Jesse Ventura

From Pro Wrestling

James George Janos
Statistics
Ring Names	Jesse Ventura Jesse "The Great" Ventura (PNW) Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Height	6'4" (193 cm)
Weight	271 lbs. (123 kg.)
Born	July 15, 1951
	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Died:
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Eddie Sharkey
Debut	June 1974
Retired	1986

Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos), also known as "The Body", "The Great", and "The Governing Body", is an American politician of Slovak decent, retired wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also a former co-holder of the AWA World tag team title with Adrian Adonis and is a 2-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion. Jesse was the Guest Host of the November 23, 2009 episode of RAW.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Body Breaker

• Nicknames

• "The Body"
• "The Mouth"

• Tag teams and stables

• East-West Connection - with Adrian Adonis
• Heenan Family

• Managers

• Bobby Heenan (WWF) (1984)
• Freddie Blassie (WWF)

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Adrian Adonis

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Tank Patton

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling

• NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
• NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (5 time) - with Buddy Rose (2), Bull Ramos (2), Jerry Oates (1)

See also

• Jesse Ventura's career history
• Jesse Ventura's event history
• Jesse Ventura's gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• Jesse Ventura profile at CAGEMATCH.net