WWE has been receiving a great deal of criticism over the past few days for their decision to go ahead with the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Kane has also been taking some criticism, due to him being the current mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.
Kane has issued a statement (via a spokesperson) about his decision to wrestle at Crown Jewel.
Here is the statement:
“Mayor Jacobs is still going to the Crown Jewel event because he made a commitment to not only the WWE, but the Knoxville Public Safety Foundation and the first responders of Knoxville and Knox County,”
WWE will donate $100,000 to the local nonprofit foundation at the request of Kane. The foundation supports first responders and their families. This is after they suffer injury, illness, death or a life-changing event.
Here are some comments from Vince McMahon:
“We’re happy to support this charity of behalf of Mayor Jacobs,” WWE CEO Vince McMahon said in a press release. “Much like his unparalleled contributions to advancing the WWE brand during his stellar career of more than 20 years, Mayor Jacobs has begun work to improve Knox County.”
On a related note, here is the latest rumor on John Cena’s potential replacement at Crown Jewel.
