WWE Corridor of Famer Jesse “The Physique” Ventura infamously tried to unionize the WWE wrestlers in 1986 earlier than Hulk Hogan relayed the information to Vince McMahon, who put an finish the try. For years, Hogan denied the claims, albeit being named in a authorized deposition between McMahon and Ventura as being the informant of the unionizing effort. Whereas on “The Invoice Simmons Podcast,” Ventura commented on Hogan’s denial of his betrayal.
“This is why: if you happen to come from the enterprise from my period of the territory days, the worst factor you could be accused of being is an workplace stooge. That is any individual who rides round with the boys, pretends he is one in every of them however all of the whereas he is listening to the gossip and he is reporting it again to the promoters, taking good care of himself and being quote, ‘an workplace stooge.’ That in my day of wrestling was the worst factor you might ever be and that is what Hogan was,” Ventura remarked.
Ventura did admit seeing the opposite aspect of the state of affairs, saying he doesn’t begrudge Hogan from a monetary facet, as a union would have unfold the cash evenly amongst everybody, not only a majority to the arbitrary star. Ventura, nevertheless, says Hogan ratting on them was low.
“It was as tough as getting hit within the face with a tough left jab as a result of Hulk Hogan I believed had been my pal,” Ventura stated. “That was the character of the enterprise, everybody’s out for themselves, it is all the time been that nature of the enterprise, that is how the enterprise survived was backstabbing.”
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