Jesse Ventura leaves the AWA

May 1984. A set of interviews with Jesse "The Body" Ventura, "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal and The Fabulous Ones, Steve Keirn and Stan Lane promoting a match that never happened.

[@davidlisowski5245]

I loved in the old school promos where one team would walk off camera and the opponents would walk on and talk about them like they weren’t even there!

[@paulcoy9060]

They missed the perfect opportunity to Pearl Harbor them from the front.

[@mighty690am]

​@@paulcoy9060 it happened so many times

[@richarda3514]

Lol so true

[@CHRISMED2]

Ventura & monsoon were the greatest on color commentary

[@camionerosfurgoneros5915]

I go with Ventura and Vince

[@geopie3879]

Take a drink every time someone says "let me tell you somethin"

[@jameshandy1250]

AWA was a part of my young family life. We had four generations watching on tv together, good times and memories. We could see all the stars almost every week at High school gyms and auditoriums. Went to the Civic center and Minneapolis auditorium too many times to count. So sad when it ended.

[@SteveOMaddog]

I always loved it when Jesse would call Carbo, Caribou.

[@tedoverholt156]

The Fabulous one's Steve Keirn and Stan Lane were a very good Team..their wars with the Sheepherders are Legendary to those of us that were there

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

The Sheepherders aka The Bushwackers.

[@1981CrueHead]

Why is Ron Burgundy doing interviews for the AWA?

[@drummerrmr]

1981CrueHead True ,Ron ! Haaaaa

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Lol he changed his look by the time he went to WWF.

[@hoopsheavenpa]

🤣

[@samsmith8725]

its most likely they stole his look and RON was born..lol🤔🤔🤔👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@johngallagher72]

Lol ..that's Killer Ken ..Ken Resnick

[@missumenimsatanass]

I just realized who Regal looked like back then. He looks like a blonde Paul Rogers of Bad Company....haha

[@errolwaguespack7196]

Jesse The Governor.

[@dickborg452]

One of my favorite was fabulous ones n Mr. Electricity Steve regal

[@battlestarmarc]

Jesse was colorful.

[@nealthompson404]

So I guess Wally Carbo meant to bring Jesse Ventura's resignation letter to TV, but mistakenly brought Ken Patera's resignation letter (which would've been not long after). Oops! Here's an interesting realization I just had. Jesse Ventura used to always have fun with making up funny variations of his enemies' names. Having grown up in Winnipeg watching the AWA, this probably entertained a young Chris Jericho, who would go on to use that exact same humour in his own promos.

[@trendmassacre8423]

Jesse Ventura Would call Bob Uker "Mr. Basket Ball" instead of Mr. Baseball when Bob showed up at one of the Wrestlemanias. That was a good example on how Ventura could make us laugh!

[@ronsimko7137]

Tito Santana as Chico

[@spaceace1006]

Yep!! There were 2 different Steve Regals in Wrestling!!!

[@chadwickwhite6107]

On to BIGGER and BETTER things!!!! The World Wrestling FEDERATION!!!!!

[@hoodtohollywood]

Jesse V went to the WWWF and that telegram was real. He took his talent to the big stage and soon after many followed.

[@Danimal77]

No, he went to the WWF. It was no longer the WWWF since 1979. Jesse left the AWA in 1984 to go the to the WWF.

[@JGD185]

"When Jesse Ventura first came to us he was called the Nobody and weighed 180 lbs. I taught Jesse how to lift weights and gave him the nickname the Body. I said to start talking like Billy Graham, it'll get over" -Greg Gagne

[@christofl6523]

Greg should have taught himself how to lift weights.

[@dingdong7610]

Jesse already had a gym. Prb wasn't "weights" he gave him

[@williambarnes7133]

No Wally it wasn't lack of courage it was lack of money

[@johngallagher72]

I'm sure the better offer he got from Vince had nothing to do with it.

[@tresfielder3148]

That was a stacked battle royal.

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

A battle royal so great, King Kong Brody is in it twice!

[@77chevy4x4]

Just plain yellow…… yeah … I’d walk for the color Green also

[@mr10tomidnight]

I loved Jessie the Body as a heel commentary. I liked his more neutral unbias announcering at wcw .He was great in wcw

[@rewing84]

i concur

[@philomcmasters8358]

God the AWA was loaded with talent… if Verne had gone national he might have survived

[@Sargebri]

Of course, within a few weeks Jesse would make his WWF debut and they began the build to a series with Hogan. Unfortunately, that series was cut short when Ventura developed the blood clots and was forced to retire.

