My father was the officer that took the man(Ryan Simpson) down. That was our first time going to an event. To say the least......we've made it a tradition in our family.

His ability to tell a story is impeccable, I could listen to him narrate a story all day.

Jesse's interviews are always entertaining and interesting. Such a sincere man, easy to understand how he became Governor of Minnesota .

I like the interviewers who let the interesting guest talk..perfect interview .

Jesse Ventura is a treasure. Man I have loved this guy since his days wrestling in the South. He is a terrific character and better human being.

Jesse Ventura has charisma in spades. Been a hero of mine since WWF, Predator and Running Man. Has the voice that makes you listen.

Mr. Ventura I sincerely ,like and respect you for the person you are .

"If you believe it, it's true." Jesse was the greatest WWF color commentator of all time. Gorilla and Jesse were the Wrestlemania dream team.

I'd love to know who the cop was who arrested the nutter in the crowd. What a total and utter hero, and imagine being his kids watching Dad kick-arse saving a pro-wrestler.

The wrestling industry lost a phenomenal storyteller when Jesse Ventura quit. This man would still be a massive asset to any wrestling company, whether it be as an on-screen persona (doing commentary, or maybe being a manager), or backstage, or even in a teaching role for example. AEW should try to pick him up.

Being an amazing story teller is a rare skill. Love this guy. What a legend.

Mr Ventura you truly are a great man, and will always remain one of my heroes.

Graham Bensinger has been doing interviews with celebrities since he was at least 15 years old. He's only gotten better with time. This guy should be hosting a show like "Outside the Lines" or some form of news interview program on a major network. He's thorough, professional, and incredibly talented. PS--- It doesn't hurt to have a guy as interesting as Ventura, either.

“If you believe it, it’s true.” That actually explains a lot with Jessie.

don't know why I'm getting this in my recommendations in 2021 but I love it.

I loved when Jesse had "The Body Shop" on WWF. As well as the banter between Jesse and Gorilla Monsoon when they where doing commentary.

When I first started watching pro wrestling in the 80s, Ventura's commentary was one of the things that hooked me into it.

This guy is like the perfect grandpa. I want to be a teenager and have grandpa ventura tell me stories about the army, life lessons and have him tell me not to trust the government and play catch with him. Fuck man, that's a cool grandpa.

Great stuff. Perfect interview because the interviewer asks questions and then remains quiet and lets the guest answer. Bravo!

Ol Jesse was great at commentary very entertaining.

I love Saturday Nights Main Event in the 80s !

Shout out to that cop 👮‍♀️ who took his Kidd’s to watch wrestling 🤼‍♀️

I was TOTALLY going to watch some other video when I saw this pop up. I said: "Meh... Jesse's always entertaining. Give him a shot." This was the best one yet. Thanks Jesse!

I was at a match at the Milwaukee auditorium standing in the bleachers way in the back right next to the dressing room entrance, the whole bleacher section was almost empty, I looked down below me and standing by my feet was Ventura quietly watching the match that was in progress. I started talking to him and he responded to me as a pure gentleman, what a great guy he was to me, it was around 1979 and I was 12 years old, I loved the guy ever since 💪💪

"Sometimes out of bad comes good." Word to live by.

Vince and Jess were the best commentators.

What a cool guy.

"many times out of bad comes good" great quote.

Jesse is a great announcer. Love to watch the old matches with the body on color commentary!

McMahon/Ventura was always my favorite commentary duo. They've made reputations in other facets of their wrestling careers, but their commentary is underrated.

I have no idea who Graham Bensinger is, but his interview skills are absolutely flawless, he does what any good interviewer should do. Keep the interview on track by asking the right and interesting questions, but other than that he remains in the background, only chiming in when the interviewee stops talking or if there is something that needs to be clarified. Beautiful interview, I really enjoyed it.

His commentary was the best with Hennan, Vince, Monsoon. The matches were so good and the commentary just added to the greatness.

"If you believe it it's true" -Jesse Ventura

The Ventura bob backlund match is one of the all time best! It’s on KZfaq

The contrast between Jessy and Vince on the mic was pure gold !!! THE best team by far !!!

I got I to wrestling from watching WCW worldwide in the UK, early 1990s, Jesse's commentary had me hooked - I could listen to him for hours. Truly one of the best talkers EVER in the business.

jessie ventura, one the good guys

Absolute gentlemen of a host.

he's a gem. he reminds of this old cop guy i meet over here in Asia down the bar. Cop for 20 years. Served. Tons of war stories. Really hardcore near death shit, he definitely had his share of PTSD, but now he's a just a chilled out old guy, passing out wisdom like free cookies, loves his dog more than any woman. Dudes like are literally worth their weight in gold, old, grizzled. Always a joy to be around.

