Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)
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- | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">''' | + | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Kane'''</span><br> |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Birth name''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Glenn Thomas McAlmond |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Born''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 26, 1967 (age 48)<br>Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Dandridge, Tennessee, United States |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Alma mater''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Northeast Missouri State University |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Spouse(s)''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Crystal Goins (m. 1995) |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Children''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |2 |
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- | | style="text-align: | + | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]''' |
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Ring Name|Ring name(s)]]''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Angus King<br>Bruiser Mastino<br>Christmas Creature<br>[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]<br>Doomsday<br>Isaac Yankem, DDS<br>'''Kane'''<br>Mike Unabomb<br>Unibomb | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |323 lb (147 kg) | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Dean Barnhart|Dean Malenko]] | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |1992 | ||
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- | '''Glenn | + | '''Glenn Thomas McAlmond''' (born April 26, 1967), better known by the ring name '''Kane''', is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician. He is signed to [[IWE]] where he performs on the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. |
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+ | McAlmond began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992. He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) before joining the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) in 1995. Jacobs played various [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|characters]] until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the mentally disturbed, [[Pyromania|pyromaniacal]] younger half-brother of [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], with whom McAlmond would alternatively [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] or [[Tag Team|team]] as [[The Brothers of Destruction]]. | ||
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+ | Following his debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's [[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]] of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]]—the "poster boy" of the era—for the IWF Championship in his first [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[Main Event|main event]] at [[IWF King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring]] in June 1998. He continued to compete in [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world championship]] PPV matches for the next 20 years, and stands as the most prolific PPV performer in IWF/IWE history. | ||
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+ | Kane is a three-time world champion (having held the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]], [[XCW Championship]] and IWE's [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] once each) and a 12-time [[World Tag Team Championship|world tag team champion]], having held the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/IWE/World Tag Team Championship]], [[WCW Tag Team Championship]] and [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Championships]] with various partners. He is also a two-time [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|Intercontinental Champion]] and a [[IWE Money in the Bank (2010)|2010 Money in the Bank winner]] as well as the third man to win IWE's [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE Grand Slam Champions|Grand Slam]]. Kane also holds the record for cumulative [[IWE Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] eliminations at 44. | ||
- | + | Outside of professional wrestling, McAlmond has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 [[IWE Studios]] production ''[[See No Evil (2006 Film)|See No Evil]]'' and its [[See No Evil 2 (Film)|2014 sequel]]. McAlmond is also a longtime supporter of [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarian]] political causes. On May 1, 2018, Jacobs won the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary election for the mayoral seat of [[Knox County, Tennessee]]. | |
- | + | ==Early life== | |
==Professional wrestling career== | ==Professional wrestling career== | ||
+ | ===Early career (1992–1995)=== | ||
- | ===International Wrestling Federation / Entertaiment | + | ===International Wrestling Federation/Entertaiment/IWE=== |
- | ==== Early gimmicks (1995–1997)==== | + | ====Early gimmicks (1995–1997)==== |
- | ==== | + | ====Re-debut as Kane; IWF Champion (1997–2000)==== |
- | ====Brothers of Destruction ( | + | ====The Brothers of Destruction (2000–2001)==== |
- | + | :''Main Article: [[The Brothers of Destruction]]'' | |
====Championship reigns and unmasking (2002–2003)==== | ====Championship reigns and unmasking (2002–2003)==== | ||
- | ====Relationship with | + | ====Relationship with Lita (2004–2005)==== |
- | ====Teaming with Big | + | ====Teaming with Big Show and "May 19" (2005-2006)==== |
+ | :''Main article: [[Big Show and Kane]]'' | ||
- | ==== | + | ====Brand switches and XCW Champion (2006–2009)==== |
====World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)==== | ====World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)==== | ||
- | ==== | + | ====Re-masking and Team Hell No (2011–2013)==== |
- | + | :''Main article: [[Team Hell No]]'' | |
- | ==== | + | ====The Authority (2013–2015)==== |
- | + | :''Main article: [[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]]'' | |
- | == | + | ====Various feuds (2015–2018)==== |
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+ | ====Team Hell No and Brothers of Destruction Reunion (2018–present)==== | ||
