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Brothers of Destruction
(left to right) The Undertaker and Kane in 2006.
Tag team
MembersThe Undertaker
Kane[1]
Name(s)Brothers of Destruction[1]
Kane and The Undertaker[1]
Billed heightsUndertaker:
6 ft 10.5 in (2.10 m)[2]
Kane:
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)[3]
Combined
billed weight		631 lb (286 kg; 45.1 st)
Debut1998

The Brothers of Destruction are an on and off professional wrestling tag team consisting of The Undertaker and Kane, who are kayfabe brothers that wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! and ECW brands, respectively.[1] They are the current World Heavyweight Champion (The Undertaker) and the current ECW Champion (Kane).

History

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-present)

Rivalry & Forming a Team (1997-2000)

In 1996, The Undertaker broke away from his historic and popular manager Paul Bearer.[2] Throughout 1996 and 1997, Undertaker feuded with Bearer and wrestled many wrestlers managed by him including Mankind and The Executioner. After Undertaker lost the WWF Championship to Bret Hart at SummerSlam 1997,[4] Bearer began taunting Undertaker that he had a younger brother named Kane, most notably screaming out the words, "KANE IS ALIVE!"

Glen Jacobs, who was last seen working in the WWF as a jobber named Isaac Yankem,[5] debuted at Badd Blood 1997 as Kane, Undertaker's half-brother.[1][3] He interfered in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, with the winner facing Bret Hart for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series 1997. During the match, Kane interfered and Tombstoned Undertaker allowing Michaels to pin Undertaker and become the #1 contender to the WWF title.[3][1][6]

At this point, Kane and Undertaker started a feud with each other, the basic premise being Kane and Bearer accusing Undertaker of intentionally starting a fire which resulted in the burning of their funeral home, the scarring of Kane's face, and the death of Undertaker and Kane's mother (all kayfabe). Basically, Kane wanted to take out all of his pent-up aggression on his "brother" but Undertaker refused to fight his own "flesh and blood". The duo had a brief partnership which ended after Kane betrayed Undertaker by costing Undertaker, his casket match against WWF Champion Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble 1998. He chokeslammed Undertaker into the casket, which helped in Michaels getting the win.[1][3][7] They continued to feud with each other, leading to a match at WrestleMania XIV, which Undertaker won after hitting him three Tombstones.[1][2][3][8][9] They met each other in the first-ever Inferno match at Unforgiven: In Your House, which again Undertaker won.[1][2][10] On June 1, 1998 edition of RAW is WAR, they wrestled in a #1 contender's match for the WWF Championship, which Kane won with help from Mankind.[1][11]

At King of the Ring 1998, Kane and WWF Champion Steve Austin faced each other in a First Blood match for Austin's WWF Championship. The stipulation was that if Kane lost, he would set himself on fire.[3] The referee was knocked out and Undertaker interfered in the match with a steel chair and came to hit Kane with the chair but accidentally nailed Austin with the chair, which helped Kane in winning the championship.[3][12] Undertaker formed a partnership with Kane after he later revealed that he attacked Austin because he didn't want his "brother" to be burned.[3] Undertaker started a rivalry with Stone Cold, who later regained the WWF title from Kane while Kane and Mankind won the WWF Tag Team Championship. At Fully Loaded: In Your House, the duo were forced to team up together and defeat Kane and Mankind to win the titles.[1][2][11][13]

They dropped the titles back to Kane and Mankind in a fatal four way tag team elimination match, also involving New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) and Nation of Domination (The Rock and Owen Hart) on an edition of RAW in August. This move occurred after they couldn't patch up with each other. This lead to a title match at SummerSlam, with Undertaker facing Austin for the WWF title. At that event, he and Kane became a team and became known as Brothers of Destruction after Kane abandoned Mankind during their Tag Team title defense against New Age Outlaws and instead interfered in Undertaker vs. Austin match when he tried to help his "brother" but Undertaker sent him back. As a result, Austin nailed the Stone Cold Stunner for a victory.[14][15] At Breakdown: In Your House, Undertaker, Kane and Austin faced each other in a triple threat match for Austin's WWF title. Undertaker and Kane proved to be partners as they pinned Austin at the same time.[1][3][16]

