“The Big Red Machine” was asked about claims made against him by Al Thompson. Thompson is the founder of Protect Our Youth from Steroids (POYS). Letters were sent to several media outlets suggesting Kane participated in “rampant steroid use.”
Thompson has claimed that “Jacobs was perfectly fine with, for many years, surrounding himself with steroid users plus illicit drug and steroid dealers every day while on tour … Jacobs’ duties, as I understand it, will include some oversight over law enforcement in Knox County.”
Kane responded in his interview with the Knox County News Sentinel, saying “I do not condone steroid use or the use of any illicit drugs.
“I think that’s very bad. I’m a bit of a health nut, and I just think it’s just really bad. No, I’d never do that.”
Thompson didn’t stop there. He also suggested that the “Kane” stage name be listed as a campaign donation. He further attempted to connect Kane to steroid use by reminding Vince and Linda McMahon donated $6,000 to his campaign:
“Well, one of (those donations) was from the administrator of the Small Business Administration of the United States (McMahon’s wife, Linda),” Jacobs said.
“So, I’m pretty proud of that … it’s always nice when someone from the President’s Cabinet supports your political endeavor. I’m just very happy and proud to have their support, that’s what matters to me.”
Posted August 30th, 2018 in WWE, News. Tagged: Kane.
Former WWE Champion and recently named Knox County mayor-electGlenn “Kane” Jacobs was interviewed on the FOX News Rundown podcast by ex-WWE and IMPACT Wrestling star Tyrus.
Stereotypes About Wrestlers
Kane talked about his recent political win, wanting to break the stereotypes that surround WWE Superstars and if he’ll wrestle while maintaining his mayoral responsibilities. He noted that WWE stars are often labelled as “jocks.”
Jacobs would like to show people that couldn’t be further from the truth with his recent political victory. He was reminded by a quote Stephanie McMahon once told him about why WWE Superstars aren’t just called “wrestlers”:
“I remember Stephanie McMahon once saying there’s a reason why we’re not called wrestlers. We’re called superstars, because there’s so much more that we do,” said Jacobs.
“Even within our WWE careers, all the things that we’re asked to do. Our promotion, dealing with the media, all of that stuff is more than just a guy or gal in the ring for 10 minutes a night and put on a show.”
Wrestling As Mayor
Tyrus then asked Kane if he plans on continuing his in-ring career while he’s mayor. Kane said if he does anything, it would just be for special events:
“Basically, if I do anything, I’ll just do some special events,” said Kane.
“But, WWE has been a part of my life for over 20 years, I am very proud of my career, I’m very proud of working for the company, I’m proud of people like you (Tyrus), I’m proud of so many of my friends and colleagues.”
Listen to Kane’s interview on the FOX News Rundown podcast by clicking this link here.
Do you think Kane is helping to erase the “jock” stereotype around wrestlers? Let us know how you feel about the situation in the comments below!
Kane, real name Glenn Jacobs, was declared the winner of the Knox County primary for Mayor earlier this year and then last week, citizens of the country decided by voting who they want to win the mayoral race and elected Kane as the Mayor of the county in Tennessee. He pulled in 67% of the vote in front of Democrat Linda Haney by a 66.56% to 33.44% margin. When all was said and done 22,595 citizens cast their vote for Kane.
The future WWE Hall of Famer recently spoke with Rolling Stone where stated that he hopes to always be part of the WWE family even as Mayor and wouldn’t rule out special appearances from time to time.
“WWE is always going to be part of me and hopefully I’ll always be part of it. I haven’t ruled out making special appearances every now and then. My main priority is being mayor, of course. [My role in the WWE] does bring a lot of attention to Knox County, so that’s cool. It’s just a matter of making sure everything I do — WWE or any other outside stuff — does not impact my role as mayor.”
