Jesse Ventura on Gorilla Monsoon & Why Bruno Sammartino was Removed as WWF Commentator

Jesse Ventura shoots on his time with Gorilla Monsoon & the reason Bruno Sammartino was removed from WWF commentary.
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This is from the exclusive Jesse Ventura shoot from 2014. Here, Ventura describes begging Vince McMahon not to take Bruno off the broadcast team with him.
When Jesse was moved from wrestler to commentary, Vince McMahon was his original partner. Later, Gorilla Monsoon, Bruno Sammartino, Tony Schiovane & others were paired with Ventura.
Find out why Jesse says he loved working with Bruno and that it was mistake taking him off the desk. Also hear Ventura's opinion on working with Gorilla Monsoon for all those years in WWF (World Wrestling Federation, now known as WWE).

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[@santoantonioterranova6128]

I don't Believe that Bruno Sammartino Was Not 🚫 Fired From WWF by Vincent K MCMAHON No instead Bruno was fed up the Cartoon directions that Wrestling De Evolution 🧬 to Entertainment And The Drugs and Steroids And Sex Scandals Bruno Sammartino was a Family Man And he didn't wanna be involved with That Nonsense I Believe Bruno Sammartino told off Jr that you are Destroying Wrestling And Jr s Dad would never Approve of it Amen Repent

[@NoNonsenseForex]

Love how Jesse lit up for this part. Having him and Vince open up Saturday Night's Main Event was absolutely electric!

[@brantfrans8595]

Gorilla and Jesse had incredible chemistry together.

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

I still miss Gorilla commentating with the Brain. "Will you Stop it!"😂

[@craiggbone]

My personal favourite pairing

[@jdmintegradp]

I love how they did WrestleMania VI, great commentary by the duo.

[@jasonwebb3727]

They are my favorite wrestling commentator team ever. Heenan and gorilla are number 2. Jim Ross and Jim cornette are number 3. Soli and piper are 4.

[@coulterkj]

Jesse gave credibility to the sport of wrestling. He talked about the winners purse and making money. Pure gold.

[@ivanvalentin3898]

They were doing that in the NWA territories

[@albundy7623]

I loved how the heal could do no wrong and the baby face the bad guy

[@MA_808]

“They look like two carp in the Mississippi River going after the same piece of corn.” unforgettable

[@joenelson3037]

Jesse leaving WWF was the turning point for me. It was never the same and never as good after that. He was an integral part of the whole promotion.

[@Holden308]

Bobby Heenan on commentary ended up being a great color commentary replacement for Jesse. I have to admit, I'm glad they got Piper out of commentating and back in the ring. He was great on a mic in something like Piper's Pit. He was great being interviewed ... but for mine he sucked as a commentator.

[@jumbothompson]

Chico wishes he was back selling tacos in Tijuana. Jessie was a classic.

[@foreverunsaved6661]

Or how about Roddy Piper whipping Mr. T with a belt, And Jesse saying - 'Looks like roots to me'

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@foreverunsaved6661 LMMFAOOF! 😂 🤣

[@horizontoday7874]

I believe WrestleMania 4

[@kevinkelly1529]

​@@foreverunsaved6661😂😂

[@tractordriver8950]

Hey McMahon It’s Roots 2 😆

[@scottb80]

Jesse was the best commentator. If Vince brought him back I'd mark out like crazy.

[@mxbravo3108]

Well they did kinda have a reunion, for an evening when Jesse hosted Raw in ’09ish.

[@animalmother1582]

I would literally watch Raw at least once if Jesse came back.

[@rxnupe]

Brain was better but Jesse was great

[@vincesmith2499]

No. Heenan was the greatest heel commentator.

[@markwebster7128]

Heenan & monsoon - best there was , Is and ever will be... I can hear them commentating up in the sky

[@mach1john]

“Win if you can, lose if you must but always cheat!”

[@DLRX]

"It ain't how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose."

[@stevejamieson8468]

The way Gorilla & Jesse called the WM3 Main Event was among the best I ever listened to.

[@steveclayton2353]

Gorilla and Jesse was pure gold!Above all others!

