Ventura Says Chris Kyle ‘Had No Honor’

The man that the movie American Sniper was based on, Chris Kyle, had a falling out with Jesse Ventura before his passing.  In the book that he had written, he claims to have punched out Jesse Ventura at a Navy SEALs bar.  Ventura denies that this happened.  The thing went to court and it was proven that Jesse Ventura was telling the truth and that Kyle had lied.  Ventura walked away with considerable compensation.  This week, Jesse has spoken of Kyle;

“I said [to Kyle], ‘If you’ll go out with me to the media, admit you fabricated the story, I will forgive you and we’ll go our separate ways.’ He wouldn’t do it. He didn’t have the honor. He didn’t have – this hero from the war didn’t have the courage to tell the truth. And he’s not a hero. You know why? He’s a backstabbing liar. He whored the trident for money and fame. He took an old-timer like me and threw me under the bus so he could get money. You know why he’s not a hero? Because heroes have to have honor. A liar has no honor.”

Ventura also has long standing issues with Hulk Hogan, stemming from the 1980s.  On if his friendship with Rocky III villain Hulk Hogan can ever be repaired he says;

“Never… I can’t trust him. I’m never friends with anyone I don’t trust. I have to have trust with someone to be their friend. And he’s the one that ratted me out to Vince [McMahon] when I tried to unionize. I found that out under a federal deposition when Vince was put under sworn [oath]… My attorney said, ‘Did you hear Mr. Ventura?’ ‘No.’ ‘Well then how do you know he did?’ With no hesitation Vince went, ‘Hulk Hogan told me.’ And I didn’t show any emotion, but I almost tipped over in my chair because he was my friend… but then understand why. When we went to court, I saw in WrestleMania 3 Hogan got paid more than all of us combined. Now, why would he want a union when he’s getting taken care of?”