History Wrestling / JesseVentura

* SoreLoser: Assaulted and put Paul Ellering on a stretcher for beating him in a dead lifting contest back in the AWA.

* BecauseISaidSo: During the Team Strike Force[[note]]Strike Force (Wrestling/TitoSantana and Wrestling/RickMartel)[=/=]The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers)[=/=]The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond)[=/=]The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell)[=/=]The British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith)[[/note]]-Team Hart Foundation[[note]]The Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/JimNeidhart)[=/=]The Islanders ([[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Haku]] and Tama)[=/=]Wrestling/{{Demolition}} (Ax and [[Wrestling/BarryDarsow Smash]])[=/=]The Bolsheviks (Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff and Wrestling/BorisZhukov)[=/=]The New Dream Team (Wrestling/GregValentine and Dino Bravo)[[/note]] match at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 1987'', he and Gorilla Monsoon got into an argument over the pronunciation of Islander Tama's name.

James George Janos (born July 15, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, politician and broadcasting personality from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He performed in the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation and the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] under the name Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a {{Heel}}, from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s, when he had to leave the ring due to blood clots in his lungs (which he claimed were the effects of exposure to Agent Orange). At that point, he took up color commentary with both the WWF and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He also competed in the NWA Central States territory in UsefulNotes/KansasCity, NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, OR and NWA UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Adrian Adonis.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: A key part of his victory in the gubernatorial election was a combination of Minnesota's same-day voter registration laws and campaign workers accosting young men in the street and saying, more or less, "Hey, you! Jesse Ventura is running for governor! You want to vote for him?" "Hell, yeah!" After the election, his office printed up t-shirts that were just an outline of Minnesota, with the words "My governor can beat up your governor."

* ConspiracyTheorist: To the point that his made a TV show about them, ''Conspiracy Theory''. For a time, he was one of ''the'' most vocal proponents of the 9/11 conspiracy theory.

* {{Heel}}: Braggart turned coward at the slightest sign of trouble.

** The Younger Generation, with [[Wrestling/PlayboyBuddyRose "Playboy" Buddy Rose]]

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!!! "These tropes ain't got time to bleed":

* AHandfulForAnEye: Weightlifting powder.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: He helped Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} on his way to become WWE Champion after declaring their was a conspiracy to keep the belt on Wrestling/JohnCena. Problem? Conspiracy implies something is covered up, kept secret, etc. WWE has not been the least bit shy about letting the whole world know about its favoritism of John Cena.

In late 2003, Ventura hosted a show on Creator/{{MSNBC}} called ''Jesse Ventura's America''. He returned to broadcasting in 2009 with ''Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura''.

* BlatantLies: His claims about having "hunted men." Ventura never went to Vietnam, though he frequently claims otherwise.

* {{Unperson}}: His commentary is often edited out of [=DVDs=] released by WWE. Subverted later with box sets and shows on the WWE Network.

'''James George Janos''' (born July 15, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, politician and broadcasting personality from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He performed in the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation and the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] under the name '''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''', a {{Heel}}, from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s, when he had to leave the ring due to blood clots in his lungs (which he claimed were the effects of exposure to Agent Orange). At that point, he took up color commentary with both the WWF and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He also competed in the NWA Central States territory in UsefulNotes/KansasCity, NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, OR and NWA UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Adrian Adonis.

* {{Badass}}: Certainly as far as governors go. Look at any of his interviews. Especially the ones by Fox. When it comes to his claim that he was a Navy SEAL though, let's just say that requires some clarification. James Janos was a UDT member stationed in the Phillipines. Despite his claims of combat experience, he never came within 100 miles of Vietnam. When UDT members were asked to volunteer for SEAL duty in Vietnam due to high casualties among the SEAL teams, Janos conspicuously refused to volunteer.

* AndThisIsFor: When Ventura threw Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon out of the ring at ''SummerSlam 1999'', he (in)famously shouted, "That's for your [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon old man]], you little bastard!"

--> ''[After literally throwing out Wrestling/ShaneMcMahonfor interfering]'' That's for your [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon old man]], you little bastard!