[@camj3557]

100% agree

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I feel like there was a certain level of respect when it was Gorilla and Jesse, whereas with Vince, Jesse would be at max heel level and berate him for ever sticking up for the babyface.

[@mlite2go]

The brain has to be in there. Period

[@danrhone9756]

I liked Jesse and Gorilla better than Heenan and Gorilla on commentary

[@gras1hoppa420]

Jesse and Gorilla were my favorite announce Team.. they wear Great Together!!

[@UncleEbenezer77]

Imagine Jesse, Gorilla, Vince, Heenan, ‘Mean’ Gene, and Lord Alfred Hayes in a rountable shoot.

[@bsadiq718]

If vince is there it wont be shoot theyll all kiss his ass lol

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Apparently nobody showed up for Gene’s funeral 🤨.

[@TheFoodieCutie]

I think that would be great but I'm not really for roundtable shoots because they talk all over each other. Twos and possibly 3 would be nice. I have never seen Heenan and Jesse together. I would have liked to see that but unfortunately Vince only had a straight man and an opinion commentator and two opinions wouldn't work.

[@jamieslack3147]

only in my dreams bro

[@UncleEbenezer77]

@@trappenweisseguy27 Yea, I heard DDP say that. So sad! Gene was the Gold Standard of ‘80s pro wrestling. On a few occasions, he worked play-by-play commentary and imho, was better than Gorilla, and WAYYY better than Vince. RIP

[@ThunderFist1978]

To this day, Jesse and Gorilla are my favorite commentary team.

[@marcwilliams6076]

" It ain't cheating if you don't get caught" Jesse Ventura.

[@MeadowFarmer]

His commentary was the best I've ever heard from any sport. One time he said "life is like a river, the scum always rises to the top." It was when Dick Murdock, and I think Adrian Adonis had just won the tag team belts. That was about 40 years ago and I still think about it now and then and get a laugh.

[@mm-gl7sz]

Ken Daneyko of the New Jersey Devils TV announce team sounds just like Jessie Ventura

[@alwilson3204]

Nothing like it, when at 'Uncle' Elmer's wedding, Jesse exclaimed, with Orndorf scowling, it was like 'two carp going after the same piece of corn.' Never forgot it.

[@natedogg1979]

Jesse was the best wrestling announcer...... period. Not just color commentator, but overall announcer. Heenan, Solie, and JR were among the best, too, but Jesse was the perfect wrestling commentator. I wish he was still announcing with WWE today.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

Henan by far

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@shoeplayisbad1 Exactly. Heenan is in front of Jesse.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@gregorylevi1826 in front of everyone

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Ima have to go with the other guys, and this says more about Heenan than it does about Ventura. Jesse is an incredibly good color guy, one of the very best heel announcers. But Heenan is simply the greatest of all time.

[@1983jblack]

​@gregorylevi1826 Yep, but Jessie is definitely #2 for me. My top play by play will always be Solie and I am torn between Ross and Monsoon. I enjoyed when Ross worked with Solie in the NWA as the analyst like Heenan and Ventura were to Gorilla and Vince

[@jamieslack3147]

Jesse "The Body", one of the greatest all around performers ever

[@jameshenderson9830]

Man, I remember Jesse and Gorilla announcing. I really miss those times

[@battlestarmarc]

Ventura was such a great announcer in the WWF.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

It is such a shame that for the right dollar amount Jesse could have been doing color commentary for years. He still has that incredible voice. His commentary brought legitimacy to wrestling.

[@TheEWFX29]

For the right dollar amount anyone is available. But usually its more than that person is worth.

[@naturalstrongman81]

​@@TheEWFX29so what your saying is that, in the words of the million dollar man, everybody has a price lol

[@TheEWFX29]

@@naturalstrongman81 Exactly.

[@Alamyst2011]

Just get Will Sasso

[@n.7482]

@@Alamyst2011 Killer kross

[@dtogo4286]

He was a great announcer

[@thascoota]

For me as a kid in Canada, where we only had Superstars on weekends and SNME every few months on NBC, The Body and Vince are my classic old school commentary duo😊

[@davidmreyes77]

When he left in 1990 I hated Vince and Piper on commentary but Heenan and Monsoon doing Wrestlemania’s together they were gold.

