Jesse Ventura‘s WWE return might never have happened without an unexpected assist from a very unlikely source.
WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura was a recent guest on Good Morning Football. When asked about his long-awaited return to the company, Ventura revealed his son, who is now his agent, was responsible for setting this all into motion.
“Well, hell has frozen over,” Jesse Ventura said. “I can only say that my friend the late Glenn Frey when the Eagles broke up and they got back together with hell freezing over for Glenn, the same thing took place with me. The WWE is under new ownership. I like the new ownership a great deal. I give credit to my son because my son is now my agent, my representative, and everything.
“He put the deal together. He was the liaison, he’s always been a fan of wrestling, and he felt strongly that his dad should finish his career back there, and with the new ownership, that opportunity. I can’t go back to the United States Navy. I did that for six years, and they won’t let me back into being a frog man no more. So really, my career now has come full circle. Because I’m going to finish it now truly where I belong back in pro wrestling.
“And I never thought I’d see the day, because I got ran out for trying to unionize, one of the reasons and for keeping my own name. I have it registered, and I wouldn’t allow them to exploit it. I have it copyrighted with the government. And so I was drummed out because of that, and then Hogan got me thrown out of WCW, and there’s nothing less. Wrestling was over then, so I decided to go into a dirtier business, politics. [laughs]”
Ventura recently confirmed he would participate in four SNME events a year.
Catch up on everything that went down at Saturday Night’s Main Event, including Ventura’s return to commentary, here.
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