Jimmy Snuka did my card show in the East Bay Area in the '70s and was signed to do only a 2 hour appearance. It went so well and Jimmy had so much fun that he stayed the whole 8 hours and signed 100s of free autographs, took all kinds of pictures, and taught all the kids how to get in and out holds. Simply the best ever.
I can. Some of the guys are jealous of Jesse's success and talk about him being a conspiracy theorist. Guess what, all of the so-called conspiracies that Jesse would talk about in the 1970s and 80s turned out to be true. He was one of the first to openly tell the guys that police were using military technology to tap into people, put thoughts in their head, manipulate their nervous system, turn people against each other. Early days of psychological warfare. He told them that they had psychiatrists working with the police and military that would experiment on the poor in and out of the United States. Said he was getting information about these programs in the early days of them being implemented when he was with the Navy Seals. He would advise wrestlers to stay away from electronics and that the implementation of a home grid would make this all worse. He was 100% spot on. People like Jesse are rare. They are the real ones, the brave ones. Not afraid of calling out liars and sociopaths. He's a good man.
Jesse really does have a great voice for naration. His color commentary was a hoot! He and Mean Gene really did have a chemistry between them, they played off of each other perfectly and both were hilarious.
My grandmother was a teacher at a special needs school in Anoka, MN. When I was about 10 years old there was a family emergency and I was dropped off with my grandmother at her school. I was playing with this little girl name Jade, out of nowhere I heard the unmistakable voice of Jesse Ventura. I had no idea Jade was his daughter. I had so many signed cards (bdays, xmas, etc) quite the collection, then I joined the Air Force and when I got back from being overseas I learned my mom sold my entire collection, including my signed copy of Predator which Jesse got several cast members to sign it for me.
After watching the "Jesse Ventura" TV persona for years, it's refreshing to see a rare vision of the real Jesse Ventura. One of the great ones. Loved him as the wrestler and our governor.
Undoubtedly one of the best talents ever in the squared circle; as governor, not at ALL a fan - especially his comments about religion being for the weak-minded.
Jimmy Snuka did my card school in the 70s and was a super guy. He was hired for autographs for half a day and he was so popular he stayed all day and even help put the tables and chairs away. SUPER GUY
My twin brother and I grew up listening to the hilarious banter between Jesse Ventura and either Vince McMahon or Gorilla Monsoon on all of the wrestling broadcasts. The man had excellent mic skills. I rarely took notice of him while he was an active wrestler, but I'm sure that he was very entertaining and flamboyant to say the least. Thanks for all of the classic ring memories Big Jess! ✌️😎🤓🎂🎉🎊🙏
I moved into the greater Portland TV market in 1983 and remember flipping through late night TV and seeing Portland wrestling. Lots of the greats wrestled there.
I love watching these wrestlers reminiscing about the days when they were kings! I remember as a kid watching AWA and being glued to the tv every Saturday morning! Lol. Fun times when I had no cares in the world! ☮️🖖🏽
Take me back to a golden era of TV 📺. PBS and Saturday morning cartoons. Communication was better and we didn't have cell phones. Any who... Wrestling was depending on market either NWA, WWWF or the AWA.
@Anna admirer Forever At the expense of Wrestlers who suffered Physical injuries, Mental injuries and at times their lives too. Live in your rainbow world if you like but I been seeing this grand company fall apart for almost 30 years now.
I had a smile on My face the whole time I was watching this. I grew up watching Jesse "The Body" Ventura wrestle. Jesse is an all around great guy and an amazing storyteller. He is definately one of the greats! They dont make em like that anymore.
Haha my family stayed in Baltimore holiday in waterfront in about 82 . We got in an elevator with Adrian. We were in town unrelated but big show was that night in town, they all stayed in that hotel. Saw a few in crowds of people. lol but it was just my family and Adrian going up a few floors. It was awesome.
To this day 1 of my most vivid memories of wrestling was Snuka leaping from the top of the cage. Amazing ....paving the way for what we have seen since.
Yes the late 70s early 80s I lived in Portland Oregon we look forward to I believe it was Sunday night. All the wrestling stars were there the beginning it was awesome.
The East-West Connection. After Adonis left Jesse tagged with Mr. Saito as the Far-East-West Connection. Great fueds with the High Criers (High Flyers).
My one cousin was working out in a local gym. He saw Jesse and Tony Atlas spotting for each other. They were supposed to wrestle each other in the main event that night. My cousin said why would you be spotting each other than have to fight tonight? Jesse said that Tony was the only person he knew there that was pushing the same weight as he was. He's the only one I can trust. He trust me just as much.
Hands down my favorite wrestling announcer of all time. 1998 Summer Slam match between Rude and the Warrior was just awesome. Jesse made that match so exciting to listen to. Tony was with him.
