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Kane (wrestler)

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Kane is the ring name of Glenn Thomas Jacobs, born on April 26, 1967 in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain to a United States Air Force family, an American wrestler, actor and politician. He grew up near St. Louis, Missouri, played basketball and football at Northeast Missouri State University and began wrestling on the independent circuit in 1992 before joining the World Wrestling Federation in 1995. From 1997 he played the masked Kane, a horror themed character presented as the younger half brother of the Undertaker, and defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship at King of the Ring in June 1998. He is a three time world champion, a 12 time world tag team champion and a WWE Grand Slam Champion, holds Royal Rumble records including 20 appearances, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. He was mayor of Knox County, Tennessee from 2018 to 2026.

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is an American politician, actor, and professional wrestler
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1. Kane (wrestler) (Wikipedia)
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    born April 26, 1967
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    He rose to fame in WWE
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    he is a three-time world champion (having held the WWF Championship, ECW Championship and World Heavyweight Championship once each), a 12-time world tag team champion
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    is an American politician, actor, and professional wrestler
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