The Mayor of Knox County, Glenn Jacobs, also known as WWE’s Kane, shares a wild friendship with Christian that is full of unexpected twists and turns. Explore the unlikely bond that will change your view of both wrestlers!
Kane and Christian: A friendship filled with unexpected moments that defy the norm! Photo Credit: WWE. Artwork by Pro Wrestling Stories.
The Big Red Machine Kane’s Candid Confession About Christian
Kane looms menacingly over a fallen Christian, a scene that belies their off-screen friendship filled with unexpected twists. Photo Credit: WWE
Kane and Christian had known each other for over twenty-five years. Despite this, one would struggle to find a picture of them appearing friendly together in a Google search, whether in kayfabe or out of character. In fact, the results predominantly featured images of The Big Red Machine tossing Captain Charisma around the ring like a rag doll!
If there were a Chokeslam Hall of Fame, Christian, alongside Shane McMahon and X-Pac, would deserve a bronze statue for the remarkable height he achieved when taking those devastating slams, especially from the Devil’s Favorite Demon.
"I don’t like Christian, I’ve never liked Christian,” Kane admitted.
“One time, I was walking through the Denver airport and saw Christian. We talked a bit, and he was like, ‘Have you had anything to eat?’
“I’m like, ‘Yeah, I just had a burrito.’
“He then punched me in the stomach and ran away. That is Christian. So anytime I had the opportunity to chokeslam him, I took advantage of it."
Christian’s Daring Pranks on Kane
Christian looms over Kane on the top turnbuckle. Photo Credit: WWE.
This was not an isolated incident. When Kane appeared as a guest on Edge and Christian‘s podcast, Christian recounted another story of how he playfully tormented the would-be Mayor of Knox County.
“We were at a live event, so it was a bit more relaxed than being on TV. I walked back and into this dark locker room. Glenn was sleeping on the floor in his Kane outfit.
“I went over, and I stood over him, and he’s on the ground, and his eyes are closed, and he’s in this really peaceful moment. I had this bottle of water, and I have no clue why I did it, I just dumped some of the water on his face.”
Christian continued, “His eyes popped open, and I have never seen him so mad! It scared the **** out of me, so I started to run.
“All of a sudden, there was this chair by him. He flung this chair across the room, and I’m doing the high step, and this chair is tumbling behind me. I waited a few minutes, and I hid until he calmed down.
“When I came back, he starts apologizing to me. That’s how nice Glenn is. ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to throw the chair at you.'”
Nightmares and Chokeslams: Christian’s Kane Phobia
Undertaker and Kane chokeslamming Edge and Christian. Photo Credit: WWE.
So why did Christian behave in such a manner towards Kane? What had the Brother of Destruction done to warrant such treatment? The answer may lie in Christian’s subconscious, dating back to 1998, shortly after Edge’s debut and just before his own.
On WWE Story Time, Christian revealed a series of unsettling dreams that once plagued him:
“I used to have a recurring nightmare about Kane, and I don’t know why. I never met him. The first one was before I got to WWE, and Edge was here. I was backstage at Raw, and we were walking down the hallway, and Kane threw a clothesline at me, and I ducked it.
He was not very happy that I ducked the clothesline, so he chased me out into the parking lot, where I slid underneath a car. He couldn’t get me from underneath the car, and all I see is this hand and his mask, and he’s going ‘URRRGHHH, URGGGH,’ and I’m trying to kick him away, I’m trying to kick him away. That is the end of that one, and it’s kind of anti-climatic.”
Christian continued, “The second dream I had of him was at my grandmother’s house. I walked out onto the front porch, and Kane was there. He grunted something at me, and I didn’t understand what he said.
“So I said, ‘Excuse me,’ and he got very mad at this and started to chase me. So I take off running, and he’s chasing me. I’m obviously faster than Kane; come on!
“He’s grunting, and he can’t catch me, so I get to the end of the block, and I turn around realizing he’s not there, and I’m like, ‘Oh man, he finally gave up!’
“I turn around, and he’s standing right there in front of me. So I go to punch him. He catches my arm and rips my arm off, and he starts to beat me with my own arm!
“My only shot at this is to kick his knee out. So I see my opening, I take my shot, I completely whiff it, and I hit him in the balls. He screamed like a young schoolgirl, I run away, and he continued to chase me as I run away, and that’s the end of that dream.”
The Surprising Truth: Kane’s Protective Side Revealed
Kane grips Christian by the throat. Photo Credit: WWE.
Despite the recurring nightmares, Christian had no reason to fear Kane. When speaking on The Steve Austin Show about TLC 1 (although it may have been the first triangle ladder match at WrestleMania 2000), he recounted:
“Instead of going feet first, my feet swung up, and I actually went over the ropes kind of back first. And I remember looking at the ceiling and going, ‘Oh my God, this is not going to be good.’
“I basically flat-back-bumped to the floor from off the ladder in the middle of the ring. And I don’t know how I didn’t land on a piece of debris on the ladder on something that would have done some serious damage.
“I came to the back, and Kane is walking past me, and he stops, and he goes, ‘Are you okay?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, from what?’ He was like, ‘That bump. Are you okay?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’m fine.
“He grabbed me by the shoulders, spun me, and pinned me to the wall, and he goes, ‘You scared the **** out of me! Don’t do that again.’ And then he walked away! I got hurt more from Kane than from that bump!”
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Analyzing the Kane-Christian Dynamic: Frenemies or Foes?
A rare picture of Kane and Christian together. Photo Credit: WWE. Artwork by WWE.
So it turns out that Kane was looking out for Christian all along.
Despite Christian’s pranks and Kane’s forceful reactions, their interactions reveal a deeper connection forged through years of shared experiences in the wrestling world.
Kane’s concern for Christian’s well-being after dangerous stunts suggests a level of care that transcends their on-screen rivalry.
Meanwhile, Christian’s recurring nightmares about Kane, followed by his real-life pranks, hint at a complicated mix of fear, admiration, and playful antagonism.
Is there some kind of message here? Maybe it’s about being a good person, no matter what others throw at you. Maybe it’s about facing your fears as they are not as scary as you thought. Or maybe it’s as simple as the fact that Kane is a lovely person, and Christian is a bit of a jerk. We’ll let you, the readers, decide!
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