In the 90's I could stop by Village Inn, for coffee and pie, and see Superfly there eating sometimes, wearing his leopard prints, from head to toe. He was always very nice and friendly.
That’s the thing , He wasn’t a great wrestler. His mic skills were his Gig. I could listen to him all year talking. He’s a genius. Period. Not afraid of anyone or anything. Period. The only Guy who stood up to Vince and Won. 💪
Jesse had a very short in ring career, I think maybe about ten years at the most, probably why he is still alive versus all the guys he came up with, who are mostly dead.
@@JENDALL714 he had blood clots in his lungs. He was in the hospital for a long time. He said he was just starting a program with Hogan when he found out. Said it cost him a lot of money
I did stand up comedy for a while, Snuka was a guest one night. I got to hang out with him after the show for a few hours and it was a blast. Ventura would be wild, this guy is next level.
I enjoy Jesse Ventura. His voice and mannerisms are just like my uncle Gary’s. He and “Mean Gene” announcing on Saturday nights. Fun times…when wrestling was just starting to get exciting.
its incredible for wrestlers who had their heads knocked so many times, they can remember things years ago. i cannot remember what i did last week and i am only 58
Can’t remember the dealership but I do remember the Tom Peterson commercials all the great wrestlers came to Port back then, remember that old lady that always sat front row she never missed a matchup good ol days miss um :)
Remember seeing Jimmy Snuka, Dutch Savage, Apache “Bull” Ramos, The Youngbloods, and many others at Seattle in the seventies. He was truly a king of the ropes and get out of any submission hold. Awesome good ol’ days.
i remember many of them, probably not as many as you do. and lots of ones i can't remember, used to see them at the masonic hall with my dad and on television "big time wrestling".
We used to go to watch wrestling at the Seattle center close to the Needle, and I was still in grade school then. With twenty dollars we could pay to go in have ring side seats, and buy souvenirs. My aunt and uncle would have drinks with some of the wrestlers, some of them were real characters. Even seen some real ally fights, after the matches, hence , the creation of ally matches. Yeah, it’s hard to watch now days , wrestling is lost from its former self. I call it soap opera’s with tights. I’ll watch AEW , and smaller venues to have a little more authentic feel to the sport.
@@reallifelebowski4732 Bull Ramos in person scared the sht out of everyone, he rarely wasn't out of character, driving a Ford panel Van with a huge Bull on the side, you would see him all over Portland
@@kelleywarriors7091 saw Andre there, Coal Miners Glove matches, The Royal Kangeroos, Playboy Buddy Rose, Tough Tony Borne, Dutch Savage, those were awesome times to be a kid!!! I also got an autograph at Seattle Arena from Bull Ramos who signed inside of a popcorn bucket I got on ground and he was nice as hell talked to me and my buddy for 10 minutes then said “Now I gotta get back to being mean again you two.” Lmao 😂
Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Wicked wrestler. First time I saw him was one late night on ITV in 1988. That time ITV was the only 24hr channel in the UK and they used to show *"Superstars of Wrestling"* & *"Wrestling Challenge,"* all brand new at the time. It was through those shows I knew about "Mean" Gene Ockerlund.
Retro gaming hippie approves! As a fellow veteran I have admired jesse Ventura. As a kid I loved watching him wrestle. Great to hear the Portland wrestling connection having grown up in rural Oregon I lived 80’ Portland wrestling!
Jimmy sounds like a giving guy unlike Hogan, HBK & other top guys. Outside of what he did in his private life, Snuka seems like a great guy and would be proud to know that Tamina is a champion RIGHT NOW.
Jesse said once you do a job on tv back then you were casted aside, maybe h Hulk and maybe HBK we securing their spot and career. And it worked out for the, they’re one of the greats,
Except Rick Martel has stated that Hogan helped him get a house while in the WWF and helped him get jobs. Hogan also didn't murder someone. Randy Savage was also a very giving guy. Try doing research sometimes.
@@CatsClaw44 That's good but Hogan has also stopped most performers from getting over his spot. I also said outside of Snuka's private spot. Maybe you should learn to read, son.
Big chief wahoo McDaniel , hacksaw jim dougan, big boss man, scrap iron bill ford, rugged ronnie garvin, dusty rhodes, on and on. Good memories of watching wrestling on Saturday mornings as a kid. The nwa days of the 4 horsemen, sting, stiener bros, road warriors.... just makes it hard to watch wrestling nowadays
Very few wrestlers have that it factor when it pertains to interviews, Jesse by far is one of the best to listen to and that I've ever listen to. From beginning to interesting end, he has you hooked on every word!
