Well, how high a bar it is we don't know, but the guy definitely has some brains. However, as he says elsewhere, he had brilliant lawyers. In lawsuits you just need to be smart enough to hire smarter.
That guy who organized a union within Amazon and then after Amazon fired him is brilliant as well. Chris Smalls. Another David vs. Goliath type situation. Christian Smalls.
flair and funk barely wrestled for wwf/wwe if you think about it... if you add up their careers they are NWA/WCW guys and territory... flair was 44/45 in his 1st wwe run and late 50s in his 2nd... his lifestyle fucked him over not wwe
Don't get me wrong, you have to be smart and take advantage sometimes of loopholes and things if you want to be in business, but this is another example of Vince showing he's a scumbag.
This man does it better than CM Punk, this is how you get the job done. Jesse is the only wrestler that could stand up to Vince. And I respect him for that
If all the other wrestlers who have worked for the WWF and WWE were smart like Jesse, they'd sue for their royalties too. It's not right to withhold their residuals from all the money Vince made off of their talents.
He was able to do it because he had an agent. He was the first "personality" to have one. That afforded him the luxury of having someone else negotiate his contract and thus, not have the wool pulled over his eyes.
Most did. Barry Bloom is the name of the agent and he went on to represent pretty much anyone who came out of the Minnesota area. Xpac sights Barry Bloom as the man who saved his career
Jesse was smart enough early in his career to copyright his name. He would not sell it to Vince. Other wrestlers never had the vision to do that. By the time they looked up Vince had copyrighted their names and controlled their marketing. Also kept them as independent contractors so he didn't have to pay benefits or expenses.
Perfectly said. And it wasn't just about what was in it for himself. He tried to get wrestlers to unionize. Ballsy move that could have gotten him blackballed from wrestling. What a smart, fascinating, admirable guy who isn't afraid to fight for what's fair.
Vince McMahon: That's my money, it's MINE!!! Jesse Ventura: I won, you lost, DEAL WITH IT!!! Vince: 😭 Jesse Ventura got paid more as a referee than an announcer!? #DabbleEuuTeeEff
The point he's actually making is he got paid more as a ref than he ever did as a Wrestler. Jesse was an accomplished wrestler a long time before he was an announcer/commentator
WWE pays royalties to past and current talent for footage distributed on physical media (DVD, Blu-ray) but not on demand (WWE Classics On Demand, WWE Network). Jesse mentioned in a 2015 interview that he hasn't gotten any royalties from being on WWE Network, I assume because the settlement he mentioned in the video only covered home video since OD/streaming didn't exist at the time. He is all over the Network, but on WWE Home Video releases since 2004, he is edited out if he's only in one or two matches. If he's included more (like the PPV Anthology box sets or the 2014 Warrior set where he calls 10 or so matches), they leave his voice intact, and he gets paid for it.
Jesse Venture looked so sharp when he was Governor and well groomed. I don't like the way Jesse looks with the long hair compared to when he was Governor. There is no doubt Jesse Venture is FAR more intelligent than Vince McMahon.
the reason vince is still friends with jesse is because, even though he didnt like having to pay jesse what he owed him, he had to respect a good adversary, someone casually comes along and beats you 3 times in court its probably a smart thing to do to partner up with them
@@grantdavis6363 No, I'd go for this story alone, plus his unionization story simply because in america NOBODY makes a 'pro union' movie. I was amazed to hear 'mr. libertarian' talk about how they needed a union. Way too many owners are like vince mcmahan think that because they had an idea and put some work into it that when people pay to see wrestling thats HIS money. People pay to see wrestling, not Vince mcmahan. I'd be very interested on a documentary that finds all the wrestlers from the eighties and find out what htey are doing now financially and how much they benefit from literally taking a beating for 'work'. If anything Andre the Giant, Mr. T, Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan made wrestling an eighties phenomenon, hell even I know all about these guys and I've never watched a wrestling match since 1979.
