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Post by Dackle on Jun 25, 2018 22:51:11 GMT -5
His career has taken a turn. He went from Star, to commentator, to actor, to governer of Minnesota, and now flaps his jibbs late at night ranting about weird things and conspiracies. Right or wrong?
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jun 25, 2018 23:20:12 GMT -5
Haha, so here in Korea there's a few channels on and off on our cable that'll specialize in western programming. Late one night I caught his show. How did a guy who's literally been at the top his whole career turn into a bargain-basement Michael Moore? I mean, he was my governor, and he did an alright job but.....what happened? I mean, it's a fun show, but still.
I wonder if he knows some deep dark secret that we don't and although he can't tell us directly he's trying to get our minds on the right track to discover it for ourselves. That's gotta be the reason, right?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 23:25:32 GMT -5
I'm sorry Mongo but Ventura was never a top guy in wrestling. As a wrestler, he was a third-rate wannabe "Superstar" Billy Graham and as an announcer, he was just lame. Now I'm not sure how he was as a governor as he wasn't one very long. As a movie actor, he was a B rated movie star but I will give him this he has managed to find constant work. But I have always felt he was a bit off his rocker.
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jun 25, 2018 23:28:13 GMT -5
Ok ok, so maybe not the *top* but still a household name
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 23:29:24 GMT -5
Ok ok, so maybe not the *top* but still a household name That is agreeable
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Post by Dackle on Jun 26, 2018 0:35:38 GMT -5
I'm sorry Mongo but Ventura was never a top guy in wrestling. As a wrestler, he was a third-rate wannabe "Superstar" Billy Graham and as an announcer, he was just lame. Now I'm not sure how he was as a governor as he wasn't one very long. As a movie actor, he was a B rated movie star but I will give him this he has managed to find constant work. But I have always felt he was a bit off his rocker. Oi, I like you Danny, but... Ventura was ahead of his time. Had he come along a few decades later, he would have had one hell of a run. He was a lot like Billy Graham and came along at the wrong time. As far as a commentator, how exactly was he lame? He was the perfect thwart to Gorilla Monsoon. He was the prototype for Jerry Lawler. His voice is iconic and he was on the mic for some of the most memorable moments in not just WWE history, but all of wrestling history. His place in history is cemented, and the fact you called him "lame" makes me question you sanility, your memory, and your vocabulary and comprehension skills. As a movie actor, you nailed him. Dead on B squad action hero, maybe even that is charitable. He was the 38th governer of Minnesota and held the office for one term, 1999-2003. His run as the leader of the state was largely unremarkable, but that is pretty much all of Minnesota. Once again, I am shaking my head....my neck hurts.
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jun 26, 2018 0:38:24 GMT -5
I use MN's mediocrity to explain that it's always stable there. The highs aren't high, the lows aren't low. The economy is always "fine." The general mood is chill.
If only we could figure out how to get winter to mellow out a bit
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 0:44:37 GMT -5
I'm sorry Mongo but Ventura was never a top guy in wrestling. As a wrestler, he was a third-rate wannabe "Superstar" Billy Graham and as an announcer, he was just lame. Now I'm not sure how he was as a governor as he wasn't one very long. As a movie actor, he was a B rated movie star but I will give him this he has managed to find constant work. But I have always felt he was a bit off his rocker. Oi, I like you Danny, but... Ventura was ahead of his time. Had he come along a few decades later, he would have had one hell of a run. He was a lot like Billy Graham and came along at the wrong time. As far as a commentator, how exactly was he lame? He was the perfect thwart to Gorilla Monsoon. He was the prototype for Jerry Lawler. His voice is iconic and he was on the mic for some of the most memorable moments in not just WWE history, but all of wrestling history. His place in history is cemented, and the fact you called him "lame" makes me question your sanity, your memory, and your vocabulary and comprehension skills. As a movie actor, you nailed him. Dead on B squad action hero, maybe even that is charitable. He was the 38th governor of Minnesota and held the office for one term, 1999-2003. His run as the leader of the state was largely unremarkable, but that is pretty much all of Minnesota. Once again, I am shaking my head....my neck hurts. I still disagree with you on his wrestling he wasn't that good then and if he was around later on or now he wouldn't even be as good as Barry Horowitz, as for a ring announcer maybe lame was a bit harsh he was dull compared to guys like Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan Hell even Eric Bischof and Tony Schiavone were better but that's my opinion bud.
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Post by Dackle on Jun 26, 2018 12:42:25 GMT -5
But he was not a play-by-play guy, so comparing him to Gorilla, Schiavone, or Bischoff is harsh. And Heenan wasn't a color commentator as much as he was a manager who had a constant microphone. In WCW, he was way off when he was strictly a color man. I'm not saying he was as good as The King, or even Corey Graves, but he was in no way bad. Racist maybe, but not bad
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Post by Kira Izumi on Jun 26, 2018 12:47:33 GMT -5
HEY GUYS! Ventura had that awesome conspiracy/just weird shit show! and that was clearly the best thing he's ever done.
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Post by Dackle on Jun 26, 2018 12:58:37 GMT -5
The reason minnesota is so chill is because it is under snow 9 months a year. They are basically Canada, get the leftover cheese and sausage from Wisconsin, and the fishing is so good, everyone just drinks, eats cheese, fishes, and freezes their ass off. It's the perfect world for a fat dude. I might move to Minnesota...then I remember i got a small dick, and I cant afford any more shrinkage....
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