Stamford, CT – Corporate Kane spent the first day as WWE’s new Director of Operations getting acclimated to working in the corporate world of professional wrestling.
Formerly known as The Big Red Monster, Kane woke at 6:30am to prepare for his first day at Titan Towers. After a quick shower and shave, Kane put on his freshly-pressed Jos A. Bank power suit and Brooks Brothers tie in lieu trademark mask and red-and-black attire wrestling attire.
The Devil’s Favorite Demon then embarked on the 35-minute commute in his red Prius to Stamford, stopping briefly at Starbucks to pick up a grande Gingerbread Latte and a Petite Vanilla Bean Scone. He made sure to Instagram a picture his hilariously misspelled name on the cup, “Katie”.
Properly fueled, Kane arrived at Titan Towers at 7:50am, giving him a few minutes to prepare himself for his first day.
“You’ll be okay,” assured Kane, looking in his rear-view mirror. “They picked you for the job which means they’re confident in your abilities. You’ve been here a long time and they’re finally rewarding you. You are what’s best for business. You’re great, you’re wonderful, and doggone-it, people like you.”
Kane spent the better part of his morning with Susan from HR, signing non-disclosure forms and learning about WWE’s various work practices. After getting his computer and email setup with the help of Chad from IT, Kane spent several minutes trying to leave a proper-sounding voicemail message. He also ran into the Brooklyn Brawler at the water cooler, exchanging small talk about the Nets game the previous night.
At lunch, Kane sat with Tommy Dreamer and enjoyed a tuna fish sandwich, a handful of Cheez-its, and a Diet Dr. Pepper. Dreamer explained the ins and outs of the corporate world, telling Kane who to avoid and which vending machine has the best candy.
In the afternoon, Kane worked on several spreadsheets, inputting data from various wrestling sources and cross-referencing them to WWE’s database. With the help of his unpaid intern, Kane created a PowerPoint presentation mapping the progress of several NXT prospects since the opening of the new training center in Florida.
Around 2:15, Triple H came by Kane’s desk, coffee in one hand, sledgehammer in other, to check in with Kane.
“Hi Kane, what’s happening? Everything going okay? Great. Umm, I’m going to need you to come in on Saturday, so if you could be here around 9, that would be great. M’kay?”
At the daily team meeting, Kane struggled to stay awake as Stephanie McMahon explained the companies projected first-quarter market shares. He pretended to take notes on his pad while constantly checking his watch to see if it was 4:30 yet. At the end of the day, Kane made the long trek home, sitting in traffic for close to an hour.
Finally arriving home, Kane threw a Lean Cuisine in the microwave, laid down on his couch with his Lhasa Apso Torchy, and put on a Seinfeld re-run. He sighed and said, “Well, it’s not all ‘Handing chairs to Randy Orton and making matches with Brad Maddox’, but I’m on the way up. With some hard work, maybe in two or three years I can become ‘Middle-Management Kane’. Or maybe Stephanie has a sister I don’t know about.”
While on his 15 minute coffee break Chief Executive Monster Kane snuck into the toy division and began to toss old Issac Yankem & Fake Diesel figures into a garbage bag. Using his special magic powers he set the bag on fire and did the company mandated Vince power walk back to his desk. He then spent the next 25 minutes playing solitaire on his computer and staring at the Keep Hanging in There kitty poster on his cubicle wall.
Love the image of COO Paul with the sledgehammer in hand in the office.
“Through bureaucracy and red tape! It’s Kane!” This so totally needs to be a reality show on WWE Network if that ever happens.
Yes, but did he get those new cover sheets on all the TPS reports?
We need more stories of Corporate Kane.
And his Powerpoint presentations.
I wonder if they send him overseas to fix servers? Hmm…
Take your pick: “Office Space 2″ starring Kane and Triple H or
Lumberg and Stuart Smilely guest hosting Raw.
Either way, guaranteed Oscar or 100.0 Nielsen rating.
Triple H: Kane, can I ask you something?
Kane: Yessir.
Triple H: Kane, what is “Mimi-base” and why is in on the server history? This is a place of business, Kane. You can look at cat pictures on your own time.
Kane: Right sir. Won’t happen again.
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It even as a watermark.
LOL awesome
I really hope they show Kane’s office ( Or cubicle? Or, better yet, Boiler Room Cubicle? Boiler Room Cubicle Match!) on television. There would be lots of great stuff. It would have photos of his father, brother, and… high school sweetheart, perhaps? Maybe the urn containing Paul Bearer’s remains. Or just the urn he carried around (ideally the one that contains a flood light to save electricity… to power Randy Orton). Some of Undertaker’s Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit CDs to get pumped up in the afternoon? Too bad they sold Katie Vick’s cheerleader outfit. It would really tie it all together. You think he has the dentist chair at his desk?
I’d be willing to sell it back to them. Not sure if Blade would, though.
okay, now I’m wondering does Triple H always carry the sledgehammer or was it just in case?
Of course. Why wouldn’t he?
To quote Bobby Heenan: “It’s his binky.”
He even sleeps with it.
Lhasa Apso, huh? And here I thought Corporate Kane was more of a cat person.
I wonder what would happen if they took HIS stapler away from him?
I actually like the “Corporate Kane” gimmick. Some of the most evil people in the world wear suits and ties, so why shouldn’t the Devil’s Favorite Demon?