I like it that even though Vince was furious, at the end the day he knows Jesse still appreciates him and what wrestling is. It’s just business and Vince knows deep down he would’ve done the same thing Jesse did. Vince can be tough to deal with, but he’s a decent guy imo.
Because of just what you heard on the phone.......money. No amount of Money will ever be enough. He likes the power also. Look at that story that just broke this week or so about Vince and the Covid-19 Stock payout to shareholders and laying off workers etc. It's all about Money to him.
yep now he's banned 3rd party meaing superstars can't have a youtube channel, twitch, tiktok or any of that because the way i hear it they're making money WITHOUT vince "asshole" mcmahon
@ D C, nowadays he is, but this wasn't always the case. The turnover of in-ring talent is a lot higher now than it's ever been. The WWF would have been a good company to work for in the early to mid 1980's. The only problem would have been back then was the money and the travel. No days off. Vince had 10 day contracts, for $1,500 for most of the wrestlers. The only people who made a lot of money was Hogan, Piper, Savage, Warrior, Dibiase, Andre, Iron Sheik. These guys were positioned high on the card, that's why they made a lot of money. The WWE today for an in-ring talent would be a bad company to work for. No pension plan, 401k retirement package, or healthcare for that matter....If an in ring talent can't even have their own youtube channel because of Vince than that's when it's time to quit. Any profession where you spend more on road, hotel, car, plane tickets, gym, food expenses than you made that entire year is not worth it unless you truly love the wrestling business.
Yeah well here's the problem: no third parties are allowed because they go against everyone within the Republican or Democratic parties. Since Jesse was ousted as Governor of Minnesota, they never allowed anyone from the third party to debate for governorship or president.
things such as quantum meruit is a perfect example of why you should always hire the best lawyer possible when going to court. more often than not they know a lot more about the laws of the land than you.
Doesn't make sense at all the show isn't called WWE the company is and the reason they had to change from WWF was because the Worldwide Wildlife Fund had the rights before them
Yes, but it was the World Wildlife Foundation that sued heavily. What really stinks is, the WWF (wrestling) had the north american patent first, but didn't file for a patent in Europe and that's why they lost the suit.
Of course we know why Jesse's commentary is muted on certain WWE video releases. Jesse has rights to his voice. Luckily, Vince managed to pay Jesse some money and his commentary is back on certain WWE videos and reruns.
Since Vince McMahon admitted in a deposition that the ONLY people who got royalties were those FROM Hollywood, like Cyndi Lauper, Hulk Hogan, and Mr. T, then like in the clip, I think yours is the minority opinion.
Don't believe everything Jesse says. He talks a good game, but i caught him in a lie. Like when he said on Howard Stern "I walked away from wrestling in 1990 and never looked back." What about his return in WCW? He says all this stuff to puff himself up. Don't believe everything he says. In almost every interview he says he was a Navy seal. Ok you were a Navy Seal for 4 years, you don't need to brag about everytime you speak to someone for the rest of your life.
Conjecture, my friend. He has said on many wrestling podcasts and interviews that he did the WCW run strictly for the money. He didn't care about the product. When he was involved with the WWF he loved the product.
That's fine and dandy, but he did not "walk away from wrestling and never look back." He went to WCW for the money. So he did look back. I caught him in a clear lie.
He beat mcmahon 3x in court??!?!!
That's more impressive than beating taker's streak
If u get to sue and win cases against McMahon, u got to be a very smart individual.
Jesse is one of the smartest guys in wrestling.
@S E I really hope that's a joke.
@S E You're very wrong about that
Well, how high a bar it is we don't know, but the guy definitely has some brains. However, as he says elsewhere, he had brilliant lawyers. In lawsuits you just need to be smart enough to hire smarter.
This man rarely stutters. Clearly enunciates - gifted speaker.
Jesse is one dam smart man
Hear Hear . Well done Mr Ventura
Vince McMahon really is a piece of work.
a living legend,i miss his commentating - brilliant guy
That guy who organized a union within Amazon and then after Amazon fired him is brilliant as well. Chris Smalls. Another David vs. Goliath type situation. Christian Smalls.