I grew up watching Big Time Wrestling out of Portland. Jesse first came in and teamed up with Playboy Buddy Rose and he went by the Brain Surgeon, and he never spoke. They funded with Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka. Both Jesse and Snuka were built and it was the contest of who had the better full Nelson’s. Good stuff, I remember Piper coming in at 17, Apache Bull Ramos, Johnny Eagles, and ref Sandy Bar.
Who would’ve thought that a man who became rich & famous in a “fake fighting sport” (I say that respectfully) would turn out to be one of the most honest men to ever hold elected office & speak so much truth to power & the ppl. Ventura is an American hero.
I met a guy that sounds just Like him and even talks like him,real smart too,knows alot, explains what he did and what he accomplished and so on just the same as him.
I couldn't believe my eyes the first time i saw Snuka do his super splash live at the cow palace, he body slammed his opponent in one corner then climbed up the ropes in the far opposite corner, at this point I'm thinking what the hell, he jumps across the entire ring to land on the other guy it was unreal.
@@donaldwood7449 But he could do everything else. He really looked good in the beginning and he stole from the best. What you would expect from a politician
The oldschool guys yes... these clowns that are wrestling these days? Not so much. They should thow away all the script bullshit and let them figure it out for themselfs again
I LOVE listening to Jesse, the man is smart and can talk. The body was no wrestler by any stretch, BUT on the mic he was pure GOLD! Vince was smart for bringing Jesse in as a commentator once Jesse's wrestling career died down.
From what I understand, his wrestling stopped because of a dangerous medical condition. He was then shifted into the talking roles because he was too valuable at it to let go.
Ventura was a colorful character, who knew he was limited in the ring. His pairing with Adonis worked, because it fused a personality with an excellent worker.
The wrestling Jesse is talking about was from Portland and called big time wrestling it was also taped delayed and shown in Washington. Jesse was the Kansas city butcher boy when wrestled in Portland and Seattle and was later tagged teamed with a wrestler called Apache bull Ramos who wrestled jimi snuka playboy bubby rose Dutch savage Ricky steamboat jay young blood .
@@stevenbetassa7329 Don Owen the promoter in Portland Pd the talent well but was so cheap he used the same tape to tape all shows for ever, so there are no taped Portland wresting shows but what people taped at home on the VHS, Buddy Rose taped a butch and after he died someone got the tapes and are transferring over to current tapes.
jesse is awesome..i remember summer slam 88 or 89 in nj he and mcmahon went live on ppv, a few rows behind me was a very loud guy started yelling "jesse jesse jesse" i started with him so for that moment there was only two of us then within one second later the entire arena was chanting it. he was so over as a commentator.
Haha. My comment is as I have now read of so many others. What a great story teller, incredibly interesting and captivating man. I too could listen to him for hours 🙂🙂
I remember that match Ventura vs Snuka. They hyped Jesse for weeks saying he was kicked out of New York for life and built him up as the biggest heel on the face of the planet. Of course we ate it up. For the first two minutes Jesse wouldn't wrestle he just broke off and did body builder poses every time Jimmy would try to lock up. We hated him!!! He came in and stole the belt from our hero and every Saturday night my dad would yell at us for swearing at Ventura on TV 🤣 Great memories
Ventura should still be working for one of the major wrestling development agencies. His experience and knowledge of the wrestling business is impressive. A lot of young guys could really benefit off his wrestling I.Q.
Jessie should watch an interview Scott Hall did. He had two dark matches and Vince asked him "what do you think?" and Scott told him "It's fake if I lose, it's fake if I win."
Professional wrestling of the '70s and '80s era is choreographed theatrical performance/ Of course you don't want real fighting b/c then it's dreadfully dull, brutal senseless violence of combatants sacrificing their health to survive as long as possible as competitors/
Btw, if you grew up with wrestlIng and a little brother, if you don’t have memories of pile driving him into your mom’s table and getting punished, you haven’t lived. 😂😂😂
We had a neighborhood battle royal. We each represented some of our favorite wrestlers (not knowing it was a work back then) and basically got home with busted lips, black eyes, and bruises. 😂 I'd say the figure four (once reversed) is legitimately painful!
Good storytelling! Could listen to Jesse go on for hours about The Biz. EX: Didn't know that about "Mean Gene" coming from The Body as well as the "The Hot Air Machine." 😄
Age7-10 in the 70's I'd watch team Bull Ramos and Jesse the Body VS team Dutch Savage and Jimmy the Fly Snuka at the Douglas county fair grounds in Roseburg Or. My grandfather would take us to every match. My brother, cousins, and I sat in the bleachers. He and grandma had front row tickets every time. Grandma would beat the stuffing out of Ramos and Ventura with her purse every chance she had. Thank you Jesse for being there even tho you chased my brother and I away when we asked for an autograph. That non autograph was the only one I remember. We had dozens from Savage and Snuka. But I dont remember them the same way. These men were super heroes to us kids🇺🇸
Wow, I remember Bull Ramos! I remember watching Grizzly Smith (Jake the Snake's dad), Klondike Bill, The Spoiler, Billy Red Lyon, Cowboy Bill Watts, Sputnik Monroe just to name a few!
