Jesse Ventura

Well, Cindy Lauper did me a favor that ended up creating my entire broadcasting career. Which was what? I went home facing the end of my wrestling career. What do I do now? Am I going to go down to General Mills and sign on as a VP and put down past experience, pro wrestler? You're not going to get no job.

And like all pro athletes in its own weird way, nobody ever thinks about it till it's over. And then when it's over, you got to face it. And I had to face it prematurely. I did come back in the ring. but I never came back to the extent of what I was doing. And a friend of mine said, here's the lopper story. A friend of mine said, you should be a broadcaster. You can talk.

And like all pro athletes in its own weird way, nobody ever thinks about it till it's over. And then when it's over, you got to face it. And I had to face it prematurely. I did come back in the ring. but I never came back to the extent of what I was doing. And a friend of mine said, here's the lopper story. A friend of mine said, you should be a broadcaster. You can talk.

And like all pro athletes in its own weird way, nobody ever thinks about it till it's over. And then when it's over, you got to face it. And I had to face it prematurely. I did come back in the ring. but I never came back to the extent of what I was doing. And a friend of mine said, here's the lopper story. A friend of mine said, you should be a broadcaster. You can talk.

So I went down to channel 11, Tom Ryther. He just passed away a few months ago, my friend Tom Ryther. And I told Tom my situation. He was the head of sports down there. So he introduced me to the head guy of the station. And he gave me a producer cameraman who was Emmy Award winning. And he said, okay. He said, go out and do something for me. Right? Yeah.

So I went down to channel 11, Tom Ryther. He just passed away a few months ago, my friend Tom Ryther. And I told Tom my situation. He was the head of sports down there. So he introduced me to the head guy of the station. And he gave me a producer cameraman who was Emmy Award winning. And he said, okay. He said, go out and do something for me. Right? Yeah.

So I went down to channel 11, Tom Ryther. He just passed away a few months ago, my friend Tom Ryther. And I told Tom my situation. He was the head of sports down there. So he introduced me to the head guy of the station. And he gave me a producer cameraman who was Emmy Award winning. And he said, okay. He said, go out and do something for me. Right? Yeah.

So it was right during the Cyndi Lauper rock and wrestling crap. You know, when Cyndi was all involved with Wendy Richter and it was going big and all that. Cyndi was doing a concert here in Minneapolis. Yeah. So I called up David Wolf, our manager, and I said, could I come down and interview Cindy before the show? He said, of course. And so I came down with my guy.

So it was right during the Cyndi Lauper rock and wrestling crap. You know, when Cyndi was all involved with Wendy Richter and it was going big and all that. Cyndi was doing a concert here in Minneapolis. Yeah. So I called up David Wolf, our manager, and I said, could I come down and interview Cindy before the show? He said, of course. And so I came down with my guy.

So it was right during the Cyndi Lauper rock and wrestling crap. You know, when Cyndi was all involved with Wendy Richter and it was going big and all that. Cyndi was doing a concert here in Minneapolis. Yeah. So I called up David Wolf, our manager, and I said, could I come down and interview Cindy before the show? He said, of course. And so I came down with my guy.

We got together with Cindy and it was during that punk era. So we decided to have Cindy dye my hair. So Cindy Lauper dyed my hair like six different colors because that was in then. And that night at her concert, she brought me out in front of the crowd to show the crowd what we had did that afternoon. And Vince got a hold of that tape.

We got together with Cindy and it was during that punk era. So we decided to have Cindy dye my hair. So Cindy Lauper dyed my hair like six different colors because that was in then. And that night at her concert, she brought me out in front of the crowd to show the crowd what we had did that afternoon. And Vince got a hold of that tape.

We got together with Cindy and it was during that punk era. So we decided to have Cindy dye my hair. So Cindy Lauper dyed my hair like six different colors because that was in then. And that night at her concert, she brought me out in front of the crowd to show the crowd what we had did that afternoon. And Vince got a hold of that tape.

And it was like two days later, he calls me and he says, Jesse, do you think you could do color commentating? And I said, I know I could. And he said, I got an idea. I said, what is it? He said, there's never been a villain on the mic before. You're going to be the first one.

And it was like two days later, he calls me and he says, Jesse, do you think you could do color commentating? And I said, I know I could. And he said, I got an idea. I said, what is it? He said, there's never been a villain on the mic before. You're going to be the first one.

And it was like two days later, he calls me and he says, Jesse, do you think you could do color commentating? And I said, I know I could. And he said, I got an idea. I said, what is it? He said, there's never been a villain on the mic before. You're going to be the first one.

Well, like I said, and that's so I, oh, Cindy, I bet don't even know. That the piece she did with me spurred McMahon to have the light. And I give Vince credit. He's P.T. Barnum of the generation, man. The light bulb went out in Vince's head and he thought, there's never been a villain on the mic. Let's put a villain on the mic.

Well, like I said, and that's so I, oh, Cindy, I bet don't even know. That the piece she did with me spurred McMahon to have the light. And I give Vince credit. He's P.T. Barnum of the generation, man. The light bulb went out in Vince's head and he thought, there's never been a villain on the mic. Let's put a villain on the mic.

Well, like I said, and that's so I, oh, Cindy, I bet don't even know. That the piece she did with me spurred McMahon to have the light. And I give Vince credit. He's P.T. Barnum of the generation, man. The light bulb went out in Vince's head and he thought, there's never been a villain on the mic. Let's put a villain on the mic.

And then I was fortunate because who did they put me on with but Gorilla Monsoon? Right. One of the great teams. Oh, I mean, Gino was a dream. To work with. You know, you couldn't have asked for an easier, better tandem. I don't think Gino and I ever had a misunderstanding, ever. I can't think of one.