They separated from each other and went on their own. They reunited again after two years in 2000 and challenged Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian for the tag titles on an edition of RAW is WAR but they were disqualified, so they retained their titles.[17] On August 14 edition of RAW is WAR, Undertaker faced Chris Benoit in a match, where Kane turned on Undertaker by chokeslamming him and the two feuded with each other again. This culminated in a match at SummerSlam 2000, which resulted in a no contest.[18]

Dominance In Tag Team Division (2001)

At Royal Rumble 2001, Undertaker and Kane teamed up eliminating most of the field in the Royal Rumble match. Kane entered No. 6 and finished 2nd eliminating eleven wrestlers. Undertaker came in at no. 22 and came 7th after being eliminated by Rikishi.[19] The two reunited later that same month and on February 1, 2001 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated Rikishi and Haku in a brutal First Blood match.[1][20] They got a shot at the tag titles at No Way Out 2001, facing the champions Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and Edge and Christian in a tables match. The Brothers of Destruction dominated the entire match, and nearly had the match won until Rikishi and Haku interfered.[1][21] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Kane defeated Raven and Big Show to win the WWF Hardcore Championship.[1][22][23]

The Undertaker and Kane started focusing on then Intercontinental Champion Triple H, who would soon make a surprise alliance with WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin known as Two-Man Power Trip. After the duo injured Kane's arm in a Hardcore Championship match against Rhyno (and cost Kane his Hardcore Championship),[24] the Undertaker and Kane threatened then-Commissioner William Regal by stating that if they did not get a WWF Tag Team title shot at Edge and Christian, Kane would throw Stephanie McMahon off a large drop over an emergency exit in a boiler room. Thus they were granted an opportunity to face Steve Austin and Triple H at Backlash, if they could defeat Edge and Christian in a no-disqualification match for the titles. On April 19 edition of SmackDown!, the Undertaker and Kane defeated Edge and Christian to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship as a team, despite interference from Austin and Triple H.[24][1][25] As a result of winning the titles, Brothers of Destruction earned the right to face Steve Austin and Triple H.[1] At Backlash 2001, all major titles were on the line but despite that, Triple H pinned Kane after using a sledgehammer, thus making him and Austin the new WWF Tag Team Champions as well as the WWF Champion (for Austin) and the WWF Intercontinental Champion (for Triple H).[1][26][27]

With Kane injured, The Undertaker began targeting Steve Austin and his WWF Championship. On an edition of RAW is WAR, the Undertaker was told by police officers that his wife Sara had been involved in a car accident. The Undertaker arrived home, only to find out that it was all a set up by Austin. At Judgment Day 2001, Kane defeated Triple H to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a chain match, despite interference from Steve Austin.[1][28][29] Later that night, The Undertaker dominated his WWF Championship match with Austin. However, Triple H interfered once more using his sledgehammer, allowing Austin to pin the Undertaker and retain his championship.[28][30]

Diamond Dallas Page was the next person to get in the Undertaker's way. Page wanted to become a big star, just like the Undertaker, and so he started a feud with him, taking the Undertaker's slogan, "I'll make you famous" quite literally. The basis of this feud involved Page stalking the Undertaker's wife Sara. On August 9 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship.[1][31][32] At SummerSlam 2001, the Undertaker and Kane defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon in a steel cage match to win their second WWF Tag Team Championship and retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship.[1][33][34] As a result, the Undertaker and Kane became the first Unified Tag Team Champions in the WWF, holding both the WWF and WCW tag titles.

Brothers of Destruction began a feud with KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark), who were brought to WWF by Stevie Richards. On September 17 edition of RAW is WAR, Kane and Undertaker lost the WWF tag titles to Dudley Boyz after KroniK interfered.[35] At Unforgiven 2001, they successfully defended their titles against KroniK[1][36] before losing them to Booker T and Test on the following edition of SmackDown!.[37] They continued on as a team representing the WWF side through onto the end of the Alliance Invasion angle, including their participation at InVasion[38] and Survivor Series 2001[39][40] after which the Undertaker immediately turned heel once more and the two did not interact with each other for a long while.

Unofficial Encounters (2002-2005)

The duo next appeared together during the first few moments of No Mercy 2002 as they both had title matches that night. They next teamed up again unofficially at the 2003 Royal Rumble, but the Undertaker turned on Kane during the Royal Rumble match and eliminated him. Later that year at the Survivor Series, an unmasked then heel, Kane interfered in the Buried Alive match between the current face of Undertaker and Vince McMahon, costing Undertaker the match.[41] Kane would go on to say that the Undertaker was buried forever.

