10 shocking moments from WWE 2003

#2 Kane tombstones Linda McMahon

Currently both in politics.

While his kayfabe older brother, The Undertaker, is normally viewed as one of the greatest WWE performers of all time, many also recognise the contribution Kane has made on the business. After a shaky start, the career of Glenn Jacobs really took off when he was given the responsibility of playing the Deadman's long lost evil brother, and for a period of time from 97 onwards, he remained in the thick of the action in WWF's main event scene.

2003 was a rollercoaster year for the Big Red Machine. For reasons we will come to later, his character took a dramatic turn, many think for the worst, but that doesn't mean his year was a total bust.

Despite being a serious, down the line heel, Kane has often flirted with the more farcical storylines of WWE. For example, at Wrestlemania 14, the Devil's Favourite Demon came to the ring and delivered a tombstone to baseball legend Pete Rose.

In 2003, Kane delivered another unexpected and shocking tombstone, this time to Vince McMahon's wife Linda. In 2017, the very idea of inter-gender violence is seen as a huge taboo for the WWE, but back in the Ruthless Aggression Era, much more was permitted. Kane delivered the attack as a result of being denied the Number One Contendership by Linda and was met with huge approval from the sadistic WWE Universe.

This incident has always plagued the political career of Linda McMahon, as her opponents and various satire TV shows often use the clip to belittle her as a serious politician. Whether or not Linda has been able to shake off that image today is up for debate, but looking back, maybe she wouldn't have taken the tombstone if she'd have known where it was going to lead.