Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)
From Iwe
| 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.
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 and Brothers of Destruction Reunion (2018–present)
Other media
Filmography
Film
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Television
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Web series
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Political career
Personal life
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
- 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
