Mayor Glenn Jacobs (Fka WWE's Kane) Challenges Tim Walz To Charity Wrestling Match

By Max Everett
Glenn Jacobs speaks at a political convention Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, and WWE Hall of Famer for his time as Kane, has offered to strap up the boots one last time for a charity contest with political rival Tim Walz. 

Walz, a member of the Democratic party and Governor of Minnesota, said earlier this week that he believed he could "kick most of their a**" when referring to his Republican counterparts – including Mayor Jacobs – during an appearance on Governor of California Gavin Newsom's podcast. 

Jacobs circulated the clip via his official WWE X account as Kane, adding a message in character: "Everyone is always asking me if I have one last match left. I think I have found my final victim, er, I mean opponent." He has since formally issued the challenge on his personal social media account, adding that they can share the gate receipts 50/50 to be given to respective chosen charity organizations. 

"All joking aside, Governor Tim Walz, let's put our money where our mouth is... in a charity wrestling match. We'll split the gate 50/50 between our chosen organizations. I'll kick things off myself with a $10,000 donation. What do you say?" wrote Mayor Jacobs via X. 

Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has since offered for his state to host the would-be charity bout. Jacobs has also claimed to have amassed a potential $50,000 in pledges and corporate title sponsorship in a further post via X. 

Though it appears unlikely that the match between the state politicians would truly manifest, it would mark a Jacobs' return to the ring after four years; he last appeared as Kane in the 2021 Royal Rumble, and prior to that wrestled alongside The Undertaker in the widely panned tag match against Shawn Michaels and Triple H at Crown Jewel 2018.

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