This week's edition of "On the Mat" will feature Jesse Ventura and Tolly Thompson.

"On the Mat" is a weekly wrestling radio program that airs every Wednesday night. This week's broadcast can be heard live from 6-7 p.m. Central Standard Time. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, hosts the show. 

Ventura was a successful pro wrestler who became the governor of Minnesota from 1999 through 2003. Known as "The Body," Ventura has appeared in several movies, including two with California governor Arnold Scwarznegger.

In 2003, Ventura was given the Frank Gotch Award for bringing respect and positive recognition to professional wrestling. Ventura has written a new book entitled "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!," which was released on April 1, 2008. 

Thompson was an NCAA wrestling champion for the University of Nebraska in 1995 and a three-time All-American. A native of Janesville, Iowa, Thompson became the only native born Iowan to win a world medal when he earned a bronze at the 2005 World Championships.

Thompson, who still competes and is an assistant wrestling coach for the University of Northern Iowa, will be one of the special guests for Frank Gotch Day. 

Frank Gotch Day will held on April 3, 2008, in Waterloo, Iowa, to commemorate Frank Gotch's victory over George Hackenschmidt on April 3, 1908. Gotch's win over Hackenschmidt is considered one of the seminal moments in wrestling.

"On the Mat" can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa on 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with questions or comments about the show.