[@AnthonyStJames]

Jesse wrestled Backlund for the title in WWF.

[@errolwaguespack7196]

would not be Jesse first time in WWF.

[@maturanita]

@@errolwaguespack7196 well, technically, we worked for Vince Senior, and back then it was the WWWF...

[@CatsClaw44]

@@AnthonyStJames He meant his debut return.

[@Jim-Tuner]

The real story is that when he got to the WWF, they saw how bad his singles matches were and switched him over to commentary. Jesse Ventura couldn't really work a match. Earlier in his career, they would cover up his problems by putting him in tag teams. But a Jesse Ventura singles match was usually eight minutes of stalling and two minutes of his opponent either carrying him or selling for him.

[@MisterGravelrama]

That ad at the end totally sold me on the battle royal! How can I watch that?!?

[@DotDotkins]

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[@MisterGravelrama]

Sweet thanks!

[@dougcollier5723]

That's what great wrestling was for the fans ib. Crappy wrestling in a studio. But damn the interviews were great. The wrestling on TV was pretty bad back then The important interviews about seeking revenge were classic We tuned in for the interviews And looked forward to seeing someone get someone to beg for forgiveness and not to hurt him. Heenan was great on the mic. We really want to see him get what he deserved Verne rally screwed things up. When he needed someone as a replacement, we got folks like roger Kirby or the Mongolian stomper. Von Rashkre spent too much there. At the matches, theyd boo him. They were really tired of his act. He should have been released far much sooner. When zumhoffe gotvhis radio stolen and bashed into oblivion by Bobby Heenan. That started a feud between them. Bobby swueaked by and would usually get embaressed by aqBuck.

[@nealthompson404]

Get your tickets at any ATO, BTO, CBO or Baldy Northcott outlet!

[@GeoffNelson]

“Let me tell you something!”

[@DixiePokerAce]

Regal was decent in the ring but he lacked charisma and real magnetism. Ventura carried this whole thing. Jesse wasn't the greatest wrestler but his personality and mic skills were awesome.

[@TL2354]

Regal was Mr Electricity!

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

*HA HA HA!* "We're *so mad* at each other that we'll just *walk-by each other on camera* & then continue the threats."

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Jesse off to WWF-Land! Oh, and did Wally, say "Patera", instead of "Ventura"? Ha, Jesse leaving shook the AWA to it's core, jack! - 5:04

[@CatsClaw44]

No, he says Ventura.

[@keijimuto]

One of Vince´s greatest coups.

[@Jefff72]

Mean Gene must have left to the WWF by now, right? The announcing just wasn't the same without him.

[@rodmunch4879]

Does carbo and jack Tunney hangout?

[@harps1974]

That’s what happened Vern..When you screw Heenen Hogan Oaklund and Ventura..Ventura jumped to the WWF

[@cfx5000]

Now I know where Hogan learned his mic skills.

[@paws_offury]

From Superstar Billy Graham

[@neilgoldring4832]

4:24 = Old man approved 👍

[@williambarnes7133]

Jesse only made that challenge because he knew that he was going to To the WWE which was appearing in Saint Paul Minnesota that same night under McMahon's orders ....

[@RickJW-OSM]

Love Carbo taking a swipe at WWF.

[@Hallstyle]

I listened to Jesse do an interview about him leaving AWA and he said Verne never forgave him...

[@johngallagher72]

Carbo got all the chicks.

[@chadk890]

AWA no longer exists. WWE is a billion dollar company

[@vincentrimmer5844]

Dang! The Fabs were great. They looked good, they could tangle, and they could talk. Too bad they didn't last longer.

[@trentaccid2177]

The AWA should have said Jessie Ventura jumped ship too The WWF because The WWF cant make there own stars but need to use The AWA stars to make there company. They should have told all the viewers how The WWF were making there roster.

[@ronnyvonallmen6892]

“Wally Cariboo”….Jesse Ventura

[@centrist1008]

Great job Wally Carbo

[@andymassingham]

Electric.

[@johngallagher72]

If you like Ken Resnicks moustache watch the WrestleRock Rumble music video.

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2022 Rules forever I'm Jesse Ventura and all the country singer s they play on Bob f.m forever promise to god. Steve fiikez Curt of the fabulous one s and all the rock n roll singer s they play on Kool 108 forever promise to god. Steve fikes Steve of fabs Darren worls Stan of the fabs I'm Jesse Ventura forever Wade s Steve reagal forever. Done forever or hell I go bye now.,😀😷♥👍.

