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Jesse Ventura, Wrassler and Governor

Former pro wrestler JESSE VENTURA was elected governor of Minnesota in 1998 as a candidate from the feisty Reform Party. Ventura was controversial: as Jesse "The Body" Ventura, he had been a star in the popular but certifiably phony matches of the World Wrestling Federation. Ventura had also tried his hand at acting, appearing with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987) and with Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man (1993).

As governor, Ventura drew fire from critics for appearing as a TV commentator for the fledgling XFL football league while still in office. He served one term, choosing not to run for reelection in 2002.