Jesse Ventura: Respect from WWE talent has been ‘heartwarming’

Jesse Ventura is so happy that he made the decision to return to WWE. In 2024, Ventura returned to the WWE fold by signing a Legends deal with the company. He has an on-screen role as part of the broadcast team for Saturday Night’s Main Event, which relaunched in December with quarterly specials airing on NBC and Peacock. A new episode of Ventura’s The Body Shop podcast debuted on Substack this week with WWE wrestler Karrion Kross appearing as the guest. During their conversation, Ventura spoke about how well the talent in WWE has treated him. Ventura said it’s been a humbling experience to get so much respect from the wrestlers and fans. “You guys have been so terrific to me, all the talent. I couldn’t ask for more respect,” Ventura said. “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 t