Kane: The Only Good Thing About Isaac Yankem Was Being Able To Work With Jerry Lawler
Kane speaks on being Isaac Yankem early in his WWE career, noting that the only positive was being able to work with Jerry Lawler.
Kane speaks on being Isaac Yankem early in his WWE career, noting that the only positive was being able to work with Jerry Lawler.
In 1996, Kane would make his first appearances as a wrestling dentist named Isaac Yankem, who would be allied up with Jerry Lawler following Lawler losing a Kiss My Foot to Bret Hart.
While speaking on WWE’s ‘Photo Shoot’, Kane would speak on his time as Isaac Yankem, noting that the only highlight was being able to work with Jerry Lawler.
“The story was that Jerry Lawler had lost a Kiss My Foot match to Bret Hart, and when Bret put his toes in Jerry’s mouth, it caused Jerry to have some tooth decay. So he found a dentist who could fix it. That dentist was Dr. Isaac Yankem. I never saw myself as a wrestling dentist. I always saw myself as a big guy taking care of business and didn’t feel that my business should have been taking care of people’s teeth. But being able to work with him, that was probably the only good thing that came out of this character for me anyway.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Kane spoke about his full body suit and mask he would wear later in his career. You can read more about that here.
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