Jesse Ventura In Talks With WWE Over Legends Deal

Jesse Ventura could be set to sign a contract with WWE.

Speaking to Frank Morano of WABC 77 Radio, 'The Body' revealed he is in talks with WWE over a Legends deal. 

"I'm back negotiating with them. We're in talks right now. In fact, I have contracts with my attorney right now with the WWE. And I can only say that that's happened because of the change of direction in the company. We don't know right now fully [what his role would be]. They want to bring me back under their Legends. You know, I'm an old guy now and you've got to have the legends. And, hell, if you go back to WrestleMania I, there ain't too many of us alive anymore," Ventura said.

"It's true. Look at - Roddy's gone, Orndorff's gone, Andre's gone, John Studd's gone. You start going down WrestleMania I and you've got more gone - Junkyard Dog's gone. The list goes on and on. There's Hogan, myself, and Tito, and a couple more, we're the only ones left. The door is, you know, we're talking right now about me having some - you know, I'm getting older. I mean, I'm in my 70s now. And I guess I'd just like to open up the door at the end in the wrestling career and see what's still left there. And it ain't like I'm going to go back on the mic, because, if I could be honest with you, I don't even know who wrestles there anymore."

Ventura recently revealed he was back in talks with WWE following the company going in a new direction. Ventura had a contentious relationship with former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, with Ventura successfully suing WWE in the 1990s over unpaid royalties. He did later work for the company, including as the special guest referee for the main event of SummerSlam 1999. 

Vince McMahon is no longer involved with the day-to-day running of WWE, having been forced to resign as TKO Executive Chairman in January 2024 after he was accused by Janel Grant of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and physical and emotional abuse. WWE have looked to distance themselves from McMahon since then, including through the establishment of the 'Triple H era.' 

H/T F4WOnline