5 Backstage stories we learned about The Undertaker & Kane on WWE Untold

#1 WWE wanted to call Kane a different name

Although long-term WWE fans previously knew Glenn Jacobs as Dr. Isaac Yankem and Fake Diesel, it is difficult to imagine his current character having any other name than Kane.

Reflecting on his incredible 1997 debut, Kane revealed that WWE’s decision-makers originally pitched an idea where his character would have the name ‘Inferno’.

As it turned out, Bruce Prichard – the mastermind behind the introduction of the Kane storyline and gimmick – was a big fan of ‘Kane’ and later gave that name to his son in 1999.

“I remember initially they wanted to name the character ‘Inferno’, which I was like, ‘Inferno? That ain’t good at all’ but Bruce Prichard had always been a fan of the name ‘Kane’. In fact, Undertaker was originally a man named Kane and Bruce’s son is named Kane.”

Prichard even revealed that the first picture that was ever taken of his son, Kane, is of him wearing a Kane mask.

That picture, along with plenty of other stories about The Undertaker and Kane, can be found on the latest 'WWE Untold' episode on the WWE Network.

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