Jesse Ventura and Vince McMahon famously clashed over announcer royalties in 1991, which ended up in court.
Before they clashed in court, Ventura looked to start a union ahead of WrestleMania 2 in 1986.
Ventura has long claimed that Hulk Hogan was the one who went behind his back and shut things down.
On "Mr. McMahon," Hogan admitted he went to Vince about Jesse's plans.
"Right before WrestleMania 2, Jesse was trying to start a union and undermine Vince. I was on Vince McMahon's team all the way. I went straight to Vince and said, 'Hey, Jesse's stirring shit up, man. He's trying to start a union here and you're going to have a bunch of wrestlers walk out on you at Madison Square Garden. Just want to let you know what's up,'" recalled Hogan.
Vince said, "The whole thing was a sham. It's something he pulled out of the air. Mostly like, "We should get together.' Quite frankly, no one in the locker room would get behind Jesse."
Tony Atlas recalled, "What Vince would do is called each wrestler one by one. 'I know about the meeting. Everybody that shows up to this meeting will not have a job in the morning.' So, nobody showed up."
Ventura and WWE have patched up their relationship over the years, in part due to McMahon resigning from WWE.
All six episodes of "Mr. McMahon" are now streaming on Netflix.
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Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. On May 30, Grant agreed to pause the lawsuit for six months while the federal investigation continued against McMahon, who resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed.
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