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hs2010 says on 17/Mar/10
Sid says on 17/Mar/10
Hs2010, where did you find this picture, and you have it in full range.
It is from Kane's gallery on Online World of Wrestling and it's only a small pic sadly. I wouldn't know how to make it bigger without totally distorting it lol.
Sid says on 17/Mar/10
Hs2010, where did you find this picture, and you have it in full range. hs2010 says on 16/Mar/10
Picture of Kane with 5'7" billed Earl Hebner and 6'1" billed Tony Chimel:
Click Here Strangerfromuk says on 11/Mar/10
Vegas, once again you fail to read a message correctly! I simply stated they OFTEN have a 'no measure clause' but I never said they do have one (would love to know how you know what is in or not in an individual wrestlers contract) With your examples you back up what I said about heights not been believable if they are too over exaggerated, if I saw Stan Frazier I would struggle to believe he's 7'7 knowing his real height. Andre, Gorilla Monsoon & Giant Gonzales are more believable as they could put lifts in their shoes/boots to add a couple of inches to their true height then add another couple of imaginary inches to get their billed height (using 'artistic licence') and it works as the billed height looks fine as its only a couple of inches compared to how he looks (due to the hidden lifts) Sid says on 10/Mar/10
Anonymous Hey you made no sense, you have two differnt notions, kane was measured at 6'81/2 then you said 6'8, he is alteast 6'9's in boots today, barefeet 6'8 to 6'8'1/2 eric 1 says on 10/Mar/10
They lie about heights all the time. Andre being about 6ft11.5 and billed at 7ft5. Most of the time he was billed at 7ft4 but i do remember them raising it to 7ft5. Hulk Hogan was billed at 6ft8. In his prime he was no more then 6ft5. Kane billed at 7ft but really about 6ft8. Even the BIg Show as the Giant in WCW was billed at 7ft4. LOL when Big SHow started his career in the WWE they first billed him at 7ft2. NOWWWWW today hes billed at 7ft. ITs funny how WWE can exaggerate heights. VEGAS as a kid i actually believed these heights and thats why im on a mission to get these wrestlers real heights. Can you believe i believed Hogan was 6ft8 LOL Vegas says on 10/Mar/10
Strangerfromuk, there is no clause in their contract about not getting measured and wwe or any other wrestling company don't care if they are within 2 inches of their real height, they play characters on tv, vince is around 6ft and John Laurinaitis (head of talent relations in wwe) about 6'3, the minute someone walks in their door they have a fair idea of the talents height
giant gonzales was listed at least 6 inches more than his real height in wwe, andre 6-7 inches more than his real height when he was listed at 7'5, here is a 7ft listing for gorilla monsoon, thats a cool 8 inches more than his real height Click Here and yes i can go one better, stan frazier was about 6'8 legit yet here he is listed a whopping 11 inches taller than his real height Click Here Anonymous says on 10/Mar/10
Kane I remember had an interview and they asked him his real height and he said he measured 6'8 1/2 barefoot and alos said 6'8, So he is most likely 6'8 without boots on etc and maybe measured 6'8 1/2 too whenever he measured. Strangerfromuk says on 10/Mar/10
Vegas you need to learn to read peoples messages properly! When I said "but would never be changed by more than say 2inch" I was estimating 2inch as a rough guide, I never stated they don't increase it by more than 2 inches I said that if they did increase it by more than that then it becomes less believable (like the example I gave) Vegas says on 9/Mar/10
Strangerfromuk stop making stuff up, both of your claims are false, "but would never be changed by more than say 2inch"
right, pay a visit to john cenas page and see me (5'11) standing beside wwe 5'6 listed rey mysterio and 6'2 dave finlay, still think they don't overlist by more than 2 inches at times......... Clay says on 9/Mar/10
Cz says on 3/Mar/10
Then I guess Mamun is right.. Kane has to be only 6'7.5
Well Khali is 7'1-7'.25, so that would make Kane 6'8ish. Get it right fella. Strangerfromuk says on 9/Mar/10
Another scary fact I heard was that apparently The Great Kali was once a policeman back in India! (Now that's one policeman you wouldn't want to argue with!) Strangerfromuk says on 9/Mar/10
I posted a similar comment on the Big Show debate but will post it here as well. With wrestlers you will struggle to get their true height as they often have a 'no measure' clause in their contracts stating they can't be measured. Another point to remember is that billed height is different to the persons true height but would never be changed by more than say 2inch as it wouldn't become believable eg a 6'3 person been billed as 6'7. Vegas says on 8/Mar/10
eric, hogan has the high camera advantage at mania 8 just like sid has the high camera advantage here at 9mins 40secs Click Here and looks as tall as andre next to hogan; luckily hogan and sid were side by side couple of times before those two
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june/july 1991 Click Here
but you are correct second time round, sid was 2-2.5 inches taller than hogan making him shorter than andre, sid and indeed undertaker also had staredowns with the warrior, both were shorter next to hellwig in comparison to andre Sid says on 8/Mar/10
Eric 1 I see about 3 inches eric 1 says on 7/Mar/10
I take back what i said about SId having the same height advantage against hogan that andre had. Just watched the staredown and it looks to be more like 2 inches. But again that would make Hogan 6ft5 and Sid 6ft7. There might be a 3 inch height advantage here. Heres the video.
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I think the most Hogan ever was, was about 6ft5 and change. THey used to bill hogan at 6ft8 303 pounds. Andre in his prime was no more then 6ft11.5 maybe 7ft tops. At the time of wrestlmania 3 when Hogan had that epic staredown with Andre i feel Andre was about 6ft9 cause of his back surgeries and his horrible posture, and a Prime Hogan was 6ft5. It makes sense cause Hogan was only about 4 inches shorter. NO way was Hogan 6 inches shorter at the time of wrestlemania 3. I dont believe Hogan was ever 6ft7 in his whole life. I mean the proof is when Hogan faced Sid at Wrestlemania 8. Sid Towered over Hogan. If SId is 6ft7 then Hogan was 6ft5 and sid was wearing lifts at the time of wrestlemania 8. SOmeone pull up the pics from there staredown. Sid looked like he had the same height advantage over hogan that Andre had at Wrestlemania 3 which leads me to believe sid was 6ft7 wearing lifts to appear 6ft9 and hogan was 6ft5. shaun says on 3/Mar/10
going back to andre I'd like to point out that they billed him as 7'4 sometimes 7'5 and in his non-wrestling biography movie they say when he died he was almost 7'4. However, it is a known fact that once he started gaining mass amounts of weight it caused him to slouch a bit more possibly making him more around the 7 foot mark. You may notice this in pictures fromb him and Hogan at Wrestlemania, Hogan doesn't appear all that much shorter, maybe 5 or 6 inches. Back then Hogan was a solid 6'7, but today he's only 6'4 because of his multiple knee surgeries he has lost his height. Cz says on 3/Mar/10
Then I guess Mamun is right.. Kane has to be only 6'7.5 hs2010 says on 2/Mar/10
Looks like 5" between Kane & Khali IMO. JT says on 2/Mar/10
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I assume Kane has at least a 0.5” to 1” footwear advantage here.
