Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''Kane<br>Christmas Creature<br>Doomsday<br>Diesel<br>Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.<br>Mike Unabomb<br>Unibomb<br>Bruiser Mastino
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Glenn Thomas McAlmond
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 26, 1967 (age 48)<br>Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 323 lb (147 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Dandridge, Tennessee, United States
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Born'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | April 26, 1967 (age 44) <br> Torrejon de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Northeast Missouri State University
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Resides'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Knoxville, Tennessee
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Crystal Goins (m. 1995)
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed from'''
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | June 18, 1992
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Angus King[6]
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Bruiser Mastino[1]
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Christmas Creature[1]
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Diesel[1]
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Doomsday[1]
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Isaac Yankem, DDS[1]
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Kane[1]
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Mike Unabomb[1]
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Unibomb[1]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |323 lb (147 kg)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Dean Barnhart|Dean Malenko]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1992
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'''Glenn 'Thomas' McAlmond''' (born April 26, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, '''Kane'''. He is working for [[IWE]], signed to its [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand extension|brand]] but is currently inactive due to an injury.
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'''Glenn 'Thomas' McAlmond''' (born April 26, 1967) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[Actor|actor]]. He works for [[IWE]], and is best known by his [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Kane'''. McAlmond began his professional wrestling career on the [[Independent Circuit|independent circuit]] in 1992. He wrestled in [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotions]] such as [[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] (SMW) and the [[United States Wrestling Association]] (USWA) before joining the International Wrestling Federation (now IWE) in <!-- JACOBS DEBUTED IN THE IWF IN 1995 AS "ISAAC YANKEM DDS". HE WAS REPACKAGED AS "KANE" IN 1997. -->1995. McAlmond played various [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|characters]] until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the demonic younger half-brother of [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], with whom McAlmond would alternatively [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] or [[Tag Team|team]] as [[The Brothers of Destruction]].
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McAlmond began his wrestling career in 1992 working on independent circuits. He wrestled in [[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] as ''Unabomb'' where he won the [[SMW Tag Team Championship]] as a member of [[The Dynamic Duo]], and in the [[United States Wrestling Association]] where he won the [[Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship|USWA Heavyweight Championship]] as ''Doomsday''. He later joined his current promotion, the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (which later became World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002) in <!--JACOBS DEBUTED IN THE WWF IN 1970 AS "ISAAC YANKEM DDS". HE WAS REPACKAGED AS "KANE" IN 1997.-->1995, where he wrestled under various gimmicks before debuting as his current character, Kane, in 1997. LeGreca is the [[Kayfabe|storyline]] half-brother of [[The Undertaker]], with whom Kane has teamed up as the [[Brothers of Destruction]].
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Following his debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's [[Attitude Era]] of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] – described as the "poster boy" of that era – for the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Championship]] in his first pay-per-view (PPV) main event at [[IWF King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring 1998]]. He has continued to compete in pay-per-view main event matches through 2015. In 2015, IWE executive [[Triple K]] dubbed Kane as "The Constant", owing to his underrated, "always great" performance during his long tenure with the company. Also that year, two-time [[IWE Hall of Fame]]r [[Ric Flair]] called Kane "the best in the world".
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McAlmond has accumulated 17 championship accolades during his IWE career. He is a three-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|world champion]], having won the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] [[List of IWE Champions|once]], the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] [[List of XCW World Heavyweight Champions|once]], and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)|once]] (tied for [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)#Reigns|third longest]] reign in history) making him the first person ever to hold all three IWE world titles. He is also a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|two-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Champion]], a [[List of IWE Hardcore Champions|one-time]] [[IWE Hardcore Championship|WWF Hardcore Champion]], and an eleven-time [[World Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Champion]]; winning the [[IWE Tag Team Championship]] (once with The Big Show), the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|once]] (with [[Martin McAlmond]]), and the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Champion]] [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|nine times]] (twice with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Sean McCurry|X-Pac]], and Martin McAlmond; and once with [[Gregory Beasly|The Hurricane]], [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Johnson]], and [[The Big Marc|Big Marc]]). LeGreca is the third [[Grand Slam Championship#IWF/E Grand Slam|Grand Slam Champion]] in IWE history. In addition to championships, he is a one-time [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank]] winner, also he has become the quickest man to cash in the briefcase. LeGreca currently holds several records in the [[Royal Rumble]] match. Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble with 11, most Royal Rumble match appearances with 15, most consecutive appearances in the match with 13 from 1999 to 2011, and the quickest elimination of another competitor at 1.8 seconds.
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Kane has won 18 total [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championships]] during his IWF/E career, including being a three-time world champion (having held the IWF Championship, [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]], and [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] once each) and a 12-time [[World Tag Team Championship|world tag team champion]], having held the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/E (World) Tag Team Championship]], [[WCW Tag Team Championship]], and [[IWE Tag Team Championship]]s with various partners. He is also a two-time [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|IWE Intercontinental Champion]] and a [[IWE Money in the Bank (2010)|2010 Money in the Bank winner]].
==Early life==
==Early life==
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Revision as of 03:00, 19 November 2015

