The professional wrestler known as Kane is making a bid to become mayor of Knox County, Tenn. The towering WWE performer, whose real name is Glenn Jacobs, had previously filed papers to be able to raise money for a bid to succeed term-limited Mayor Tim Burchett. Kane, right, wearing his trademark mask, alongside Mick 'Mankind' Foley, left, and William Moody, better known as Paul Bearer, at centre. He debuted in the WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) in the early 1990s as Isaac Yankem, an evil dentist. And Linda McMahon, former WWE CEO and wife of WWE owner Vince McMahon, was approved as administrator to the U.S. small business administration in February.

Source: CBC News April 12, 2017 20:15 UTC