Former Minnesota governor and WWE superstar Jesse Ventura believes that President Donald Trump faked the assassination attempt he faced in the summer of 2024.
Conspiracy theories about the failed attempt on then-candidate Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania abounded from the moment the shot was fired, which left only a nick in the now-President’s ear.
Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ventura – who previously hosted the TruTV series ‘Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura’ – uttered his belief that Trump faked the shooting in order to portray himself as a hero.
Morgan noted how Trump got back up after being shot and uttered the catchphrase, ‘Fight, fight, fight.’
‘Oh yeah, right, right, right,’ Ventura replied before saying, ‘You ever hear of a blade job?’
In wrestling terminology, ‘blading’ or a ‘blade job’ is when a wrestler intentionally cuts themselves open to bleed and provide ‘color’ (blood) to a match.
Former WWE superstar Jesse Ventura accused President Trump of faking his assassination
Ventura pointed to a lack of a scar on Trump’s right ear from the shooting in Pennsylvania
A stunned Morgan replied, ‘A blade job? What, you think it was fake?’
Ventura replied, ‘I don’t know, where’s his scar today?’ – referring to the absence of a scar or any visible damage to Trump’s right ear.
Morgan continued, noting that someone behind Trump died to which the former governor said, ‘Come on, Piers, you’re gonna tell me this guy [Trump] is a hero?’
When Morgan said he did think Trump was heroic, Ventura replied, ‘Well, then he accomplished what he wanted out of you guys.’
In the same interview, Ventura bemoaned Trump’s spot in the WWE Hall of Fame – claiming that the President ‘never earned it’ and accused him of helping to cover up a sexual harassment and assault allegation against former company boss Vince McMahon.
‘When I was referring to putting a wrestler in the White House, I was talking about me, not him,’ he said. ‘I was the former governor of Minnesota. I’m the only real former wrestler.
‘I don’t include him. He’s only in the Hall of Fame because he stopped an investigation against Vince McMahon, sexual stuff.’
Ventura is referring to a complaint filed against McMahon by former WWE employee Janel Grant accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking. This led to McMahon leaving his role with the company.
