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Former WWE star Jesse Ventura has admitted he is considering jumping in the ring with a wildcard presidential run — only days after bashing rumors about it.

“OK, I’ve decided I’m going to test the waters. IF I were going to run for president, the GREEN party would be my first choice,” the 68-year-old wrestler-turned-Minnesota governor tweeted Monday.

“To be clear: I haven’t filed anything. I authorized a letter of interest that was sent on my behalf to the Greens and I’m testing the waters for Green Party nomination,” he said.

“I’m an independent. I’m not a Democrat or a Republican because I know they’re not the solution.”

His admission confused many followers as it came after a tweetstorm Thursday in which he attacked rumors of a run as “salacious click bait articles.”

“Just like everyone said you would….yet you denied it and got angry about it,” self-styled political junkie Russell Drew replied, adding, “DO NOT RUN, Governor Ventura.”

He was one of many who urged him not to split the vote as a wildcard candidate — while many others reckoned he could be a knockout.

“File now! We need you to get in the race – you can and will win this if you get in this,” one Green Party fan, Marie Fonseca, told him.

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