Doc Gallows, or Luke Gallows during his latest run in WWE, has been around longer than some fans might realize. Gallows managed to get his first break in WWE at a very young age. His most notable work during that period was on SmackDown as Festus. An otherwise docile wrestler who would fly into a rage upon hearing the ring bell and then return to his harmless state upon hearing it again after winning the match.

Fake Kane And His Frizzy Wig

What you might not know is Gallows made his WWE debut before the Festus character was dreamt up. Cast your minds back to 2006 if you can and you may remember WWE hitting us with an Imposter Kane angle. It attempted to do something similar with The Undertaker the decade before. Neither occasion is remembered all that fondly and all involved likely look back and laugh.

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Due to Gallows' size, he was chosen to play the role of Imposter Kane. During a panel at Steel City Con (via Wrestling Inc.) recently, Kane discussed the angle and why it was brought to an abrupt end. “I’d gone down and seen Drew’s [Gallows] outfit and stuff and we’d kind of worked a little bit together before he debuted,” Kane explained. “I remember calling I think Johnny Laurinaitis or someone and saying, ‘It’s great but the wig’s gotta go, okay?'.”

The Wig Didn't Go

Long story short, something was either forgotten or lost in translation along the way as the wig did not go. Gallows played Imposter Kane in a very bad, very fake-looking wig, and Vince McMahon blew a gasket. “Vince thought it made such a terrible first impression and actually made Kane, my character look bad .” Gallows had the chance to attack Kane a couple of times, but his run as The Fake Kane lasted just one match.

On the bright side for Gallows, he actually won that match. A clash with the real Kane at Vengeance 2006 in which Gallows used Kane's own finisher to beat him. The real Big Red Machine attacked his imposter the following night on Raw, removed his mask, and he was never to be seen again. Well, not as The Fake Kane at least. Gallows' career is still going strong today across Impact, AEW, and New Japan.