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How Daniel Bryan Helped Shape Glenn Jacobs’s Political Philosophy

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Glenn Jacobs, the mayor of Knox County, Tenn., is better known to audiences around America as WWE’s masked monster “Kane.”

It was during his traveling with WWE that Jacobs, a staunch libertarian, formed a close bond with Daniel Bryan, the roster’s most outspoken leftist. Jacobs has made mutual understanding the core of his political philosophy and enjoyed exchanging countless ideas in political discussions and debates with Bryan.

“Bryan and I are on such opposite ends of the political spectrum,” said Jacobs, a Republican. “But we respect each other as human beings and value each other’s opinions, so we had conversations and learned from each other.