Vince McMahon vacated the title since there was no clear winner, and scolded Kane and Undertaker for letting Austin attack him. However, Undertaker and Kane responded to Vince's scolding by breaking his leg with the steel stairs. At , Kane and Undertaker faced each other for the vacant title with Austin as the special referee; Undertaker turned heel during the match as he betrayed Kane to side with Paul Bearer, thus turning Kane into a tweener. The match ended in a no contest as Austin attacked Undertaker after Undertaker knocked out Kane with a steel chair and declared himself the winner. Shortly after, Undertaker admitted to setting the fire that scarred Kane's face when they were children, claiming that he had always known that Kane was the weaker sibling. Their feud continued when Undertaker faced Austin at in a Buried Alive match; during the match, Kane interfered and attacked Undertaker, thus helping Austin get the win. They separated from each other and went on their own.