He won all three times and good luck all the way and he is correct on all three cases
Shut up
Way to go Jesse...Good for you.
Jesse is a genus!!!!
Thats why you see guys like Funk and Flair wrestle into their sixties cause of the lack of benefits the WWE gives to these guys.
lets not forget these wrestlers spending habits, flair would have made millions of dollars
flair and funk barely wrestled for wwf/wwe if you think about it... if you add up their careers they are NWA/WCW guys and territory... flair was 44/45 in his 1st wwe run and late 50s in his 2nd... his lifestyle fucked him over not wwe
@rmccay88 I’ve read the article and it’s damn sad
Not investing or saving is a personal choice
Ventura was smarter then everyone else!!!!!
Don't get me wrong, you have to be smart and take advantage sometimes of loopholes and things if you want to be in business, but this is another example of Vince showing he's a scumbag.
What a true storyteller Jesse is
This man does it better than CM Punk, this is how you get the job done. Jesse is the only wrestler that could stand up to Vince. And I respect him for that
Jesse and Punk spent over half an hour just chatting very recently.
Jesse is a Punk fan.
Your post aged like a fine wine.
The best interviews are with guys who do not have to he in the wrestling business any more. This one is no exception.
If all the other wrestlers who have worked for the WWF and WWE were smart like Jesse, they'd sue for their royalties too. It's not right to withhold their residuals from all the money Vince made off of their talents.
He was able to do it because he had an agent. He was the first "personality" to have one. That afforded him the luxury of having someone else negotiate his contract and thus, not have the wool pulled over his eyes.
I agree, and that's why wrestlers need to follow in Ventura's footsteps on this issue.
Most did. Barry Bloom is the name of the agent and he went on to represent pretty much anyone who came out of the Minnesota area. Xpac sights Barry Bloom as the man who saved his career
Now Vince is taking away twitch and other platforms from wrestlers
Jesse was smart enough early in his career to copyright his name.
He would not sell it to Vince.
Other wrestlers never had the vision to do that. By the time they looked up Vince had copyrighted their names and controlled their marketing. Also kept them as independent contractors so he didn't have to pay benefits or expenses.
I love Jesse. No BS, just says it like it is and had the balls to go after Vince for his shady business practices.
Perfectly said. And it wasn't just about what was in it for himself. He tried to get wrestlers to unionize. Ballsy move that could have gotten him blackballed from wrestling. What a smart, fascinating, admirable guy who isn't afraid to fight for what's fair.
Vince McMahon: That's my money, it's MINE!!!
Jesse Ventura: I won, you lost, DEAL WITH IT!!!
Vince: 😭
Jesse Ventura got paid more as a referee than an announcer!?
#DabbleEuuTeeEff
I got no time to bleed Vince!
The point he's actually making is he got paid more as a ref than he ever did as a Wrestler. Jesse was an accomplished wrestler a long time before he was an announcer/commentator
thats not what was said at all...
This must be why some DVDs were blurring out his commentary back then...
Yes Vince has to pay Jesse royalties for the DVDs he is in. he doesnt want to so they cut him or skip him entirely
WWE pays royalties to past and current talent for footage distributed on physical media (DVD, Blu-ray) but not on demand (WWE Classics On Demand, WWE Network). Jesse mentioned in a 2015 interview that he hasn't gotten any royalties from being on WWE Network, I assume because the settlement he mentioned in the video only covered home video since OD/streaming didn't exist at the time.
He is all over the Network, but on WWE Home Video releases since 2004, he is edited out if he's only in one or two matches. If he's included more (like the PPV Anthology box sets or the 2014 Warrior set where he calls 10 or so matches), they leave his voice intact, and he gets paid for it.
At the time, Jesse’s compatriots could’ve had what Jesse got. But they decided not to unionize.
