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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 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.
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 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.
The 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. Because of wooded sections that covered much of the land, the 78 acres that surrounded it also created a substantial buffer between the house and neighboring properties,. 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.
