WWE Hall of Famer Kane is one of the greatest big men in WWE history. Kane's longevity in the wrestling business is outstanding, and he's been under contract in WWE for almost three decades. Kane hasn't just been successful in the squared circle, he's had a lot of success outside of the ring as he is the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.
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Kane is a Grand Slam Champion, and he won the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships along with two Intercontinental Championships, a Hardcore Championship, and 12 Tag Team Championship reigns. While Kane has achieved a lot throughout his WWE career, there were some championships Kane failed to win and there were some gimmick matches that the Big Red Machine could not get a victory in.
10 Never Won The United States Championship
Kane is a two-time Intercontinental Champion but he never got his hands on the WWE United States Championship. Kane's Hardcore Championship victory aided him in becoming a Grand Slam Champion and he bypassed the United States Championship.
Kane challenged Kanyon for the WCW United States Championship in August 2001 and he won the match albeit by disqualification with Kanyon retaining the title. 12 years later, Kane challenged Dean Ambrose for the WWE United States Championship at Payback 2013 but the Lunatic Fringe retained by count-out.
9 Never Won The European Championship
Similar to the United States Championship, Kane failed to win the WWE European Championship. The Big Red Machine challenged for the European Championship on the February 15, 1999 edition of Raw as he teamed up with his fellow Corporation member Shane McMahon, and they challenged DX's European Champion X-Pac and Triple H for the gold.
Chyna handed Shane the European Championship, and Shane nailed X-Pac with it to become the new WWE European Champion. This was one of Kane's best chances to win the European Championship but he was in the match to help Shane win it.
8 Never Won The SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Kane is one of the most prolific tag team competitors in WWE history as he is a 12-time WWE Tag Team Champion with several different partners. Kane has won the WWE, WCW, and WWE World Tag Team Championships. However, Kane has never won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Kane and Daniel Bryan reunited Team Hell No briefly in 2018, and they challenged the Bludgeon Brothers for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Extreme Rules. The former WWE Tag Team Champions were unable to add the SmackDown Tag Team Championship to their collection, and Kane was wearing a protective boot on his left foot.
7 Never Won An Elimination Chamber Match
Kane has competed in several gimmick matches throughout his WWE career, but one match he failed to win and that was the Elimination Chamber match. Alongside Sheamus, both men have competed in five Elimination Chamber matches and they have never won one.
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The Big Red Machine was involved in the first Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series 2002 with the World Heavyweight Championship. His most recent appearance inside the Elimination Chamber was in 2013 with an opportunity to challenge the World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 29.
6 Never Became King Of The Ring
Many of the all-time greats have won the King of the Ring tournament including the likes of Bret Hart, Steve Austin, and Triple H. At King of the Ring 1998, Kane defeated Steve Austin in a First Blood match However, Kane competed in the 1999 King of the Ring tournament and he defeated Big Show in the quarterfinals.
In the semifinals, Kane clashed with Billy Gunn and surprisingly Kane failed to defeat the former Tag Team Champion. A small consolation for Kane is that Billy went on to win the King of the Ring tournament by beating Kane's tag team partner X-Pac in the final.
5 Never Beat The Undertaker In An Inferno Match
The rivalry between Kane and The Undertaker is one of the greatest rivalries in WWE history, and Undertaker dominated their feud in the Attitude Era. Furthermore, Kane and The Undertaker clashed in the first-ever Inferno match at Unforgiven: In Your House, a month after their WrestleMania 14 encounter.
Their Inferno match was good, and Undertaker got the victory as he set his brother's arm on fire. 10 months later, Kane and Undertaker contested another Inferno match and it was on the February 22, 1999 edition of Raw. Once again, Undertaker was triumphant as he set Kane's foot on fire.
4 Failed To Headline SummerSlam
Kane has competed at SummerSlam 11 times but surprisingly the Big Red Machine has never headlined the Biggest Party of the Summer. Considering Kane's longevity, he should have headlined multiple SummerSlams but it was never meant to be.
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The former two-time WWE World Champion has defeated the likes of Rob Van Dam, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and The Great Khali at SummerSlam. Kane retained the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2010 with a victory over Rey Mysterio, and he rekindled his rivalry with Undertaker, who returned after the match.
3 Never Won The Universal Championship
Kane's career has been littered with many championship victories, and Kane has won the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships. The Devil's Favorite Demon was looking to win the Universal Championship for the first time, and he had a battle on his hands at the 2018 Royal Rumble to dethrone Brock Lesnar, and Braun Strowman was involved in a triple threat match.
This match was better than expected, and it was a hard-hitting battle between three big men. It was a valiant effort from Kane but the Beast Incarnate retained the Universal Championship.
2 Never Main Evented WrestleMania
Not every wrestler gets to main event WrestleMania, and Kane is on the list of wrestlers who have failed to close out WrestleMania. Furthermore, Kane is fourth on the all-time appearance list at WrestleMania with 17 to his name.
Kane has struck gold twice at WrestleMania as he won the Hardcore Championship at WrestleMania 17 and he defeated Chavo Guerrero for the ECW Championship at WrestleMania 24. Kane has faced his brother The Undertaker twice at WrestleMania but he came up short in both instances.
1 Never Won A Royal Rumble
One of the glaring accolades missing from Kane's impressive resume is a Royal Rumble match victory. Kane is one of the most prolific performers in the history of the Royal Rumble. He has competed in a record 20 Royal Rumble matches and he was the runner-up in 2001 losing out to Steve Austin.
Kane eliminated 11 wrestlers in the 2001 Royal Rumble match which was a record that stood for 13 years. Nevertheless, Kane was worthy of getting a Royal Rumble match victory, which, unfortunately, failed to materialize. He's eliminated the most wrestlers in Royal Rumble matches with 46 to his name.
