The relationship between Jesse Ventura and Vince McMahon seemed like a complicated one, even before Ventura ever left the WWF. Lawsuits and arguments over various things were all over the place during his time with the company, as both men have similar personalities, and don't like to back down for anyone. In 1990, Ventura went behind McMahon's back and began to negotiate with video game company Sega, in an attempt to get his photo and likeness in an upcoming Sega game. Unfortunately for "The Body", Vince and the WWF were already under contract with Sega's biggest rival, Nintendo, and he wanted nothing to do with one of his employees having a deal with Sega. When they were unable to work out a compromise, Ventura was released from his contract. Several months after being released, Ventura would find out about being lied to by the company during his time there. While negotiating his contract as a commentator years earlier, Ventura was told that only "feature performers" were eligible to receive royalties on home video sales, so he waived his rights to any such royalty opportunities. In 1991, he would find out that this was not the case, and he sued the WWF, going on to win over $800,000 in the case, and having his commentary edited out of nearly all WWF home videos at the time. In the near-decade that he was gone from the company, tensions remained high, and barbs were sent flying in interviews, to the point where people were shocked that he ever came back at all.
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