WWE News Jesse Ventura says he would have investigated WWE had he been elected to the U.S. Senate By Jason Powell Mar 12, 2009 - 01:43 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Former Governor Jesse Ventura stated during an interview with Chris Yandek that he planned to investigate WWE had he been elected Senator of Minnesota. "It’s one of the things that if I would run for the senate I was going to do a senatorial investigation on the WWE," Ventura said. "And you know for concerning what? What’s even a bigger importance is the fact that today they are still called independent contractors by the government which is absurd. "They tell you when you wrestle. They tell you who you wrestle. They tell whether you win or lose. They tell you where you’re going to wrestle. They are your boss as much as any job in the universe. Yet (Vince) McMahon is able to get away with calling all the wrestlers even today when he has them signed to exclusive contracts he still is allowed to call them independent contractors where they have to pay their own social security and he doesn’t have to pay a penny." To read the full interview, visit CYInterview.com. Powell's POV: I was going to bump baseball and make tiddlywinks the new national past time had I run for President. I'm sure Jesse means what he says in this case because he's pissed that Vince McMahon didn't return his calls about launching his candidacy for President on WWE television. Keep in mind that when Jesse had political power, he chose to take a paycheck from WWE. If Jesse meant something politically again, I believe Vince would make him another offer, and Ventura would conveniently forget about the independent contractor issue quickly. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles 2/8 WWE Raw onsite report: Notes on the live crowd's reaction to various wrestlers, John Cena dark match result A second entrant confirmed for the WWE Hall of Fame, inductor also named WWE News: The first official entrant in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010 officially announced WWE Raw News: New Unified Tag Team Champions crowned and will Shawn Michaels face Undertaker at WrestleMania? WWE Raw News: Three matches announced for next week's show involving the six Elimination Chamber participants including a former WrestleMania main event 2/8 WWE Superstars taping: Pre-Raw notes, WWE Superstars spoilers