WWE legend Glenn Jacobs has been endorsed by former US president Donald Trump at a political rally in Iowa.
Jacobs, who wrestled beneath the identify Kane, has been the Mayor of Knox County in Tennessee since 2018.
The wrestling icon spoke at a rally for Trump in Indianola, Iowa, in an effort to safe the previous president’s re-election this yr.
Trump returned the favor by signing the praises of the WWE Corridor of Famer.
“One other man who’s a good friend of mine. I’m not going to fiddle with — he’s Knox County, Tennessee. Have you learnt Glenn Jacobs? Goes by the identify of Kane,” Trump mentioned on the occasion on Sunday.
“Kane! Kane! The place is Kane? Take a look at the dimensions of this man, man oh man, he’s all man. He’s all man.”
Trump informed the group that Jacobs had “accomplished a improbable job” as Mayor of Knox County.
“Kane, one of many nice characters — what number of [years did you do that?]” Trump added.
“How tall are you, 6’8”? And weigh what? 300-something? That’s not dangerous, I’m not that distant, both [laughs].
“All I do know is there’s just a little appearing concerned, however once I see these guys, a few of them, like The Undertaker, like [Glenn Jacobs], they usually’re strolling across the ring lifting a 300-pound man over his shoulders like this [raises his arms above his head], it could be appearing – after which he throws them into the seats – it’s fairly nice.”
Jacobs beforehand endorsed Trump in an article in Human Occasions.
“Our nation is at an inflection level,” he wrote.
“If we proceed the trail we’re at present on, America — the best nation the world has ever seen — will proceed to say no and, in the end, be relegated to the dustbin of historical past.
“Among the many candidates operating for President, just one can reverse that trajectory. That one is Donald Trump.”
The Republican Jacobs has been touted as the following Governor of Tennessee, with the following gubernatorial election coming in 2026.
Jacobs was slammed by WWE stars in 2022 after the Supreme Courtroom overturned the landmark ruling Roe V Wade, eliminating practically 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion.
He tweeted: “Roe v. Wade has been overturned!
“This clears the way in which for states like TN to cross stronger protections for the unborn, and is a solution to a prayer for therefore many. #RightToLife #Victory.”
WWE star Paige hit again with a brutally sincere evaluation of Jacobs’ controversial opinion.
The previous WWE Divas Champion – actual identify Saraya-Jade Bevis mentioned: “Glenn you had been an idol of mine and I sung your praises to anybody I met.
“However that is the largest piece of s**” take from you ever.
“Very disappointing that you just suppose controlling ladies’s our bodies and taking away our rights is a ‘victory’.”