Jesse Venture looked so sharp when he was Governor and well groomed. I don't like the way Jesse looks with the long hair compared to when he was Governor. There is no doubt Jesse Venture is FAR more intelligent than Vince McMahon.
Jesse Ventura The Legend
the reason vince is still friends with jesse is because, even though he didnt like having to pay jesse what he owed him, he had to respect a good adversary, someone casually comes along and beats you 3 times in court its probably a smart thing to do to partner up with them
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this man needs a Netflix series on this story alone
I’d watch it! Or better yet a biopic film about his life, navy seal career, wrestling career and governor career. Huh?!
@@grantdavis6363 No, I'd go for this story alone, plus his unionization story simply because in america NOBODY makes a 'pro union' movie. I was amazed to hear 'mr. libertarian' talk about how they needed a union. Way too many owners are like vince mcmahan think that because they had an idea and put some work into it that when people pay to see wrestling thats HIS money. People pay to see wrestling, not Vince mcmahan. I'd be very interested on a documentary that finds all the wrestlers from the eighties and find out what htey are doing now financially and how much they benefit from literally taking a beating for 'work'. If anything Andre the Giant, Mr. T, Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan made wrestling an eighties phenomenon, hell even I know all about these guys and I've never watched a wrestling match since 1979.
A fucking badass who don't got time to bleed!
These guys do so much to get paid so little without benefits.
Happy to hear they are on good terms now
Jesse for PRESIDENT!
I like it that even though Vince was furious, at the end the day he knows Jesse still appreciates him and what wrestling is. It’s just business and Vince knows deep down he would’ve done the same thing Jesse did. Vince can be tough to deal with, but he’s a decent guy imo.
How can anyone not love this guy
Jesse for President. ❤️🙌🏻
The legal system is the only way to go.
✨Love everything this man stands for✨
Met this guy in 2012 real guy
Jesse knew the business better than anyone.
Gotta give to someone knowing his own worth
I don’t understand why Vince Jr won’t give these wrestlers benefits with their contracts.
Master mind because vince mchamon is a real corporate selfies bastard
Because of just what you heard on the phone.......money. No amount of Money will ever be enough. He likes the power also. Look at that story that just broke this week or so about Vince and the Covid-19 Stock payout to shareholders and laying off workers etc. It's all about Money to him.
Greed
Because he is a typical greedy businessman. Wants to pay as little as possible to his workers
@@lightningsmokerXx more than money, it's about power.
Jesse is a genius.
But I noticed the wwe often edits Jesse's commentary out of wcw matches.
I'm loving these videos
Vince McMahon is a horrible boss in wwe.
yep now he's banned 3rd party meaing superstars can't have a youtube channel, twitch, tiktok or any of that because the way i hear it they're making money WITHOUT vince "asshole" mcmahon
@ D C, nowadays he is, but this wasn't always the case. The turnover of in-ring talent is a lot higher now than it's ever been. The WWF would have been a good company to work for in the early to mid 1980's. The only problem would have been back then was the money and the travel. No days off. Vince had 10 day contracts, for $1,500 for most of the wrestlers. The only people who made a lot of money was Hogan, Piper, Savage, Warrior, Dibiase, Andre, Iron Sheik. These guys were positioned high on the card, that's why they made a lot of money. The WWE today for an in-ring talent would be a bad company to work for. No pension plan, 401k retirement package, or healthcare for that matter....If an in ring talent can't even have their own youtube channel because of Vince than that's when it's time to quit. Any profession where you spend more on road, hotel, car, plane tickets, gym, food expenses than you made that entire year is not worth it unless you truly love the wrestling business.
@@jordandill7863 that’s because only virgins play video games. You’re golden boy MJF said it best
I respect the heck out of this man.
message to allllllllllllll wrestlers outside of WWE *NEVER SIGN THERE* it's not worth it
Jesse Ventura: Great wrestler, Greater Announcer, I'd vote for him any day for President of the United States of America!