Kane was last seen on WWE programming at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view event last month when he teamed with Daniel Bryan to challenge Luke Harper and Erick Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
WWE originally announced in an article on their official website that Kane suffered a broken ankle at the hands of The Bludgeon Brothers but it turns out that he suffered an injury to his Achille’s tendon on the go-home episode of SmackDown Live for Extreme Rules that resulted in him wearing a walking boot.
What are your thoughts on Kane’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.
Posted August 7th, 2018 in WWE, News. Tagged: Kane.
The new mayor of Knox County has been humble in recent interview about his recent win.
“The entire thing is humbling. The reason I won is that I had a great team around me. Those folks invested their time and their energy into helping me because they believed in me, and that’s very humbling. Also, people were willing to vote for me and tie their future to me, which is humbling and also a huge responsibility.”
His win comes from the defeat of Democratic opponent Linda Haney. Reports are coming in and the numbers indicate that Jacobs (Kane) had 51,804 votes whereas Haney had 26,224 votes.
Vince McMahon On Jacob’s Win
“Vince has been very supportive throughout this entire endeavor. He reached out to extend his congratulations.” “Vince wants all of us to do well, no matter what we’re doing, because it reflects well on the company.” Before continuing his response, Jacobs was forced to compose himself. “On a personal level, between me and him, it’s important to me that he is proud of me. He’s done so much for me and for my family. He sent me a text that got me all choked up.”
Jacobs victory was brief as he finished off the interview by thanking his wife and kids and plans to get started as soon as possible.
As we’ve reported, WWE Superstar Kane has won his mayoral campaign in Knox County. “The Big Red Machine” is now the mayor elect of Knox County in Knoxville, Tennessee. He defeated Democratic adversary Linda Haney.
This makes Kane the third person in WWE history to acquire a position in political office, behind Jessie Ventura and Linda McMahon. Kane’s former WWE Tag Team Championship partner, The Undertaker, took to Instagram and congratulated his WWE storyline brother:
Another NWO Member Visits The WWE Performance Center
Scott Hall visited the WWE Performance Center this past week to help train the talent. PWInsider reports that Hall wasn’t the only member of the NWO who stopped by the Performance Center. Kevin Nash was also in attendance to share a thing or two with the young talent of WWE.
The Big Red Machine is now the mayor of Knox County in Knoxville, Tennesse.
Glenn Jacob’s (Kane) win comes from the defeat of Democratic participant Linda Haney. After polls ended after 8 p.m. ET, Jacobs had a 2-1 win lead according to absentee votes and a win was inevitable.
Jacobs is the third person from the WWE to acquire a position in a political office. First being Jessie Ventura when he won the mayor position for Brooklyn Park, Minnesota in the ’90’s and then becoming governor from ’99-2003. Second being Linda McMahon as she is currently apart of Trump’s cabinet as head of Small Business Administration.
Congratulations to the new mayor of Knox County, The Big Red Machine Kane.
Posted August 2nd, 2018 in WWE, News. Tagged: Kane.
Unfortunately, Kane is out with a legitimate injury. Before they defended the SmackDown Live Tag Team Titles at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena on the WWE Network, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan attacked Kane and Daniel Bryan.
This led to Bryan starting out the match on his own only to have Kane come out with a walking boot on his left ankle. Harper and Rowan would later retain the titles. After the match, WWE issued an ‘injury update’ on Kane that stated that The Devil’s Favorite Demon suffered a broken ankle as a result of the attack. The pre-match attack was done to write him off of television.
Kane’s injury is legitimate and he was seen wearing a medical boot at campaign function earlier this week in Tennessee and backstage before Extreme Rules.
Title Match Announced
Jeff Hardy has demanded his rematch against Shinsuke Nakamura on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live as Nakamura will defend the United States Championship against Hardy on this show. This comes off the heels of Nakamura beating Hardy in just six seconds after hitting a low blow and his finisher at Extreme Rules.
WWE is in Wilkes Barre, PA at the Mohegan Sun Arena for this week’s episode of SmackDown Live. As of this writing, no other matches or segments have been announced for this show.
