WWE Hall of Famer Kane (Glen Jacobs), the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, appeared on SiriusXM’s “Off The Ropes” podcast to discuss various topics, including his potential plans for a retirement match with the company.
Kane said, “[Laughs] I don’t know about that, man. We were just talking about athleticism and movement and keeping up with the pace of people nowadays. That may have left me behind, guys.”
On if he misses the business:
“Yeah. I don’t miss the travel [laughs], but I think that’s a lot better nowadays. They don’t keep the schedule that we did. You know, it’s become even more of a TV product, which I would assume is probably even more stressful than what we had. But nevertheless, yeah, I do, man. Because it’s fun to go out there and entertain, it’s fun to interact with the fans and the people who love pro wrestling, who love WWE. I still get that, and it is the coolest thing ever. You know, one of my great regrets is I wish I had appreciated that more early in my career and then even throughout my career. The fact that you really are, man — people are watching you, you’re entertaining them. And in many cases, you’re taking them from what could be a tough situation in their own life and they get to forget it about for a little bit by coming into this fantasy world. Man, that’s a blessing. It’s a gift, and it’s really cool. And I do miss that part of it.”
Kane began his professional wrestling career in the early 1990s and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the 2021 class.
