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.

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

Various feuds (2015–2018)

Team Hell No reunion (2018–present)

Other media

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role

Television

Year Title Role Notes

Web series

Year Title Role Notes

Political career

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

References

External links

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