The two would actually end this feud with a match at WrestleMania XX in 2004, in which the Undertaker returned to his Deadman character, and defeated Kane.

The brothers had a short run-in with each other in 2005. At the Royal Rumble, Undertaker was in a scheduled match against then heel, Heidenreich in a casket match. A little bit before the match, Gene Snitsky, who was in a feud with the face gimmic of Kane, told Heidenreich he would help him that night. Due to the interference, Heidenreich was positioned to win. When the casket was asked to be opened, however, Kane emerged out of it and battled Snitsky out of the arena letting Undertaker defeat Heidenreich. Original plans were for this to lead to a tag team match at WrestleMania 21, but the plans were scrapped when Undertaker decided to take on Randy Orton instead. They did team up during house shows taking on Snitsky and Heidenreich.

The last time Kane and the Undertaker would meet in 2005 was during an interpromotional match neither were involved in. While Kane, who was helping his partner Big Show against Rey Mysterio, pretended to leave when Undertaker entered the arena, he would inevitably receive a chokeslam from Undertaker after a failed sneak attack. (All 4 of these guys were faces during that time, but it was during the RAW Vs. SmackDown! feud)

Official On-and-off Return (2006-present)

The return of The Brothers of Destruction was announced on the edition of SmackDown that aired on October 27 2006. Montel Vontavious Porter interfered with Kane's match against Mr. Kennedy, helping Kennedy beat down on him before the lights went out and the Undertaker's music came on. When the lights came back on Kane was gone, no where to be found. As a result of the interference, Theodore Long scheduled a tag team match: The Brothers of Destruction vs Kennedy and MVP. The Brothers of Destruction gathered three wins over them in that one night.

The first win was made by countout when MVP and Mr. Kennedy refused to re-enter the ring, at which point General Manager Theodore Long came out and restarted the match with no countouts. Kennedy then delivered a blatant low blow to Kane in front of the referee, getting disqualified. Teddy Long came out again, and restarted the match with no disqualifications or countouts. Finally, the brothers hit simultaneous chokeslams, and Undertaker finished with a Tombstone piledriver to Mr. Kennedy.

The Brothers continued to feud with their individual opponents before reuniting for a rematch on the last SmackDown before Armageddon 2006. This time, the match would go to a double disqualification as Kennedy threatened to run over Kane with a hearse parked ringside. The Undertaker, who had run off MVP, emerged in the passenger seat as his gong tolled and the lights went out, thus scaring Kennedy out of the vehicle. At Armageddon, Undertaker defeated Kennedy in a Last Ride match, which was why the hearse had been at ringside for the last two weeks, and Kane defeated MVP in an Inferno match. The next week, the Brothers would reunite once again, defeating King Booker and Finlay, before parting ways as Undertaker successfully pursued the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 23.

On the October 12, 2007 edition of Friday Night SmackDown!, the Brothers of Destruction reunited for the first time in 2007, defeating WWE Tag Team Champions MVP and Matt Hardy in a non-title match.[42]

The Brothers of Destruction reunited for the first time in 2008 on the February 1, 2008 edition of SmackDown!, defeating Big Daddy V and Mark Henry by submission. On the April 4 edition of Smackdown!, General Manager Vickie Guerrero ordered them to wrestle each other in the main event, as punishment for Undertaker beating Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and Kane beating Chavo Guerrero for the ECW World Championship just nights ago at WrestleMania 24, after Edge and Chavo invoked their rematch clauses earlier that night for the next PPV. Knowing that Vickie's plan was to weaken the both of them, the brothers held back briefly in the beginning of the fight. The match ended as both men sat up simultaneously, only to get jumped by Edge, Chavo, and the Rated-R Entourage of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. The brothers withstood the beating, turned the tables, threw out Hawkins and Ryder, and gave Edge and Chavo each a chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver (both done in stereo). As they left ringside they held their arms up high with championships in hand as they used to do with the tag team titles.