Click Here This has a one week release and straight to video written all over it but who knows…it will probably be big in India though. Vegas says on 2/Mar/10
cz in the wwe staredown they had kane came just below khalis eyeline, thats at least 5 inches Click Here the video is not the best quality, but 6'10.25 vs 7'1 (in boots) isn't right Click Here
not sure where the video of this went but here are the screenshots Click Here Click Here Cz says on 1/Mar/10
I don't think Kane is 6 inches shorter than Khali but is probably about 4 inches shorter than him. Khali probably stands at about 7'0.5. Kane claims he stands at 6'8.5. I think I'll believe him on that. With Kane's lifts, he stands at about 6'10.25.. Khali with boots stands at about 7'1 so they're not too far off eric 1 says on 27/Feb/10
Im also convinced that undertaker at times also wears lifts too. Theres been plenty of times when he measured up to big show and looked very close in height and there have been time where he looks a good 3.5 to 4 inches shorter as well. I believe undertaker kane and others have worn lifts to appear taller. At 1 point when big show was facing khali his boots looked pretty big too. Its when they started calling him the worlds largest athlete that i saw a difference. ITs funny everyone thinks kane invented the lifts and hes the only one that has ever worn them. Many have including undertaker, big show , and giant gonzales. Alot of big wrestlers have worn them. Clay says on 26/Feb/10
Wow, how enormous does khali look in that magruber trailer? See now that is a man Kane is 6 inches shorter then or looks that way. Cz says on 26/Feb/10
I wonder what would have happened if it was Kane who faced Akebono instead of Big Show.. And if they had stood face to face.. I wonder if Akebono would be taller or just about the same height as Kane.. We all know that Akebono was an official 6'8.. Cz says on 26/Feb/10
I think Kane is best left at between 6'8 and 6'9.. Althought I did notice one thing lately on his new boots.. As everyone can see, he has less of a lift on the outside of his boots.. But, I do think that difference has been added on the inside of the boots now.. Look closely next time you see a pic.. Above his lifts, his boots appear to be way bigger than any other wrestler's for sure.. And it's not because he has big feet or something, I defeinately think that instead of adding so much height to the outside of his boots, they have noticed that the fans started to notice, thus, had him new boots made where half of the lifts are outside, and the other half is on the inside.. eric 1 says on 26/Feb/10
Vegas are you exaggerating or are they actually really saying that stuff on takers page???? If they are then thats nutssssssss.
My personal opinion is that andre the giant was 6ft11 and change in his prime maybeee 7ft tops and in the late 80's everyone said he was 6ft9 cause of the back surgeries. Im not sure if the 6ft9 is true but they said they measured him at the time of his death which i think is a horrible thing to do .
BIg Show prime 7ft for sure 100%%%% TOday maybe 6ft11.
Andre the Giant prime 7ft maybe a smudge under. I honestly think in both there primes Big SHow would be a smudge taller.
Kevin Nash Prime 6ft10 today maybe 6ft9 and change.
Kane Prime as Yankem i think maybe 6ft9 today 6ft8 maybe 6ft8.5 from what he told me .
Taker Prime 6ft8 today 6ft8. Vegas says on 26/Feb/10
Da Man says on 25/Feb/10
There's no evidence of a 7" shorter Kane, what we have here is a person talking out of their rear.
go over to takers page and lol at his estimates 17/Feb/10
nash and wight same height, cena shorter than angle, andre 6'7 in late 80s, jbl with just an inch on angle Sid says on 26/Feb/10
hs2010 Kane looked to have 3.5 in that video
Tna_fever kane 6.6 barefeet is a joke, kane is alteast 6'8 barefeet, in his boots today 6'9 Da Man says on 25/Feb/10
There's no evidence of a 7" shorter Kane, what we have here is a person talking out of their rear. Da Man says on 25/Feb/10
tna_fever, try to find your 7" here: Click Here
More like 3.5" - 4" at the max. eric 1 says on 25/Feb/10
Big Show now about 6ft11 and change
Kane NOw 6ft8.5
Undertaker NOw prob about 6ft8. Marotte says on 25/Feb/10
Click Here At 0:40 kane and khali are standing side by side. tna_fever says on 25/Feb/10
"Clay says on 24/Feb/10
lets see a shot of this supposed 7 inches for Show over Kane, LOL."
- Clay, look at Vegas' last link in his post (3rd picture), Show has 6-7 inches on him easily. miko says on 25/Feb/10
A peak Big Show was over 7"0. Now his posture is poorer, and he looks slightly shorter than his peak. I would say a 2009 Big Show is 6"11.5/6"11.75.
Big Show - 6"11.5 = 7"0.5 in boots.
Kane: 6"7.5 = 6"9.5 in boots (6"10 in biggest boots)
Kane is 3" shorter in boots, it adds up. Vegas says on 25/Feb/10
7 inches and kane would come to the tip of big shows nose ala randy orton, that was not the case, the difference was about 3.5-4 inches
couple of videos of them in 2006, skip to the end here to see show and kane together, decent enough staredown between show and viscera there too at 1min 50secs though in the long shots the high camera angle is clearly in big shows favour, better when they zoom in Click Here
i was close to ringside during this match, you get a good comparison at the start and end Click Here
one more, was at this show too Click Here couple photos from that show, 3rd one been the best for height purposes Click Here Clay says on 24/Feb/10
lets see a shot of this supposed 7 inches for Show over Kane, LOL. hs2010 says on 24/Feb/10
Tilting so it gives him like 3"-4" advantage? I don't think so. Kane has only ever looked 4" MAX shorter than Big Show anytime I've seen them together. Including in this entire gallery, which is from their 2006 tag team where you claim Kane looked 7" shorter: Click Here
And in this video from mid-2008, watch from 2.47 onwards: Click Here
If you're adamant that he's 7" shorter then please provide some evidence instead of making these unsubstantiated claims. tna_fever says on 24/Feb/10
ummm hs2101, have you noticed the camera tilting towards Kane's favour in that photo? hs2010 says on 24/Feb/10
Lol, Kane 7" shorter than Big Show?
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Yeah right, it's 4" MAX. tna_fever says on 23/Feb/10
sid, you are wrong.
Big show with his fairly standard chunky footware vs a unmasked era Kane with his normal boots, there was 7 inches. Take a look at the photos of them when they were in tag team in 2006-2007
This doesnt mean that Big Show is 7'3, what this means is that Kane is only 6'6 barefoot. Sid says on 22/Feb/10
tna_fever Your a joke, kane is 6'8 to 6'8'5 with his mega lifts he was 6'9 6'10, if show had 7 inches on kane, that would make big show 7'3, big show is 7'0 has about 3.5 inch on kane to 4 now since kane dropped his lifts tna_fever says on 18/Feb/10
Kane was 6'8 with lifts, had an over an inch on taker with his std boots.
Later on when he started wearing less drastic lifts, he appeared shorter, especially against big show who had 7 inches on him. eric 1 says on 15/Feb/10
Thank you anonymous. He said to me when i met him 6ft8.5 Cz says on 15/Feb/10
Anonymous, I agree with you.. I do think that Kane is somewhere around there because Kane would not have been chosen to play the fake Diesel if he was not around Nash's height in the first place.. anonymous says on 15/Feb/10
alright, what i want to know is why people don't take into consideration the fact that we have a picture of Kane with someone whom we all know has a legitimate height of 7'1": Shaq. there is a picture of Kane where he is standing next to shaq (knees bent, in ring gear, meaning an approx 1.5"-1.75"advantage with the boots over barefoot). Had he been standing up straight he would have easily come up to Shaq's brow line, indicating an approximate 3.5"-4" difference in height. This would indicate that Kane's height would be roughly 6'10"-6'10.5" in ring gear which would would lead one to assume a barefoot height of 6'8.25"-6'9". I think it's safe to say that he is the legitmate 6'8.5" that he has claimed to several sources, or at the very least damn near it. eric 1 says on 14/Feb/10
heres Kane as Isaac Yankem vs Kevin Nash. THeres no stare down but maybe someone can freeze it and make it into a pic.