==Other media== | ==Other media== | ||
- | ==Filmography== | + | == Filmography == |
+ | === Film === | ||
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+ | === Television === | ||
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+ | === Web series === | ||
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+ | ==Political career== | ||
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+ | ==Personal life==<!-- | ||
==In wrestling== | ==In wrestling== | ||
+ | [[File:Chokeslam.jpg|thumb|right|180px|alt=|Kane performing a chokeslam on [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]].]] | ||
+ | [[File:The big red machine.jpg|thumb|right|180px|alt=|Kane raises his right hand in anticipation of the [[Chokeslam|chokeslam]].]] | ||
+ | [[File:Kane ready for Tombstone.png|thumb|right|180px|alt=|Kane about to perform a Tombstone Piledriver on [[Kevin McAlmond]]]] | ||
+ | [[File:Ouch!.jpg|thumb|right|180px|alt=|Kane performing a [[Flying Clothesline|flying clothesline]] on CM Punk.]] | ||
+ | [[File:KaneEntrance.jpg|thumb|right|180px|alt=|Kane performing his signature entrance at [[IWE SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam in 2007]].]] | ||
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+ | *'''Finishing moves''' | ||
+ | **'''As Kane''' | ||
+ | ***[[Chokeslam]] | ||
+ | ***''Tombstone Piledriver'' ([[Piledriver#Kneeling reverse piledriver|Kneeling reverse piledriver]]) | ||
+ | **'''As Isaac Yankem' | ||
+ | ***''DDS'' (DDT) | ||
+ | **'''As Diesel''' | ||
+ | ***''Jackknife Powerbomb'' ([[Powerbomb]]) | ||
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+ | *'''Signature move''' | ||
+ | **[[Backbreaker]] | ||
+ | **[[Clawhold|Clawhold]] | ||
+ | **[[Corner Clothesline|Corner clothesline]] | ||
+ | **[[Diving Clothesline|Flying clothesline]] | ||
+ | **[[Powerbomb#Falling powerbomb|Falling powerbomb]] | ||
+ | **[[Gorilla Press Drop|Military press drop]] | ||
+ | **Multiple powerslam variations | ||
+ | ***Front | ||
+ | ***[[Powerslam#Scoop powerslam|Scoop]] | ||
+ | ***[[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk]] | ||
+ | **Running DDT to a bent over opponent | ||
+ | **[[Dropkick|Running dropkick]] to a seated opponent, usually preceded by a [[Scoop Slam|scoop slam]] or a [[Snapmare|snapmare]] | ||
+ | **[[Tilt-a-Whirl Mat Slam|Tilt-a-whirl slam]] | ||
+ | **[[Throat thrust]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | *'''[[Manager|Managers]]''' | ||
+ | **[[Paul Bearer]] | ||
+ | **[[Eddy Gilbert|"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert]] | ||
+ | **[[Jim Cornette]] | ||
+ | **[[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] | ||
+ | **[[Jim Ross]] | ||
+ | **Dutch Mantel | ||
+ | **[[Amber Casey|Chyna]] | ||
+ | **[[Sean McCurry|X-Pac]] | ||
+ | **[[Tori Poch|Tori]] | ||
+ | **[[Nicole Dumas|Lita]] | ||
+ | **[[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] | ||
+ | *'''Nicknames''' | ||
+ | **"'''The Big Red Machine'''" | ||
+ | **"'''The Big Red Monster'''" | ||
+ | **'''"The Devil's Favorite Demon"''' | ||
+ | *'''Entrance themes''' | ||
+ | **"[[IWF Full Metal|Diesel Blues]]" by Jim Johnston (1996–1997) | ||
+ | **"[[IWF The Music, Vol. 3|Burned]]" by Jim Johnston (October 5, 1997–June 12, 2000) | ||
+ | **"[[IWF The Music, Vol. 5|Out of the Fire]]" by Jim Johnston (June 19, 2000–March 17, 2002; April 27, 2003) | ||
+ | **"[[IWE Raw Greatest Hits: The Music|Slow Chemical]]" by [[Finger Eleven]] (April 1, 2002–August 11, 2008) | ||
+ | **"[[Voices: IWE The Music, Vol. 9#Track listing|Man on Fire]]" by Jim Johnston (August 18, 2008–July 22, 2011) | ||
+ | **'''"[[IWE Music Group#Single releases|Veil of Fire]]"''' by Jim Johnston (December 12, 2011–present) | ||
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==Championships and accomplishments== | ==Championships and accomplishments== | ||
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | ||
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**PWI ranked him #'''13''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 1999 and 2004 | **PWI ranked him #'''13''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 1999 and 2004 | ||
*'''[[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]]''' | *'''[[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]]''' | ||
- | **[[SMW Tag Team Championship]] ([[SMW Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Al | + | **[[SMW Tag Team Championship]] ([[SMW Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Ray Savern|Al Snow]] |
*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]''' | *'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]''' | ||
**[[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|USWA Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|1 time]]) | **[[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|USWA Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|1 time]]) | ||
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**[[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|1 time]]) | **[[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|1 time]]) | ||
**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]]) | **[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]]) | ||
- | **[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions| | + | **[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|2 time]], current) – with [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] (1) and [[Kody Brown]] (1, current) |
- | **[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|9 times]]) – with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] (2), X-Pac (2), [[Martin McAlmond]] (2), [[Gregory Beasly|The Hurricane]] (1), [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Johnson]] (1), and Big | + | **[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|9 times]]) – with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] (2), X-Pac (2), [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] (2), [[Gregory Beasly|The Hurricane]] (1), [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Johnson]] (1), and Big Show (1) |
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with The Undertaker | **[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with The Undertaker | ||
