| Big Show and Kane | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kane (left) and Big Show (right), during a WWE Live Event in 2016. | |
| Tag team | |
| Members |  Big ShowKane |
| Name(s) | Big Show and Kane The Authority |
| Billed heights | Big Show 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Kane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[1][2] |
| Combined billed weight | 773 lb (351 kg)[1][2] |
| Debut | November 29, 2001 |
| Disbanded | July 19, 2016 |
| Years active | 2001–2002 2005–2006 2011 2014–2016 |
Big Show andKane were an Americantag team active inprofessional wrestling during 2001–2002, 2005–2006, 2011 and 2014–2016 consisted of Paul Wight (Big Show) and Glenn Jacobs (Kane). Using their gigantic statures and power to dominate opponents, they won both theWorld Tag Team Championship andWWE Tag Team Championship.
Big Show and Kane would first team together on the November 29, 2001 episode ofSmackDown! when they defeated TheHardy Boyz (Matt andJeff).[3] They would face TheDudley Boyz (Bubba Ray andD-Von Dudley) atVengeance on December 9 for theWWF Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful in their challenge.[4] Their feud with the Dudley Boyz continued with a loss in a Tables match on the January 24, 2002 episode ofSmackDown!.[5] Big Show and Kane would then face each other on the January 28 episode ofRaw, which Kane won.[6] Big Show and Kane would once again team together to finally beat the Dudley Boyz on the March 24 episode ofHeat.[7]
Big Show and Kane reunited on the October 31, 2005 episode ofRaw, when they defeatedThe Heart Throbs in a Texas Tornado match.[8] AtTaboo Tuesday on November 1, Big Show and Kane defeatedLance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to win their first World Tag Team Championship teaming together on November 1, 2005.[9] Cade and Murdoch then challenged Big Show and Kane to a title rematch with Hardcore rules on the November 7 episode ofRaw, which Big Show and Kane won. Leading up toSurvivor Series on November 27, the duo would attack various SmackDown! members such asBatista andBobby Lashley.[10] At Survivor Series, Big Show and Kane represented Team Raw along withShawn Michaels,Chris Masters, andCarlito, but they were defeated by Team SmackDown! which consisted ofRandy Orton,Rey Mysterio, Batista,John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), and Bobby Lashley.[11] Big Show and Kane ended their feud with Batista and Mysterio atArmageddon on December 18 when they defeated them in a non-title champions versus champions match as Batista and Mysterio were theWWE Tag Team Champions at that time.[12]
The duo would hold on to their tag team titles until April 2006, successfully retaining their titles against a variety of opponents such asSnitsky andTyson Tomko,Val Venis andViscera, as well as the Heart Throbs.[10] In 2006, the duo would feud with Carlito and Chris Masters, culminating in a successful title defense atWrestleMania 22 on April 2.[13] The next night onRaw, Big Show and Kane lost the World Tag Team Championship toSpirit Squad membersKenny andMikey after interference from the rest of the Spirit Squad.[14]
One week later, Big Show and Kane faced Spirit Squad membersJohnny andNicky in a title rematch, but were disqualified after Kane snapped and attacked all the Spirit Squad members. Big Show tried to calm Kane down, but Kane attacked him, ending the partnership.[15] Kane losing his mind was part of a storyline to promote Kane's upcoming movie at that time,See No Evil.[16] Big Show and Kane would then feud with each other, but both matches (atBacklash on April 30 and the May 8 episode ofRaw) pitting the men against each other ended in a no-contest.[16][17][18]
On the March 4, 2011 episode ofSmackDown,The Corre aided Kane by interfering in Kane's match against Big Show and attacking Big Show. However, a miscommunication between Kane and the Corre led to Kane turning on the Corre instead.[19] Big Show and Kane would then reunite to take on the Corre, challenging them for the tag team title belts and saving other wrestlers from the Corre's attacks.[10] AtWrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Big Show and Kane would team together withSantino Marella andKofi Kingston to beat the Corre.[20] The following week, a WrestleMania rematch took place with Big Show and Kane's team victorious over the Corre once again in a two out of three falls match.