[@johnterwilliger164]

He left because he was getting screwed by gagna

[@TL2354]

Who?

[@dpj1]

@@TL2354 Verne Gagne

[@pumpingironmke]

The true end of the AWA!

[@christofl6523]

No, they had several good years left.

[@AlfredoHernandez-vr3wc]

The other wrestler Steve Regal look like the 1-2-3 Kid.with jessy the body Ventura.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Jessie in his S&M phase.

[@mayorhaggar1275]

Let me tell you something

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I was a happy man when the Heenan family broke these guys in half in the studio!

[@kurtcobainpizza5606]

100k..im sure Verne didn't have 100

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Verne drove his top talent away, especially when he lowered their payoffs to finance his yearly vacation with Greg and the rest of the Gagne clan. 😂😂😂

[@paulnewsom7629]

Vern was Crying ,All his Talent went to WWF for Very Good Reason much better Money

[@ronsimko7137]

Vern was cheap

[@zootman7692]

How many King Kong Brody's were there? Lol

[@dnx112]

1 stupid

[@chosenone1746]

Take a look at Steve Regal😂😂

[@BeeBumper]

What about him

[@dnx112]

That's not lord steven regal

[@user-oh9yc5mt3o]

Cool

[@joeansuini1762]

The Great Wilbur Snyder!!!!

[@jimj.5099]

Caribou!

[@andymassingham]

8:33 Spit take!

[@jeremydeering8280]

5:58...I know this is fake, but it is funny to hear this dude saying a former Navy Seal that served in Vietnam has a lack of courage and is yellow for not wanting to “wrestle” in the AWA. If I were him, I probably would have toned down that language a bit.

[@DotDotkins]

No one sitting at home back then knew anything about Jim George Janos military record. Remember this is pro wrestling. Sgt. Slaughter claimed to be in the Marines but Bob Remus never really was.

[@Jim-Tuner]

He wasn't a Navy Seal on any other basis than a technicality. He never served on a SEAL team and was never trained as a SEAL. He gets to call himself a SEAL because he did the BUDS class and was on an underwater demolition team. He joined up while the Vietnam War was going on, but never served in Vietnam and never saw combat service anywhere.

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2019 rules forever I'm Jesse the body Ventura forever Wade's Steve regal forever steve Fikes Stan of the the fabulous ones Darren worl s Curt of the fabulous ones I'm Bryan white and all the country singer s forever promise to god steve Fikes boy George of culture club and all the rock n roll singers forever promise to god bye now 👍🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅👍

[@anthonybranco]

The best wrestling promotion until 1984.

[@Danimal77]

They still had talent after 1984. They had Curt Hennig (aka Mr. Perfect), Scott Hall (aka Razor Ramon), Sgt. Slaughter, Bob Backlund, The Road Warriors (aka The Legion of Doom), The Midnight Rockers (aka The Rockers), Big Van Vader, The Nasty Boys, Kerry Von Erich (aka The Texas Tornado), Rick Martel, Madusa, Bruiser Brody, and more.

[@richardeicholtz4868]

And everyone of those guys would've left if a promoter paid them a penny more.

[@scoh840]

Steve Regal was trying his best to rise above Jobberhood. He was a decent jobber. He fit in as a jobber. but just didn't have the charisma to rise from curtain jerker into mid-card status

[@JackBarrett7]

Ventura was def big enough, could he just not work? I think he was injury prone, too..he def. couldnt have made it (in the WWF) w the blatant Graham ripoff, but if hed changed his gimmick, he mayve had a good run.

[@Jim-Tuner]

He wasn't interested in working or becoming a better worker. He was a big guy with a mouth and that was enough to make him useful in wrestling. But he could only really do matches where he was in tag teams with a much better worker who could do everything in the ring. Jesse was best just coming into tag matches to do power moves and to have other guys sell for him. On the rare occasions where Jesse got put into singles matches, he looked horrible and got totally exposed. The typical Jesse Ventura singles match was eight minutes of stalling and two minutes of his opponent selling for him or carrying him through basic moves. The best way to use him was as a commentator or a manager which is why the WWF got him out of the ring.

[@jimh.412]

​@@Jim-TunerNo he had blood clots and had to retire from in ring competition.🙄

[@wabankik]

Jimmy garvin steve regal vs road warriors

[@rgood1204]

Ventura with the belly.

