Kane Says Corporate Kane Was Among His Favorite Characters During His WWE Run

It might not be the answer most fans would expect, but Kane has revealed that Corporate Kane — the suited, clean-cut version of the Big Red Machine that emerged during The Authority’s run in WWE — stands as one of his personal favorite characters to have portrayed.

During the Authority era, Kane set aside the mask and the pyro in favor of a business suit, transitioning from a fearsome monster into a buttoned-up corporate enforcer aligned with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. For many fans, the character represented a comedic departure from the Kane they grew up with, but the man behind the mask clearly has a different perspective. Kane has indicated the role was one he genuinely enjoyed, even if it’s the kind of answer that might catch longtime followers of his career off guard.

It’s not hard to see why the character might have appealed to him creatively. Corporate Kane leaned heavily into deadpan humor and self-awareness, allowing Glenn Jacobs to showcase a comedic side that his years under the mask rarely permitted. The contrast between the character’s monstrous history and his suddenly professional demeanor was the source of much of the comedy, and Jacobs appeared to embrace it fully.

Jacobs, of course, has since moved well beyond the wrestling world, serving as the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee — a real-life transition that, in some ways, makes his fondness for the suit-wearing, authority-serving Corporate Kane feel all the more fitting in hindsight.