My favorite line of all time: "I don't have time to bleed!"

Jesse is on blood thinners for life, thats why he bleeds so easilly (he said it on the Howard Stern Show years ago)

"If you believe it, it's true!" Don Lemon's pre-show ritual.

Ventura is such a Bad A$$................... Navy Seal, Wrestler, Actor, Best heel commentator ever.... period, TV Personality, and Governor!!! That dude really lived life

Dude!!! You are a very good listener. That is the utmost respect. Great to see you both talk. You kick ass my friend!

darn he's getting old. Love Jesse Ventura. I ain't got time to bleed..

I love Jesse, such a straight talking genuine good person, there ain't too many people like this left

His right ear is bleeding but he ain't got time to bleed.

One of the funniest men ever Jessie, still makes me laugh! one of the greats!

The guy in Eugene with the knife was lucky a cop got to him. I’m not sure you want to go after a Navy SEAL, knife or no knife.

He's such an upbeat happy dude.

Graham Bensinger knows how to speak to his interview subject. He asks the question and then shuts up! He allows them to speak to the topic and only when he thinks it's necessary does he ask another question to get more information. Jesse Ventura is hands down to me one of the coolest men alive today! I'm really loving it! Really good stuff here.

Love the Jimi Hendrix T-shirt Jesse!

That averages 190+ miles of driving a day. O_O

you can tell how bad the embolisms scared him by his rocking in the seat...

What a great interview!

did anyone notice his ear was bleeding?

A legend in the ring and an ICON as a ringside commentator!

One of the best wrestling commentators there ever was. Jesse The Body Ventura.

JV can really keep my interest. I still remember him as the East-West Connection with Adrian Adonis. He brings back a lot of great AWA memories. Thanks Jessie!

I like how Jesse always talks using his wrestling promo voice.

Jesse Ventura never made money off being a Navy SEAL like some of these other guys. He made money from wrestling.

"Hey, Jesse, you're bleeding on your ear." -"I ain't got time to bleed!"

Jesse was one of my favorite commentators EVER. Brilliant stuff.

Graham Bensinger really knows how to conduct an interview! Excellent interviewee in Jesse , but many interviewers like the sound of their own voice too much and keep cutting off the guest and interjecting.

Jesse was a member of The Mongols biker club in the early 70's.

"I ain't got time to bleed."

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat. - Jesse Ventura 😎👍

Jessee Ventura commentary was magic. Ventura, Lawler and Heenan are my favorites

Stand up guy

The original sexual tyrannosaurus LOL I remember when he wrestled that's how old I am. Everything I've seen on him he seems like he's a pretty good dude I'm glad he's still around

when he was commentating ringside,that was the era I watched the most with my Dad,as big a wrestling fan as their ever was. Great memories

