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Kane (wrestler)

Kane
Jacobs in 2021
Mayor of Knox County
Assumed office
September 1, 2018
Preceded byTim Burchett
Personal details
Born
Glenn Thomas Jacobs

(1967-04-26) April 26, 1967 (age 57)
Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Crystal Goins
​
(m. 1995)​
Children2
EducationNortheast Missouri State University (BA)
Websitejacobsformayor.com
Ring name(s)
  • Angus King[1]
  • Bruiser Mastino
  • The Christmas Creature
  • Diesel
  • Doomsday
  • Glenn Jacobs
  • Isaac Yankem, DDS
  • Kane
  • Mike Unabomb
  • Sid Powers[2]
  • Spartacus[3]
  • Unabomb
Billed height7 ft 0 in (213 cm)[4]
Billed weight323 lb (147 kg)[4]
Billed fromDecatur, Illinois
(as Isaac Yankem, DDS)[5]
Trained by
Debut1992[6]
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Glenn Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967), better known by his ring name Kane, is an American politician and professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 1995 and was inducted into the 2021 class of the WWE Hall of Fame. In 2018, he was elected as the Republican Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. In 2022, he won a second term as Mayor.

Jacobs began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992, wrestling in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1995.[8] Jacobs played various characters until 1997, when he was repackaged as the masked wrestler Kane, a horror-themed personification of fire and the juggernaut younger half-brother of The Undertaker and son of Paul Bearer. This "hellfire and brimstone" gimmick was rooted in acts of arson by The Undertaker as part of their characters' backstory.[9] Jacobs would alternatively feud and team with The Undertaker, the latter as the Brothers of Destruction.

Following his WWF debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's "Attitude Era" of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating the era's "poster boy"[10] Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship in his first pay-per-view (PPV) main event at King of the Ring in June 1998. He continued to headline PPV cards through 2018's Crown Jewel, and has appeared in more PPVs than any other performer in WWF/WWE history other than Randy Orton.[11][12]

Within WWE, Kane is a three-time world champion (having held the WWF Championship, ECW Championship and World Heavyweight Championship once each) and a 12-time world tag team champion (having held the World Tag Team Championship, WCW Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championships with various partners). He is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a Money in the Bank winner, as well as the third man to complete WWE's Grand Slam. The last title Kane won was the 24/7 Championship on September 16, 2019, the only title won under his real name.[13] Veteran wrestler Ric Flair described Kane as "the best in the world",[14] while Big Show dubbed him "the best big man ever".[15] Kane holds the record for the most appearances in a Royal Rumble match at 20, as well as the highest cumulative total eliminations at 46.[16]

Outside of professional wrestling, Jacobs has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 WWE Studios production See No Evil and its 2014 sequel. He is also a longtime supporter of libertarian political causes. In March 2017, Jacobs announced that he was running for the mayoral seat of Knox County, Tennessee as a Republican.[17] He won the Republican primary election on May 1, 2018,[18] and the general election on August 2, 2018.[19] He was re-elected as Knox County Mayor on August 4, 2022.[20]

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  4. ^ a b "Kane". WWE. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FoleyMankind2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard. "Kane biography". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Kane on wrestlingdata.com". Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Andrew Ravens (April 13, 2017). "Kane Talks About The Undertaker's Impact On His Career, Their Story Being WWE's Greatest Ever, More". eWrestlingNews.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Feese, Steven (January 26, 2021). "Death and Taxes, and 'Takers". Red River Horror. United States. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Stephen Kelly, Adam (December 1, 2014). "'Stone Cold' Says So: Steve Austin on Vince McMahon, the WWE and Hulk Hogan". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Wrestlers with Most WWF/WWE PPV Appearances". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "John Cena Congratulates Randy Orton on Breaking a Huge WWE Pay-Per-View Record". WWE. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "Kane wins WWE 24/7 title - but loses it back to 16-time champion R-Truth". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Beck, Greg. "Exclusive: Ric Flair on Charlotte vs. Ronda Rousey, Shawn Michaels, Bobby Heenan, staying relevant, and more". Wrestling News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Big Show". Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions. February 23, 2020. 70 minutes in. WWE Network.
  16. ^ "WWE: TV Shows > Royal Rumble > Facts & Figures". WWE.com. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Glenn Jacobs aka "Kane", running for Knox Co., TN Mayor". WCYB-TV. March 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "Glenn Jacobs takes 17 more votes than Brad Anders in Knox County mayoral race". Knoxville News Sentinel. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  19. ^ Gleeson, Scott. "WWE wrestler Kane (Glenn Jacobs) wins primary, is GOP nominee for Tennessee mayoral race". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "Glenn Jacobs reelected as Knox County mayor". Eu.knoxnews.com. August 4, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

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