It was reported earlier today the Glen Jacobs (Kane) was seen wearing a boot on his left leg as he entered for Extreme Rules today. The attack on today’s PPV was to write in his injury and explain why Kane will be limping in the Team Hell No storyline.
As of last Tuesday, it seems Kane was fine as he showed no sign of injury when working Smackdown.
Not everyone is excited to see Kane back on WWE television.
Kane made his return on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Ontario, CA at the Citizens Business Bank Arena after Daniel Bryan faced off with Luke Harper in the main event. Once Erick Rowan attacked Bryan to cause the DQ, Kane walked down to the ring to make the save.
This led to it being announced that Bryan and Kane will challenge Harper and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at Extreme Rules.
It’s believed that Kane will be on WWE television at the least through Extreme Rules. Glenn Jacobs (better known as Kane) has been declared the winner of the Knox County primary for mayor by a narrow margin. Later this year, citizens of the country will decide by voting who they want to win the mayoral race.
Democratic candidate Linda Haney has criticized Kane for returning to wrestling because she felt that it was not a good strategy in hopes to become Mayor. “I was really stunned to find out he was still pursuing it,” Haney stated, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. “I thought it was in the past. I thought in this crucial time he’d want to be here and be with the people. Being an entertainer doesn’t make you a political figure. It may get you some votes, but I believe people want someone with common sense and who is [ready to lead].”
This has led to Kane firing back with his own statement that was sent to Newsweek as he has defended his decision to resume his career with the sports entertainment company. “After I am elected Mayor, I’ll be Mayor,” said Jacobs. “I’m sure some people will say that (I’m not focused) and some others will say that’s the coolest thing ever. Again, you can’t make everyone happy. You just do what you can and that’s it… you’re always going to catch criticism no matter what you do.”
Kane added that he may still do a few special things as he has done it or 23 years now and have quite a history. He noted that it will always be part of his life and that he is taking a run at being mayor seriously. What are your thoughts on Kane being back on WWE TV? Sound off in the comment section.
Kane is in a position where he could make WWE history soon.
Kane made his return on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Ontario, CA at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on the USA Network after Daniel Bryan faced off with Luke Harper in the main event. Once Erick Rowan attacked Bryan to cause the DQ, Kane walked down to the ring to make the save.
Bryan and Kane will challenge Harper and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at Extreme Rules.
A Reddit user [u/LuckyGood0] recently noted that if Team Hell No wins the titles at this event then it would make Kane the first person to hold the World, WCW, WWE (RAW) and SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
The user also noted that “It would also be his 13th Tag Team title reign in WWE. With 12 reigns, he’s currently 2nd behind Edge (14) when it comes to all-time Tag team title reigns for individuals in the company.”
The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena.
What are your thoughts on this potential accomplishment? Sound off in the comment section.
Posted June 29th, 2018 in WWE, News. Tagged: Kane.
As seen on this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in Ontario, CA at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on the USA Network, Daniel Bryan faced off with Luke Harper in the main event and almost had the match won until Erick Rowan got into the ring to attack Bryan, which caused the DQ.
This led to the SmackDown Tag Team Champions attacking Bryan after the match until Kane walked down to the ring to make the save.
It was then announced by SmackDown General Manager Paige that Bryan and Kane would challenge Harper and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at Extreme Rules.
The Extreme Rules pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Both Raw and SmackDown brands will be featured.
WWE Champion AJ Styles, who is slated to make his next title defense against Rusev at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view event next month, will be missing in action this weekend for SmackDown Live events.
The sports entertainment company is slated to hold blue branded events on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sunday in Fresno, CA at the Save Mart Center, and Monday in Bakersfield, CA at the Rabobank Arena.
However, Styles will not be wrestling at those shows due to him heading to Australia for promotion work for the October Super Show-Don stadium show’s ticket on sale. It should be noted that Styles will be working Tuesday’s SmackDown Live TV event.
WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Miz and WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Bar vs. The New Day vs. Rusev & Aiden English are the top matches being advertised.
