Kane (wrestler)

This article is about the WWE wrestler. For the WCW wrestler, see Stevie Ray.

Kane
Jacobs in 2021
Mayor of Knox County
Incumbent
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
  • Fake Diesel
  • Doomsday
  • Glenn Jacobs
  • Isaac Yankem, DDS
  • Kane
  • Spartacus[2]
  • Unabomb
Billed height7 ft 0 in (213 cm)[3]
Billed weight323 lb (147 kg)[3]
Billed fromDecatur, Illinois, U.S. (as Isaac Yankem, DDS)[4]
Trained by
Debut1992[5]
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Glenn Thomas Jacobs, (born April 26, 1967) also known by his ring name Kane, is an American politician, actor and professional wrestler. He rose to fame in WWE and is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of his generation. In 2018, he became the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.

Jacobs began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992, wrestling in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1995.[7] He 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.[8]

Kane alternatively feuded and teamed with the Undertaker, the latter as the Brothers of Destruction. Following his WWF debut, he remained a pivotal component of the company's Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating top star 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 over the next 20 years, with more PPV appearances than any other performer in WWF/WWE history besides Randy Orton.[9][10]

In WWE, Kane won numerous championships; he is a three-time world champion (having held the WWF Championship, ECW Championship and World Heavyweight Championship once each), a 12-time world tag team champion (having held the World Tag Team Championship, WCW Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship), and a WWE Grand Slam Champion. He holds the record for the most appearances in a Royal Rumble match at 20, as well as the highest cumulative total eliminations at 46.[11] He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.

A long-term 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.[12] He won the Republican primary election on May 1, 2018,[13] and the general election on August 2, 2018.[14] He was reelected on August 4, 2022.[15]

Jacobs made numerous appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 WWE Studios production See No Evil and its 2014 sequel.

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  7. ^ Ravens, Andrew (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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Wrestlers with Most WWF/WWE PPV Appearances". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "John Cena Congratulates Randy Orton on Breaking a Huge WWE Pay-Per-View Record". WWE. November 21, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "WWE: TV Shows > Royal Rumble > Facts & Figures". WWE.com. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.