[@joshs4594]

I could listen to Jesse Ventura for hours. He’s smart and can prove it in his conversation. One of the few people of merit today who’s opinion you can respect.

[@rm8281]

I loved Jesse as a broadcaster. He was the ultimate heel. None better.

[@tedmix8475]

I don't remember Bruno as an announcer, but as a kid I loved watching his matches against Superstar Billy Graham. Their match at MSG was a huge event for wrestling back in the day. Billy Graham was Hulk Hogan before anyone ever heard of Hulk Hogan.

[@119Agent]

He wasn’t that good. He was hard to understand and he didn’t understand a lot of the angles.

[@legionarybooks13]

@@119Agent agreed. And he spoke so little it was easy to forget he was there. To be fair, it's difficult to have three announcers, as one often gets shut out. When Strike Force won the tag belts from the Hart Foundation, it was 95% Jesse and Vince. I think Bruno said two lines, one of which was, "All right."

[@zt1053]

@@legionarybooks13 Its amazing he lasted a year and half with Vince and Jesse.

[@joshs4594]

I could listen to Jesse for hours. Whatever topic he on, he knows exactly what he’s talking about. He’s very special.

[@vincesmith2499]

No he doesn't. He just thinks he does. Imagine him debating an expert on 9/11.

[@jimbo462nd]

Gorilla and Jesse were amazing together.

[@PaulJackson729]

JR and Lawler were more of my childhood. They are my #1 all-time announce team, not just in WWE but anywhere. If I had to pick a #2, I would say Monsoon and Ventura. Those who grew up on them would probably say #1, and that's fine. I won't argue with them at all.

[@rickya3877]

Jesse was an awesome announcer..."That's right,Go-RILLA"!

[@VincentRodriguez-km6nq]

He said it like Someonen you tell that's older and that you respected. That's right GORILLA.

[@jjfromthebigland781]

As much as I liked Jesse and Gorilla, Gorilla and The Brain were announce team gold...

[@horrormaestro3468]

Jesse was always my favourite commentator. Always intelligent with a wicked twist

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Jesse Ventura is the most UNDERAPPRECIATED color analysis of all-time. Jesse's voice is so good that a lot of people enjoy imitating him (ask Killer Kross) but Jesse doesn't get enough credit for being one of the best.

[@brownmut5518]

Jessie and Gorilla were my favorite announce team

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I always was happy to see Ventura as a commentator in WWF or WCW . He was fn great !!!! He had his wild look and always complimented every guy he was in the booth with well . One of the top color guys ever .

[@dyates6380]

Um, dude. It's wrestling. All scripted out.

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

​@@dyates6380not commentary. That was all improv.

[@SuperFlanders123]

"Put the decimal point in the right place,and I'll be there tomorrow." Mhm,same as all businesses...That's why everyone comes and goes.

[@jonathanhensley6141]

Jesse was a great color commentator. The announcers made the matches.

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

Agreed- never much cared for Ross or Lawler. Occasionally funny, but Jesse , McMahon, Heenan, and Gorilla really made the wwf with their commentary.

[@luxdico]

watchin' WWF on Sky Channel with Jesse's comments on and playin' some Commodore64 games ... them good ole dayz

[@iscariot666]

Indeed!

[@abefinklestein711]

I Honestly Believe Bruno wasn't down with the direction the WWE was taking! I remember during a match Vince asked him what do you think of Brutus Beefcakes face is he handsome? Bruno replied " Well I'm not looking at his face I'm looking at his wrestling ability" For some reason I knew Brunos days were numbered after that.

[@tonypine3434]

vince...what a weirdo

[@starkiller9897]

Jesse was the best on the mic i wish he stayed for many more years he was the best commentator for wrestling!!

[@Orionwayz]

Jesse is a legend

[@clivet3252]

"In your book? Well your book's pretty thin Gorilla!" "It makes me glad I retired, Jess" "It's makes me glad you retired, too!" "Are you telling me you could see that with those blue Coke bottle glasses you wear?"