[@thespaceram2879]

And didn't wax his body hair here.

[@thewkovacs316]

the promoters of the other regions were so dumb and greedy had they all joined together, they couldve destroyed vince instead, they allowed him to pick them off, one at a time

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Steve Regal looks so different.....British snob...then a WWF lumberjack lol

[@BeeBumper]

Wrong Steve Regal

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2021 Rules forever I'm Johñny cash and all the country singer s they play on Bob f.m. forever promise to god. Steve Fikes Jesse Ventura and boy George of culture club and all the rock n roll singer s they play on Kool 108 forever promise to god. Steve Fikes Jesse Ventura forever. Darren worls Steve reagal forever. I'm Kurt of the fabulous ones forever. Wade's Steve a fabulous ones forever. I'm governor Tim wahls forever. My girlfriend s Jan Malcolm forever. Steve Fikes Jesse Ventura forever. Wahls Rules forever best governor we had keeper forget you Jesse Ventura you said got have a Hummer to live in Michigan not true are you on dope Jesse wahls is doing a better job hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee haw 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@martinklatt6937]

Wally!

[@dingdong7610]

Odd fact: Steve Regal's new partner after Jesse left, according to Chris Kyle was, in fact, Chris Kyle. Jesse also says the same thing. Odd.

[@yudhajitvishwakarman0825]

5.16 a telegram watsapp of 70's & 80's 😅

[@samsmith8725]

yep and it was a shoot thats how vince told him to quit .

[@jesshansen1397]

Gagne was a GREAT trainer and excellent promoter. He had three weaknesses. 1. Arrogance. He believed he could make anyone into a big time wrestler so he didn't mind losing talent. 2. He was CHEAP. 3. He was attached to technical wrestling and didn't do enough with his beefcake wrestlers.

[@dingdong7610]

He minded losing them

[@jesshansen1397]

@@dingdong7610 If he did he would have paid them more.

[@chrischar9428]

2) that's why sooo many stayed so long

[@rustyshakelford1279]

2:52 Jessie “ The gut” Ventura, damn.

[@bleeding4721]

AWA out of business 6 years later.

[@celebrategout1008]

LMAO

[@jonathanturbide2232]

LOL who can blame Jesse for leaving, they put him in a team with "Mr. Power outage" Steve Regal. Man, that guy sucked.

[@DotDotkins]

I'm going to have to disagree with you about Regal. He was a good worker and was successful down south before coming to the AWA. I've never heard any other wrestlers say anything bad about Regal.

[@ReddFoxxPunxx]

Not to knock anyone or say one person is right or wrong, but for Regal's tryout matches in the WWF, which aired on Prime Time, Gorilla Monsoon would bring up for both matches that Regal didn't live up to the moniker of "Mr. Electricity." Monsoon got some wisecracks in there over the name but it's been awhile seen I've seen Regal's MSG matches. Needless to say I have to agree with Monsoon.

[@universalmanchild]

Regal blew. Never drew a dime. Even down south the guy was a joke.

[@ianisaac2501]

"Mr. Power Outage" LMAO!!!!

[@HemiVic]

Steve Regal was a better face than heel!

[@PtolemyJones]

Wow, pre-steroid Ventura looks great, bu who is this Steven Regal?

[@richardedwards9349]

prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Regal

[@CatsClaw44]

Regal is alt-right piece of sh*t.

[@sheezamann2724]

Jesse Ventura-----is a hottie..........DAMN

[@beaumichael6359]

Jesse The Coward Ventura.

[@paulnewsom7629]

Fans,Worse tag Team There is just Another flash in the Pan bunch of wanna be Pretty boys

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Lost his nerve

[@marcrapaccuiolo2406]

Ken was horrible

[@jimh.412]

You wouldn't say that to Killer Ken's face punk. 🤨

[@jrupp8853]

AWA....Where old wrestling personalities went to die.

[@jb0609]

wrong

[@jrupp8853]

@@jb0609 Yeah! Baron, Crusher, Bruiser, Vachon, Bockwinkle, and Verne were all hot youg prospects at this point.

[@CatsClaw44]

@@jrupp8853 There were just as many older wrestlers in the WWF and NWA many of the ones you point out went to those promotions. You're just being selective in order to get over a lame joke that you attempted.

[@jrupp8853]

@@CatsClaw44 Come on, cuck! Crusher, Bruiser, and Baron were the top guys long passed their primes. Even old man Gagne ran off Hulk because he was stuck in the past.