World Wrestling Entertainment plans to donate $100,000 to a local nonprofit at the request of Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, the company announced in a news release Tuesday.

The money will go to the Knoxville Public Safety Foundation, which aims to help first responders and their families after they suffer injury, illness, death or other life-changing events.

"We're happy to support this charity of behalf of Mayor Jacobs," WWE CEO Vince McMahon said in the 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."

Jacobs, better known around the world as the WWE wrestler Kane, performed sporadically in the ring even as he campaigned for mayor last year.

“I’m extremely proud that my career with WWE will have a positive impact on the community through my role as Knox County Mayor,” Jacobs said in the release.

The WWE's donation to the foundation is being made at the request of Jacobs "in appreciation for making a series of appearances for WWE this fall," the release reads. Jacobs previously said he wouldn't rule out appearing in the ring while serving as mayor.

Jacobs' spokesman, Rob Link, said the mayor plans to appear in a pay-per-view event in Australia on Oct. 6. That's "the only confirmed date at this time," Link said.

The public safety foundation, established in 2011, benefits employees of the Knoxville Police Department, the Knox County Sheriff's Office, the Knoxville Fire Department and the University of Tennessee Police Department.

A check presentation is tentatively scheduled for January 2019, when WWE Live is slated to return to Knoxville.