When Kane was being haunted by the date “May 19″ back in 2006, fans spent weeks speculating what the big mystery was building to. In many ways it was similar to the way that Paul Bearer had taunted The Undertaker 10 years prior, when building up to the debut of Kane.
This similarity almost ended up being more. The original plans were for the Fake Kane that would end up being revealed (played by Drew Hankinson – better known to fans as Festus, Luke Gallows and D.O.C.) to actually be the real Kane.
Brought about by Glenn Jacobs (the actual Kane) considering retirement, WWE decided they were not ready to let the gimmick go. The reveal would have been that Jacobs had kept the real Kane imprisoned while stealing his identity for a decade.
Jacobs’s decision to prolong retirement (for almost an additional decade now) and fans’ confusion to the story presented ended up with the story being rushed through and unceremonious.