WWE Hall of Famer Kane, known outside the ring as Glenn Jacobs, has reportedly emerged as the favorite to be appointed the next United States senator from Tennessee. The Washington Sun reported on Friday, November 6, 2026, that Jacobs “has emerged as the favorite” for the appointment, with multiple wrestling outlets, including F4W Online, Wrestling Headlines and Ringside News, relaying the report in the hours that followed.
The vacancy stems from Tennessee’s midterm elections held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. According to the reports, sitting U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn won the state’s gubernatorial election, creating an opening in her Senate seat that would need to be filled. Wrestling Headlines specified that Jacobs has “emerged as a leading candidate to replace Marsha Blackburn in the U.S. Senate following her victory in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election.”
Jacobs is no stranger to political office. He is widely known in wrestling circles for his decades-long run as Kane, one of WWE’s most enduring characters, a multiple-time world champion and a WWE Hall of Famer. Outside the ring, he has built a separate public profile in Tennessee politics, and the reports indicate he is now positioned as the frontrunner for a seat in the U.S. Senate, a significantly higher office than any he has previously held.
None of the three reports cited in this story indicate that an official appointment has been made. The language used across F4W Online, Wrestling Headlines and Ringside News consistently describes Jacobs as the “favorite” or “frontrunner,” attributed to The Washington Sun, rather than confirming a finalized decision. The process by which Tennessee would fill a vacated Senate seat, and the timeline for any formal appointment, was not detailed in the available reports.
If Jacobs is ultimately appointed, it would mark one of the most notable crossovers from professional wrestling into high-level American politics, placing a WWE Hall of Famer in the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee. For now, the wrestling and political worlds are watching to see whether the reported favorite status translates into an official appointment following Blackburn’s gubernatorial victory.