Click Here Jay says on 14/Feb/10
Jesus his arm is bigger than Mamun JD says on 12/Feb/10
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO THEY GET 7 FOOT AT. THATS LIKE SAYING A 4'11 PERSON IS 6 FOOT. A 7 FOOT PERSON WILL DAWRF KANE. Da Man says on 11/Feb/10
It's unfortunate that Sting and Kane didn't have a proper staredown, as Kane is holding his head very low in the only decent comparison shots we have in the Sting video. NCL says on 11/Feb/10
JT, nice pics, thanks for posting! JT says on 11/Feb/10
Sting (who I agree is a solid 6’2” but no more) with Sid: Click Here
Sting with Nash: Click Here
Sting with Kane (who’s obviously closer to the camera): Click Here
Nash and Sid (around 2.5” difference, which is similar to their actual encounters):
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Nash and Kane: Click Here
Nash comes out taller even though Kane is closer to the camera.
I’ve done a few other comparison photos of Nash and Kane using constants, with Nash coming out roughly 2 inches taller than Kane. IMO Sid and Kane would be very close in height, with Kane edging him out but not by much. Cz says on 10/Feb/10
I think Sid and Kane are about the same height.. It's difficult to tell with the two vidoes because Stings hair was considerably longer in his video vs. Kane... I think Kane maybe had .5 advantage on Sid.. Da Man says on 10/Feb/10
Another Sid/Sting staredown (from 1990) at the 1:30 mark: Click Here
Looks more like 4" here. NCL says on 9/Feb/10
That's so cool - I never knew Glen Jacobs wrestled in WCW.
It'd be interesting if someone took the staredown with Sting and compared it to Sting's staredown w/ Sid Vicious Vegas says on 9/Feb/10
sting was never 6'3, he has been billed at 6'2 for years now and looks around that height, sid had clear 5 inches on him in 1991 staredown 4 minute mark Click Here nash was about 7 inches taller in 1996 when they stared down at hog wild Cz says on 8/Feb/10
I don't know, I'm seeing something different.. Maybe it has something to do with Sting's hair.. Anyway, I think Kane's height is best left at 6'7.75.. A recent pic with Shaq and Kane reveals alot about Kane's real height.. i just don't get why the WWE still claims "a shade under 7 Feet" if clearly Shaq (who is 7'1) stands next to Kane, and completely dwarfs him by atleast 4 inches.. Does anyone else get this? NCL says on 8/Feb/10
Kane vs. Morrison vs. McIntyre (advertised as 6'5" I believe) Click Here Anonymous says on 6/Feb/10
Da Man If kane as brusier with no lifts had easy 5 on sting who is 6'3..that would mean kane is 6'8 if he stood up taller 6'8'5..in lifts kane would be 6'9 today. Da Man says on 4/Feb/10
What video were you watching, Cz? Kane/Bruiser looked to have an EASY 5" on Sting. The top of Sting's flat-top only came up to Kane's eye level when Kane was looking down.
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I don't know now.. The more I look at Kane, the shorter he seems.. Take a look at a video on youtube called "Bruiser Mastino vs Sting".. Bruiser Mastino was Kane's name in WCW in 1993.. Sting, who is 6'3 here, looks to be only about 3 inches shorter than Kane.. Who was wearing flat boots.. I don't get how he appeared much bigger in the WWF then back in '97.. He really looked like a giant.. But in this video, he looks smaller than Test.. Anonymous says on 31/Jan/10
Mr.tr when I saw kane, taker and nash years ago backing into me where I was standing behind the fence..nash leading the way had a inch on kane or so..kane had about 5 to a inch on taker..they went to the back of the suv getting there luggage.. Mr.TR says on 29/Jan/10
Kane was once 6'8.5" but I believe today he is 6'7" or 6'7.5" He complained about his knees ....
Kane's peak was maybe .25" over Undertaker.
Kane was at his most .5" taller then 'Taker. eric 1 says on 23/Jan/10
Theres an easy answer to why undertaker and kane used to look close in height to big show at times. THey have both have worn lifts at times. Although kanes boots are big i doubt he wears lifts today. Clay says on 22/Jan/10
Kane was never an inch under Big Show, at best he looked 2 inches shorter (thats because Big Show was slouching, Kane was stretching). Cz says on 22/Jan/10
Weird thing is that Kane use to measure up to Big Show pretty well.. King Of The Ring in '99 saw them face off face-to-face, Big Show only had about 3/4 of an inch on Kane.. Today, it looks much more than than, although Kane STILL wears the lifts today as well.. I wonder what Kane would look like next to Big Show in his 2003 outfit (half mask, no bootlifts).. Seemed like back then he was going for more of a realistic look to him, he didn't look more than 6'8 there Cz says on 22/Jan/10
Red, I think you're right... Back in '99, Kane did look to be about 6'10.5 - 6'11 with his monster lifts... Today, he looks as if he's 6'7.75, Taker looks to be about 6'7.5.. It's weird how times can change so fast Red says on 21/Jan/10
Cz says on 20/Jan/10
Kane is 6'8.5... Undertaker is 6'8 on the dot...
I don´t think so, they look shorter today.
It looks like both have lost an inch to their peak height
Undertaker peak 6´8.25", today 6´7.25"
Kane peak 6´8.5", today 6´7.5"
Kane was 6´10.5" with his 2 inch Monsterboots Cz says on 20/Jan/10
Kane is 6'8.5... Undertaker is 6'8 on the dot... NCL says on 18/Jan/10
Captain Spaulding says on 17/Jan/10
I wont post it because it never works for me, but theres a pic of taker and jbl whos at least 6'5". And Taker has at least 3 inches on him and jbl wears cowboy boots backstage while taker wears tennis shoes. Theres no way Takers under 6'8". The only time he might look shorter is with batista cuz taker will tilt his head down to not make batista look shorter then hes billed. Batista is 6'3" and when taker stands straight and dont look down theres definatly 5 inches between them.
I think 'Taker's 6'8" too. If posting the link doesn't work can you tell us where you found it? Captain Spaulding says on 17/Jan/10
I wont post it because it never works for me, but theres a pic of taker and jbl whos at least 6'5". And Taker has at least 3 inches on him and jbl wears cowboy boots backstage while taker wears tennis shoes. Theres no way Takers under 6'8". The only time he might look shorter is with batista cuz taker will tilt his head down to not make batista look shorter then hes billed. Batista is 6'3" and when taker stands straight and dont look down theres definatly 5 inches between them. Rika says on 14/Jan/10
I remember seeing a promo where they showed Takers and Kurt Angles stats.