[@kaiserschnitzel89]

I will always remember the immortal words "WELL LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING MCMAHON" every week at least 4-5 times.

[@sicfrynut]

on the USA broadcasts his famous words were : " Don't you lecture me , Jack" to Jack Reynolds. the announcers and Gorilla and Bobby in "the studio" was the reason me and my friend watched wrestling.

[@charlesgreen8703]

“This is terrible,McMahon!”

[@ronnie_5150]

I used to love how Jesse would burn on Tito Santana. Instead of "Tito Santana, from Tocula, Mexico", Jesse would say, "Chico Santana from Tijuana, Mexico."

[@foleynj86]

I loved when Jesse called Monsoon "Geno" because it was an insider nickname to Monsoon's real name Bob Marella.

[@horizontoday7874]

Only in ‘85

[@foleynj86]

@@horizontoday7874 Really? I thought it was longer than that? I wonder why Jesse stopped calling him Geno? People like to talk about Heenan and Monsoon (and they were great), but for my money, I prefer Jesse and Gorilla.

[@JayReaction530]

Because that was his gimmick name when he worked in Calgary for Stu hart an opera singer Geno Marella

[@foleynj86]

@@JayReaction530 Good info. Thanks.

[@ypmm53]

Jesse was excellent on the mic!

[@flobp2381]

I always laughed when Jesse called Tito Santana, "CHICO" Santana with that accent of his! It was hilarious!!

[@ernestcruz6316]

It was a reference to an old time midget wrestler by that name. Jesse figured no one would remember that, and he was right.

[@dvdgway]

I loved when Ventura would call Gorilla "Gino" every once in a while

[@THEBODYPRACTICE]

If Jesse was back on the mic, I’d still be watching wrestling today just to hear is heel-insults.

[@KizzMyAbs]

Jesse is just a great talker plain and simple

[@cleawox]

It's pretty amazing how many compelling on air talents the WWF had.

[@bicpapermate]

Two things. 1. I always preferred Jesse with Gorilla Monsoon. The two of them were veterans of the ring and they could talk like old timers together. I loved it when Jesse would remind Monsoon that he had been a rulebreaker through most of his career. 2. I always hoped that one day Bruno would challenge Jesse to a match and Bruno would destroy Ventura in the ring. That would have evened things up after Jesse made him look bad as a broadcaster.

[@furnitureconsortium]

haha! that's right!! Ventura would slip in those little jabs all the time on Gorilla when Monsoon would prattle on about adhering to the rules and Jesse would just lob a hand grenade like that at him "like you can talk about that, Gorilla! I remember your matches!" 😆😆😆

[@donjohn2695]

Jesse's commentary made it feel like a real contest while Bobby with gorilla was like a comedy double act

[@shoeplayisbad1]

He played the bad guy he did his job

[@stevejamieson8468]

The way those 2 called the 1st 6 WrestleManias together was excellent. What was most surprising was how surprisingly neutral and objective Jesse was during the main event matches at WM 3 & 6.

[@josevillarreal5955]

"Awww Gorilla! I don't see no halo hovering over your head!"

[@tmage23]

I like that Jesse's not a mark. It's all about the money for him.

[@yajtramer6913]

I always loved hearing Jesse talking on the microphone

[@mikefagan6840]

To me, these were the ABSOLUTE glory days of the WWF!

[@davel4708]

"Shuddup Mick-Man, I do the replays!"

[@patrickgray5633]

Andre throws out a Killer Bee in the Battle Royal. Jessie 'There goes one to the hive." LOL

[@itsglen9646]

These are so good! Love hearing Jesse praise Bruno.

[@terryfrancono3013]

I remember Jesse and Vince going at it over a Piper's Pit segment where the wrestlers were tossing "security staff" around and Jesse says "Now they're beatin' up old men McMahon!". A couple of friends and I still spout that line now and then when we get together especially since we're old men now. It always gets a laugh. Have to say I loved Gorilla and Bruno too, they were both special. Jesse was the best, so good he'd pair with anybody and deliver the goods.

