Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura is ready to get in the ring with Donald Trump.
The former governor of Minnesota has been a vocal critic of the sitting US president. The wrestling veteran did not mince his words again when he recently appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
He was asked about a 2004 clip where Jesse Ventura had said that we might need a wrestler in the White House in 2008. The 74-year-old explained that he was talking about a real wrestler, and questioned Donald Trump's place in the WWE Hall of Fame:
Donald Trump does not belong in the wrestling Hall of Fame. He never earned it. You know what I had to do to get into the pro wrestling Hall of Fame?
At one point in my career I wrestled 63 consecutive nights in a row. That’s how you get into the Hall of Fame. When I was referring to putting a wrestler in the White House, I was talking about me not him!
Let's Both Get In The Ring: Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura claimed that Trump got in the Hall of Fame because he stopped an investigation against Vince McMahon involving 'sexual stuff.' The wrestler-turned-politician then teased working on something that could send him 'straight to Washington' for a face-off with Trump. When asked if this showdown will be a physical one, the Vietnam War veteran suggested that he is open to the possibility:
No, but if he wants it, he’s in the hall of fame. Let’s both get in the ring. He’s in the hall of fame, isn’t he? Even though he’s never, ever had a match.
The former champion also questioned the legitimacy of the assassination attempt on Trump in July 2024, suggesting that his ear being shot was actually a blade job.
