Jesse Ventura talks WWE return

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The Body Shop Returns

Gov. Jesse "The Body" Ventura Welcomes Karrion Kross Into The Body Shop

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“You guys have been so terrific to me, all the talent. I couldn’t ask for more respect. I can’t tell you how wonderful the talent is toward me. You know? It’s been heartwarming. It’s something that I’m so glad I did now. So glad that I’ve done it. And it’s something that I look forward to doing maybe for another year, and I’ll turn 75 next year, maybe then they’ll frickin’ retire me, I don’t know [laughs].”

“They [WWE] made an initial offer, which wasn’t quite good enough. And I countered them and they came back real solid — you know, no ifs, ands, buts. It was a good negotiation. We agreed at first only to do one. They’re doing four. But they wanted me for a whole day’s publicity. So I said, ‘All right, if I come out a day ahead of time and I do a whole day’s publicity, it’s got to be for more than one show.’ I said, ‘I want a guarantee for all four then — that I get all four shows.’ They came back and said, ‘No problem.’ You know? ‘No problem whatsoever.’ And I’ll state this: they come back for another four next year, and I hope I can sign and do four more Saturday Night’s Main Events next year.”