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TexasTowelie

(117,926 posts) Mon Aug 6, 2018, 12:36 PM Aug 2018

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WWE wrestler known as Kane wins mayor's race in Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a "no-holds-barred, last-man-standing" round, this time in the political ring.

Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE. Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the title of Knox County Mayor.

Jacobs runs an insurance and real estate company and was leading Democrat Linda Haney by a large margin with most of the votes counted on Thursday. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Jacobs claimed victory at his watch party. He said some politicians responded with "pretty resounding laughter" when he announced his decision to seek the top job in Tennessee's third-largest county.

Jacobs said he doesn't normally use wrestling analogies for campaigning.

Read more: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/aug/02/wwe-wrestler-known-kane-wins-mayors-race-tennessee/476301/

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WWE wrestler known as Kane wins mayor's race in Tennessee (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2018 OP

Glad to see Glenn Jacobs have a successful life after wrestling comradebillyboy Aug 2018 #1

Knoxville....a beautiful town Docreed2003 Aug 2018 #2

comradebillyboy

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1. Glad to see Glenn Jacobs have a successful life after wrestling

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 12:42 PM

Aug 2018

Too many of his colleagues came to a bad end.

Docreed2003

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2. Knoxville....a beautiful town

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 12:58 PM

Aug 2018

Despite the fact that the majority of its population is stuck in 1955

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