'''James George Janos''' (born July 15, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, politician and broadcasting personality from the UsefulNotes/TwinCities. He performed in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] and [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the World Wrestling Federation]] under the name '''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''', a {{Heel}}, from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s, when he had to leave the ring due to blood clots in his lungs (which he claimed were the effects of exposure to Agent Orange). At that point, he took up color commentary with both the WWF and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He also competed in the NWA Central States territory in UsefulNotes/KansasCity, NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, OR and NWA UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Adrian Adonis.

In late 2003, Ventura hosted a show on {{MSNBC}} called ''Jesse Ventura's America''. He returned to broadcasting in 2009 with ''Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura''.

* AHandfulForAnEye: Weightlifting powder
* [[LoopholeAbuse Ain't No Rule]] says a wrestler can't be governor.
* AndThisIsFor: When Ventura threw ShaneMcMahon out of the ring at SummerSlam '99, he (in)famously shouted, "That's for your old man, you little bastard!"

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Okay, so he was a wrestler ''before'' becoming a governor, but ''still.''
** His role as ref during the 1999 ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' main event.
---> (''After literally throwing out [[Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon Shane [=McMahon=]]] for interfering'') That's for your [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon old man]], you little bastard!

* {{Badass}}: Certainly as far as governors go. Look at any of his interviews. Especially the ones by Fox. The guy was a Navy SEAL for God's sake.
** Only in the loosest sense of the word. James Janos was a UDT member stationed in the Phillipines. Despite his claims of combat experience, he never came within 100 miles of Vietnam. When UDT members were asked to volunteer for SEAL duty in Vietnam due to high casualties among the SEAL teams, Janos conspicuously refused to volunteer.

* CatchPhrase[=/=]VerbalTic: "I tell ya what, [[Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon Gorilla]]..."
** At least OnceAnEpisode of his ''Conspiracy Theory'' show, he would find an excuse to indignantly exclaim "I was a Governor)!" usually in regards to not being allowed inside some secure facility.
** "[[CombatPragmatist Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.]]" (which he borrowed from [[Wrestling/GeorgeWagner Gorgeous George.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some people see him as this in light of the conspiracy theories he espouses...
** ConspiracyTheorist:... on his tv show about them.
*** For a time, he was one of ''the'' most vocal proponents of the 9/11 conspiracy theory.
* CoolOldGuy: If you think putting a wrestler in the white house would be cool, Jesse thinks there should probably be one in there. People have said they'd like to see him run for it, even people who wouldn't vote for him.

* DirtyCoward: Allergic to direct confrontation, even from much smaller or non malicious "adversaries".
* ExpansionPackPast: Navy SEAL (technically, UDT, or Underwater Demolition Team, which merged with the [=SEALs=] after he left), bodyguard for [[Music/TheRollingStones the Stones]], [[BadassBiker member of the outlaw motorcycle gang "The Mongols"]]...
* {{Expy}}: The bleach-blond locks, wild facial hair and colorful outfits he wore as a wrestler (and later as a commentator) were clearly influenced by [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham "Superstar" Billy Graham]]. As a commentator, Ventura would [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this by claiming [[HypocriticalHumor Graham stole HIS look]].
* FinishingMove: The Overhead Gutwrench Backbreaker Rack.
* FollowTheLeader: Political version. There was a time, hard to believe, when Gov. Ventura was the envy and inspiration of the wrestling world. Hulk Hogan almost immediately hit the airwaves to announce his (first of many) Presidential run, while Wrestling/RicFlair contemplated running for Governor of North Carolina. Sadly the world was denied President Hogan, Vice President Ventura, and Secretary of State Flair.

* JerkJock: Often accused of being one.

* MaliciousMisnaming: during his run as heel commentator in the WWF, has often called several face wrestlers disparaging names to help put them over. Most notable are Wrestling/HulkHogan (whom he's called "Chump" Hogan) and Wrestling/TitoSantana (nee "Chico" Santana). Santana remarked about this once in his biography, saying in fact that he encouraged Ventura – the two shared mutual respect for one another – to refer to him as "Chico" to help boost his popularity.

* SitcomArchNemesis: [[Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion Garrison Keillor]].

