What Do You Do With Kane Now?

Kane has been pretty relevant for most of 2014. That is because he was aligned with The Authority and had a corporate gimmick. In between wearing the suit, they brought back the mask for a while and let him play his horror character again. That also involved him going after the WWE Championship. Pretty good, consistent treatment.

I have mentioned before how the demise of The Authority might hurt the development of Seth Rollins. Not really a question of development, but how does the demise of The Authority impact Kane? He has definitely taken a demotion, and I don't just mean in terms of kayfabe (storyline). He is not featured with the same attention. He had his feud with Ryback, a midcarder. He has been messing around with Adam Rose and The Bunny. Yeah, that's definitely a demotion.

Does Kane deserve better? I think they are doing fine with him for the moment. I am not saying that because I have this attitude that the WWE needs to bury old stars for the sake of new stars. Kane has had a good year. He is frequently used and can switch characters by just putting on or taking off a mask. Let him be used to put over other talent right now. It won't be long before he is relevant again. His character can take these ups and downs. It can take being treated as a jobber to the stars. I can see him in the Royal Rumble match, looking good for a while, then getting tossed out by Roman Reigns. And that's fine for Kane right now.