**[[IWF Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of IWE Hardcore Champions|1 time]]) | **[[IWF Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of IWE Hardcore Champions|1 time]]) | ||
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**Worst Feud of the Year (2010) <small>vs. [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]</small> | **Worst Feud of the Year (2010) <small>vs. [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]</small> | ||
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Gimmick|Worst Gimmick]] (1996) <small>as Fake [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]</small> | **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Gimmick|Worst Gimmick]] (1996) <small>as Fake [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]</small> | ||
- | **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (2001) <small>with | + | **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (2001) <small>with The Undertaker vs. [[KroniK]] at [[IWF Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] </small> |
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+ | ==Luchas de Apuestas record== | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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+ | ==External links== |
Current revision as of 08:43, 5 October 2018
Kane | ||
Birth name | Glenn Thomas McAlmond | |
Born | April 26, 1967 (age 48) Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain | |
Residence | Dandridge, Tennessee, United States | |
Alma mater | Northeast Missouri State University | |
Spouse(s) | Crystal Goins (m. 1995) | |
Children | 2 | |
Professional wrestling career | ||
Ring name(s) | Angus King Bruiser Mastino Christmas Creature Diesel Doomsday Isaac Yankem, DDS Kane Mike Unabomb Unibomb | |
Billed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |
Billed weight | 323 lb (147 kg) | |
Trained by | Dean Malenko | |
Debut | 1992 |
Glenn Thomas McAlmond (born April 26, 1967), better known by the ring name Kane, is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician. He is signed to IWE where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
McAlmond began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992. He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) before joining the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) in 1995. Jacobs played various characters until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the mentally disturbed, pyromaniacal younger half-brother of The Undertaker, with whom McAlmond would alternatively feud or team as The Brothers of Destruction.
Following his debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin—the "poster boy" of the era—for the IWF Championship in his first pay-per-view (PPV) main event at King of the Ring in June 1998. He continued to compete in world championship PPV matches for the next 20 years, and stands as the most prolific PPV performer in IWF/IWE history.
Kane is a three-time world champion (having held the IWF Championship, XCW Championship and IWE's World Heavyweight Championship once each) and a 12-time world tag team champion, having held the IWF/IWE/World Tag Team Championship, WCW Tag Team Championship and IWE Tag Team Championships with various partners. He is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a 2010 Money in the Bank winner as well as the third man to win IWE's Grand Slam. Kane also holds the record for cumulative Royal Rumble match eliminations at 44.
Outside of professional wrestling, McAlmond has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 IWE Studios production See No Evil and its 2014 sequel. McAlmond is also a longtime supporter of libertarian political causes. On May 1, 2018, Jacobs won the Republican primary election for the mayoral seat of Knox County, Tennessee.
[edit] Early life
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Early career (1992–1995)
[edit] International Wrestling Federation/Entertaiment/IWE
[edit] Early gimmicks (1995–1997)
[edit] Re-debut as Kane; IWF Champion (1997–2000)
[edit] The Brothers of Destruction (2000–2001)
- Main Article: The Brothers of Destruction
[edit] Championship reigns and unmasking (2002–2003)
[edit] Relationship with Lita (2004–2005)
[edit] Teaming with Big Show and "May 19" (2005-2006)
- Main article: Big Show and Kane
[edit] Brand switches and XCW Champion (2006–2009)
[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)
[edit] Re-masking and Team Hell No (2011–2013)
- Main article: Team Hell No
[edit] The Authority (2013–2015)
- Main article: The Authority
[edit] Various feuds (2015–2018)
[edit] Team Hell No and Brothers of Destruction Reunion (2018–present)
[edit] Other media
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
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[edit] Television
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[edit] Political career
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1999) with X-Pac
- PWI ranked him #13 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999 and 2004
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- SMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Al Snow
- United States Wrestling Association
- International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- XCW Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWF Championship (1 time)
- IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (2 time, current) – with Big Show (1) and Kody Brown (1, current)
- World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Mankind (2), X-Pac (2), The Undertaker (2), The Hurricane (1), Kyle Van Johnson (1), and Big Show (1)
- WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Undertaker
- IWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- Mr. Money in the Bank (SmackDown) (July 2010)
- Eighth Triple Crown Champion
- Third Grand Slam Champion
- Slammy Award for Best Family Values (2010) For beating up Jack Swagger, Sr..
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2004) Impregnating Nicole
- Most Overrated (2010)
- Worst Feud of the Year (2002) vs. Triple K
- Worst Feud of the Year (2003) vs. James Mayer
- Worst Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Matt Hooper and Nicole
- Worst Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Big Daddy K
- Worst Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Scott Wright
- Worst Feud of the Year (2010) vs. Edge
- Worst Gimmick (1996) as Fake Diesel
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2001) with The Undertaker vs. KroniK at Unforgiven