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Ventura is an unbelievable story teller, could listen to him for hours
Jimmy was not a business man. he was illiterate.
@@sahilprashar567 being illiterate doesn't mean you don't have common sense, your comment is ignorant
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Adam Carolla is functionally illiterate and he wrote 3 books 👌
Jesse is the best. I wish he still did commentary.
@@sahilprashar567 He was also a coke head and murdered his girlfriend.
Jesse refusing to be a jobber is great! He really was one guy who spoke his mind, and nobody could control him.
Jimmy Snuka did my card show in the East Bay Area in the '70s and was signed to do only a 2 hour appearance. It went so well and Jimmy had so much fun that he stayed the whole 8 hours and signed 100s of free autographs, took all kinds of pictures, and taught all the kids how to get in and out holds. Simply the best ever.
What the?
I smell cap
Anyone else able to sit and listen to Jesse all day? This guy does fantastic interviews.
I can. Some of the guys are jealous of Jesse's success and talk about him being a conspiracy theorist. Guess what, all of the so-called conspiracies that Jesse would talk about in the 1970s and 80s turned out to be true. He was one of the first to openly tell the guys that police were using military technology to tap into people, put thoughts in their head, manipulate their nervous system, turn people against each other. Early days of psychological warfare. He told them that they had psychiatrists working with the police and military that would experiment on the poor in and out of the United States. Said he was getting information about these programs in the early days of them being implemented when he was with the Navy Seals. He would advise wrestlers to stay away from electronics and that the implementation of a home grid would make this all worse. He was 100% spot on. People like Jesse are rare. They are the real ones, the brave ones. Not afraid of calling out liars and sociopaths. He's a good man.
Mean gene wouldn't have his name if it wasn't for Jesse
I most definitely could. He's exceptionally intelligent.
When Jesse talks everyone listens because his interviews are interesting.
Ventura is the best talker in wrestling. You could listen to his stories all day.
Unique guy, also a Navy Seal.
Has great memory
Legend
he is still doing it I think...even as a politician.
He’s had an interesting life, that’s why he has such great stories to tell 👍🏻
Jesse really does have a great voice for naration. His color commentary was a hoot! He and Mean Gene really did have a chemistry between them, they played off of each other perfectly and both were hilarious.
Yea I loved how he was always defending the heel, and his names for Ivan Putski, calling him Paduski. So funny.
Jesse would call Mean Gene Chrome-dome. He should talk.
My grandmother was a teacher at a special needs school in Anoka, MN. When I was about 10 years old there was a family emergency and I was dropped off with my grandmother at her school. I was playing with this little girl name Jade, out of nowhere I heard the unmistakable voice of Jesse Ventura. I had no idea Jade was his daughter.
I had so many signed cards (bdays, xmas, etc) quite the collection, then I joined the Air Force and when I got back from being overseas I learned my mom sold my entire collection, including my signed copy of Predator which Jesse got several cast members to sign it for me.
After watching the "Jesse Ventura" TV persona for years, it's refreshing to see a rare vision of the real Jesse Ventura. One of the great ones. Loved him as the wrestler and our governor.
Undoubtedly one of the best talents ever in the squared circle; as governor, not at ALL a fan - especially his comments about religion being for the weak-minded.
This is my fav Jesse interview.
Back to YOU, McMahon
I liked it when he called him Jack McMahon lol
No it’s not
@@Ijustinsultedyou is this account run by Chump Hogan or Chico Santana?
Jesse's voice is meant to tell stories.
He should be president. Trump wouldn't stand a chance against him.
always liked listening to him talk..bout anything
Great voice, today these wrestlers sound like the average person, nothing special about them yell
Jesse is just awesome
Miss him in wrestling
He was a lousy wrestler and lies through his teeth about everything.
His personality was awesome in the WWF. You have a right to your opinion of course, but I think he was great at what he brought to them.
Jimmy Snuka did my card school in the 70s and was a super guy. He was hired for autographs for half a day and he was so popular he stayed all day and even help put the tables and chairs away. SUPER GUY
Did he manage to beat up any females or kill them that day?
@@rodmunch4879 no cocaine that day, sir.
