When Kane first debuted in WWE he wore a mask and his body was mostly covered which added a unique mystique to the character. However, the Kane character evolved over time as he altered his look and started to talk. In 2003, Kane’s story was taken in a new direction as removed his mask and showed his face to the world for the first time.
The decision to remove Kane’s mask led to some new opportunities for the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion as he was able to show a new side of himself. Recently Kane spoke to PWMania.com about his reaction to taking his mask off, and he revealed that he was pumped about the decision.
“I was pumped about it. It was a change. I felt that Kane had gotten rather stale. The mask while it was a great asset because it provided a mystique and mystery that nobody else had, and also because we use our face a lot to show people emotion which is what WWE is all about and getting the audience to feel what you feel, I couldn’t do that they way I wanted to because of the mask and felt I was pretty limited. I was excited to do it. It was a different character. Kane went from being this physical monster that didn’t talk and the most emotion you got from him was a head tilt, which was very ambiguous and it meant that something bad was about to happen to somebody, to Kane now being a psychological monster.”
“He went from being a Michael Myers to a Hannibal Lecter. To me, that’s more terrifying. Now you have a big, huge guy who is all messed up on the inside although he looked normal on the outside. The scars were on the inside and his psyche. To me, that’s much more terrifying than a masked dude running around. I was excited about it. I didn’t know it would do what it did and that it would be a completely different character. It was almost like debuting and starting all over again, except at a much higher level because you had all this history behind you.”
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