What is being said about Jesse Ventura’s status with WWE following absence from Saturday Night’s Main Event

WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura did not make an appearance at the November 1st 2025 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event despite being featured on previous SNME episodes. According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, nothing has officially been confirmed in regards to Ventura’s status.

Meltzer stated the following…

“We were under the impression he had signed a one-year deal for these shows, and that deal would have run out with the last show. I don’t know that factually and in checking, the only thing we got was that it was not a major topic of discussion, but after the cage match fiasco performance in the McIntyre vs. Damian Priest match, we were told the die was cast as far as using him going forward.”

During the cage match from May 24th, Ventura criticized Priest winning by walking out the door. Ventura stated, “How do you win it going out the door? I thought you had to go over the top. What kind of BS is that?”

JESSE VENTURA IS PERPLEXED THAT PRIEST WON THE STEEL CAGE MATCH WALKING OUT OF THE DOOR 😭😭😭#SNME pic.twitter.com/NUEvJSgn4m

— The Movement – Pro Wrestling (@TheMovementXx) May 25, 2025