Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross who is currently working as a colour commentator in the All Elite Wrestling recently remembered Kane vs. Triple H storyline from 2002 and talk about the infamous Katie Vick angle from this World Championship feud.
It was the time after the inaugural brand split of WWE. Triple H was being built as the face of Monday Night RAW, and he needed some big victories over some big names to cement himself as the face of the red brand of WWE. His first feud was against Rob Van Dam, and very next person to feud him was the Big Red Machine Kane.
Jim Ross Remembers Kane – Triple H Feud From 2002 And Infamous Katie Vick Angle
The duo had some excellent encounters before, it could have been a huge feud. What could possibly go wrong? In spite of making this feud historical, WWE came up with a terrible idea. Kane was said to have a kayfabe girlfriend named Katie Vick who was dead, and Triple H went on to have intercourse with her corpse.
This storyline is considered as one of the worst storylines in professional wrestling history. Ultimately the feud was won by Triple H, and it had to end quickly and WWE focused on the unfinished Triple H – Shawn Michaels storyline. This storyline had never been mentioned in WWE ever after.
Jim Ross who is currently working as a colour commentator in the All Elite Wrestling recently spoke on his Grilling JR podcast where he remembered Kane vs. Triple H storyline from 2002 and talk about the infamous Katie Vick angle from this World Championship feud. He said;
“So I never understood the logic behind it. It failed miserably. It was in poor taste. I don’t want to put programming on television, where a dad who’s getting a pass to watch wrestling on Monday night has to explain to his kid What necrophilia [is]. What are the sex components of this alleged storyline? Well, that’s not what you want to explain to a child, you want to make them a fan.”
“And if you want heat on Triple H, then shoot an angle with the babyface, not a mannequin. So I don’t know. I never saw any value in it. I think it was embarrassing to wrestling. And that’s a big statement. But you can say blank is an embarrassment to pro-wrestling. So and I believe that to be true, then I believe to be true now.”
“I was so shocked. And I knew the subject matter was going to be very, very delicate, to say the very least. But I didn’t know all the specifics, and all the machinations of how they’re going to produce that segment. It was just horrible, just horrible. And I felt so bad for the audience. And you know, you can almost theoretically [hear] your TV’s clicking, channels changing.”
“You know, again, if you’ve got to sit and explain a political, a religious or a sexual angle to your audience, you’re on the wrong road. And they covet these kids for all the right reasons, primarily to create more cash. And it’s just amazing, I get at a loss for words just thinking about [it]. Again, I’m just trying to figure out why we did it. You really believe it’s going to work? I wonder whose idea that was in a writing room. […] There’s no redeeming qualities to this piece of sh*t.”
H/T to TJR Wrestling for the transcription