It had Taker(2003 gimmick) at 6'8 and 305lbs :) But angle was at 6'0. Probably the lowest they ever billed Taker and Angle. Might have been one of the graphic departments new members who did it and didnt know about the "Wrestling" stats :) Anonymous says on 14/Jan/10
the guy that runs this web site needs to get his sources straight! because I've seen so many videos of Kane as Yankem, and i have never once seen him being billed at 6ft7!!!!!!!!! Ray says on 14/Jan/10
Undertaker's height was part of his overall look/gimmick but not as much as Kane's. Kane was mentioned countless times as the 7 foot monster, which he was always and still is billed at. The Undertaker was indeed never billed at 7' but was mentioned as 7' maybe a few times. They said near 7 feet for him more than they said 7'. JR constantly referred to him as 6'10.5" and a couple times I heard 6'9". The TRS says on 14/Jan/10
Kane , on topic , was at least 6'8" peak i'd go as far as 6'8.5"
Now though i'd say Kane is shorter. He is barley 6'7" IMO i'd say 6'7.25" is reasonable
'Taker seems taller to me ... I think 'Taker is equal in size as he stacks up just as wel to anyone ( save Batista. ) as Kane. The TRS says on 13/Jan/10
Yes JBL and JR and probably Michael Cole called 'Taker " 7 feet tall " however he was never officially 7 feet.
Even Vince called him " 6 foot 10 320 lbs" during his Wrestlemania fight with Diesel. Anonymous says on 13/Jan/10
Atleast 205 cm. eric 1 says on 12/Jan/10
WHen Jacobs played Yankem he was never ever billed at 6ft7. I dont know why they have that at the top of this site. Yankem was billed at 6ft9. eric 1 says on 12/Jan/10
To TRS
No prob brother anytime. Clay says on 12/Jan/10
JBL reffered to Taker as a ''7 foot clint Eastwood''. The TRS says on 11/Jan/10
To Eric 1
Thankyou for the information. eric 1 says on 11/Jan/10
TRS actually at one point Jim ROSS used to say that undertaker was a 7ft monster. He referred to taker being 7ft when taker faced austin at summerslam i believe in 99. The TRS says on 10/Jan/10
Kane wore lifts more then 'Taker. Part of Kanes character was him being huge.
Kane , Big Show , Gonzalez , Khali , Henry , Big Daddy V , Diseal ... it was part of their gimmick to be a 7 foot ( or in Henrys case 400 lbs ) giant.
'Takers height is brought up but it never was a major part of his gimmick. He was nevre billed at 7'0" like Kane ... his highest billed was 6'10.5" benjamin jones says on 8/Jan/10
Hey guys. I havent been on here in a while! anyway, I remember being 8 yrs old in 93, and my oldest brother had stated that just by the way taker looked back in the day, it was right around the royal rumble 93, he had told me that he thought taker was around 6'6''. and in the rumble he towered over just about all, except berzerker and giant gonzalez. in the rumble, heenan stated taker was 6'10''-6'11''. I used to believe this was true, but as Ive gotten older, I realize its kayfabe. I believe back then, he was a strong 6'8''-6'9'' in boots. I watched that taker fake diesel video, and I believe around the 5:21-5:25 mark, at one angle jacobs looked taller, at another angle, they appeared to be the same, and at a third angle, taker appeared taller, although it appeared taker was pullin a sid eudy. hahaha To this day, I still dont know whos taller or how tall they are! frank said 6'8'' to 6'9'' up close and personal. but who knows? footwear and all. I believe 6'8''-6'9'' in boots and kane is probably about the same without frankenstein lifts. thank you all and HAVE A NICE DAY! lol eric 1 says on 6/Jan/10
excellent post da man Da Man says on 6/Jan/10
Eric, check the 3rd pair of pics I posted. eric 1 says on 6/Jan/10
Hey DA man perfect pics you posted. Now post the same pics with the video i posted with stonecold and undertaker. eric 1 says on 6/Jan/10
VInce and Stonecold are about the same height right??????? VInce is 6ft2 and stonecold is about 6ft1. Well the whole segment you cant get a good estimate at all cause during the whole thing with Austin kane is slouching down towards Austin. The only time that Kane stands straight up is when hes next to vince at EXACTLY 2mins. If you look at the video at exactly 2 mins thats when kane is standing straight up. The rest of the video hes slouched down with a towel on his head. In my video i posted taker is standing straight up for the whole video. The part of the video that you posted Vegas is at exactly 2min. Da Man says on 6/Jan/10
Kane's posture with Austin was actually quite a bit worse than it was with Batista recently. Da Man says on 6/Jan/10
Vegas says, "this is the kane/austin segment i was talking about, kane and austin around the 5 minute mark Click Here"
Yes, but unlike the Taker/Austin comparison below their postures aren't even remotely comparable. I think it's pretty obvious in that ring vid if Kane stood up like he did in the hallway shots, he'd have the same height advantage over Austin.
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I'm not trying to argue that's all the height Taker has over Austin (because it isn't), but it is a strange piece of evidence. There Taker has a wider stance, but he isn't slumping and he doesn't have a camera disadvantage. TRS says on 5/Jan/10
With Austin Kane looked 7" taller then Austin. If Austin is 6'1" then Kane looks about 6'8" or a smidge more. Vegas says on 5/Jan/10
this is the kane/austin segment i was talking about, kane and austin around the 5 minute mark Click Here eric 1 says on 4/Jan/10
Ray your right.Undertaker can be as tall as 6ft7 for all we know. Maybe 6ft7 and change. Heck its sooo hard to peg these 2 guys. Prob even harder to peg kane but from what he told me and my friend standing next to him, mind you my friend is 6ft6 and Ashley Masaro telling me that kane is taller by a couple inches or so then taker, i can see kane being 6ft8 and taker being a smudge under. Da Man says on 4/Jan/10
Taker's taller than 6'6" obviously, but if we were to focus on that sole piece of evidence with Stone Cold then the argument for a 6'6" Taker could be made. But there's tons of other evidence to contradict it... eric 1 says on 3/Jan/10
He still looked taller next to austin at that time then undertaker in that video i posted. Ray says on 3/Jan/10
"eric 1 says on 2/Jan/10
i looked at it at 53 sec and 2min . Its obvious takers taller. However Stonecold is no more then 6ft1 some say a little under 6ft1 and taker doesnt even look 6ft7 there. NO way. Im not buying more then about 6ft6 and change. Bradshaw is about 6ft5 Orton 6ft4. Goldust has got to be 6ft4 and change. Kanes a legit 6ft8. He told me 6ft8.5 but with such bad posture i can see people saying MISTAKING him for 6ft7."
To me, if Kane is 6'8" (I'm not sure he is but you never know) then it is impossible for The Undertaker to be 6'6" and change. He's taller than that. Vegas says on 3/Jan/10
kane also didn't look too tall next to austin remember, that time shortly after unmasking, kane was in the ring with austin and vince mcmahon (can't find the find atm) and only looked 4 inches or so taller than austin (though his posture wasn't great, similiar to how it was with batista a few weeks ago) sid says on 3/Jan/10
Anonymous Kane lost about 05 I'd say kane is 6'8 was 6'8'5. taker us 6'7'5 based on vegas...he said he estimated 6'7 for taker.. maybe a tad 6'7'5 Anonymous says on 2/Jan/10
Here's a staredown between UT and Jacobs when he was the fake Diesel (pause between 5:21 and 5:23) It's still a little hard to call b/c Jacobs is moving but it looks like their footwear is similar. I'm sure this has been posted before but it could be fun to bring up again.
