Ex-pro wrestler claims his fake Linda McMahon body slam 'prepared' her to take on teachers

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, a former pro wrestler who went by the name Kane, argued that his fake body slam of WWE co-founder Linda McMahon "prepared" her to take on teachers as President-elect Donald Trump's education secretary.

During a Monday interview with Newsmax, Jacobs recalled body slamming McMahon in a stunt at a WWE event.

"I thought Linda said she was against school choice back then, so that's kind of why the whole tombstone thing happened," Jacobs told the conservative news channel. "They wanted actual change, and he's delivering, and [Trump is] certainly delivering with Linda McMahon."

Jacobs noted that the body slam move he performed on McMahon was known as the "tombstone."

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"And my main concern, obviously, was ensuring that she didn't get hurt, was my overriding concern. So luckily everything turned out well," he recalled. "But also, you know, that's the kind of courage that it's going to take to go in and face down some of these bureaucrats in the teachers' union."

"So I think she is extremely well-prepared for the fights ahead of her when we're looking at the Department of Education's future," Jacobs added.

Watch the video below from Newsmax.