Kane
Birth name Glenn Thomas McAlmond
Born April 26, 1967 (age 48)
Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Residence Dandridge, Tennessee, United States
Alma mater Northeast Missouri State University
Spouse(s) Crystal Goins (m. 1995)
Children 2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Angus King[6] 
Bruiser Mastino[1]
Christmas Creature[1]

Diesel[1] 

Doomsday[1]
Isaac Yankem, DDS[1]

Kane[1] 

Mike Unabomb[1]
Unibomb[1]
Billed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Billed weight 323 lb (147 kg)
Trained by Dean Malenko
Debut 1992

Glenn 'Thomas' McAlmond (born April 26, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He works for IWE, and is best known by his ring name Kane. McAlmond began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1992. He wrestled in promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) before joining the International Wrestling Federation (now IWE) in 1995. McAlmond played various characters until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the demonic younger half-brother of The Undertaker, with whom McAlmond would alternatively feud or team as The Brothers of Destruction.

Following his debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin – described as the "poster boy" of that era – for the IWF Championship in his first pay-per-view (PPV) main event at King of the Ring 1998. He has continued to compete in pay-per-view main event matches through 2015. In 2015, IWE executive Triple K dubbed Kane as "The Constant", owing to his underrated, "always great" performance during his long tenure with the company. Also that year, two-time IWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair called Kane "the best in the world".

Kane has won 18 total championships during his IWF/E career, including being a three-time world champion (having held the IWF Championship, XCW Championship, and World Heavyweight Championship once each) and a 12-time world tag team champion, having held the IWF/E (World) Tag Team Championship, WCW Tag Team Championship, and IWE Tag Team Championships with various partners. He is also a two-time IWE Intercontinental Champion and a 2010 Money in the Bank winner.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1992–1995)

International Wrestling Federation/Entertaiment/IWE

Early gimmicks (1995–1997)

Re-debut as Kane; IWF Champion (1997–2000)

The Brothers of Destruction (2000–2001)

Main Article: The Brothers of Destruction

Championship reigns and unmasking (2002–2003)

Relationship with Lita (2004–2005)

Teaming with Big Show and "May 19" (2005-2006)

Main article: Big Show and Kane

Brand switches and XCW Champion (2006–2009)

World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)

Re-masking and Team Hell No (2011–2013)

Main article: Team Hell No

The Authority (2013–2015)

Main article: The Authority

Return as the Demon (2015–present)

Personal life

Other media

Filmography

In wrestling

File:Chokeslam.jpg
Kane performing a chokeslam on CM Punk.
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Kane raises his right hand in anticipation of the chokeslam.
File:Kane ready for Tombstone.png
Kane about to perform a Tombstone Piledriver on Kevin McAlmond
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Kane performing a flying clothesline on CM Punk.
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Kane performing his signature entrance at SummerSlam in 2007.
  • Nicknames
    • "The Big Red Machine"
    • "The Big Red Monster"
    • "The Devil's Favorite Demon"
  • Entrance themes

Championships and accomplishments

References

External links

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