Professional Wrestler Kane Making Bid For Mayor In Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The professional wrestler known as Kane is making a bid to become mayor of Knox County in Tennessee.
The towering WWE villain, 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. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2o49k73 ) Jacobs formally kicked off his campaign Tuesday.
Tea party groups urged Jacobs to challenge U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander in the Republican prima