Jesse Ventura offers more details about his talks with WWE.
In April, Jesse Ventura teased that he was in talks with WWE. Ventura is a WWE Hall of Famer, and he had a memorable run as both a wrestler and a commentator. He transitioned into a career in acting and later shifted to politics. In 1999, Ventura returned to WWE while he was the governor of Minnesota, as he was the special referee for the main event of SummerSlam. He last appeared on WWE programming in 2009.
Speaking with Frank Morano of WABC 77 Radio, Jesse Ventura commented on his negotiations with WWE and said that they were discussing a potential Legends Deal. (H/t Joseph Currier of F4WOnline.com for the transcription)
“I’m back negotiating with them. We’re in talks right now. In fact, I have contracts with my attorney right now with the WWE. And I can only say that that’s happened because of the change of direction in the company. We don’t know right now fully [what his role would be]. They want to bring me back under their Legends. You know, I’m an old guy now and you’ve got to have the legends.”
Jesse Ventura Wants To ‘See What’s Still Left There’
Jesse Ventura continued by noting that many legends from his time are gone. He stated that he wanted to open the door and see what was left.
“And, hell, if you go back to WrestleMania I, there ain’t too many of us alive anymore,” Ventura said. “It’s true. Look at — Roddy’s gone, Orndorff’s gone, Andre’s gone, John Studd’s gone. You start going down WrestleMania I and you’ve got more gone — Junkyard Dog’s gone. The list goes on and on. There’s Hogan, myself, and Tito, and a couple more, we’re the only ones left.
“The door is, you know, we’re talking right now about me having some — you know, I’m getting older. I mean, I’m in my 70s now. And I guess I’d just like to open up the door at the end in the wrestling career and see what’s still left there. And it ain’t like I’m going to go back on the mic, because, if I could be honest with you, I don’t even know who wrestles there anymore.”
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