In WWE storyline, Kane is the half-brother of the Undertaker. For the past 20 years, he has both feuded with Undertaker and won the tag team championships with him as a partner three times. He once defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin for the then-WWF championship.
He holds the record for Royal Rumble eliminations, ended the career of kayfabe illegitimate father Paul Bearer in storyline (by locking him in a freezer) and has attacked Pete Rose on multiple occasions.
This week, Jacobs released his first campaign video. It’s a boilerplate political introduction. He says Knox County is the best place in the world to live—it does have the recently-renovated Sunsphere in Knoxville!—and says he’ll work to create new jobs, keep taxes low and make the government “open and transparent.” Since he’s running as a Republican, he also quotes Ronald Reagan.
Jacobs is running to replace current Knox County mayor Tim Burchett, a Republican, who is term-limited. He actually says the world of professional wrestling has prepared him for a job in politics.
“I learned that great leaders don’t stand behind and crack a whip and drive people on,” Jacobs told reporters. “They get out in front, they have a vision, and the show people how it benefits them and pull them along.”
By far the best part of Jacob’s campaign is his logo, which features a flame and the tagline “Lighting the way for our future.” Wrestling fans know that Kane has long used fire as a weapon in the world of pro wrestling. He controls fire from the ring posts with his arms (this looks cooler than it sounds). In storyline, he originally wore a mask because of the burns he suffered when the Undertaker burnt down their house when they were kids (though this was later dropped and the burns became “emotional”).