Kane Unmasked
Although Kane might not be a regular character on WWE television these days, it didn’t stop WWE’s YouTube channel from releasing this video looking at the six times that Kane has been unmasked. Check it out here:
What are your thoughts on Styles missing events this weekend?
Glenn Jacobs (better known as Kane) has been declared the winner of the Knox County primary for mayor by a narrow margin. Later this year, citizens of the country will decide by voting who they want to win the mayoral race.
The former WWE champion recently sat down with William Steakin of IJR to talk about the country’s current political landscape as well as other topics including receiving support from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
“Vince is one of the first people that I talked to because we have a good personal relationship, and I needed his support just as a friend,” Jacobs said.
“Vince has got a vision. From the very beginning. And you just can’t discount that. And that’s why I think so many organizations fail, is their leader doesn’t have a vision of where he’s going to go. And Vince has always had that. He has that pigheaded determination,” Jacobs said. “And all that stuff has helped me with my business and, really, in my personal life.”
If you recall, in previous years, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has teased about potentially running for U.S President. In this interview, Kane was asked if he ever envisions running for office with The Rock:
“You ain’t never going to see a Kane part of that, I’ll tell you that right now.”
What are your thoughts on Kane’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.
The Background
Kane started his pro wrestling career in 1992. He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association before joining the WWE in 1995. Following his debut as Kane in 1997, he remained a component of the company’s Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Glenn Jacobs tried multiple gimmicks before settling in for the infamous persona of Kane and the character of the Big Red Monster is what made him a legend in the wrestling world.
However, while appearing at the Dinner With The King podcast of Jerry Lawler, the former World Champion revealed that his gimmick was originally expected to be a one-off thing.
According to Kane, initially, the company was only looking for a one-off opponent for the Undertaker and they came up with the idea of presenting Jacobs as his brother.
However, after seeing his debut match, Mr. McMahon thought that he could make a really good story out of it and decided to keep the gimmick around:
“Initially, they were going to hot-shot the whole thing and they needed it to be a one-match deal for [Undertaker] to have an opponent. Vince liked the storyline so much that he didn’t just want to do one match, he thought that he could make it a really good story out of it.”
Apart from this, Kane also talked about why his Isaac Yankem gimmick did not work, working as the fake Diesel and more. You can check out the full episode here.
It’s been well established that Glenn Jacobs (better known as Kane) has been declared the winner of the Knox County primary for mayor by a narrow margin. Later this year, citizens of the country will decide by voting who they want to win the mayoral race.
During this interview, he was asked if he wins the election for Mayor of Knox County, would he consider wrestling again. He won’t rule out wrestling again by stating, “I never rule anything out. I think it would be great to have a PPV here in Knoxville. We haven’t had one in forever. If there’s a PPV, it would be an honor for me to take part in that.”
WWE NXT Touring
On Monday, June 4, 2018, Triple H took to his official Twitter account to announce several upcoming NXT live events.
The black-and-yellow brand will do a three-day tour starting on Thursday, August 16 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Mass. They continue on Friday, August 17 at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, N.J. The next night is, of course, the fourth annual TakeOver: Brooklyn event.
NXT Champion Aleister Black, NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Undisputed ERA, Ricochet, Kairi Sane, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, EC3, Velveteen Dream, Bianca Belair are all advertised for the show. Tickets for the events go on sale at NXTtickets.com starting this Friday, June 8.
As we’ve previously reported, former WWE Champion Kane has won his Republican Primary for the race for Mayor in Knox County, Tennessee. He will move on to the General Election in November to take on the Democratic Primary winner to decide who Knox County’s next mayor will be.
