Published: Aug 28, 2024
Duration: 00:03:35
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if you start working with WWE again would you consider burying the hatchet with Hulk Hogan no conversation at least I don't know when was the last time you spoke to Hulk Hogan I don't know he betrayed me to an ex I'll tell you the story that's 30 years ago right yeah but this was just prior to WrestleMania 2 we were all in a dressing room and there was nobody from the office I waited and I got up on a chair and I and I told everybody now is our time to unionize I said all the publicity's gone out on WrestleMania I said if we refuse to wrestle unless Union negotiators are brought in it's federal law they have to be brought in in it's the law and I said and then if we can get the Charlotte guys to join us we can f we can freeze them freeze Vince and force them to do collective bargaining and we can finally get a union and I gave my impassion speech right the next day I go home my phone rings it's Vince what the the union da d d I said Vince I'm not I fought him I said Vince I'm not talking about just fighting you and and that I said right now this was 1980s I said right now I pay $5,000 a year for health care for my family if we had a union I might only have to pay 12250 you know because there strength in numbers I said what about all the guys I've seen that give 30 years to this business and in the end they ain't got a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of if we had a union maybe they could retire with $500 a month something yeah I said why and you know what did it for me I was in Las Vegas and I got on an elevator and you know who got on the elevator with me who a great big offensive guard from the Oakland Raiders by the name of Jean Upshaw do you know who Jean Upshaw was yeah head of the NFL players Association I got on that elevator and Jean up I said hi Jean Hey Jesse nice to meet you Jean's big black finger went up in the air and he goes you boys need a union and I said I know Jean Upshaw sparked me and said you boys need a union I said I know we do so I stood up I gave my impassioned thing to unionize Vince called me on the carpet the next day I didn't care I was going to do predator and then when I came back to Vince I told Vince Vince you don't have to worry about me speaking out on Union no more he goes really why not I said I got mine Screen Actors Guild I said I now get health benefits retirement right now with the little that I did in Cal in Hollywood I'm retired on over 50,000 a year from sag I get over 50,000 a year