Jesse Ventura

Well, I sued them over videotape royalties. And not that he had to pay me, but all the time that I was working for Vince, I would ask him, Vince, how come everything I do in Hollywood, when they replay it, I get royalties and everything I do for you, I get nothing. I said, how does that work? It was just he and I. I'd be there with him alone. I'd say, tell me how that works.

How come I get royalties in Hollywood and I don't with you? And he'd give me these phony excuses of why. So what I did, every time I or at that time, my agent was Barry Bloom. Every time I or Barry would negotiate with the WWF, we would bring up videotape royalties. And every time we were told the same thing, I don't pay videotape royalties. Well, we won in court on what's called quantum merit.

How come I get royalties in Hollywood and I don't with you? And he'd give me these phony excuses of why. So what I did, every time I or at that time, my agent was Barry Bloom. Every time I or Barry would negotiate with the WWF, we would bring up videotape royalties. And every time we were told the same thing, I don't pay videotape royalties. Well, we won in court on what's called quantum merit.

How come I get royalties in Hollywood and I don't with you? And he'd give me these phony excuses of why. So what I did, every time I or at that time, my agent was Barry Bloom. Every time I or Barry would negotiate with the WWF, we would bring up videotape royalties. And every time we were told the same thing, I don't pay videotape royalties. Well, we won in court on what's called quantum merit.

And with that, Vince didn't have to pay royalties. There's no law that says he does. Yeah. But here's how I beat him. When you sit down to negotiate, you expect the other side to be telling you the truth. We were constantly lied to by being told he didn't pay royalties. Well, when we sued and got into discovery, we found out Hulk Hogan was getting royalties. Mr. T was getting royalties.

And with that, Vince didn't have to pay royalties. There's no law that says he does. Yeah. But here's how I beat him. When you sit down to negotiate, you expect the other side to be telling you the truth. We were constantly lied to by being told he didn't pay royalties. Well, when we sued and got into discovery, we found out Hulk Hogan was getting royalties. Mr. T was getting royalties.

And with that, Vince didn't have to pay royalties. There's no law that says he does. Yeah. But here's how I beat him. When you sit down to negotiate, you expect the other side to be telling you the truth. We were constantly lied to by being told he didn't pay royalties. Well, when we sued and got into discovery, we found out Hulk Hogan was getting royalties. Mr. T was getting royalties.

Cindy Lauper was getting royalties. Hollywood, we're all getting royalties. It was us wrestlers who weren't. Well, he lied during those negotiations and said, I don't pay royalties. That's called quantum merit. That's where he broke the law. He has to tell the truth during negotiations. You expect that. He can't lie. And the truth was, yes, he paid royalties.

Cindy Lauper was getting royalties. Hollywood, we're all getting royalties. It was us wrestlers who weren't. Well, he lied during those negotiations and said, I don't pay royalties. That's called quantum merit. That's where he broke the law. He has to tell the truth during negotiations. You expect that. He can't lie. And the truth was, yes, he paid royalties.

Cindy Lauper was getting royalties. Hollywood, we're all getting royalties. It was us wrestlers who weren't. Well, he lied during those negotiations and said, I don't pay royalties. That's called quantum merit. That's where he broke the law. He has to tell the truth during negotiations. You expect that. He can't lie. And the truth was, yes, he paid royalties.

And when I got on the stand, my attorney asked me, Jesse Ventura, had you known other people were receiving royalties, would you have agreed to work for what you did? I said, absolutely not. I said, if I found out other people were getting royalties, I would have demanded them too.

And when I got on the stand, my attorney asked me, Jesse Ventura, had you known other people were receiving royalties, would you have agreed to work for what you did? I said, absolutely not. I said, if I found out other people were getting royalties, I would have demanded them too.

And when I got on the stand, my attorney asked me, Jesse Ventura, had you known other people were receiving royalties, would you have agreed to work for what you did? I said, absolutely not. I said, if I found out other people were getting royalties, I would have demanded them too.

And the jury found for me... Fitz didn't probably like that, I'm guessing. Oh, he hated it. He took it all the way to the Supreme Court for cripes sake. Wow. And then he calls me on the phone and screams into my ear when it's all over, that's my money. And I very calmly said to him, Vince, I said... The jury said it was my money. The federal judge said it was my money.

And the jury found for me... Fitz didn't probably like that, I'm guessing. Oh, he hated it. He took it all the way to the Supreme Court for cripes sake. Wow. And then he calls me on the phone and screams into my ear when it's all over, that's my money. And I very calmly said to him, Vince, I said... The jury said it was my money. The federal judge said it was my money.

And the jury found for me... Fitz didn't probably like that, I'm guessing. Oh, he hated it. He took it all the way to the Supreme Court for cripes sake. Wow. And then he calls me on the phone and screams into my ear when it's all over, that's my money. And I very calmly said to him, Vince, I said... The jury said it was my money. The federal judge said it was my money.

The United States Court of Appeals said it was my money. And the Supreme Court says it's my money. I said, Vince, I think you're a minority opinion. And that's that.

The United States Court of Appeals said it was my money. And the Supreme Court says it's my money. I said, Vince, I think you're a minority opinion. And that's that.

The United States Court of Appeals said it was my money. And the Supreme Court says it's my money. I said, Vince, I think you're a minority opinion. And that's that.

Well, I'll tell you this. Vince was successful because as bad as he was, all the other promoters were worse. No, I'm serious. No, I believe you. I'm laughing because you're right. Vince was like the savior. Yeah. I knew when I went to Vince that final time, I was going to quit the business. This was it. I'm going to do this last hurrah with Vince. If it fails, I'm done.