In a recent interview with “Inside the Ropes,” WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis recalled competing at All In in 2018 and why he felt “a little betrayed” by The Elite.
Aldis noted that there had already been rumors about the faction working with Tony Khan to create AEW at the time.
While Aldis was reportedly offered a spot on the AEW roster, he turned it down.
He said, “I think in this business, if you start playing the comparison game, you can really go down a rabbit hole of bitterness and resentment very quickly. I felt a little bit betrayed when I found out that they were all familiar, they were all aware of Tony Khan and they’d been sort of plotting this thing (AEW). As we progressed a couple of months forward, it was clear it was a done deal. So in that respect, I guess I felt I could have been informed of that sooner. But I just looked at it from the perspective of that piece of business meaning Cody and I at All In did nothing but good things for all of everyone involved. It wasn’t like people looked at me as if I were finished. We tore the house down and we had the match that everybody remembers, the real main event of that show. That built my credibility, and off the back of that we were able to launch an entire show that at that time had a strong sustainable audience. I landed a six-figure contract off the back of that also. Cody obviously had the pipeline to a billionaire. I only had a millionaire, but whatever, it’s all just part of the tapestry of your career.”
Jesse Ventura recently teased some “truly big news” related to the launch of a “major venture.”
It’s unknown what the announcement will be, and the former Governor of Minnesota didn’t disclose when the news will break.
The promotional post on Substack reads:
First off, we here at the DFTQ camp must apologize for low amount of content over these past few months. We’ve been cooking up something big in Ventura land and that project has eaten up all our energy and efforts because of its importance to the Governor. Tragically, that has meant we have not been able to keep up with our normal amount of content around here. Please accept our sincerest of apologies and thanks for your loyalty and patience.
Well all that changes today and you can expect a deluge of new and exciting content, along with some truly big news, that will be dropping very shortly…
No, the Governor was not in Oakland today.
Jesse wanted us to pass this along to you…
“I can’t tell you enough how excited I am for the upcoming announcement and launch of a major venture that is so close to my heart. A group of incredible, creative, dynamic individuals have been working hard for the last 4 years to bring you something I never thought would be possible in my lifetime. This announcement will be an incredible moment for me and will bring to life something I’ve been passionately fighting to see happen for the bulk of my adult life. I can’t thank them enough for making my dream a reality.”
Stay tuned here for the next chapter in Gov. Jesse Ventura’s incredible life and work. You definitely don’t want to miss it!!!!
