John Wodele was a Ventura aide serving as spokesman and political adviser for the former wrestler during his time as governor. And he was endorsed in his campaign by U. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Both were featured speakers at an event for the libertarian youth activist group Young Americans for Liberty in Atlanta last year. Your email address will not be published. Jul 29, Megan Rivera rated it really liked it. Reading this book it great to see what goes on behind the scenes. From a wrestler to being the Mayor of Tennessee.
Jan 17, Kris Habbas rated it it was ok. Jun 30, John Ferrigno rated it liked it. Mayor Kane is a fine book, if not exceptional in any way. As he is a politician, as well as a genuinely nice guy, there is not anything very controversial or shocking in here. It is a pretty standard account of his life and highlights of his long career in wrestling. Towards the end, Jacobs gets more into his political beliefs, which is where the book becomes more interesting.
While it is not at the level of wrestler biographies like the ones written by Bret Hart or Mick Foley, it is definitely Mayor Kane is a fine book, if not exceptional in any way. While it is not at the level of wrestler biographies like the ones written by Bret Hart or Mick Foley, it is definitely something I would recommend to Kane fans, or wrestling fans in general. I feel bad for anybody that payed more than 3 dollars for this. I don't get why he thought that it was a great idea to rehash everything that everyone saw on television already.
Feb 25, Dewey Decimators rated it liked it. I'm a simple man. I see wrestling, I'm interested. That said this book was big OOF. Not politics IN wrestling, by the way. Just know that, because of that, this review will mention politics. No stances will be made ON politics, just on how it is presented and represented in the book. It's written like it was made by and for a very young audience which can't possibly be the case since the las Look. It's written like it was made by and for a very young audience which can't possibly be the case since the last couple chapters are dedicated to Glenn trying to explain his politics soooo many exclamation marks I'm kidding.
So, I joined the GOP and ran as a republican". And that would be the case regardless of which party he had used. Also, Glenn's explanations for certain viewpoints are either absurdly misrepresented or he is actively misleading or maybe, just maybe, he doesn't actually understand it. I don't know him personally, so I can't tell you for sure.
All of this is based on his book. That said the wrestling parts were really enjoyable, getting behind the scenes looks and discussions about various parts of his career in the wrestling business.
I'm a mark for some good wrestling, storytelling, and wrestling history, and Glenn Jacobs provides that here. It's not too in-depth, but it's still pretty cool. Feb 13, Jeff rated it it was amazing. Mostly Memoir.
Part Treatise. Some Genuflecting. Which is where at least part of the genuflecting comes in - his praise of Vince The next largest part of the book is Jacobs' mostly general political philosophy with a few specifics. Here, Jacobs actually makes a very strong case for libertarianism and those that find themselves agreeing with his thoughts here should look into a newly announced at the time of writing this review Presidential candidate John Monds, the first Libertarian ever to earn more than 1 million votes.
However, this is also where more of the genuflecting comes in, as Jacobs devotes a fair amount of time to praising the current occupant of the White House. If you like that person, you'll like what he says here. If you don't, know that this is a small section of the book overall, but coming near the end leaves a bit of a bitter taste in the mind of that type of reader.
Ultimately primarily sports entertainment memoir, this is one of the better written ones I've come across, and I've read several from over half a dozen of Jacobs' contemporaries and even a few legends.
Very much recommended. Jan 27, Nathan rated it really liked it. Worthy of your time simply because of the staggeringly surreal nature of the story: One of the most popular WWE stars gets elected as the mayor of Knox County. As a Knoxvillian, I felt that checking this out was mandatory.
Speaking of those, I'm happy to report that those tales are great to read about. Jacobs doesn't skimp for a second on issuing gratitude, and freely brings the reader along for a ride on what it's like for a wrestler behind-the-scenes. Probably the top thing I was interested in when beginning this work was what my current county mayor thought about the current political climate; if you're completely adverse to hearing about his thoughts on libertarianism, the free market, and a little more than that, then you might wanna either steer clear or just hunt and peck through the pages for the wrestling anecdotes.
I applaud Jacobs, nonetheless, for refraining from diving in to the blame-game and trying to envision what he himself might do to help out, should he have the chance on a global scale. I would very much like to know what Mr. He's just a guy doing his best to leave the country better than he found it, and he's written an incredibly interesting account of how he's done it so far. Many thanks to NetGalley and Center Street for the advance read.
View 1 comment. Jan 28, Kyle rated it liked it Shelves: netgalley , politics , other-sports. Glenn Jacobs aka Kane is one of the more interesting wrestlers to emerge from the WWE over the last 30 years. From failed gimmicks to a successful entry into the political arena, Jacobs marks several boxes for an interesting journey. This book covers the totality of his life, but I still wanted more. Several stories were glossed over or quite vanilla, omitting much description in favor of playing it safe and certainly minimizing any backlash Jacobs might face in his current vocation.
Fans of the Glenn Jacobs aka Kane is one of the more interesting wrestlers to emerge from the WWE over the last 30 years.
Fans of the Attitude era of WWE will find some value in this book, as will anyone curious about the journey from portraying a character like Kane to holding an elected office. Jan 02, Pat McMullen rated it liked it. Kind of a disappointment. I was so looking forward to this book as Kane was my favorite wrestler growing up. There wasn't any nuance to his wrestling stories; just a retelling of the events. He is actually more impassioned when talking about his political beliefs.
