4. Kane Unmasks
In 2003, Triple H offered Kane a spot in his faction, Evolution. The Co-GM of Raw at the time, Stone Cold Steve Austin offered Kane a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship if he decided to refuse Triple H’s offer. Co-GM Eric Bischoff later made this a mask-for-title match. Triple H beat Kane clean in the match, and this was on free TV, not even PPV.
After years of hearing about Kane’s origin story about how his was burnt and mangled in the fire that burnt down his family home, fans didn’t know what to expect in the moments before Kane’s unmasking. The monster was about to get unmasked. What they got was Kane’s face covered in a pile of soot.
How were WWE going to explain that Kane had no burn marks on his face? They didn’t bother to, of course.