[@johnkim163]

AEW already has Jim Ross , I like to think Jessie the Body could add a lot to the announcement team

[@davidbrennan5]

Jesse had great chemistry with Vince, both men were very talented.

[@alfredlock3902]

And only he could get away with slating Vince on the air and even made jokes about Vince alledgedly having a toupee . He was the classic heel you loved to hate but couldn't truly because his flamboyance and humour and obvious defence of fellow heel stars at the time made him irressitable to watch. With Gorilla it was more about the wrestling as a whole and Gorilla having an answer for every Jesse barb in his own straightman way and having respect for each others careers despite Gorilla being a heel originally and Jesse a heel for all his career.

[@davidbrennan5]

@@alfredlock3902 This was Vince's idea (Good Cop Bad Cop) but Jesse ran with it and it worked. Then later Vince became the biggest heel of all time and Jesse became the working mans governor. I love the wrestling business.

[@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737]

Doesn't get much more conservative,or more flamboyant and colorful than Bruno & The Body,respectively.

[@keith1r]

Him and Gorilla were the best team

[@ultrahighgain412]

Jesse and Vince were great together. "Well I don't know McMahon, I didn’t go to Havard!"

[@3hree9ine]

Monsoon, Jesse, Heenan, Gene, Vince, Honky Tonk Man were the best commentator. Great chemistry.

[@p.d.stanhope7088]

Jim Duggan's challenge to Andre the Giant was classic Ventura and McMahon commentary.

[@KeithFroehlich07]

"That is felonious assault, McMahon!"

[@steviem5279]

Jesse and Monsoon were a great announcing team...my favorite was when Jesse would say something completely different from what was going on in the ring, and Monsoon would xall him out on it and Jesse would reply, "I call it like I see it, Monsoon."

[@zt1053]

Alot of people forget what chemistry they had because after 86 they only did ppvs together. Jesse was primarily with Vince and Gorilla with Heenan. A ppv was bittersweet because you knew it would the only time you would see them together for several months. Its too bad Vince didn't let Gorilla do a Saturday Nights Main Event with Jesse.

[@owenicus]

I always loved when Gorilla would say “ he hit his occipital protuberance”, and Bobby the Brain would say “what?”. Gorilla would say “he hit the back of his head.”. Lol!

[@joeblo5804]

I liked the "lower ubanglatta region"

[@jonfranks6902]

Gorilla and Jesse…… the BEST commentators EVER in the wrestling business.

[@zombiefulci3301]

Jesse is my all time favorite broadcaster, few words and what he said was gold. That thick character filled voice was a joy to the ears as I ate pancakes 🥞 on Saturday mornings. The team of Jesse, McMahon and Sammartino was the best! Jesse always sided with the heels and justified their cheating tactics as genius. Heaping praise upon worthless evildoers like Fooge the Stooge, Bobby Heenan, Slick, Jimmy Hart etc...

[@POPS-PPP]

He was also quick to criticize the heels for being lazy, i.e. not hooking the leg, pulling their opponent up at 2.

[@zombiefulci3301]

​@@POPS-PPPJust like a heel, Jesse disowned failures and stepped over the fumbled or defeated carcasses 😂😂 I remember he always praised Million Dollar Man for lavishing him with money but he'd throw him under the bus for putting his head down and getting into a Small Package, making Jesse look bad as a color man 😆😆😆

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

I loved it when Ventura would say something such as "Boo hoo, Bruno. I don't hear you complaining when your favourites cheat to win". "I'm Jesse the Body, McMahon: the man that tells it like it is". "Close enough is only good enough with horseshoes and hand grenades". Calling Monsoon by his former given ring name of Gino. Arguably the first heel commentator in the business- certainly in the McMahon shows- and one of the best.

[@Jio4yh]

Damn he does a great impersonation of Will Sasso!

[@Kfm7]

Jerry lawler was a fantastic commentator , but I think my all time favorites where gorilla and Heenan was my favorite combinations.