Yeah well here's the problem: no third parties are allowed because they go against everyone within the Republican or Democratic parties. Since Jesse was ousted as Governor of Minnesota, they never allowed anyone from the third party to debate for governorship or president.
Right on Jesse Ventura!!!
This guy is bordering on mesmerising.
things such as quantum meruit is a perfect example of why you should always hire the best lawyer possible when going to court. more often than not they know a lot more about the laws of the land than you.
He seems to sue everyone.
Good for him. I respect due process.
lol he's the reason why the show called WWE now 😄🚬🍺
Doesn't make sense at all the show isn't called WWE the company is and the reason they had to change from WWF was because the Worldwide Wildlife Fund had the rights before them
ASchraub I thought Vince said someone sued the hell outta company so bad that he had to change the name
no shade brah, but LOL!
Yes, but it was the World Wildlife Foundation that sued heavily. What really stinks is, the WWF (wrestling) had the north american patent first, but didn't file for a patent in Europe and that's why they lost the suit.
Dallas, correct, sir.
Even if Vince's company is still WWF, we still would be bitching about the product since it's become so stale.
Of course we know why Jesse's commentary is muted on certain WWE video releases. Jesse has rights to his voice. Luckily, Vince managed to pay Jesse some money and his commentary is back on certain WWE videos and reruns.
He sued and he stills decides to come back. Royalties are offered to actual wrestlers not random bookers who left for Hollywood.
Since Vince McMahon admitted in a deposition that the ONLY people who got royalties were those FROM Hollywood, like Cyndi Lauper, Hulk Hogan, and Mr. T, then like in the clip, I think yours is the minority opinion.
Gah-DAMN It, I Adore & Admire This Man!
Dang, Jesse really hates Hogan 😆😆
so vince killed warrior for suing him but not ventura. well ventura has cia connections then
What are you talking about
They should have a retirement package. With the beatings they take, they should be taken car of.
Love it!
Vince McMahon shot Kennedy , book it. Have you ever seen Oswald and Vince McMahon in the same picture?
I want to hear what Jesse thinks of the new Vince McMahon scandal.
I'm curious how big are those checks Jesse is Good from Vince McMahon
I own wwe now bro
Genius
I think Vince screwed himself .
Jessy and Vince are the best
WRESTLING announcers in the
Business..
That's my money
That's my money
Dude I'm so done
"Thats my money"
"Then why did your accountant send it to me?"
@@mikearchibald744 right
This is still gut busting funny
Jessie Ventura was smarter then Vince! That's why Vince never fucked with Ventura!!!
So basically hes getting paid to shut the fuck up ... LMAO!!!!!! Thats brilliant
👏🤣👏 awesome
Jesse is such a good guy, so honest. He's only lying when he's shaking back and forth, and that's like never.
Lmao. This FN guy. Lmao
He won but its bs. Someone negotiated a better deal than u happens all the time. So what cindy Lauper got it?
adrian adonis get royalties
Ouch....
Jesse and Trump
The smartest business men in the USA
Vince the lowlife
take the vax ventura
Don't believe everything Jesse says. He talks a good game, but i caught him in a lie. Like when he said on Howard Stern "I walked away from wrestling in 1990 and never looked back." What about his return in WCW? He says all this stuff to puff himself up. Don't believe everything he says. In almost every interview he says he was a Navy seal. Ok you were a Navy Seal for 4 years, you don't need to brag about everytime you speak to someone for the rest of your life.
Conjecture, my friend. He has said on many wrestling podcasts and interviews that he did the WCW run strictly for the money. He didn't care about the product. When he was involved with the WWF he loved the product.
That's fine and dandy, but he did not "walk away from wrestling and never look back." He went to WCW for the money. So he did look back. I caught him in a clear lie.
No, you're trying to split hairs in the hopes of promoting your own self worth.
The proof's right there. You just wanna try & hide it.
Don't try that reverse psychology with me dickbrain. Nothing you say is true. the proofs right there.