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i looked at it at 53 sec and 2min . Its obvious takers taller. However Stonecold is no more then 6ft1 some say a little under 6ft1 and taker doesnt even look 6ft7 there. NO way. Im not buying more then about 6ft6 and change. Bradshaw is about 6ft5 Orton 6ft4. Goldust has got to be 6ft4 and change. Kanes a legit 6ft8. He told me 6ft8.5 but with such bad posture i can see people saying MISTAKING him for 6ft7. Anonymous says on 2/Jan/10
Kane looks to be 6'7.5" tops. Kane isn't a legit 6'8" anymore. Kane , however, was once a legit 6'8.5" but I think he's lost an inch ... or more. Da Man says on 2/Jan/10
Taker really doesn't look too tall in the video. If that was the sole piece of evidence we had to go on, I'd think Taker was about 6'6".
The floor is visible several times, and Austin isn't standing on anything. Taker is even a bit closer to the camera.
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Taker really doesn't look too tall in the video. If that was the sole piece of evidence we had to go on, I'd think Taker was about 6'6".
The floor is visible several times, and Austin isn't standing on anything. Taker is even a bit closer to the camera.
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Also at 2min and on Click Here Anonymous says on 1/Jan/10
From :53 to about the 1min mark, UT stands completely straight and looks much taller IMO Click Here Eric 1 says on 31/Dec/09
Look at undertaker in this pic with reg boots on standing next to stone cold and kane . Doesnt look that tall here. Everybody brings up the kane godust video how about this one
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Sid did not wear internal lifts Shock. I think it just really bothers you that guys like Kane and Sid are basically the same size as the Undertaker. So what you will do now is post all the pics you can find that has the undertaker with a camera advantage over Kane, just to try make people believe that undertaker is bigger than these guys, when it is very clear he is not. Oh yeah one other thing. If Sid was wearing internal lifts I dont think he would be able to jump from standing flat on the floor up to the ring like he has done many times. Sid would also do kip-ups during his matches. Now, I really dont think he could if he was wearing internal lifts. Undertaker might have .5 on Sid at best, but you are in denial and way to much of an undertaker fanboy. Shock says on 27/Dec/09
Currently the independent wrestling company I work for promotes Silva as high as 7'8" (lol) but generally 7'5" which I think is what the WWF billed him in the Oddities. Having been around him in the last year, and comparing him to other workers whose real heights I am certain of, I don't think he's more than 7' even, at least not anymore. Vegas says on 27/Dec/09
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Why do so many people list wrestler's heights in shoes as 2" taller than barefoot? The average wrestling boot is about the same as a dress shoe. Old ones are even smaller and you still see some today. The biggest wrestling boots in the mainstream that were not intended as a pure gimmick were Kane's originals and they were right around that 2" mark. Today most wrestling boots are about 1" or less depending on makes. Big Daddy V's current indy boots from what I've seen rival Kane's original super lifts. Make no mistake about it, the only reason Kane ever looked taller than Taker was because of those very boots.
Other than that, some guys who wore larger boots 1.2 - 1.8"ers past or present off the top of my head, Big Show, Kane, Mark Henry, Matt Morgan while in WWE (not sure now), Big Daddy V, I noticed Jeff Jarrett and Brian Pillman eventually started wearing thicker boots later on in their careers. Billy Gunn had at least one pair clearly over 1", MVP's currently look 1.2" at times, and I think Vance Archer might have 1.5s as well. Anything over 1" is not that common as it's harder to move in them. I only noticed in the last year or so, but Sid unquestionably rocked internal lifts in the late 90s, both in WWF and WCW. ECW I don't think he even wore wrestling boots.
Nobody probably ever noticed, but Giant Gonzalez wore some huge footwear in the WWF, some type of sneakers covered with leather wrap material to conceal them, and also Giant Silva wears some pretty solid platform type boots that are at least 1.5". He's definitely barely if not just under 7' from what I've seen.
Also Undertaker's very first boots when he debuted were I believe 1.5" and in '91 quickly dropped to more the standard for the time under 1" probably due to mobility issues. He also wore some slightly larger footwear late '94 to early '95, again dropping to smaller boots eventually and even smaller in the late 90s.
Other guys like Cena and Cryme Tyme don't wear actual wrestling boots, and they gain about .5" or more over most other wrestlers. Alex says on 25/Dec/09
I can agree that Goldust is 6'5. Minimum 6'4-6'4.5 though! Chad says on 23/Dec/09
The weird part is the recent staredown betoween Big Daddy V and Kane.. Back in 99 when they wrestled, Kane did appear to have him by a few inches.. Recently, he looked like he had to stretch his neck out to even appear as tall as Vis.. Then another intersting fact was when Festus came out as the fake Kane.. I know Festus is not 6'8 as they list him, possibly 6'6, but even that might be a stretch.. He didn't look as tall as Kane, but maybe 1 inch shorter.. I don't know if he was wearing lifts or not, but a few months later, Festus was wrestling the Big Show and appeared ALOT smaller than the big guy.. Way, way smaller than Kane appears next to Big Show.. THen back at the Royal Rumble 2003, (Half-masked Kane), when A-Train walked passed him in the ring, Kane definately looked shorter than him.. A-Train was listed as 6'8, give or take, I think he's a good 6'7.. What gives? sid says on 21/Dec/09
daman I wanna hear it from good man vegas Derek says on 20/Dec/09
Goldust at best is 6'5". sid says on 20/Dec/09
hs2009 Bradshaw had 2 inches on dusty.. who is 6'5 bradshaw 6'7 in shoes..
Vegas your saying kane is taller then taker.. since your put kane at 6'7'5 and you estimated taker at 6'7? sid says on 20/Dec/09
hs2009 Bradshaw had 2 inches on dusty.. who is 6'5 bradshaw 6'7 in shoes..
Vegas your saying kane is taller then taker.. since your put kane at 6'7'5 and you estimated taker at 6'7? Da Man says on 20/Dec/09
Chad, this has been covered many times. In that backstage segment Kane had with Goldust the frame was tilted heavily in Goldust's favor. Kane was at least 3" taller there. Even in the rotated frame, never did Goldust appear to be the "same" height as Kane.
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Sid, Vegas actually used to say he thought Kane looked a bit taller than Taker based on his meeting, while his brother thought the opposite on the same meeting. Vegas says on 20/Dec/09
Chad; no chance is goldust a legit 6'6, no chance, the guy walked right past me in belfast
no sid i never said that, what i did say was that in 2006 i saw sherri martels son stand side by side taker for about 5 minutes and taker had him by approx 5 inches (and martels son told me he was 6'2 which he looked) so i estimated taker at 6'7 back in 2006 too sid says on 19/Dec/09
Vegas You saying taker shrunk to 6'7 from 6'8 cause a few years ago you said taker looked 6'8 snd tsller then kane. TRS says on 19/Dec/09
Kane looked 6'9" peak height. He looks 6'7" now and I don't say that as an insult but his knees are gone.
Taker has lost much less height and if he was 6'8" peak he must be 6'7.75" at least.
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Kane was taller peak but i'd say they're equal now!! hs2009 says on 19/Dec/09
Another Goldust and Bradshaw video, this time a match on RAW from 1998. Both seem to be wearing cowboy style wrestling boots. Check from around 2:35 onwards, they seem to be about the same height:
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Backstage promo with Booker T, Goldust, legit 6'5" JBL & Kane from 2002.