@@rodmunch4879 lol
@@rodmunch4879 didn't waste any time huh Rod? 😬
Yeah maybe not so much
My twin brother and I grew up listening to the hilarious banter between Jesse Ventura and either Vince McMahon or Gorilla Monsoon on all of the wrestling broadcasts. The man had excellent mic skills. I rarely took notice of him while he was an active wrestler, but I'm sure that he was very entertaining and flamboyant to say the least. Thanks for all of the classic ring memories Big Jess! ✌️😎🤓🎂🎉🎊🙏
I moved into the greater Portland TV market in 1983 and remember flipping through late night TV and seeing Portland wrestling. Lots of the greats wrestled there.
I love watching these wrestlers reminiscing about the days when they were kings! I remember as a kid watching AWA and being glued to the tv every Saturday morning! Lol. Fun times when I had no cares in the world! ☮️🖖🏽
Take me back to a golden era of TV 📺. PBS and Saturday morning cartoons. Communication was better and we didn't have cell phones. Any who... Wrestling was depending on market either NWA, WWWF or the AWA.
Man I’ve seen all these Jesse interviews!!! He is a real STAND UP MAN!!!!!
Jessie was the very first person to ever speak out against the Kiddy promotion and even won a battle against them too.
Spot on
@Anna admirer Forever It's what I nickname the WWE because it's a Joke and entertaining for Kids not real Pro Wrestling fans.
@Anna admirer Forever At the expense of Wrestlers who suffered Physical injuries, Mental injuries and at times their lives too. Live in your rainbow world if you like but I been seeing this grand company fall apart for almost 30 years now.
The Best! Would love to see this guy President ...but theyll never let it happen😉
I had a smile on My face the whole time I was watching this. I grew up watching Jesse "The Body" Ventura wrestle. Jesse is an all around great guy and an amazing storyteller. He is definately one of the greats! They dont make em like that anymore.
Haha my family stayed in Baltimore holiday in waterfront in about 82 . We got in an elevator with Adrian. We were in town unrelated but big show was that night in town, they all stayed in that hotel. Saw a few in crowds of people. lol but it was just my family and Adrian going up a few floors. It was awesome.
a man you love to have as a friend ...you gotta love jesse
I have never ever EVER heard Jesse stutter, have dead air or revert or retract what he says.. Right on the money
At 1:06 he says "Jimmy was supposed to be dropping the snap...the strap to me" so you have heard him do that now.
I was at the Nascar Cafe in the Sahara years ago and he was there. Was very personable and charismatic .... great time hanging with him
To this day 1 of my most vivid memories of wrestling was Snuka leaping from the top of the cage. Amazing ....paving the way for what we have seen since.
Snuka murdered his mistress
@@Davepool-hs7vr what did that have to do with what I said
@@thomaskelly8571 that Snuka should NOT be praised
@@Davepool-hs7vr How's the crusade been going? It's been two years... Going good?
Yes the late 70s early 80s I lived in Portland Oregon we look forward to I believe it was Sunday night. All the wrestling stars were there the beginning it was awesome.
Jesse is so articulate. I remember Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis being a tag team in the AWA and they wore flashy attire.
The East-West Connection. After Adonis left Jesse tagged with Mr. Saito as the Far-East-West Connection.
Great fueds with the High Criers (High Flyers).
My one cousin was working out in a local gym. He saw Jesse and Tony Atlas spotting for each other. They were supposed to wrestle each other in the main event that night. My cousin said why would you be spotting each other than have to fight tonight? Jesse said that Tony was the only person he knew there that was pushing the same weight as he was. He's the only one I can trust. He trust me just as much.
These Ventura interviews are taking me back.
Jesse, snuka piperall were in portland , i was lucky to watch them weekly..
Jesse "The Body" Ventura is a living legend!
Love these Jesse clips, thanks guys!
When I first started watching pro wrestling.....about 7 or 8 years old, Jesse The Body was a GREAT heel color commentator.
Hands down my favorite wrestling announcer of all time. 1998 Summer Slam match between Rude and the Warrior was just awesome. Jesse made that match so exciting to listen to. Tony was with him.
Love these interviews. Greg”the hammer” does tons of this stuff. He another good shoot interview. Both of these guys have fantastic mic skills.
Always love hearing Jesse's stories. I could listen to this guy for hours 😂
I saw Snuka, Andre, hogan, Rick martel, Ricky steamboat and billy graham in Auckland NZ in 85...small arena..it was amazing
In the 90's I could stop by Village Inn, for coffee and pie, and see Superfly there eating sometimes, wearing his leopard prints, from head to toe. He was always very nice and friendly.
Jesse is quite the character. I never saw much of his wrestling but he sure was an entertaining heel commentator!
