Reflections with Mean Gene Okerlund Preview

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

R.I.P. Mean Gene. The legendary voice of wrestling. He will be forever missed.

[@Netwirq2]

THe Voice!!!. He still got the Voice!!!. Feels so great to hear him it just brings great memories.

[@docthemetalfreak]

he still haz that booming voice

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Everyone's dear, close, personal, long time friend- Gene Mean!

[@anthonyferguson4678]

What a great presence Mean Gene was. There will never be anyone like him.

[@Bob-zc4bm]

Mean Gene resembles my grandfather so much. Like, his whole demeanor and everything, it's pretty crazy. Makes me miss gramps. RIP

[@adamramos3217]

Soy Sauce Sounds like your grandfather was pretty awesome

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

You're a lucky man. I think Gene reminded everyone of their gramps in some way. That's one reason he was so popular even among the young audiences. You wouldn't see that today. The younger generation are for the younger guys. Maybe if they had a Mean Gene it would be different.

[@markusstewart9298]

I barely watched wrestling, but I could listen to Mean Gene tell stories about the glory days of WRASTLIN’ all day long. Fantastic voice, genuine seeming dude, and an eloquent speaker. Absolute legend. RIP

[@Seekarr]

Mean Gene is one of those people that has been almost everpresent in the wrestling world from the 80s until at least 2007 (I stopped watching WWE programming around that time) and it's interesting to see he still has a role in the company. He can get a great interview out of anyone; best of all time in his role!

[@stevetaylor1520]

R.I.P. Gene. You made Saturday mornings great.

[@stalevyy_shchur]

Man, this voice never gets old...

[@DateTwoRelate]

I rarely drink but getting wasted with this guy would have been a highlight of my life.

[@christopherwilgus7475]

I hope when I get his age I can still tell stories like that!

[@U2BEMatchmaker]

I am crying again and again and again. There was no better American that ever lived than Mean Gene Okerlund.

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

RIP Mean Gene. The best card card seller and interviewer the WWE had.

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

I remember seeing and hearing “Mean Gene” on TV in early 1984 for the first time after Mr. MacMahon’s last broadcast.

[@bradr3541]

"Gene Mean" - the iron shiek

[@JLvatron]

Razor Ramon even called him that!

[@leapjrh]

Mixed feelings watching this... On the one hand, I was born in 1981. I grew up in that era of Golden Age WWF. Mean Gene is almost as familiar as the voices of my own parents. Mean Gene and and John Madden/Pat Summerall, basically were the voices of our childhood. I miss all of it... But the good part is that we had Gene for a long time. We got to hear these stories about what was really going on because when I was growing up, we didn't have the internet at that time. We couldn't just go look it up. Everything was a bit of a mystery and you just... you just loved it. You and your friends loved the narratives and the gimmicks, and sadly because of the online world, we can never go back to that.

[@jaycee2070]

You jinxed John Madden, d**k.

[@timyac]

Nobody triggers my wrestling nostalgia quite like Mene Gene

[@LivEviL18781]

Mean Gene is STILL the fuckin man!

[@ElizabethzW.]

I loved it when would interview Randy Savage

[@sese6227]

Same. Whenever Mean Gene would talk to Elizabeth, Randy would start making those faces & getting all bothered lol Such good stuff.

[@URestURust]

Luv mean gene--- a classy articulate guy

[@TheRealMachoSavage]

Way to spell a 'Legends' last name incorrectly in the video text graphic. Top-quality again from rfvideo!

[@bigroy38]

RIP Mean Gene.

[@markbleichwehl]

The Best! When he worked with Bobby Henan was awesome

[@darylchase7595]

Meeeeeann "WOOOOOO" Gene... What can you say the guys an absolute Legend. Period. He reminds me of my grandfather looks and sounds just like him. Rest in peace Gene O we love ya.

[@JLvatron]

I'm glad Gene Mean called it WW "F". Multiple times.