TMZ Sports posted a video in which they catch up with WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan and discussed Kane’s campaign. Hogan noted that Kane handles everything backstage and is very involved with the business aspect of things. Check it out:
Austin Aries To Challenge For The ROH World TV Title
Ring Of Honor (ROH) has announced that Austin Aries will challenge Silas Young for the ROH World TV Title at ROH War Of The Worlds next weekend on Sunday, May 13th from Chicago, Illinois. They also announced Cody vs. Jushin Thunder Liger for the Friday night before on May 11th in Toronto, Canada. You can get more information at this link.
Glenn “Kane” Jacobs is declaring victory in the Knox County Republican Mayoral Primary, although his victory is still not assured. In a neck and neck race, Jacobs received 14, 633 votes, good for 36% of the vote.
His two opponents were both favored over him in the race. Brad Anders received 14, 616 also good for 36% and trailed Kane by 17 votes. Bob Thomas trailed both with 11, 296 votes for 28%.
Kane’s victory isn’t official yet, however. There are 43 provisional ballots which have to be reviewed before they can count. These are cases where a person may have forgotten their ID or there was no record of voter registration. Once it is determined how many, if any, of the 43 provisional ballots will count then a winner can be officially declared. So long as Anders does not receive 17 more votes than Kane out of the provisional ballots, Kane will be declared the victor. It is expected an official announcement will be made next week.
Kane and his team Tweeted out several messages late last night:
Thanks to everyone who helped win this historic victory!! The people who cast a ballot for me, my great team, my wonderful volunteers. Looking forward to VICTORY in the general election!
Glenn, along with his family, volunteers and supporters declare victory in a hard-fought Knox County Mayoral race this evening. Together we won! Tomorrow, we move forward.
Kane has long been active in politics. He publicly supported Ron Paul in his 2008 run for the Presidency. Kane also used to keep a blog on his libertarian political views.
In addition to wrestling, Kane and his wife, Crystal Maurisa Goins, own an Allstate insurance branch in Knoxville. He officially announced his decision to run for the Knox County Mayoral seat in March of 2017. He set Jim Ross on fire in 2003.
Provided the election results hold up through the counting of the provisional ballots, it could mean the end of Kane’s in-ring career as he prepares for the General Election. The 51-year-old has wrestled less frequently in recent years. He did not participate in last week’s Greatest Royal Rumble event from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but has been involved in storylines involving Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman in recent months.
It was said before that WWE is considering the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble to be an all hands on the deck show and the company is trying to bring every A-list star they can for the Live Event.
They have proven these reports to be true since then as Officials have added people like John Cena, Undertaker, Chris Jericho and Triple H to the list of stars wrestling at the show, making it a must watch event.
Though now the company has suffered a small set back as they have removed a former World Champion from the updated lineup of the Greatest Royal Rumble.
WWE has removed The Big Red Monster Kane, who was originally announced to be part of the 50 Men Battle Royal at the event, from the upcoming show.
While no reason for his removal was given it’s believed to be Republican Primary for mayor of Knox County which Kane is running for, as it takes place only a few days after the event.
As we noted before Rusev has been added back in the Casket match against the Undertaker, and as a result, Former World Champion Chris Jericho is once again listed as a participant of the Battle Royal.
After these revelations, here is the updated line up for the 50 Men Battle Royal taking place at the event later this month:
Daniel Bryan, Braun Strowman, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Elias, Baron Corbin, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Apollo, Titus O’Neil, Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, Sin Cara, Goldust, Mojo Rawley, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho.
You can check out the full match card for the event here.
– Below is the latest episode of WWE Playback with Paul Heyman re-watching Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg for the WWE Universal Title from WrestleMania 33:
– Kane, Aiden English, Curt Hawkins, Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable are now official for the fifth annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34. Below is the updated list of confirmed participants:
* Kane, Aiden English, Curt Hawkins, Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, Primo Colon, Zack Ryder, Rhyno, Heath Slater, Goldust, Matt Hardy, Scott Dawson, Dash Wilder, Tye Dillinger, Fandango, Tyler Breeze, Mojo Rawley, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, TBA
– Natalya revealed on Twitter that she’s filming a “Table For 3” episode with Nia Jax and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix in New Orleans. As noted, WWE will be filming several specials for the WWE Network this weekend. Natalya tweeted:
Former WWE Champion Kane recently appeared on Talk is Jericho (transcript courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com) to talk about various topics.
