{"id":178368,"date":"2024-05-13T12:49:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=178368"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:49:52","slug":"jesse-the-body-ventura-former-minnesota-governor-and-wwe-commentator-says-hes-in-talks-with-wwe-for-a-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/05\/13\/jesse-the-body-ventura-former-minnesota-governor-and-wwe-commentator-says-hes-in-talks-with-wwe-for-a-new-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse &#8220;The Body&#8221; Ventura, former Minnesota governor and WWE commentator, says he&#8217;s in talks with WWE for a new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2557468605\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Jesse Ventura says he is in negotiations with WWE to return for a Legends deal, which would likely lead to him making special appearances in documentaries and perhaps some live appearances at events based on past Legends deals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am back negotiating with them,&#8221; he said on the May 9, 2024 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/wabcradio.com\/episode\/gov-jesse-ventura-05-09-24\/\">Frank Morano&#8217;s podcast<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re in talks right now. I have contracts with my attorney right now with the WWE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he&#8217;s not sure the extent of what the deal would entail. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know right now fully,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They want to bring me back under their Legends [deal]. If you go back to WrestleMania 1, there aren&#8217;t too many of us alive anymore. It is true. Look, Roddy&#8217;s gone, Orndorff&#8217;s gone, Andre&#8217;s gone, John Studd&#8217;s gone. &#8230; Junkyard Dog&#8217;s gone. You have more gone. It goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m getting older. I&#8217;m in my 70s now. I just want to open up the door at the end of the wrestling career and see what&#8217;s still left there. 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