The best in my opinion
Same here. I grew up in the 80s so I remember him mostly as a commentator
That’s the thing , He wasn’t a great wrestler. His mic skills were his Gig. I could listen to him all year talking. He’s a genius. Period. Not afraid of anyone or anything. Period. The only Guy who stood up to Vince and Won. 💪
Jesse had a very short in ring career, I think maybe about ten years at the most, probably why he is still alive versus all the guys he came up with, who are mostly dead.
@@JENDALL714 he had blood clots in his lungs. He was in the hospital for a long time. He said he was just starting a program with Hogan when he found out. Said it cost him a lot of money
The Gov' !!!! As a Proud Minnesotan !!!! Jesse is a Great Guy, he NEVER pulled any punches in politics or radio or rasselin'.....
He was a horrible governor.
And a conspiracy nutter....
I did stand up comedy for a while, Snuka was a guest one night. I got to hang out with him after the show for a few hours and it was a blast. Ventura would be wild, this guy is next level.
I enjoy Jesse Ventura. His voice and mannerisms are just like my uncle Gary’s. He and “Mean Gene” announcing on Saturday nights. Fun times…when wrestling was just starting to get exciting.
Watched both of them work for Don Owen for years in Portland and Seattle as a kid.
Snuka is one of my favorite wrestlers back in the 80s i remember he got pilot driver outside on the concrete floor 3 times
its incredible for wrestlers who had their heads knocked so many times, they can remember things years ago. i cannot remember what i did last week and i am only 58
I remember the old Portland Sports Arena. Great memories watching the matches live.
Wrestling one day and Sandy barrs flea market the next. Who was the chevy dealer that always advertised on it? Cal Worthington?
Can’t remember the dealership but I do remember the Tom Peterson commercials all the great wrestlers came to Port back then, remember that old lady that always sat front row she never missed a matchup good ol days miss um :)
Remember seeing Jimmy Snuka, Dutch Savage, Apache “Bull” Ramos, The Youngbloods, and many others at Seattle in the seventies. He was truly a king of the ropes and get out of any submission hold. Awesome good ol’ days.
i remember many of them, probably not as many as you do. and lots of ones i can't remember, used to see them at the masonic hall with my dad and on television "big time wrestling".
We used to go to watch wrestling at the Seattle center close to the Needle, and I was still in grade school then. With twenty dollars we could pay to go in have ring side seats, and buy souvenirs. My aunt and uncle would have drinks with some of the wrestlers, some of them were real characters. Even seen some real ally fights, after the matches, hence , the creation of ally matches. Yeah, it’s hard to watch now days , wrestling is lost from its former self. I call it soap opera’s with tights. I’ll watch AEW , and smaller venues to have a little more authentic feel to the sport.
Dutch Savage scared the crap out of me when i was a kid
@@reallifelebowski4732 Bull Ramos in person scared the sht out of everyone, he rarely wasn't out of character, driving a Ford panel Van with a huge Bull on the side, you would see him all over Portland
@@kelleywarriors7091 saw Andre there, Coal Miners Glove matches, The Royal Kangeroos, Playboy Buddy Rose, Tough Tony Borne, Dutch Savage, those were awesome times to be a kid!!! I also got an autograph at Seattle Arena from Bull Ramos who signed inside of a popcorn bucket I got on ground and he was nice as hell talked to me and my buddy for 10 minutes then said “Now I gotta get back to being mean again you two.” Lmao 😂
Jesse is a bit full of himself but I enjoy his stories very much. He was a great entertainer.
Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Wicked wrestler. First time I saw him was one late night on ITV in 1988. That time ITV was the only 24hr channel in the UK and they used to show *"Superstars of Wrestling"* & *"Wrestling Challenge,"* all brand new at the time. It was through those shows I knew about "Mean" Gene Ockerlund.
Retro gaming hippie approves! As a fellow veteran I have admired jesse Ventura. As a kid I loved watching him wrestle. Great to hear the Portland wrestling connection having grown up in rural Oregon I lived 80’ Portland wrestling!
Jimmy sounds like a giving guy unlike Hogan, HBK & other top guys.
Outside of what he did in his private life, Snuka seems like a great guy and would be proud to know that Tamina is a champion RIGHT NOW.
Jesse said once you do a job on tv back then you were casted aside, maybe h
Hulk and maybe HBK we securing their spot and career. And it worked out for the, they’re one of the greats,
He was a great guy.
Except Rick Martel has stated that Hogan helped him get a house while in the WWF and helped him get jobs. Hogan also didn't murder someone. Randy Savage was also a very giving guy. Try doing research sometimes.
@@CatsClaw44 That's good but Hogan has also stopped most performers from getting over his spot.
I also said outside of Snuka's private spot. Maybe you should learn to read, son.
