Kane: The Keeper Of The Gate

Kane will be involved in the steel cage match at Extreme Rules between Seth Rollins and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. He will be the keeper of the gate. I have no problem with that. I said a while ago that the WWE should have had Kane get involved somehow as the stipulation Rollins chose for this match. Put the odds against Orton that way. The WWE is also teasing friction between Kane and Rollins.

I have not been a fan of the WWE teasing friction within The Authority. They started doing it not too long after the group formed. I don't know how they could think it is a good idea. Yes, you are creating something that can get fans wondering what would happen, but you are also making your top heel stable look bad before it even gets solidified. The Authority has solidified since then. It wouldn't be so bad now to lose Kane. Regardless, I think the writers should come up with better ways to keep The Authority interesting. I usually do not like blaming the writers for things. Most of the problems I talk about are about whom the WWE chooses to push as their stars. The writers are not responsible for that. They are there to come up with creative ideas. They need to do better than this and their bosses need to want to go in that fresher direction. Is it time The Authority angle just end altogether? That is another issue.

Kane can split from The Authority and feud with Rollins for the title after Extreme Rules. I have seen rumors of a supposed triple threat in the works between Rollins, Orton, and Reigns. If the WWE is serious about that, they can do it later. If you are going to do a feud between Kane and Rollins, do it while it is fresh. If this drags on, it might get painful.

If Kane does leave the group, he should be replaced. The person to replace him that immediately came to mind was Rusev. He can fit into Kane's role as a henchman perfectly. How about Kane's role as Director of Operations? Does that even need to be there? I think it makes things more interesting. How about Lana? She would be perfect for it. If the two do not get this spot or Rusev does not regain the United States title, I cannot picture great things for them as time goes on.

Even with this little change in the match, I still expect Seth Rollins to retain. Will they pull some kind of swerve and reveal Kane and Rollins were on the same page the whole time? I do not think they will. I think they will continue to push the issues between the two. Rollins will still retain somehow, but Kane will eventually turn face and leave the heel stable.