{"id":80557,"date":"2019-05-30T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=80557"},"modified":"2019-05-27T23:50:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T04:50:58","slug":"vip-audio-5-30-retro-radio-kellers-pro-wrestling-focus-1-19-1992-interview-with-jesse-the-body-ventura-in-first-in-depth-insider-interview-why-did-he-jump-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/30\/vip-audio-5-30-retro-radio-kellers-pro-wrestling-focus-1-19-1992-interview-with-jesse-the-body-ventura-in-first-in-depth-insider-interview-why-did-he-jump-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/30 \u2013 RETRO RADIO \u2013 Keller\u2019s Pro Wrestling Focus (1\/19\/1992): Interview with Jesse &#8220;The Body&#8221; Ventura in first in-depth insider interview &#8211; why did he jump to the WWF and leave AWA, steroid usage, how did he become color commentator (60 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3857894460\" 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><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong> This the Jan. 19, 1992 episode of the Pro Wrestling Focus radio show hosted by Wade Keller on KFAN radio in St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. Wade Keller interviews Jesse &#8220;The Body&#8221; Ventura in his first in-depth insider interview revealing a ton of information about behind-the-scenes happenings in the AWA and the WWF, the reasons and chronology he lost his sense of loyalty to Verne Gagne and the AWA, Vince McMahon putting Ventura&#8217;s family needs first, how he almost didn&#8217;t become a color commentator and what non-wrestling job led to his WWF TV gig that changed commentary on matches, what he thought of working Bruno Sammartino (i.e. &#8220;Replay Bruno&#8221;), why he got into wrestling originally, his thoughts on Bruno&#8217;s bitterness about the changes in the industry, whether at the time he planned to ever come out of retirement, and much more. A fascinating, live interview with Ventura revealing information he never had before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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