It is legitimately wonderful that he has such strong opinions and wants to spread his beliefs but let's be honest: no one is buying this book to get a civics lesson in libertarianism. Jan 08, Jason rated it really liked it. Loved reading about my favorite all time wrestler, but felt he was a little restricted in telling his stories. I enjoyed that he got a platform to discuss issues important to him in life and politics, and would be interested to continue hearing his perspective.
I would hope Glenn will get the opportunity in future years to talk more about his experience and mayor and share more stories from his storied career.
Dec 07, Jason Weber rated it liked it. Nov 06, David Oskutis rated it liked it. Kane is one of my top 5 favorite wrestling characters of all time. He was big, intimidating just by standing in the ring, but still agile, strong, and when the Brothers of Destruction got together, oh how beautiful the chaos was!!
They say the badder the bad guy, the better the good guy or something similar and Kane burned hell fire during the era of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. In fact, there is valid argument that they, and the Attitude Era, would not have been as successful without Kane is one of my top 5 favorite wrestling characters of all time. In fact, there is valid argument that they, and the Attitude Era, would not have been as successful without the likes of Kane and the Undertaker.
Reading this biography of the man behind the mask, how the character came to be, how the world of WWE worked for him I'm discovering that each wrestler has different experiences with how the WWE works, despite most of them working together at the same time, which is odd and interesting. And the stories are fascinating, particularly hearing about the travel routines and the things that happen to the wrestlers outside of the ring, when not performing.
But, there are parts of the book that you can tell where written separately, and then put together to make up the book, as the author repeats himself on several points often.
An editor particularly for a book this short , should have edited some of them out. Another slight detractor I say slight, because it was still entertaining , is how often the other tells us "this is my favorite time as Kane" with small changes like, 'Kane as singles wrestler' and 'Kane as tag team champ' and 'Corporate Kane' , but the phrase was used so often, it's redundant of saying he loved being Kane, as almost EVERY story was his favorite of being Kane.
Which is good, we want the good stuff We also get a small glimpse of his family, which is nice, and I understand they are more reserved, private people, but a better idea of his family life or how he spends his limited off time would have been nice. And my final critique, you can skip the last couple chapters that are actually about him being mayor. While that part I was most intrigued with, there is just a lot of repetition about his love of the free market and Austrian economics. I mean I think I counted 18 times he mentioned the free market and how it's the answer to everything in a 4 page span.
At the time of the writing, he's obviously mayor, but I'm not sure if he is still currently mayor or if he's getting ready to retire, or move on to another adventure. Either way, I do get the sense that the biggest, baddest monster in the mask the WWE ever had was portrayed by quite possibly one of the nicest people ever.
And, even though he is over 50, it's still quite possible he can make another appearance in the WWE. There is a strong 'never say never' quality he has, and it's not just because it's the WWE, it's also the way he carries himself and talks about his life.
He has a natural ability of letting go of the things he can't control, and working and living in the world he can Personally, I hope he decides to burn some more hell fire and brimstone in the WWE some more. They could use it. Aug 15, Kyle rated it it was ok. While I disagreed with that assessment, I noted that it absolutely belonged in the upper echelon of books written about the business, sitting alongside those written by Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Mick Foley and Gary Hart.
Given his incredibly lengthy and historic career, in addition to the interesting post-wrestling career choice, this one seemed like a layup for a great read.
Jacobs spends little time recounting his life before wrestling, which for some may be a good thing. Wanting a book to dive into the subject matter of which you are attached is a normal thing, but it also leaves us without a connection to our narrator. He does acknowledge it may have had legs had he embraced the gimmick, and so he made that decision with his run as the fake Diesel.
It does appear that while we all know that gimmick was not long for this world, his great attitude about it is what helped spawn the character of Kane, which would finally give him his big break. If you are looking for backstage stories or rumour-mongering, you can move along now. It may seem cruel to say it, but every word seems like it was put through the WWE hype machine and approved by Vince McMahon himself. Many of his more salacious storylines are completely ignored, including his long angle with Matt Hardy, Edge and Lita, and the infamous Katie Vick storyline.
Maybe the most revealing story comes with his disastrous Tombstone on Linda McMahon, with him stating that he purposefully kept her head a full foot away from the landing and the camera crew was supposed to cut away. He describes Vince as absolutely losing his mind at the camera crew for this snafu. The latter half of the book describes Jacobs's entrance into politics and his views as a Libertarian. Given the current political climate of the United States, it does seem a little tone-deaf for him to lean so hard into this, especially his choice to run as a Republican and spend a few pages defending the actions of Donald Trump as President.
In the end, he describes his career as a gift and the ability to bring joy to others through his work, something of which he truly seems genuine about. Jul 29, Christopher Owens rated it really liked it. Subtitle: My Life in Wrestling and Politics I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I requested a copy of this book through Net Galley because Glenn Jacobs grew up about 10 miles from my hometown in northeast Missouri.
I would divide the book into two sections. The first section deals primarily with his early life and his introduction to pro wrestling and success in WWE. The second section deals extensively with his political beliefs and successful campaign to become mayor of Knox County, TN. For the sake of the good we must submit to the evil; but the evil ought not to last a day longer than is necessary for the purpose of securing the good. It is good, that authors should be remunerated; and the least exceptionable way of remunerating them is by a monopoly.
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