In wrestling

  • Theme music
    • Rollin' by Limp Bizkit With Burned Intro (2000-2001)
    • Each superstar enters separately to their own theme music (2006-2008)

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  6. ^ "In Your House 18: Badd Blood 1997 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. HELL IN A CELL MATCH: Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker. Kane appeared for the very first time and cost his "brother" the match
  7. ^ "Royal Rumble 1998 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. WWE Champion Shawn Michaels def. Undertaker (Casket Match)
  8. ^ "WrestleMania XIV official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Undertaker def. Kane w/Paul Bearer
  9. ^ "WrestleMania XIV - Undertaker vs. Kane". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. after a third Tombstone, Undertaker was able to keep the Big Red Monster down, getting the pinfall
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  11. ^ a b "RAW is WAR results, 1998". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  12. ^ "King of the Ring 1998 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Kane defeated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to win the WWF Heavyweight title
  13. ^ "Fully Loaded 1998 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. TAG TITLE MATCH: The Undertaker & Steve Austin over Mankind & Kane to win the tag titles!
  14. ^ "SummerSlam 1998 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. (Kane no-showed as Mankind's partner) WWE Championship Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Undertaker to retain
  15. ^ "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Undertaker for the WWE Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Stone Cold delivered a low-blow, and was able to hit the Stunner for the win.
  16. ^ "Breakdown 1998 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. TRIPLE THREAT MATCH: The Undertaker and Kane defeated Steve Austin. This was a 3-WAY for the WWF championship which saw Kane & Taker both pin Stone Cold in the end.
  17. ^ "RAW is WAR results, 2000". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  18. ^ "SummerSlam 2000 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Undertaker vs. Kane ended in a no contest
  19. ^ "Stone Cold (No. 27) wins the Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Scotty 2 Hotty by Kane and Undertaker
  20. ^ "SmackDown! results - February 1, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. The Undertaker and Kane defeated Rikishi Phatu and Haku in a first blood match
  21. ^ "No Way Out 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. World Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boys def. Edge & Christian and Undertaker & Kane in a Three-Way Tables Match to retain
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  24. ^ a b "SmackDown! results - April 19, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  25. ^ "Brothers of Destruction's first World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  26. ^ "Backlash 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Triple H & Stone Cold def. Undertaker and Kane (new World Tag Team Champions)
  27. ^ "Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H def. Undertaker & Kane to become new World Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Triple H picked up that deadly weapon, however, and knocked out the Big Red Monster. After that, the pin was academic, and Stone Cold and The Game were the new World Tag Team Champions.
  28. ^ a b "Judgment Day 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Intercontinental Championship: Kane def. Triple H to win the championship. WWE Championship: Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match to retain
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  30. ^ "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Triple H nailed the Deadman with his sledgehammer. Austin then covered Undertaker to get the pinfall and retain his championship.
  31. ^ "SmackDown! results - August 9, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. The Brothers of Destruction finished off Palumbo & O'Haire with stereo chokeslams to become the new WCW Tag Team Champions
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  33. ^ "SummerSlam 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. World Tag Team Champions vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Cage Match: Undertaker & Kane def. Kanyon & Diamond Dallas Page to unify both championships
  34. ^ "Brothers of Destruction's second World Tag Team Championship reign". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  35. ^ "SmackDown! results - September 17, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Bubba and D-Von hit Taker with a 3D, and pinned Undertaker to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
  36. ^ "Unforgiven 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. WCW Tag Team Championship: Kane & Undertaker def. Kronik to retain
  37. ^ "SmackDown! results - September 27, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Booker smashed a chair over Taker's head and covered him, and Test and Booker T became WCW Tag Team Champions
  38. ^ "InVasion results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-05. INAUGURAL BRAWL: Team WWF vs Team WCW. Federation Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Undertaker and Kane comprised Team WWF.
  39. ^ "Survivor Series 2001 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Elimination Match - WWE vs. The Alliance: The Rock, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Kane & Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam Sole Survivor: The Rock
  40. ^ "Elimination Match: WWE vs. The Alliance - The Rock, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Kane & Undertaker def. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon, Booker T & Rob Van Dam Sole Survivor: The Rock". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Kurt Angle came back to the ring and turned on The Alliance, showing his true allegiance to WWE and nailed Stone Cold. The pin was academic for The Rock, and The Alliance was disbanded forever.
  41. ^ "Survivor Series 2003 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-05. Buried Alive Match: Vince McMahon def. Undertaker
  42. ^ http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/articles/5625516/tagteammatch Brothers Of Destruction Reunite, defeat Tag Team Champions
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