The post-Trump floodgates have opened up, and now it seems every non-politician is entering the fray, including WWE superstars.
Wrestling giant Kane, also known as Glenn Jacobs, has filed paperwork with the Knox County Election Board to run for mayor, according to WBIR Knoxville.
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Jacobs, who will run as a Republican, but identifies as a libertarian, made the first step in running for office by appointing a political treasurer in Brian Carl. He told WBIR Knoxville in 2016 that he was seriously considering running for mayor.
“Knox County is a great place and we’re so happy and feel so blessed to live here. I want to do my part going forward,” Jacobs reportedly said.
Kane isn’t the first wrestler to enter politics. Jesse “The Body” Ventura infamously ran for and won the governorship of Minnesota as a member of the Reform party in 1998. In 2010 and 2012, WWE President and CEO Linda McMahon ran for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, losing both times. However, she now serves in Trump’s cabinet as the head of the Small Business Administration. In 2016, Rhyno, also known as Terrence Gerin, ran for Michigan state representative, losing to 27-year-old Democrat Abdullah Hammoud.
While Knox County has a population of less than half a million, it’s a good start for Jacobs to get some political experience under his belt even if he can’t chokeslam his political opponents along the way.
