6 Storylines that saved WWE Superstars' careers

#1. Kane - A series of failed gimmicks leading to a legendary WWE run

Kane's debut is widely regarded as the greatest in WWE history

It's hard to argue any bigger name in WWE whose career was saved by a storyline. Glenn Jacobs didn't debut with WWE in 1997. Two years prior, his official WWE run began, where he went by the name "Unabomb" (first being billed as Mike Unabomb) before making his televised debut as Isaac Yankem, DDS - Jerry Lawler's wicked dentist.

The peak of that run was his SummerSlam match against Bret Hart, and then a steel cage match against the WWE legend on RAW. The character was quietly retired, and he took Kevin Nash's place as the "Fake Diesel" - a character along with the Fake Razor Ramon that received heavy criticism.

It was only in 1997 where a big change took place, and the "Kane" character started to get a slow-burning build by Paul Bearer and The Undertaker. At Badd Blood 1997, Shawn Michaels faced The Undertaker in the first-ever (and arguably greatest) Hell in a Cell match to determine Bret Hart's Survivor Series WWE Title challenger.

It was in this very pay-per-view where Kane made what many consider the greatest debut in WWE history. Breaking open the steel door of the cell, he decimated his storyline half-brother The Undertaker, debuting his iconic character and kickstarting one of the greatest rivalries in WWE.

Glenn Jacobs' WWE career was saved by this storyline, and it resulted in years of incredible programming.