WWE wrestler Rhyno has been voted into office as part of the US elections.
The Republican wrestler, who was born Terrance Guido Gerin but prefers to go by Rhyno, beat Democrat Abdullah Hammoud, who is a 26-year-old health care consultant. The two contested an election for an open state House district in Dearborn, in Michigan.
The 41-year-old wrestler currently appears on World Wrestling Entertainment's 'Smackdown Live' programmes. But now he will also serve in the Michigan Legislature.
He was elected alongside Donald Trump, who himself has experience in the WWE, having participated in fights before. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
Rhyno's campaign website says that Mr Gerin is a “politician by day” and a “professional wrestler by night.” He says he believes in limited government and will focus on fixing Michigan's crumbling roads and boosting state revenue-sharing to cities such as Dearborn.
He urged voters in the Democratic-heavy district east of Detroit to “be a Rhino-Democrat.”
Gerin will be paid nearly $72,000 a year as a lawmaker.
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