Hulk Hogan made headlines a few weeks ago when he spoke at the Republican National Convention, where he spoke about his support for Donald Trump in the 2024 United States Presidential race.
The legendary wrestler made a name for himself as a wrestler before becoming an announcer for WWE, leading to his Hall of Fame induction in 2004. Ventura tried to get WWE wrestlers to unionize in 1986, before WrestleMania 2. However, before he could convince the wrestlers to get on board, Hulk Hogan went behind his back to Vince McMahon to tell him what Ventura was planning.
While speaking on MSNBC, Ventura spoke about Hogan’s alliance with Trump and the Republicans.
“As far as Hogan goes, it doesn’t surprise me because when I was in wrestling in the ’80s, I tried to unionize wrestling, and it was Hulk Hogan who cut my legs out from under me. Hulk Hogan went to Vince McMahon, ratted me out, and subsequently, later on, cost me my job. So it doesn’t surprise me to see Hogan with the Republicans because Hogan is as anti-union as you can get. There still is not a union in professional wrestling. The reason I tried to do it. I was in an elevator and ran into Gene Upshaw, the great tackle guard from the Oakland Ravens. And big Gene raised his finger up and looked at me and says, ‘You guys, you boys, need to form a union.’ I tried to do it, and it was Hulk Hogan who ratted me out to Vince McMahon, and subsequently I was fired and lost my job.”
Ventura was backstage a few weeks ago at a WWE Raw after noting in past interviews that he was in talks about doing a WWE Legends deal.
Jesse Ventura says it doesn’t surprise him
to see Hulk Hogan with Trump because it was Hogan who blocked the attempt to get wrestlers to unionize in the 80’s. pic.twitter.com/4y8QVosNEr— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) August 11, 2024