[@DateTwoRelate]

Gene was that uncle you wish you had. The kind that pulled a coin out of his ear and then gave it to you.

[@WorldCupWillie]

You're right. When you were a kid he'd be a complete gentleman(no cussing etc). But once you come of age you'd find out he was actually rather wild and had great stories of his high jinx

[@jensjesfjeld6238]

Gene was a fellow son of South Dakota. He was a pioneer of rock n roll piano in the midwest. He's a legend.

[@kRazyyyyyyy]

mean gene - the only one ever who said "double u double u F" instead of doubu doubu F, even when he was old. the fink and mean gene - best ever.

[@mohsdef]

You absolutely right, Gene Mean

[@lil_bear]

Whoa one of his ankles are huge!? I love mean gene!

[@144church]

He definitely need's some compression sock's to prevent the swelling or some support hose like Flair wooo!

[@Jayce_Alexander]

It's caused by his kidney problems. He's struggled with it for several years. :/

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

GREAT PREVIEW ON MEAN GENE OKERLUND !!!!

[@maxpuppy96]

A wrestler was stumbling back to the locker room after a match and Heenan says it looks like Okerlund coming into the motel last night. Funnier than hell.

[@Mike7911779]

Mean Gene was great. His son Todd played in the NHL with the Islanders

[@5150GW]

Gene with a drink. Lol. Love it. Always seemed to have one. I can only imagine the stories. I personally would like to hear HIS story and not of just the wrestlers. RIP. It was so sad to hear DDP say how hardly NOBODY went to his funeral. So disrespectful

[@wagsoman]

He was the best. RIP Mean Gene Okerlund

[@angeliaoswalt3510]

Beautiful man! I love you! Country

[@garry760]

Loved mean gene.R.I.P.😢

[@BatoBoss2]

THIS IS PURE GOLD

[@BrotherWells]

Its crazy. When I heard the news, I was shocked. I grew up listening to Gene and his death is a MAJOR loss for professional wrestling. there will never be anyone else like him

[@tyshred9251]

Poor gene has serious swelling on that left ankle. He had heart issues is guess. He was the best part of the old WWF he framed shit so well and was so captivating. He was a character like all the wrestlers, no announcer/commentator will be remembered as fondly as mean gene.

[@AnatomyMan]

Yep. Good eye!

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

"Now ya cheap prick, you can buy me a drink!".......R.I.P. Gene

[@Vladpryde]

RIP Gene. :(

[@Podcastforthewin]

Rip mean Gene

[@1ggssxxrr]

Miss you man ... Brother

[@jcee6886]

The golden voice.

[@drcornelius8275]

Very sad day when Gene and the gang left the AWA

[@amandalively1]

I love mean gene!

[@wilmtigers]

My theory is that WWF (I'm old school with the name) personalities age faster - twice as fast - as sports heroes and show biz celebrities. I look back at all the wrestlers who were da bomb 35 years ago, and most of them are dead. Most baseball players from that time are still around. Most movie stars. Most rock stars. Not wrestlers. And by wrestlers, I mean wrestling "managers" and commentators too. In 1985, If you would've told me that inside of 35 years, Piper, Heenan, Okerlund, Savage, Snuka, Albano, Blassie, Monsoon, Fuji, Andre the Giant, Adonis, and many more would be dead and buried, I'd have thought you were nuts. These guys entertained the hell out of so many millions of people. I never cared too much for the actual wrestling. For me, the attraction was the story lines. I rooted for the heels because they were so goddamn funny. They had a sense of humor. The faces didn't. I did root for Tito Santana, though. He gave his all. He did the most with his size. But I digress...

[@fergusdonaghy3124]

Hard lifestyle. On the road all the time. Culture of partying to cope with the stress. They must have had the time of their lives but burned bright and died young. Although mean gene wasn't that young.

[@edbain6495]

R.I.P sir

[@insidewrestlingtruth]

How long is the full interview

[@ddogjones8677]

AWA was the best!