Kane started his pro wrestling career in 1992. He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association before joining the WWE in 1995. Following his debut as Kane in 1997, he remained a component of the company’s Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Before he became “The Big Red Machine,” he was given a unique gimmick by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. During this podcast, he was asked about his reaction when Vince McMahon pitched Isaac Yankem gimmick.
“Jim Ross, who is another guy I need to give a shout out too. He was doing Smokey Mountain Wrestling and he was the one that gave me a tryout too with WWE. I got a contract shortly after that. Vince McMahon wanted to meet me in his office. JJ Dillon was still Head of Creative back then. I get into his office and Vince McMahon walks in and asks me if I have ever been afraid to go to the dentist. I said, no, I wasn’t. I thought Vince was just trying to get into my head. He said that he always had this idea for a character,” Jacobs said. “A wrestling dentist; Isaac Yankem. He said that he thinks that I would be perfect for it. Here I am sitting across from the most powerful man in my industry, and I am trying to keep a poker-face; meanwhile, I am going, dude, you flew me in all the way from Knoxville, Tennessee just to tell me that you are going to make me a wrestling dentist? I flew back home, but really in the end the thing was on me. That wasn’t a character that I could invest in, and I didn’t. It was my fault. My teeth were painted. It tasted terrible. Vince McMahon thought it was ironic that his Dentist had bad teeth. My entrance music was dental drill.”
Once WWE Hall of Famers Kevin Nash and Scott Hall went to WCW in 1996, WWE officials came up with an idea of having a fake Diesel and Razor Ramon. WWE wanted Kane to portray Diesel, which is a character that Nash portrayed under the WWE banner.
“I think we were in South Africa, and I remember Gerald Brisco telling me that Vince McMahon wanted to talk to me when we got home. I think they were already throwing some seeds regarding the character. I was told that I was going to be the imitation of Diesel. Jim Ross, who is beloved by everybody, was going to be the heel manager,” Jacobs said. “The concept behind it was that Jim Ross was ticked off and he was going to destroy WWE by proving he can bring guys back. So, he brought me and Fake Razor Ramon [Rick Titan]. Meanwhile, I am thinking that this is a step up from my previous character. It just did not work. The concept was good. People just can’t dislike JR so that didn’t work, and he was the linchpin throughout the whole thing so it just fell apart.”
Kane, who is a longtime supporter of libertarian political causes, announced his intention to run for the office of mayor of Knox County, Tennessee in 2017.
Posted March 20th, 2018 in WWE, News. Tagged: Kane.
– After wrestling on Friday, Montez Ford was unable to compete at Saturday and Sunday’s NXT live events due to a mouth-related injury.
According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline, Ford may be dealing with a tooth issue, but it’s not believed to be too serious.
It’s unclear whether Ford suffered the injury during a match. At Friday’s show in Cleveland, Ohio, Ford and Angelo Dawkins lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly. At Saturday’s show in Royal Oak, Michigan, Ford was at ringside for Dawkins’ victory over Cezar Bononi. Ford again accompanied Dawkins for his match at yesterday’s show in Indianapolis, Indiana, who lost to Velveteen Dream.
– Kane has been pulled from Toronto Comicon 2018.
In a tweet sent out last Friday, the WWE Superstar will be unable to attend the event (scheduled for Friday, Mar. 16 through Sunday, Mar. 18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) due to ‘work commitments.’
Kane is unable to attend #TorontoComicon2018 due to work commitments. We will miss him but are happy to announce our final guest, @LuciePohlComedy (Mercy) from the hit game Overwatch!
In his first match since the Royal Rumble pay-per-view in January, Universal Champion Brock Lesnar returned to the ring on Saturday night at a WWE live event in Chicago, Illinois.
