The 1999 event also featured then-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, a WWF veteran, as a guest referee. Minneapolis' selection for the 2026 event may be an olive branch after the WWE chose Las Vegas ...

"I would put Gorilla Monsoon working with Jesse Ventura in big events as number ... but the two men did work together occasionally, such as on "WWF Prime Time Wrestling" in the late 1980s.