In 2005, WWE’s Kane built a 6,924-square-foot home on 78 wooded Tennessee acres, including a 2,400-square-foot gym; he later listed the private retreat for $800,000

WWE wrestler Glenn Jacobs, also known as Kane, had a 6,924-square-foot home that was custom-built for his family on 78 acres in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 2005. The property included private woods, a swimming pool, a koi pond and trails for biking, four-wheeling and horseback riding, while a detached 2,400-square-foot garage doubled as a gym.Jacobs put the estate on the market in 2015 for $800,000, and told Realtor.com that he did not really want to leave the property, but the family's insurance business in Knoxville had made the roughly hour-long commute rather difficult. The house sat on a hill at the end of a quarter-mile driveway that climbed about 250 feet to the top, and the listing described a three-bedroom contemporary home surrounded by woods.The gym was built separately from the houseJacobs had a detached 2,400-square-foot garage that was built as a full gym, and gave him a dedicated space for training away from the house. Jacobs said he worked out five or six times a week at the time of the listing, and made the gym equipment also a part of the sale, although its inclusion was negotiable. He had previously been known for heavy strength training and told Realtor.com that he could once bench press 525 pounds.The main house had a finished basement with a game room that included a poker table, foosball table, pool table and wet bar. The master suite included a bathroom with dual vanities, custom wood cabinetry and a large garden tub in a windowed tower that overlooked the surrounding hills. Jacobs described the property as private, and the estate's wooded acreage kept the house away from the road. The property also included trails and recreational areas in addition to the house and gym.The property was designed for privacy and distanceThe house was positioned at the end of a quarter-mile driveway, and the road rose roughly 250 feet before reaching the home, which meant that the main residence was set well back from the public road rather than sitting directly beside it. The 78 acres that surrounded it also created a substantial buffer between the house and neighboring properties, because of wooded sections that covered much of the land.The land included wooded areas and established trails, which gave the family space to move around the estate without having to leave the property. The setting also placed the house on elevated ground, and views across the surrounding Tennessee landscape from parts of the residence were visible. The property was built around the idea of having considerable land between the home and everything outside it rather than being a large house placed on a small celebrity-style lot.That arrangement also helped explain why the property could feel secluded despite being within driving distance of Knoxville, since the combination of the long driveway, elevation and wooded acreage meant that the residence was largely shielded from passing traffic and the surrounding road network. The land was therefore more than an extra feature of the sale for a family that used the property as a full-time residence, and was a central part of the estate’s design and its appeal.Kane's life had already moved beyond wrestlingJacobs had spent more than two decades working as a professional wrestler by the time the house was listed, and WWE's biography of Jacobs notes that he became known internationally as Kane and later moved into politics in Tennessee. He was elected mayor of Knox County in 2018 after his wrestling career started coming to an end.It was a period when Jacobs was still balancing his wrestling career with his family and business interests, and his decision to sell was tied to that business life instead of a reported change in the property's condition. The 2015 listing put the estate's asking price at $800,000, with Jacobs saying that he would miss the gym and the property itself, but the commute had become difficult enough that the family decided to relocate.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.