“That’s gotta be Kane!”
On Thursday, WWE wrestler Kane was elected mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.
While the man known as Glenn Jacobs to his mother is best known to fans around the world as the masked brawler who been with WWE since 1995, he is also an outspoken libertarian blogger. He ran as a Republican, and won nearly two-thirds of the votes cast.
Great weather to vote here in Rocky Hill!#TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/Qmhpqh86AA
— Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) May 1, 2018
Obviously, his victory has caused a lot of jokes amongst wresting fans. Is he going to chokeslam people in debates, will he put a Hell In A Cell in the town hall, that sort of thing.
https://twitter.com/shape_u_up/status/1025452721241907200
https://twitter.com/lifewithsole/status/1025453955243884544
Thing is, Jacobs actually beat them to the punch.
As he walked out to make his acceptance speech, he was accompanied by his iconic WWE entrance music.
Kane comes out to Slow Chemical for his victory speech. from r/SquaredCircle
And no, The Undertaker did not do a run in.
Of course, Donald Trump is in the WWE Hall of Fame, so Kane being in office isn’t really that crazy in 2018. He’s also not the first wrestler to succeed in politics. 1980s WWE wrestler, commentator and Predator star Jesse Ventura served as governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, before going on to host a TV show about conspiracies with June Sarpong (yes, really). Attitude Era star Rhyno also ran for Michigan House of Representatives in 2016, but failed to get in office. Best of all though is masked Japanese wrestler The Great Sasuke, who serves as Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator in his homeland – unlike Kane, he kept his mask on while he was in office.