* {{Unperson}}: His commentary is often edited out of [=DVDs=] released by WWE.
** Subverted with box sets and shows on the WWE Network.
* TestosteronePoisoning: All the memes and bragging about his being tough can ''easily'' come across this way....

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: He helped Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} on his way to become WWE Champion after declaring their was a conspiracy to keep the belt on Wrestling/JohnCena. Problem? Conspiracy implies something is covered up, kept secret, ect. WWE has not been the least bit shy about letting the whole world know about its favoritism of John Cena.

Wrestler, actor, politician and broadcasting personality from the UsefulNotes/TwinCities, born James George Janos.

He performed in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] and [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the World Wrestling Federation]] under the name '''Jesse "The Body" Ventura''', a {{Heel}}, from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s, when he had to leave the ring due to blood clots in his lungs (which he claimed were the effects of exposure to Agent Orange). At that point, he took up color commentary with both the WWF and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He also competed in the NWA Central States territory in UsefulNotes/KansasCity, NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, OR and NWA UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Adrian Adonis.

* AndThisIsFor: When Ventura threw ShaneMcMahon out of the ring at SummerSlam '99, he (in)famously shouted, "That's for your old man, you bastard!"

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: A key part of his victory in the gubernatorial election was a combination of Minnesota's same-day voter registration laws and campaign workers accosting young men in the street and saying, more or less, "Hey, you! Jesse Ventura is running for governor! You want to vote for him?" "Hell, yeah!"
* {{Badass}}: Certainly as far as governors go. Look at any of his interviews. Especially the ones by Fox. The guy was a Navy SEAL for god's sake.

* FollowTheLeader: Political version. There was a time, hard to believe, when Gov. Ventura was the envy and inspiration of the wrestling world. Hulk Hogan almost immediately hit the airwaves to announce his (first of many) Presidential run, while Wrestling/RicFlair contemplated running for Governor of North Carolina. Sadly the world was denied President Hogan, Vince President Ventura, and Secretary of State Flair.

** "[[CombatPragmatist Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.]]"

* CoolOldGuy

* {{Heel}}

* MaliciousMisnaming: during his run as heel commentator in the WWF, has often called several face wrestlers disparaging names to help put them over. Most notable are HulkHogan (whom he's called "Chump" Hogan) and Tito Santana (nee "Chico" Santana). Santana remarked about this once in his biography, saying in fact that he encouraged Ventura – the two shared mutual respect for one another – to refer to him as "Chico" to help boost his popularity.

* RetiredBadass

* PeterPrinciple: He may have been able to serve well as Mayor of Brooklyn Park, but he was far less competent serving as Governor, when his forceful personality and tendency to grandstand alienated him from the legislature and press.

** ConspiracyTheorist:... on his tv show about them.

* StealthInsult: When Jesse would claim to be better than SuperstarBillyGraham, someone would often point out that Graham is a former World Champion while Jesse wasn't. Jesse would usually respond with, "He beat an easy champion!" Graham beat BrunoSammartino for the WWWF Title.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The bleach-blond locks, wild facial hair and colorful outfits he wore as a wrestler (and later as a commentator) were clearly influenced by [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham "Superstar" Billy Graham]]. As a commentator, Ventura would [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this by claiming [[HypocriticalHumor Graham stole HIS look]].

* MaliciousNicknaming: during his run as heel commentator in the WWF, has often called several face wrestlers disparaging names to help put them over. Most notable are HulkHogan (whom he's called "Chump" Hogan) and Tito Santana (nee "Chico" Santana). Santana remarked about this once in his biography, saying in fact that he encouraged Ventura – the two shared mutual respect for one another – to refer to him as "Chico" to help boost his popularity.

* MaliciousNickNaming: during his run as heel commentator in the WWF, has often called several face wrestlers disparaging names to help put them over. Most notable are HulkHogan (whom he's called "Chump" Hogan) and Tito Santana (nee "Chico" Santana). Santana remarked about this once in his biography, saying in fact that he encouraged Ventura – the two shared mutual respect for one another – to refer to him as "Chico" to help boost his popularity.