Big chief wahoo McDaniel , hacksaw jim dougan, big boss man, scrap iron bill ford, rugged ronnie garvin, dusty rhodes, on and on. Good memories of watching wrestling on Saturday mornings as a kid. The nwa days of the 4 horsemen, sting, stiener bros, road warriors.... just makes it hard to watch wrestling nowadays
It's straight garbage now days.
You're speaking my language brother!💯
SO MUCH DIFFERENT (better) then!
Jesse can speak very well. Jesse Keep talking , keep telling us stories
Man you can tell he loved the business.
Jesse always seem like a straight shooter and shrewd operator
Jimmy Super Fly Snuka a true Legend!! Always one of my favorites growing up in the 80's watching WWF.
He murdered a woman.
Hell yeah...he did....he's n the ground now
Jesse's fun to listen to even with that skullet he's rocking
😂😂😂
Skullet annoys the shyt out of me. He looked much better with the baldie and the mustache.
hey, benjamin franklin had one
Very few wrestlers have that it factor when it pertains to interviews, Jesse by far is one of the best to listen to and that I've ever listen to. From beginning to interesting end, he has you hooked on every word!
Only a real man can rock that shit!
I grew up watching Big Time Wrestling out of Portland. Jesse first came in and teamed up with Playboy Buddy Rose and he went by the Brain Surgeon, and he never spoke. They funded with Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka. Both Jesse and Snuka were built and it was the contest of who had the better full Nelson’s. Good stuff, I remember Piper coming in at 17, Apache Bull Ramos, Johnny Eagles, and ref Sandy Bar.
Jesse & Vince doing double heel commentary on tv was the shit too. Man those guys had on air chemistry.
Ventura and Monsoon were unmatched as narrators !!!!!
I second that emotion. My favorite announcing team ever
Who would’ve thought that a man who became rich & famous in a “fake fighting sport” (I say that respectfully) would turn out to be one of the most honest men to ever hold elected office & speak so much truth to power & the ppl. Ventura is an American hero.
It's not fake. It's scripted.
Just say worked match!
Jesse the Body from the golden age of wrestling
I met a guy that sounds just Like him and even talks like him,real smart too,knows alot, explains what he did and what he accomplished and so on just the same as him.
the whole show changed when jesse left in '90
Thanks for posting. I love Jesse Ventura stuff.
Love to hear Jessie talk about the old days in wrestling, I'd never vote for him but that's s different subject...
I couldn't believe my eyes the first time i saw Snuka do his super splash live at the cow palace, he body slammed his opponent in one corner then climbed up the ropes in the far opposite corner, at this point I'm thinking what the hell, he jumps across the entire ring to land on the other guy it was unreal.
Love these classic stories.
I was there. In the NW. He had one hold. The one they give to all the wrestlers who can't work. The full nelson
And he could NOT WORK 😂😂
@@donaldwood7449 But he could do everything else. He really looked good in the beginning and he stole from the best. What you would expect from a politician
@@nomikes4392 That’s the truth!!
a lot of pro wrestlers have great minds and verbal skills. It's interesting as hell to listen to them home fryin' it like this...
The oldschool guys yes... these clowns that are wrestling these days? Not so much. They should thow away all the script bullshit and let them figure it out for themselfs again
I LOVE listening to Jesse, the man is smart and can talk. The body was no wrestler by any stretch, BUT on the mic he was pure GOLD! Vince was smart for bringing Jesse in as a commentator once Jesse's wrestling career died down.
Jesse wasn't a great wrestler but he knew how to work a crowd and get plenty heat. Jesse was a master of ring psychology.
From what I understand, his wrestling stopped because of a dangerous medical condition. He was then shifted into the talking roles because he was too valuable at it to let go.
Ventura was a colorful character, who knew he was limited in the ring. His pairing with Adonis worked, because it fused a personality with an excellent worker.
I could listen to Jesse all day long… This wrestling star says it, the way it is…. A legend!!!!
Always found it facinating when they call it the 'business'.
The wrestling Jesse is talking about was from Portland and called big time wrestling it was also taped delayed and shown in Washington. Jesse was the Kansas city butcher boy when wrestled in Portland and Seattle and was later tagged teamed with a wrestler called Apache bull Ramos who wrestled jimi snuka playboy bubby rose Dutch savage Ricky steamboat jay young blood .
I watched Portland Wrestling during the 1970's and early 80' I lived in Wash state. Remember Jessie, Jimmy, Dutch, Playboy Piper, some big names later
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@@stevenbetassa7329 Don Owen the promoter in Portland Pd the talent well but was so cheap he used the same tape to tape all shows for ever, so there are no taped Portland wresting shows but what people taped at home on the VHS, Buddy Rose taped a butch and after he died someone got the tapes and are transferring over to current tapes.
Jesse Ventura is a great storyteller.
