Dustin Rhodes has made his disgust clear over a new independent wrestling character that makes light of the use of drugs while parodying Kane. In a since-deleted X post, Rhodes spoke about ‘CoKane,’ which has gone viral on social media recently.
“This is disgustingly stupid. All involved should be ashamed. Work or not.”
CoKane wears a white version of the iconic debut first worn by Glenn Jacobs at WWE In Your House: Bad Blood 1997. Like the name suggests, CoKane often makes reference to using cocaine with his ‘Coke-Slam’ finisher and has been nicknamed ‘The Big White Powder Machine.’
Enter The Kane-Verse
CoKane is not the only wrestler out there to parody the WWE Hall of Famer/Knox County, Tennessee Mayor. Earlier this year, Blue Kane went viral online and used snow-themed powers in a parody of Kane’s fire-channeling abilities. After going viral, the character’s name was changed to ‘Blue Pain,’ likely after WWE reached out about copyright.
Gayne made his debut last month as part of TNT Wrestling’s ‘Rainbow Rumble’ wearing a colorful take on the iconic WWE character. The Big Gay Machine. The match was part of Effy’s ‘Big Gay Brunch’ though Gayne was unable to get the win.
Now, fans have a new Kane to watch, though the character has run afoul of Rhodes, who has been open about his past struggles with recreational drug use. While many fans love the character, there are some who think it crosses a line and goes from harmless parody to making light of a serious problem.