[@horizontoday7874]

Yea, but Lawler came later on after the Golden era

[@dengland5874]

I saw the wedding episode when it first aired and have been laughing at the "...two carp in the Mississippi..." line ever since!!🤣🤣🤣👍

[@poindextertunes]

He has a tortilla silo down in the BAJA. He was also the governor of Mini SODA

[@Iamtheskidoostig]

I'm convinced that they used to create names for wrestling moves/holds on the spot, even as a kid. I kinda miss kayfabe.

[@foreverunsaved6661]

I can remember Jesse's commentary on Elmer's wedding like it was yesterday- 'somebody get the slop bucket, I think I'm getting sick'

[@jbmmm4028]

I Jessie came back to announce. I’d start watching wrestling again!

[@TheParappa]

this! the bad commentary is one of the reasons I stopped watching.

[@stripmin41]

Great shoot video!

[@sciulliconcrete]

Brunos contract was up and he couldn't wait to get out of there he was only there to help his son David's wrestling career and it didn't work out and Bruno wanted out of there nobody pushed him out

[@waltkowalski9040]

Loved when he referred to Koko B Ware as Buckwheat LOLOL

[@ravenlit]

JV: Of course, you know, Gorilla...the "B" stands for "Buckwheat". GM: Oh, no it doesn't! JV: Oh yes it does! He's got a brother too, named Stymie! GM: Please... JV: Wears a derby! Ventura's the GOAT

[@waltkowalski9040]

I remember that my little brother and I were rolling on the floor laughing

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

​@@ravenlit😂. Forgot about that one!

[@chrisballard5743]

I loved Jesse as a heel commentator in the WWF, he was hilarious. I remember he used to call Tito Santana's finishing maneuver the flying burrito 😂😂. For whatever reason i didn't like him as much in WCW. He didn't seem to have the same wit and humor.

[@Davidp1985]

They don’t come any better than Jesse along side Monsoon and The Brain Bobby Heenan. I would have loved to see JR and Jesse commentate in The Attitude Era Wow!

[@christopherhuff3123]

Venture was the coolest, funniest wrestler and commentator ever! His voice is epic.

[@treasurethetime2463]

Gorilla monsoon is the greatest wrestling name ever.

[@tdozzy991]

Gorilla an jesse may not have been the official A team but they were the real A team.

[@horizontoday7874]

A team to me. They did all of the early PPVs

[@chadfortman4162]

😂😂😂 I was watching live when he made corn and two fish going after it 😂

[@zackman1615]

My favorite Jesse moment was when he called the Macho/Santana match and Savage hit Santana with a steel pipe in his trunks. He and Monsoon were awesome in that. 😂

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[@TariqBusy]

You have to be a little young to not know that Jesse and the Gorilla were a tandem. They were as important as Vince, Hogan, Mr. T or Cyndi Lauper in selling wrestling to the world.

[@clxmasisland6724]

Will you stop!?

[@gerrypeet4861]

Everything aligned perfectly. Some of it planned and a lot of it luck. They could do no wrong back then.

[@horusthreesixteen3843]

"They look like two carp in the Mississippi River going after the same piece of corn!" Best announcer line in any sport or other media in my lifetime...💋🐠🌽🐟😘

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I loved it when Jessie said, “I’d like to make a soup out of that bird (Frankie).

[@horizontoday7874]

Vince was Jesse’s boss and Jesse would let Vince have it. I mean he used to really stick it to him!!! He held nothing back on Vince!!!

[@sheppcook7007]

Loved the Tony Schiavone/Jesse Ventura combination.

[@joeblo5804]

When Jesse used to call tito "Chico Santana from Tacula Mexico" I would be on the floor. Then one day they were showing footage of a "Mexican town" in honor of Tito and the camera panned to an overweigt mexican dude passed out drunk on the street and Jesse said: "there's the Mayor of Tacula Mexico" ........ I lost my lunch.

[@Heat3YT2]

Jesse and Gorilla were my favorite. Back then I was a kid and I thought Vince McMahon was just an announcer then randomly tuned in years later during attitude era and he was Mr. McMahon 😂

[@neilt4723]

Jesse, Gorilla and Bobby Heenan, nothing compares

[@pauldegregorio6432]

“Ain’t got time to bleed” JTBV

[@N1120A]

Jesse calling matches now might actually save what remains of wrestling.