A great voice & a great commentator.
always enjoy hearing Jesse speak
Jesse and Mean Gene could have hosted their own sports news and information network with the talents they both had.
jesse is awesome..i remember summer slam 88 or 89 in nj he and mcmahon went live on ppv, a few rows behind me was a very loud guy started yelling "jesse jesse jesse" i started with him so for that moment there was only two of us then within one second later the entire arena was chanting it. he was so over as a commentator.
Haha. My comment is as I have now read of so many others. What a great story teller, incredibly interesting and captivating man. I too could listen to him for hours 🙂🙂
that's the best type of pro wrestling stories, Titles going back and forth.
I remember when those 2 were wrestling in Portland, Oregon. It was awesome
Always loved Snuka, broke my heart to see The Crippler piledriving him outside the ring.
I love Jesse's voice... so cool.
I remember Portland Wrestling in the 70's! Snuka, Bull Ramos, Dutch Savage, Ventura.
I think "Mean Gene, The Hot Air Machine" might have been a play on "Gene Gene The Dancing Machine" from the Gong Show...
Jesse and Mean Gene the best pairing ever.
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You really think murder can be forgotten because of entertainment he provided ? Of course he could kill grandma and people wouldn’t care
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When Jesse talks you listen.
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Ventura was hilarious as a heel WWE commentator back in the day. Bobby Heenan was a very close second.
Heenan was leaps and bounds better than Ventura on the mic
I remember that match Ventura vs Snuka. They hyped Jesse for weeks saying he was kicked out of New York for life and built him up as the biggest heel on the face of the planet. Of course we ate it up. For the first two minutes Jesse wouldn't wrestle he just broke off and did body builder poses every time Jimmy would try to lock up. We hated him!!! He came in and stole the belt from our hero and every Saturday night my dad would yell at us for swearing at Ventura on TV 🤣 Great memories
When Wrestling was Wrestling & there were many independent markets
Jesse. much like many of the 70s/80s Characters was one of the BEST
I always liked how he pronounces Snuka. "Snooka."
Minnesota accent
I think that's the proper way it's pronounced in Fijiian, I've heard Jimmy refer to himself that way in interviews.
Or how he always called Tito Santana Chico Santana. He loved to bust balls.
Ventura should still be working for one of the major wrestling development agencies. His experience and knowledge of the wrestling business is impressive. A lot of young guys could really benefit off his wrestling I.Q.
he lives in southern baja mexico. hes a life legend!
Anybody here who watched these guys on Big Time Wrestling?💪
Had a bad mushroom trip while watch a jesse ventura interview once, he is so great but his voice litterally terrifies me now.
Jessie should watch an interview Scott Hall did. He had two dark matches and Vince asked him "what do you think?" and Scott told him "It's fake if I lose, it's fake if I win."
Professional wrestling of the '70s and '80s era is choreographed theatrical performance/ Of course you don't want real fighting b/c then it's dreadfully dull, brutal senseless violence of combatants sacrificing their health to survive as long as possible as competitors/
1:29 He didn't care about the Title Belts, he cared about the Wallet. And that's what it's all about." 🤣
Btw, if you grew up with wrestlIng and a little brother, if you don’t have memories of pile driving him into your mom’s table and getting punished, you haven’t lived. 😂😂😂
Off the Ropes! Crash! "Boys!"
my little brother tombstoned me through a Ouija board once
My finishing moves in my cousin were DDT, Iron Claw, and cobra clutch
We had a neighborhood battle royal. We each represented some of our favorite wrestlers (not knowing it was a work back then) and basically got home with busted lips, black eyes, and bruises. 😂 I'd say the figure four (once reversed) is legitimately painful!
Good storytelling! Could listen to Jesse go on for hours about The Biz. EX: Didn't know that about "Mean Gene" coming from The Body as well as the "The Hot Air Machine." 😄
Age7-10 in the 70's I'd watch team Bull Ramos and Jesse the Body VS
team Dutch Savage and Jimmy the Fly Snuka at the Douglas county fair grounds in Roseburg Or.
My grandfather would take us to every match. My brother, cousins, and I sat in the bleachers. He and grandma had front row tickets every time. Grandma would beat the stuffing out of Ramos and Ventura with her purse every chance she had.
Thank you Jesse for being there even tho you chased my brother and I away when we asked for an autograph.
That non autograph was the only one I remember. We had dozens from Savage and Snuka. But I dont remember them the same way.
These men were super heroes to us kids🇺🇸
Wow, I remember Bull Ramos! I remember watching Grizzly Smith (Jake the Snake's dad), Klondike Bill, The Spoiler, Billy Red Lyon, Cowboy Bill Watts, Sputnik Monroe just to name a few!
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