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One other thing, many people wonder why Kane appeared the same height as Goldust in the funny backstage segment where Booker T appeared with them.. That's because Goldust is a legitimate 6'6 and was wearing boots at the time, Kane was not wearing any boots in that backstage segment.. And the camera angle was pointed upward, making it look like they were the same height.. Chad says on 18/Dec/09
Guys, The Undertaker's real height is 6'8. Kane's real height is 6'8.5. I don't know if anyone remembers, but towards the end of Undertaker's American Bad Ass run, when he would face off with Brock Lesnar, they would roll the Tale of the Tape, and Taker's real height and weight would be revealed. 6'8 305 pounds. Reason behind it is Taker wanted the more realistic profile for the Bad Ass gimmick. Kane is actually 6'8.5. The reason he is told to wear bootlifts is because at first, they didn't want Kane to be taller "just by a little", they wanted it to be noticeable, hence the lifts, which made Kane 6'10. (Reason they went with 7 ft is because Undertaker was going by 6'10. And with camera angles, Kane would appear 7 ft tall compared to other wrestlers. Nontheless, Kane is still a giant. Back in 2002, when Kane was feuding with the nWo, ig you watch any of the matches, you would see that Kane is just a tad bit taller than Kevin Nash. Nash is 6'9 and Kane is 6'8.5. (If Kane was any shorter, I really doubt that Glen Jacobs would have been the one selected by Vince McMahon to play Diesel II or Kane, I would have went with Crush or Adam Bomb for the role then (Crush - 6'6, Adam Bomb 6'6.5).. And another indication that I am right about Kane is back when he was playing Diesel, Rick Bogner, the man who was playing Razor Ramon was listed as 6'6, (who was 6'5 to be exact), and next to Glen, he looked a atleast 4 inches shorter. Vegas says on 15/Dec/09
Da Man; i didn't get close enough to taker to get a decent estimate (i was probably 5 feet away from him when he was signing autographs) and when he did get really close it was split second thing because he walked past me so fast, but i did see him standing next to finlay and michelle mccool (both of whom i got talking to and got photos with) and based on my estimates for them then taker would be no less than 6'7, he was also at least 3 inches taller than goldust and he surprised me because he didn't seem more than 6'4 out of ring-gear Da Man says on 14/Dec/09
Vegas, what did you peg Taker at in your most recent meeting? TRS says on 14/Dec/09
Well ... 2" is a lot. Saying 'Taker is 6'6" and then saying 6'8" is a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Kane WORE BOOTs and when he stood next to Taker in the 90s both in their prime he was 1 - 2" inches taller.
So i'd say he .5" at the most. Perhaps she was just picking out a # who knows. Vegas says on 14/Dec/09
if kane is 3 inches taller than taker than taker is shorter than big ben for one and big ben didn't look as tall as taker on wwe tv not that long ago, for sure taker has more height on HHH than big ben did
yes we don't know if taker is wearing lifts but i met taker again only last month and he was in sneakers (lifts in sneakers???) and he towered over all the other wwe guys. he had clear inches on dustin runnels (goldust) e.g Eric says on 13/Dec/09
Id take her word vs anyone on this site thats going to favor who they like. SHe has no reason to lie and no matter Vegas how many times your 6ft4 friend stood next to kane Ashley spent more time with them then anyone on here. Eric says on 13/Dec/09
SHe said that back stage when they stand with eachother in street clothes kane is taller for sure. Eric says on 13/Dec/09
LIke i said this is comging from her . COuld she be off by an inch??? Maybe. However kane is taller then taker. How come its hard to believe that taker doesnt have anything inside his shoe???? No one on here knows for sure. From what she said and lets say she off by an inch or 2 id still say kane. Da Man says on 13/Dec/09
Yea, no way is Kane 2"-3" taller, even if Ashley really believed it. Kane's shoulder level is notably higher than Taker's though, so I could see how someone in the 5'3"-5'4" range MIGHT think he's taller than he really is in relation to Taker. TRS says on 12/Dec/09
What? Kane isn't 3" taller then 'Taker. That is just crazy. I'd say Kane has had .5" of an inch at most. If anything Kane is built a bit broader so he'd look shorter. Marotte says on 11/Dec/09
Come on 2-3 inches taller he was even 2 inches in his huge boots he wore in 1997. Clay says on 11/Dec/09
Kane is at most 1 inch taller. Derek says on 11/Dec/09
I have never seen Kane look more than an inch taller. Tuga says on 11/Dec/09
Eric says on 8/Dec/09
After all my typing my post from yesterday just gets over looked.
Kane wears bigger footware and still looks about same height as Taker, sorry Eric but I agree with Vegas.
About taker looking smaller in streets clothes, well, check phenomforever, there´s loads of them...the inside lifts theory I won´t even bother to comment... Vegas says on 11/Dec/09
Ashley Massaro, yeah i believe her 100% after all she was so truthful about why wwe sacked her lol, sorry eric but that is BS. i have met both taker and kane sans ring gear, saw my 6'4 friend stand close to both, and can assure you that kane is not 2-3 inches taller Danimal says on 8/Dec/09
mike says on 1/Dec/09
kane imo looks around 6'9" next to jerishow
Jerishow?????? Eric says on 8/Dec/09
After all my typing my post from yesterday just gets over looked. TRS says on 7/Dec/09
I haven't commented on WWE wrestlers in a while but I noticed Kane looks no more then 6'7" in these pictures ( Which IMO is still a giant. ) I'd say peak was 6'8". Alex says on 6/Dec/09
Even if Kane's posture was better he'd be lucky to be 5 inches taller than Batista. I do remember in past faceoffs Batista and Kane looked 4-5 inches apart as well. Kane's eye level is 4.5-5 inches from top of his head likely and Batista would have been right about his eye level. Ray says on 3/Dec/09
Da Man says on 3/Dec/09
Why don't you drop the scorned woman routine and man up? If you're so concerned with Taker's posture, note the second to last Kane/Taker pic I posted on Nov. 22. No, these pics aren't perfect. No, I never "lied" and tried to pass them off as such. I capped the moments that I felt to be the best comparisons in the sequence, mostly when Taker stepped in as close to Kane as possible for perspective's sake. We take what we can get around here; I just think it's odd how you rarely find fault with equally questionable pics when they support your opinion. I will also say that I think these pics are MUCH closer to reality than the one that was posted on WWE.com."
You are a liar since you said Taker's head or shoulders was not leaning in all of your pics, they sure are. Try to make note of that when you post pics. Also, really just try to post better pics. Was going to write a larger reply but it's not worth it. Da Man says on 3/Dec/09
Ray says, "Yep, in all of them Da man, sorry.... You also won't have to lie about it to try and make yourself look right..."
