The Devil’s Favorite Libertarian

Professional wrestler turned Tennessee local mayor Glenn Jacobs wants to reunify the conservative movement.

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Mayor of Knoxville County and WWE Hall of Fame member Glenn Jacobs aka Kane addresses the crowd during SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn., July 30, 2022.

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On the evening of October 5, 1997, a demon appeared in Missouri.

At the Kiel Center arena in St. Louis, more than 20,000 fans of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) had gathered for the company’s “Badd Blood” pay-per-view event. In the show’s climactic bout, Shawn Michaels faced the Undertaker in the world’s first “Hell in a Cell” match.

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Guy Denton is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism.

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