaker. His character lacks the mystique of the Undertaker and I don't necessarily criticize for this its just the way he's been used for the last decade. Obviously he's a HOFer, but he's never set the world on fire with his in ring work (the "Kane Bump" is not a compliment) and he's largely just boring "Oh, it's Kane...again" for the past 10 years.
If they could create a memorable situation where it makes sense to push him in that respect, I could get behind it but that's giving creative way too much credit (as well as Kane). I don't think he's good enough at this point to get it where it would need to be to actually work and not just be a fart in the wind/transitional situation.
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