[@greglemieux9809]

I'd like to see this whole interview uninterrupted. A lot of the questions asked don't get answered.

[@mac10watp31]

more content man

[@bulkyspud1842]

Rip mean gene

[@keijimuto]

OkerLUND please!

[@TheAC420]

Am I the only one who reads his name Gene Mean? IRON SHEIK #1

[@jmgmarcus808]

He wasn't really mean that was his secret.

[@emobassistformallygeddysco3126]

I love mean gene hes a no bullshit kind of guy

[@StrivingTowardsWhatIsAhead]

Gene Mean a legend

[@joker167able]

Waaaay better than Renee Young and JoJo

[@universalmanchild]

This guy needs to do his research. That Russian guy was going to wrestle Hogan when he got to WCW!!!! He was an amateur and was thinking of turning pro. They were going to have 3 matches one in the USA, one in Russia and one on neutral ground. That was supposed to happen in 1994! Not 1983! Bischoff nixed the idea and fired Greg Gagne and that was that. Nobody does their homework or knows what the hell they are talking about and that goes for Feinstein too.

[@battlegroundwrestling4026]

Hey Fred, I'm "this guy". That was the story word for word as told to me by Greg Gagne and that's why I wanted to get Gene's reaction, Greg Gagne himself told me that idea was meant to keep Hogan in the AWA. Thanks for your input though. Check out Battleground Championship Wrestling August 19th in Fairless Hills PA

[@w5pinbowler]

The Russian he is referring to is Alexander Karelin....Who just happens to a four time Olympic Gold medalist in Greco Roman

[@keithkeihsa9350]

Wrestling in my opinion had very few announcers, interviewers, and voice's of the sport. My top picks are Gordon Solie, Mean Gene Oakerlund, Gorilla Monsoon, and Jim Ross. RIP Mean Gene, Gorilla Monsoon, and Gordon Solie you are all seriously missed, without you wrestling is not as exciting.

[@jabbahursty]

who is "okerland"?

[@charvelgtrs]

Harrison Ford is older than Gene, think about that.

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

I'm so glad, I saw everything Gene talked about in the AWA. I didn't know they went to New York? Hulk and Gene. I thought I was watching the same wrestling. LOL. I was like 4 or 5? I remember it. Because I've been watching Wrestling ever since.

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

gene was the man!!!

[@chrisbills7076]

Very cool guy.

[@rcpw3]

His name is Gene Okerlund not Okerland.

[@franktheo2055]

Mean' Gene made it real..

[@martinedwards4522]

never be another mean gene

[@DarrenHunterWritingCoach]

Legend

[@doodahman2995]

RIP Mean Gene

[@brittanygarrison8030]

Camera man.......ZOOM IT!!

[@SouthernSkeptic]

Gene Mean

[@jamesmbs1]

Mean Jean accepted money to talk shit about the Ultimate Warrior in a documentary.

[@ahf5471]

RIP

[@AnatomyMan]

Uhh oh.. Look at Mean Gene's ankles... CHF.. sad.

[@sp4604]

mean gene was the envy of the wreslers how he could pick up woman and out drink them!!

[@Sir.Kumpel]

why is he wearing bowling shoes and no socks?

[@jimidangertv4569]

Shame editing is so bad half the stories are missing

[@Blacattacsquadron]

He is struggling to talk. Cigars... Too many

[@user-jq2iz9zn4p]

What was wrong with Mae Young? Mark Henry liked her.

[@steveparish4209]

The least you could do is spell the man's name right

[@slotreality]

Such a great guy, mean gene but boring interview. He is boring.

[@superlyger]

Mean Gene is not better than Paige on the stick.

[@bradr3541]

As much as I love Gene I lost more respect for him on this video than ever before. How can he praise a pat Patterson contract for life and say he deserves it for all the money he made Vince. What about the other stuff he did. Crazy he pretends to care about Piper yet takes that stance.