Before the match, Jim Ross goes to Mankind backstage. He says his match tonight is against a brick wall, he'll keep launching himself at the brick wall until it falls down and then prove to Paul Bearer that he isn't a pebble. He makes his way to the ring first as Jerry Lawler complains about the French ring announcing. Kane enters for his in-ring debut under dark red light, Mankind meets Kane on the entranceway with right hands. He sends Kane into the guardrail but he no-sells it. Kane sends Mankind into the ring steps with a choke bomb, Mankind takes a second trip into the steps before Kane finally brings it into the ring. He controls his corner post pyro which scares the referee into ringing the bell.
KANE VS. MANKIND
WWF Survivor Series 1997 (9th November 1997)
Kane clubs Mankind across the back, strikes him in the throat and clubs him again. Mankind fights back with kicks to the midsection and right hands. He headbutts Kane, leaving him against the ropes. The Cactus Jack clothesline sends them both to the floor on their feet, Mankind in sent down with a clothesline. He sends the ring steps into Mankind as Paul Bearer has the referee's attention. Kane looks to send Mankind into the steps again, but Mankind bails into the ring. Kane follows and knocks Mankind down with a right hand as we see a replay of the steps hitting Mankind. Mankind gets to his feet, but another shot takes him down. Then again because Mankind didn't get the message. He starts pulling his hair out and gets to his feet. Mankind charges into a big boot from Kane! Paul Bearer applauds at ringside as Kane sends Mankind's head into the turnbuckle and chokes him across the top rope, interfering with his mask.
Kane chokes Mankind with his boot in the corner. Kane hits right hands, followed by a choke in the corner. Mankind is sent across the ring, he walks out into a side slam. Mankind uses the ropes to get to his feet, Kane kicks him in the head, sending him out of the ring. Mankind uses the guardrail to block an irish whip, Kane headbutts him and clubs him across the back, then sends Mankind's knees into the ring steps. Kane runs into a kick to the face, Mankind drops Kane on the steel steps and fires away with right hands. Mankind hits Kane with a steel chair, Kane rolls back into the ring. Mankind blocks right hands, hitting some of his own. He hits the ropes and kicks Kane in the midsection, then hits a piledriver. He signals for the Mandible claw and puts it on Paul Bearer but that gives Kane time to sit up. He grabs Mankind by the throat and shoves him from the apron, sending him through the Spanish announce table, knocking down Tito Santana.
Kane follows to the outside and uses a piece of the table against Mankind at ringside. Mankind is brought to his feet in a chokehold but he breaks it with a low blow and hits a DDT on the concrete floor. He uses the ring to get to his feet, climbs to the apron, and hits an elbow drop from the apron to Kane. Mankind goes back to the ring, pointing to the top rope. Kane gets to his feet, jumps to the apron, and sends Mankind from his seat on the top rope to the floor! Mankind struggles back to the ring and gets to his feet, Kane hits a Tombstone piledriver for the win.
WINNER: KANE
This was a monster that doesn't feel pain against a person that is fuelled by it. Mankind's dangerous style was what cost him in the end. He bounced around to make Kane look invincible, Kane took everything Mankind had and kept going through the match, for his part. This was a nice real introduction to Kane..– As a match it's * ¾ but personally I'd rate it 3/10
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