![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-was-a-wwe-star-scarred-in-deadly-fire-now-i-have-a-very-different-job/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-8836010-1692025058086.jpg&description=CITIZEN KANE Published : 15:56, 14 Aug 2023 Updated : 16:02, 14 Aug 2023 THREE time WWE world champion Kane had a surprising career change after spending almost two decades in the ring The Big Red Machine , real name Glenn Jacobs, wore a gruesome black and red mask - with long dark hair and a menacing look. 5 Kane wore and black and red mask into the ring Credit: WWE 5 He has now forged a career in politics He played the character Kane in the ring - and it was claimed used the mask to cover scarring he got in a house fire that killed his parents. The tale went that Kane's older half-brother The Undertaker set fire to his family's funeral home - killing his parents. He entered the ring wearing a terrifying black and red mask and barely ever spoke. But after scooping 12 world tag team champion titles, the 7ft wrestler hung up his mask and decided to take on a different kind of opponent - politicians. The 56-year-old successfully embarked on a fresh career in the Republican party and in 2018 was elected the mayor of Knox County , Tennesse. He took home 66 per cent of the vote to defeat fellow candidate Democrat Linda Haney. Kane's campaign focused on reducing taxes, providing new jobs within the local area and providing a renewed focus on the quality of education. He was re-elected in 2022, seeing off Democrat hopeful Debbie Helsley. Speaking in 2019, Kane said: "Going out and performing is always awesome, especially when you go out for WrestleMania and there's 100,000 people there. "It's the most incredible thing ever. By the same token, it's hard work. "I've always been somewhat interested in government and politics and as I got older, I realized how much influence and power government has over us. 'I've had some tremendous opportunities in my life, and I think the reason for that is, growing up in America, this is the land of opportunity. 'I would think 'what can I do to ensure that my kids and my grandkids, and everybody else's, would have those kind of opportunit){kind=link}
THREE time WWE world champion Kane had a surprising career change after spending almost two decades in the ring
The Big Red Machine, real name Glenn Jacobs, wore a gruesome black and red mask – with long dark hair and a menacing look.
He played the character Kane in the ring – and it was claimed used the mask to cover scarring he got in a house fire that killed his parents.
The tale went that Kane’s older half-brother The Undertaker set fire to his family’s funeral home – killing his parents.
He entered the ring wearing a terrifying black and red mask and barely ever spoke.