Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)

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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 Bruiser Mastino Christmas Creature Diesel Doomsday Isaac Yankem, DDS Kane Mike Unabomb Unibomb
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), better known by the ring name Kane, is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician. He is signed to IWE where he performs on the SmackDown brand.

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 (IWF, now IWE) in 1995. Jacobs played various characters until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the mentally disturbed, pyromaniacal 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—the "poster boy" of the era—for the IWF Championship in his first pay-per-view (PPV) main event at King of the Ring in June 1998. He continued to compete in world championship PPV matches for the next 20 years, and stands as the most prolific PPV performer in IWF/IWE history.

Kane is a three-time world champion (having held the IWF Championship, XCW Championship and IWE's World Heavyweight Championship once each) and a 12-time world tag team champion, having held the IWF/IWE/World Tag Team Championship, WCW Tag Team Championship and IWE Tag Team Championships with various partners. He is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a 2010 Money in the Bank winner as well as the third man to win IWE's Grand Slam. Kane also holds the record for cumulative Royal Rumble match eliminations at 44.

Outside of professional wrestling, McAlmond has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 IWE Studios production See No Evil and its 2014 sequel. McAlmond is also a longtime supporter of libertarian political causes. On May 1, 2018, Jacobs won the Republican primary election for the mayoral seat of Knox County, Tennessee.

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1992–1995)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation/Entertaiment/IWE

[edit] Early gimmicks (1995–1997)

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

[edit] The Brothers of Destruction (2000–2001)

Main Article: The Brothers of Destruction

[edit] Championship reigns and unmasking (2002–2003)

[edit] Relationship with Lita (2004–2005)

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

Main article: Big Show and Kane

[edit] Brand switches and XCW Champion (2006–2009)

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)

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

Main article: Team Hell No

[edit] The Authority (2013–2015)

Main article: The Authority

[edit] Various feuds (2015–2018)

[edit] Team Hell No and Brothers of Destruction Reunion (2018–present)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

Year	Title	Role

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes

[edit] Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes

[edit] Political career

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1999) with X-Pac
- PWI ranked him #13 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999 and 2004
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- SMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Al Snow
United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- XCW Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWF Championship (1 time)
- IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (2 time, current) – with Big Show (1) and Kody Brown (1, current)
- World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Mankind (2), X-Pac (2), The Undertaker (2), The Hurricane (1), Kyle Van Johnson (1), and Big Show (1)
- WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Undertaker
- IWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- Mr. Money in the Bank (SmackDown) (July 2010)
- Eighth Triple Crown Champion
- Third Grand Slam Champion
- Slammy Award for Best Family Values (2010) For beating up Jack Swagger, Sr..
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2004) Impregnating Nicole
- Most Overrated (2010)
- Worst Feud of the Year (2002) vs. Triple K
- Worst Feud of the Year (2003) vs. James Mayer
- Worst Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Matt Hooper and Nicole
- Worst Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Big Daddy K
- Worst Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Scott Wright
- Worst Feud of the Year (2010) vs. Edge
- Worst Gimmick (1996) as Fake Diesel
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2001) with The Undertaker vs. KroniK at Unforgiven

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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]].
+'''Glenn Thomas McAlmond''' (born April 26, 1967), better known by the ring name '''Kane''', is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician. He is signed to [[IWE]] where he performs on the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]].
-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".
+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 (IWF, now IWE) in 1995. Jacobs played various [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|characters]] until 1997, when he was repackaged as Kane, the mentally disturbed, [[Pyromania|pyromaniacal]] 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]].
-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]].
+Following his debut, Kane remained a pivotal component of the company's [[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]] of the late 1990s and early 2000s, defeating [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]]—the "poster boy" of the era—for the IWF Championship in his first [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[Main Event|main event]] at [[IWF King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring]] in June 1998. He continued to compete in [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world championship]] PPV matches for the next 20 years, and stands as the most prolific PPV performer in IWF/IWE history.
+Kane is a three-time world champion (having held the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]], [[XCW Championship]] and IWE's [[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/IWE/World Tag Team Championship]], [[WCW Tag Team Championship]] and [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Championships]] with various partners. He is also a two-time [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|Intercontinental Champion]] and a [[IWE Money in the Bank (2010)|2010 Money in the Bank winner]] as well as the third man to win IWE's [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE Grand Slam Champions|Grand Slam]]. Kane also holds the record for cumulative [[IWE Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]] eliminations at 44.
+Outside of professional wrestling, McAlmond has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the 2006 [[IWE Studios]] production ''[[See No Evil (2006 Film)|See No Evil]]'' and its [[See No Evil 2 (Film)|2014 sequel]]. McAlmond is also a longtime supporter of [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarian]] political causes. On May 1, 2018, Jacobs won the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary election for the mayoral seat of [[Knox County, Tennessee]].
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-====Return as the Demon (2015–present)====
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-==Personal life==
+====Team Hell No and Brothers of Destruction Reunion (2018–present)====
 ==Other media==
-==Filmography==
+== Filmography ==
+=== Film ===
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+=== Web series ===
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+==Political career==
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 **"[[Voices: IWE The Music, Vol. 9#Track listing|Man on Fire]]" by Jim Johnston (August 18, 2008–July 22, 2011)
 **'''"[[IWE Music Group#Single releases|Veil of Fire]]"''' by Jim Johnston (December 12, 2011–present)
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 ==Championships and accomplishments==
 *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
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 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Gimmick|Worst Gimmick]] (1996) <small>as Fake [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]</small>
 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (2001) <small>with The Undertaker vs. [[KroniK]] at [[IWF Unforgiven (2001)|Unforgiven]] </small>
+==Luchas de Apuestas record==
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