Why don't you drop the scorned woman routine and man up? If you're so concerned with Taker's posture, note the second to last Kane/Taker pic I posted on Nov. 22. No, these pics aren't perfect. No, I never "lied" and tried to pass them off as such. I capped the moments that I felt to be the best comparisons in the sequence, mostly when Taker stepped in as close to Kane as possible for perspective's sake. We take what we can get around here; I just think it's odd how you rarely find fault with equally questionable pics when they support your opinion. I will also say that I think these pics are MUCH closer to reality than the one that was posted on WWE.com. Da Man says on 2/Dec/09
If Kane would have stood tall with Batista, I don't think Batista would have reached his eye level. Da Man says on 2/Dec/09
Sorry Ray, but you're wrong. JT says on 2/Dec/09
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Any footwear advantage Kane may have is easily offset by his height advantage over Taker. mike says on 1/Dec/09
kane imo looks around 6'9" next to jerishow. Ray says on 27/Nov/09
"Da Man says on 24/Nov/09
Not in all of them, Ray, sorry."
Yep, in all of them Da man, sorry. Maybe you should post some pictures that are actually good for comparison instead of the horrible ones you posted and you won't get the criticism you apparantley don't like. You also won't have to lie about it to try and make yourself look right. Can anyone that cares here actually look at Da Man's pics on Nov 22 and tell me one pic where Taker's head or shoulders/body is not leaning, basically are any of the pics Da Man posted good for height comparison? Vegas says on 27/Nov/09
Clay says on 25/Nov/09
Batista probably gets 2 inches of help in those yellow boots Alex.
they look like standard pair of timberland or caterpillar boots to me that big dave is wearing giving him 1.3 inches, kanes posture could have much better Da Man says on 26/Nov/09
That Kane/Batista segment reminded me of the old Taker/Lesnar segments. With the taller guy leaning in to get in the shorter guy's face. People overreacted to that face off too. Anonymous says on 26/Nov/09
Shock Blind people it wasn't batista shoes, he was wearing street cloth..it was kane hunching and leaning, he wasn't standing up straight, he usually leans in when people are shorter to him, so he can go face to face and get in there face, I'd say theres 5.5 inches on batista if he stands straight with his head up..
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Clay Shock says on 26/Nov/09
Also I just watched the Kane and Batista interview -
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Kane could probably claim a full 4" over Batista if not for his incredibly lazy posture. I don't understand why he wouldn't just stand tall. He's supposed to be 5-6" taller according to WWE Universe. Footwear is probably fairly even if those are normal Tims, vs Kane's 1.5" or so wrestling boots. Normally it's not. Shock says on 26/Nov/09
Da Man, I was looking at your pic with Kane and Jericho again, and this is a situation where Jericho's height baffles me. Even though Kane's head is tilted back, he's obviously just under a head taller than Jericho if it was straight forward, which leads me to believe Jericho is definitely over 5'10" since I firmly believe Kane is 6'7.5" based on all the available comparisons. The reason why I think he's over 5'10" is because Kane's got about .5" boot advantage. This basically brings Kane down to no more than 9.5" taller, but no, definitely not just 7" which is ridiculous.
Jericho is about 5'9.5"-5'10", and Kane is probably about 10" taller than him. Kane has an approximately 10" tall head, maybe .25, and that would mean he should come out a head taller than Jericho.
His head is raised, making his chin look higher, not to mention...2 layer boot advantage. Kane should look, for all intents and purposes, 11" taller than Jericho in order to be 6'7.5" Clay says on 25/Nov/09
Batista probably gets 2 inches of help in those yellow boots Alex. Da Man says on 25/Nov/09
Kane did look shorter next to Batista, but it was all in Kane's posture and footing. He was slumping in to the shorter guy, which just happened to be Batista. Shock says on 25/Nov/09
"Alex says on 25/Nov/09
On Monday night Raw when Kane and Batista faced off Kane didn't look anything more than 6'7 to be honest if you believe Batista is 6'3. No was over 4 inches difference."
That or Batista is 6'3.5" which seems way more likely. Alex says on 25/Nov/09
On Monday night Raw when Kane and Batista faced off Kane didn't look anything more than 6'7 to be honest if you believe Batista is 6'3. No was over 4 inches difference. Shock says on 24/Nov/09
Da Man, still posting bad pics and ignoring the good ones. Da Man says on 24/Nov/09
Not in all of them, Ray, sorry. Ray says on 23/Nov/09
Da Man: Taker's head as well as his hsoulders are leaning down and to the side in all of your pics. I think it's pretty obvious that they're so close in height it's hard to tell, and this is with Kane's boot advantage so it's clear to me Taker is taller by a little. Shock says on 22/Nov/09
Tonight the ring announcer list Big Show "standing over 7 feet tall" which was kind of vaguely freshing. They use to do that for Khali before they settled on a height for him. Da Man says on 22/Nov/09
Kane had a pretty clear advantage on Taker in that match with Jericho:
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Here's a recent pic of Kane with Jericho also, since I saw someone claim that Kane only looked to have 7" on Jericho recently: Click Here drk says on 21/Nov/09
i dunno why the down graded Show anyways. He is billed 7'... and basically is 7'. Used to be 7'2" and 7'4" in WCW. They could pull it off considering some of the other heights some guys get. Shock says on 21/Nov/09
6'11" and 7'2" I think is more than fair for about 10 years ago, but today Kane's a 6'10" bill, Big Show still should get 7'2" or at least 7'1".
Eric I posted another a pic on Taker's page from SD, Kane's not coming out taller at all, even with Taker's head tilted and his perpetual footwear advantage. I'm still seeing the Deadman over the Redman by 2 cm. Eric says on 19/Nov/09
Shock undertakers closer to the camera. Kane is taller by a hair . Da Man says on 19/Nov/09
I've always thought Kane should be billed 6'11" and Show 7'1", even though that doesn't line up with the real gap it's believable. Shock says on 18/Nov/09
Particularly in backstage stuff, they always make Kane look as close to a 7' bill as possible. They give him off and on 6'10" bills, I don't know why they bother straying from 7', I think they should just break down and give him a 6'10" bill. His staredowns with Big Show last year killed it, considering Big Show is currently billed less than his height in boots. Makes no sense. Ray says on 17/Nov/09
Yeah, you can say Kane looks a little taller (.5" to sometimes 1") than Taker most times; Taker's slouched/relaxed posture and Kane's footwear advantage always gives that illusion. I've said that many times before and will continue too since it seems that Kane appearing a little taller is always brought up - well then, we have to bring up his footwear advantage as well, along with Taker's relaxed posture. Once in a while they also look the same height and once every greater while, The Undertaker looks slightly taller even with Kane's boot advantage. Usually when he is standing more straight and there is a good camera angle. This leads me to believe Undertaker is a little taller than Kane. The WWE did a good job (and still does) of billing Kane and giving him the illusion of being the taller/bigger one since they want him as the bigger younger brother of the Undertaker. They wanted a monster with Kane. Da Man says on 17/Nov/09
Taker is plainly closer to the camera in the WWE.com pic. Shock says on 16/Nov/09
sid, there's a picture from WWE . com of them standing side by side Click Here and they come out virtually identical height even with Taker at a wider stance (Kane stood straight up the whole time while Taker was constantly weaving), scrunched neck, a .25" minimum footwear disadvantage, and a possible slight camera tilt disadvantage.
I would say Kane comes out less than .5" taller in that pic even with all given factors. In the end, they are extremely close in height but I really think Taker is as much as .75" taller.