Jesse never laughs much, he gives you very honest matter of fact answers with very little change in his facial expressions. His laughs or attempts are very subtle and purpose driven, never exaggerated. His laugh often times was just a "huh" in response to Vince McMahon. When he worked with Gorilla Monsoon his mannerisms were a little different like he sort of respected Monsoon in his character as a heel and Monsoon the face or good guy. With Vince he sort of thought and made the fans think that Vince the good guy was also wimpy with the perception that it ever became violent at the desk as part of the show he would bully Vince. Classic Vince and Jesse was the Dino Bravo bench press segment at the first ever Royal Rumble event. "I think Jesse helped him, I don't think he did it." "Are you challenging my integrity McMahon?" "First of all a man of your statcher knows nothing about weight lifting." Too funny, the entire arena and television saw Jesse grab the bar. Too funny. For Monsoon, his best sidekick on the mic was Bobby Heenan, no doubt. Heenan had an answer for everything no matter how completely ridiculous it was or appeared to be. Again, too funny. For Heenan to be often times so ridiculous and sound so ignorant in what he would say and his goofy expressions yet he was always referred to as "The Brain." Which represents or was intended to mean he was smart/intelligent. Like "Mean Gene" who always appeared like he never had a bad word to say about anything or anyone. He gets the nickname though originally from Ventura of "Mean Gene Okerlund." The complete opposite of that in his mannerisms and performance. RIP Gene! Gene even had a burger named after him. Thanks Gene, thanks Jesse Ventura. Jesse's best classic calls were of a wrestler so much advertised just like Jesse was in his cocky arrogance, Jesse called it confidence with this guy LOL!!! I am referring to Ravishing Ric Rude. Rude referred to announcers as "Little man." Funny along with Rude's posing, and twisting, blowing kisses, even posing and blowing kisses to cameras was the way he, after being so raveshly introduced by usually Howard Finkel, he would push Finkel to the side where he could have complete occupancy of the center of that ring. At the first Royal Rumble event that opening match he had with Steamboat was another classic. Steamboat was quicker, dragging Rude all around the ring. Quick rake of the eyes or as Jesse would say "Nah, that's that thumb to the eye part I was telling you about, McMahon". Too funny but Rude, even at seemingly his most vulnerability in that ring he would still stop to pose. Jesse, "he reminds me of me." The winner of the Jesse the Body Award as the only nomination. McMahon quickly pointed that out to Jesse that he did all the nominations and Jesse simply replied to Vince "that's true." I am still laughing. What else would Jesse say? Do many memories that brought laughter and entertainment to so many and many were just off the cuff, likely unscripted, sarcastic short comments of just a few words. Steamboat was a great athlete like Randy Savage so they meshed so well in speed and ability. Rude, one quick eye rake, a pose and flex, the fans are eating out of his hands. Then the test of strength and Rude eventually in phenomenal shape and muscular build wins that after his struggles with the smaller in statcher Steamboat, Jesse says, "you see those muscles are not cosmetic." Jesse's most famous move inside the ring apparently was that thumb to the eye he described to McMahon. Jesse followed that up to Vince with, if not his best comment, certainly a top give for sure so classic, "why use muscle if you can use technique?" Okay thanks for a swing down memory lane. Only other thing I see will say, Bobby The Brain and Gorilla Monsoon, rivals to what appeared to be a humorous and bitter nonstop end, Heenan would say he was the host of prime time and if he got left by himself he made sure the home viewing audience saw him peeking at Monsoon's cue cards, all so funny, I stop to shed a tear, these too were the closest of friends off screen.

Jesse is so earthy and non-pretentious...he has to be a Buddhist Monk way down inside. I'm in AWE just hearing him talk and tell his stories.

Why is his ear bleeding though

WOW, Another first Class video. Keep. going Brother..

I'm smilling the same as Ben, being in awe and amazed with Jesse's story telling power and his charisma.

The Body : _”Jobs? I’ve had a bunch... I got to cruise around with the seals on a peak war budget, drop bombs, fire missiles, jump from planes, scuba dive out of submarines, a state governor, a pro wrestler, I was a ranked mongol mc member... but my favourite job? Oh thats easy, griefing Vince live on air.”_ Us : Well, we liked that summer in ‘82 when the neighbour paid us to walk their dogs, thats cool right?

Vince Mcmahon is a true genius of the wrestling industry. Despite all the horror stories, he built the foundation for modern wrestling.

amazing how built he was. How we change as we get older is difficult to wrap my head around. He looked so different as a young man.

Really love Jesse's voice. Very distinctive

3:12 Jesse, your bleeding.

Cool story about the police officer with his kids. I wish all Police stories ended like this.

@Graham Bensinger excellent interviews with the "body". really enjoyed your videos with a variety of stars that you've spoken with over the years! biggest thing is you know how and when to ask questions and letting the guests talk uninterrupted. keep 'em coming. cheers from southern ontario 🍁

A decent straight up honest man who will call you out on your shit..........................respect

“There can’t be a better job in the world out there?” Yeah flying a fighter jet

Ventura for president.. 2020.

Jesse is a very honest guy. Says what is in his heart. Good guy.

Im still a Fan after all these years!! YES!!😍

I would stand next to him on a post any day. He is all about the Flag and what it means to us Oath Keepers.

I'm surprised he didn't mention the time that the black helicopters sprayed him with chemtrailz and the CIA spied on him via remote viewing! That seems way more scary.

You never wrestled on WWE but it looked like you could have. Best time in history.

As a life long Oregonian, we had some of the best. ROddy Piper, Snuka, Ventura

lmao I love how some dude pulls a knife on him and hes just like "okay lets do it"

jesse is the best wwe trash talker ever

timing is everything in life..good recollections

Jesse Ventura was a great heel color commentator, but he wasn't the first! Roddy Piper started doing that in Georgia back in 1981!

I think the reason why he's shaking is because he's anxious, this is an interview where pretty much anything can be talked about, so trying to keep yourself calm when discussing these topics can make some people a little nervous

I’d like an autobiography of Ventura in audio book read by Ventura 😃

looks like an awesome interview.

the first reason i learned english as much as was possible, to know what jesse is talking about