On the April 22 episode ofSmackDown, the duo defeated Corre membersJustin Gabriel andHeath Slater to win the WWE Tag Team Championship, their second championship win as a team.[21] As tag team champions, Big Show and Kane would enjoy successful title defenses with wins over Gabriel and Slater in a rematch, the Corre'sWade Barrett andEzekiel Jackson in a Lumberjack match atExtreme Rules on May 1, as well asThe New Nexus membersCM Punk andMason Ryan atOver the Limit on May 22.[10]
On the May 23 episode ofRaw, New Nexus membersDavid Otunga andMichael McGillicutty defeated Big Show and Kane to win the WWE Tag Team Championship following interference from Punk and Ryan. ending their reign at 30 days. After the match, Big Show was run over byAlberto Del Rio's car, causing a storyline injury.[22][23] When Big Show returned, Kane prevented him from further brutalizingRicardo Rodriguez.[24]
Kane and Big Show would then go their separate ways. Both of them would feud withMark Henry, but Henry came out top in both feuds, using a steel chair to crush Big Show's and then Kane's leg on two separate occasions to cause storyline injuries, resulting in their inactivity from WWE programming.[25][26] Both Big Show and Kane would return separately before the end of 2011, but did not reform their team.[27]
After Big Show turned onTeam Cena againstTeam Authority atSurvivor Series on November 23, 2014, Big Show joined the stable withTriple H andStephanie McMahon. At theRoyal Rumble on January 25, 2015, Kane and Big Show teamed up to eliminate several superstars. They were ultimately attacked byThe Rock, which allowed Rock's cousinRoman Reigns to win the Rumble match by eliminatingRusev. On the February 12 edition ofSmackDown, during aTag Team Turmoil match asheels for the first time against the team ofDaniel Bryan and Reigns, Big Show knocked out Kane with aKO Punch after bickering throughout most of the match. AtFastlane on February 22, The Authority (Big Show,Seth Rollins and Kane) defeated Dolph Ziggler,Erick Rowan andRyback when Kane pinned Ziggler. Big Show and Kane entered the second annualAndré the GiantMemorialBattle Royal atWrestleMania 31 on March 29. Kane was eliminated while Big Show won the trophy.[28]
After leaving The Authority, Big Show and Kane were once again reunited in February 2016 asfaces, when they, along with Ryback, began a rivalry withThe Wyatt Family. A confrontation onRaw led to asix-man tag match atFastlane on February 21, which they would win. The following night onRaw, The trio lost to The Wyatt Family in a rematch, after Ryback walked out on Big Show and Kane.
On the March 21 episode ofRaw, Kane would save Big Show from The Social Outcasts, but would chokeslam Big Show from the top rope afterwards. On the March 28 episode ofRaw, Big Show and Kane aided each other in taking out the entire WWE locker room to promote the third annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal atWrestleMania 32 on April 3. During the battle royal, Both Big Show andShaquille O'Neal double chokeslammed Kane. On the April 19 episode ofMain Event, Big Show and Kane successfully defeated the team ofBraun Strowman and Erick Rowan.[29] On the July 4 edition ofRaw, Big Show and Kane teamed up alongsideJack Swagger,Mark Henry,Zack Ryder,Apollo Crews andThe Dudley Boyz to form Team U.S.A. and compete against The Multinational Alliance (Chris Jericho,Kevin Owens,Cesaro,Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio,Sheamus andThe Lucha Dragons), in a 16-man elimination tag team match in the main event where they succeeded with Big Show and Ryder as survivors.[30]
During the2016 WWE draft, Big Show was drafted to theRaw brand while Kane was drafted to theSmackDown brand, thus separating the team. The departure of Big Show from the WWE in January 2021 who subsequently signed withAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name the next month had officially ended the chances of a in-ring reunion, while Kane remains employed with the WWE in a limited capacity.