The video clip angle and position favors Kane more, you can see by the rope position during the video. Da Man says on 16/Nov/09
No he didn't, and it's really obvious when you watch the angle from the entrance ramp. marotte says on 15/Nov/09
sid in that video undertaker seem to be taller. sid says on 14/Nov/09
Anyone watched smackdown, kane came in towards the end of takers match. if you pause it at 8:31 mark, kane looked to be a 05 to a inch taller then taker. heres the link. Click Here Mamun says on 12/Nov/09
I agree Clay and I just can't wait to meet Khali ! I did see Show from
a close distance and he was bigger than Kane . I wasn't that much impressed
because it wasn't muscular mass but mostly fat !
Regards
Supermun Shock says on 11/Nov/09
aarod Brutus is about 6'2.5", Hogan did from time to time wear cowboy boots but his standard wrestling boots until until WCW were 0.6". Hogan was clearly still 3 - 3.5" taller than Brutus in 1988.
At WM3 Andre was about 4.5" taller than Hogan, and Hogan's boots, while small regardless, were still slightly thicker than Andre's.
And I totally believe Kane could bench well over 500 lbs at his peak.
Peak heights:
Andre the Giant: 6'11.5" (max possible height as far as I'm concerned and down into the 6'10" range by WM3)
Undertaker: 6'8.5" (vastly underestimated on this site due to his gimmick posture and overestimated boot size)
Kane: 6'8" (generally overestimated due his large boots and rigid posture in the past, but I believe he was as much as 6'8" at some point)
Hulk Hogan: 6'6" (too much evidence pre 1989 to be under 6'6")
And again, Kane in the picture with Mamun, is no more than 11.5" taller than him. Clay says on 11/Nov/09
My good friend Mamun Kane's forearm looks like it would be the size of my deltoid shoulder muscle and im 5'9 185 ibs muscular! Whats bizarre Mamun is if Kane seemed gigantic to you when you met him imagine Khali who visibly looks much larger than Kane or Big Show, who just must seem MASSIVE up close. Mamun says on 11/Nov/09
I am with you on that one SID ! But Kane had personally told me that he
benches 535 pounds ! A look at his arms and you will have very little reason
to doubt that !
Regards
Supermun sid says on 11/Nov/09
Mamun Not everyone big at doing lots of things, not everyone big is strong, I'm 250 now, I bench more then a 330 pound guy who can't bareley bench 25 pounds..Kane on the other hand, might not be good at it, it's skills with strength, kane just has strength..Kane is huge not overly huge. he's over 300 yes thats considered huge. not as huge as khali or show. Mamun says on 11/Nov/09
My friend Clay , I have reasons to beleive that few people in the world
( including professional sports men ) would have the guts to walk up to Kane
and actually ask him to arm wrestle ! Your right khali and Show's arms are
bigger , but Kane isn't that far off !
Regards
Mamun Derek says on 10/Nov/09
Peak Hogan was 6'5.5"-6'6". sid says on 10/Nov/09
Clay Hogan was never over 6'4 maybe 6'5 Clay says on 9/Nov/09
Kane never fails to look 6'8-6'8.5, but never can look like a 7 footer Mamun. And yeah, his arms are huge but he doesnt seem gigantic like Khali or Big Show - just a very big man! Mamun says on 9/Nov/09
I don't know if it is only me but did any of you notice the size of Kane's
forearms . They are gigantic and boyhe reallylooks like a seven footer in
those pictures !
Regards
Supermun Clay says on 9/Nov/09
All that proves is that Hulk was 6'6 maybe 6'6.5 at his peak. Mamun says on 9/Nov/09
So vegas , Andre only had 6 inchs on Hogan with his 5 inchs Afro and 2 inchs
of Cowboy boots which according to you Andre wore everywhere to look tall !
That would make Andre one inch shorter than Hogan . If that is the case then Hogan was a prime 6' 5" and Andre was 6' 4" prime ! So we are talking about a
5' 2" Bobbuckland , 6foot studds , 6' 1" Ladd and 5' 3" Vince ?????????????????????????????????????
Please help me out here because am really really really confussed ???
Regards
Supermun sid says on 8/Nov/09
Heres a video on youtube where Kane was doing promotional work in india signing autographs.. he is slouching in the most pic. take a look and judge.. Click Here Vegas says on 8/Nov/09
aarod unless you can post solid proof of hogan wearing lifts while wrestling then please drop the subject; and claiming billy graham or jesse ventura said blah blah isn't proof, what next you will claim bret hart is a bad wrestler because ric flair said it lol
remember hogan wasn't the one standing on boxes or with a 5 inch afro to make himself taller, yes hogan could have added lifts in his boots but so could andre.....you see we all can all play this game, the best proof of hogan and andre is hogan in flip-flops and andre in 2 inch cowboys and still andre only has hogan by 6 inches, shaq had a cowboy booted hogan by 8 inches in 1994 aarod says on 7/Nov/09
Miko, hogan DID use lifts back then. in old promo photos, he used to stand 3+" taller than brutus beefcake, who is a legit 6'3"+, i have met both beefcake and hogan in person in clearwater, FL, hogan was at MOST an inch taller than beefcake IRL. Hogan was obsessed with being as big as Andre the ginat, he even said so in his book, so i am sure he did everything in his power to be as close to his height as possible, without looking too rediculous. adding an inch to an inhc and a half lift inside the wrestling boot isnt out of the realm of possibility... big d says on 7/Nov/09
he looks a good 13 inches taller than Mamun Shock says on 7/Nov/09
Da Man, it should be noted BDV had rotating footwear, sometimes he wore bigger than other times. I believe I've seen him wear 3 different thicknesses, up to about 1.75". Kane's boots are generally 1.5", different angles make them look smaller or larger. There's a staredown where he comes out less than .5" shorter than Kane, and some where it's closer to 1", I believe the difference between them is about .75" putting them at 6'7.5" and 6'6.5-.75". I don't think I've ever seen Kane come out more than 1" taller than BDV in even footwear, but Taker was 1-1.25" taller than BDV in 1995...with a clear footwear disadvantage. Eric 1 says on 5/Nov/09
everyone loves to disregard kanes horrible posture in the staredowns with vis and the camera angles with him and goldust. Clay says on 2/Nov/09
Da Man says on 1/Nov/09
Based on the Max Starks pic, Vis has be brushing 6'7". He's definitely nothing under 6'6.5" at minimum, and a flat 6'7" isn't out of the question at all.
Agreed. Funny how YOU ignore how Viscera is LEANING his head like that Danimal. Christ you're almost as bad as someone like Viper when it comes to going too low for wrestlers. Keep thinking Jericho is 5'8''. sid says on 1/Nov/09
Vegas Hogan was 6'4 tops back the days. jake is 6'5, clearly a inch. hogan was never over 6'4 i'll give him maybe 6'4'5 max Vegas says on 1/Nov/09
miko; lets get back to your previous point, "stacking up to 7"0 guys and towering the 6"4 guys back in the 80's"
lets see evidence of either, i cannot think of one legit 7 footer hogan stood next to in the 1980s, the first legit 7 footer i saw next to hogan was shaq
personally i think hogan was 6'5 (what he claimed on bbc in 1991 when questioned), what mark madden pinned him at in 1989 and what gordon solies site has him at Click Here today he is down to about 6'3.5, a massive height loss for someone so young who can still run/wrestle miko says on 1/Nov/09
So you saying Hogan is 6"4 and always has been?
That would make a peak Andre the Giant 6"9.
If Hogan hasn't lost any height, then he was wearing HUGE lifts back in the 80's to look so much taller than he does today. |