His return, however, was brief as “The Beast” beat Kane with the F-5 in just 35 seconds at the United Center.
You can watch the match in its entirety in the video below.
Earlier in the week, Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman did not appear on Raw as originally scheduled. His absence led to an angle where his WrestleMania 34 opponent, Roman Reigns, revealed that Lesnar never came to the arena for their scheduled confrontation. Reigns called Lesnar “an entitled piece of crap who hides behind his contract” and lambasted him for what he claimed was a disrespectful attitude toward fans and WWE.
On Raw on Jan. 29, WWE shot an angle that removed Kane from television. During a Last Man Standing Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match, Strowman upended the stage beneath the Raw announce desk, crushing Kane beneath it.
As part of the storyline, WWE.com said Kane had difficulty breathing following the incident and was rushed to a local medical facility. However, before Kane could be evaluated by medical personnel in the emergency room, he sat up on the examining table and crawled his way out of the medical facility.
Kane is advertised to challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at tonight’s WWE live event in Chicago, Illinois at the United Center.
– In Stephanie McMahon’s latest “Midnight Workout” video, the Raw Commissioner does walking lunges with a 50-pound medicine ball.
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– Ivory chats with Terri Runnels on this week’s edition of the Cigars, Scars & Superstars podcast. Here is the synopsis:
“On this week’s episode of Cigars, Scars & Superstars: we are joined by the lovely Ivory! On the heels of her induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, she talks about how she got into the business, her run in GLOW; relationship/working with Jackie Moore, Chyna & of course Terri! We find out where her name might have come from and what we might expect from her Hall of Fame acceptance! We also have the first Terri’s Life Line & answer your question about relationships!”
The man behind the Kane mask, Glenn Jacobs, is running for Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, and several WWE Superstars have extended their support, including The Undertaker.
On Thursday, “The Deadman” and “The Demon” reunited for a fundraiser on behalf of Jacobs’ mayoral campaign at the Rothchild Catering & Conference Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacobs’ campaign team billed the event as the first time that The Undertaker and Kane have ever appeared together outside of the ring.
At a cost of $50 to $150, the event allowed fans to get autographs and photos with “The Brothers of Destruction.” Since the event sold out, a lot of photos of fans meeting the two have surfaced on social media.
SAVAGE evening for #JacobsforMayor Huge thanks to Mark Calloway, WWE’s Undertaker, for coming out to show his support for the next Mayor of Knox County! pic.twitter.com/GdQcjPRcMl
Undertaker and masked Kane. Unfortunately they wouldn’t allow me to take a photo with my phone. Picture will hopefully be posted later when it gets uploaded to the net. #JacobsforMayorpic.twitter.com/a0C0FBKlXs
I can check one thing off of my bucket list. Getting to meet the Phenom, The Undertaker and the Big Red Monster Kane. Taker never does personal appearances, so this was a once in a lifetime thing. I saved this magazine for 27 years. Unopened until tonight. Wow. #JacobsForMayorpic.twitter.com/3FP6jp8ixN
— The Raddest Of All Robs (@radrobgaming) March 2, 2018
Somehow, the mild-mannered mayoral candidate from Knox County, Glenn Jacobs, has booked both Kane and the Undertaker to appear at his fundraising event on March 1st, 2018.
The event page states this is the first time both Kane and the Undertaker have appeared together for a non-wrestling event. Tickets sold out in just hours.
Tickets for the event range from $50 dollars $150. Those who purchased tickets at $60 and above are also able to attend a live recording of the “Talk is Jericho” podcast with host, Chris Jericho.
From the Eventbrite page:
“Glenn Jacobs for Knox County Mayor is proud to welcome WWE Superstars Kane & The Undertaker. These men have served as the corner stones of WWE for over two decades. Both were highly decorated champions as individuals and were also members of the most prolific tag team in WWE history, the Brothers of Destruction.
This event marks the first time that the two have ever appeared together outside of the ring and we want you to be a part of this special occasion.”