In a fight royal just before WrestleMania XXIV, Kane won by last eradicating previous rival Mark Henry, earning a match for the ECW Championship from Chavo Guerrero later that evening. Due to Undertaker’s injuries, a battle royal was held to decide his substitute for Fatal 4-Way, which Rey Mysterio won by past reducing Kane. As element of the 2008 WWE Draft, Kane was drafted to the Raw brand, creating the ECW Championship exceptional to Raw. He won the match, and cashed in his Money in the Bank agreement later on that night time, defeating Rey Mysterio (who experienced just defeated Jack Swagger) to gain the World Heavyweight Championship, consequently creating Kane the to start with wrestler in WWE history to win the WWE Championship, the ECW Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship. He grew to become the 1st wrestler to money in the Money in the Bank contract on the exact same evening it was gained and also retains the report for the quickest money in at 47 minutes. He productively defended the World Heavyweight Championship from The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match at Night of Champions.

At Backlash, Kane correctly defended the ECW Championship towards Guerrero. At WrestleMania XXVI, through the Money in the Bank ladder match, Kane was unsuccessful in declaring the briefcase as Jack Swagger gained the match. At SummerSlam, Kane retained the World Heavyweight Championship in opposition to Mysterio, and next their match, The Undertaker appeared. Kane then entered a storyline with Finlay, which led to a match at SummerSlam, which Kane gained just after chokeslamming Finlay. Khali retained the title soon after pinning Kane for the earn at The Great American Bash. He then took a crack to tour India and also mend injuries, returning at The Bash to guide Dolph Ziggler in his match with The Great Khali by hitting Khali with a metal chair, letting Ziggler to earn. Kane was voted to deal with the defending champion MVP for his United States Championship at Cyber Sunday, which Kane won by countout and as a result did not gain the title. There, Kane feuded with CM Punk and defeated him at Backlash.

This started out a feud with Khali, whom he defeated at SummerSlam and in a Singapore Cane match at Breaking Point. On the July 7 episode of Raw, Kane lost a quantity 1 contender’s fatal 4-way match to Batista (Batista would progress to the World Heavyweight Championship match at The Great American Bash), primary him to assault commentators Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler, so turning heel in the approach. Kane then unsuccessfully challenged Jericho in a number just one contender’s match for an prospect to confront World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and Big Show in a triple risk match at Survivor Series. After this, he ongoing to feud with Big Daddy V, with the two ending up on reverse groups at Survivor Series, the place Kane’s workforce gained. At Bragging Rights, Kane defeated Undertaker in a Buried Alive match just after help from The Nexus to retain the title the moment yet again, hence ending their feud.

Alongside Chris Jericho, Kane was co-captain for the victorious Team SmackDown at Bragging Rights. They ongoing to feud, which incorporated Kane getting rid of to Finlay in a amount one particular contender’s tournament on the August 31 episode of SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long announced that Kane would face Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship at The Great American Bash. Over the subsequent several months, Kane was concerned in sporadic singles matches on episodes of SmackDown, which include a reduction to CM Punk in May in a qualifying match for the World Heavyweight Championship match for the Fatal 4-Way spend-per-check out celebration. Kane competed in a lethal 4-way quantity a person contender’s match for the World Heavyweight Championship which was gained by Batista. During the match, new World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali interfered by attacking Batista the match was dominated a no-contest and both adult men had been dominated the selection just one contenders and have been scheduled to facial area Khali in a triple danger match at The Great American Bash. Kane shed the ECW Championship to Mark Henry at Night of Champions in a triple menace match that also included Big Show. On the March two episode of Raw, Kane pinned Mike Knox in a triple menace match, also involving Rey Mysterio, to earn a location in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 25, a match eventually won by CM Punk.