Jesse Ventura and Vince McMahon worked together as an announce team during the 1980s, but away from the screen𓆏, the two were on opposite ends of the negotiation table.
Ventura famously won a court꧃ case against WWE in November 1991 over royalties he felt he was owed from home video releases.
Ve🤪nture 💃would return to WWE television on and off over the years, but had not been on WWE TV since 2009 before his latest series of returns.
"I got no relationship with him. Not really. Nothing," Ventura told when asked what his relationship with Vince was like iꦺn recent🌠 years.
Asked what he's made of Vince's situation over the last five years, Ventura replied, "When I got inducted into the Hall of Fame, they asked me what I felt my biggest contribution was to pro wrestling. I think I shocked everyone, and I know I irritated Vince and Linda (McMahon), but I said, ‘I believe my biggest contribution to wrestling was the fact that I was the first wrestler in history who made Vince McMahon deal with a manager or agent.’ (Hulk) Hogan never did. Hogan dealt with Vince. Hogan had a Hollywood agent. I was the first one, and that resulted because of ‘Predator.’ He told me I couldn’t do it, so I quit. I went and did ‘Predator,’ and while I was doing ‘Predator,’ Arnold (Schwarzenegger) said, ’In September, I’m going to do ‘Running Man,’ there is a part you’re perfect for, would you like to do it?' I said, ‘Hell yeah.’ I negotiated ‘Running Man’ first, then I went back to Vince. You know why that was? That gives you FU money in your pocket where if he doesn’t do what I’m satisfied with, I tell him, ’Flake off, I’m doing ‘Running Man’ in the fall. I’m okay. I have another major movie with Arnold.'"
Ventura was inducted into 🎃the WWE Hall of 💖Fame in 2004.
Ventura will return to the commentary table at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 14. Fans can learn more about his appearance by clicking here.
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