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Okerlund played with the Harold Johnson Orchestra and fronted the band Gene Carroll and the Shades. The band released "Is It Ever Gonna Happen" on the album In This Corner , on Norton Records in 1962.
Jan 2, 2019 · WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Gene Okerlund, the most recognizable interviewer in sports-entertainment history, has passed away at age 76. “Mean Gene,” as he was named by fellow Minnesotan, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, first came to prominence as an interviewer in the American Wrestling Association.
Jan 2, 2019 · WWE universe has lost one of its greatest announcers and truly one of the nicest guys you’d ever know. “Mean” Gene Okerlund, RIP my friend pic.twitter.com/u3bS6pePmY. — Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) January 2, 2019. So sad today to hear of the sudden passing of my dear friend @TheGeneOkerlund.
Jan 3, 2019 · WWE commentator "Mean" Gene Okerlund's death was the result of a fall he suffered in December, his son claims. Todd Okerlund told TMZ Sports that Gene was in poor health before he fell and...
Jan 2, 2019 · Gene Okerlund, who as a ringside interviewer and commentator served for decades as a straight man to the outsize personalities who suffuse the world of professional wrestling, died on Wednesday...
Jan 2, 2019 · “Mean” Gene Okerlund (1942–2019) was the star announcer for professional wrestling for many years. He came to fame as the face of the WWE, moving later to the rival WCW, returning to the WWE...
Jan 2, 2019 · Legendary WWE and WCW interviewer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has died, WWE announced Wednesday. He was 76. Okerlund first joined WWE back in 1984 — the Hulk Hogan days.
Jan 2, 2019 · The wrestling world has been rocked by the death of "Mean" Gene Okerlund, the veteran interviewer who was as much a part of WWE as Spandex and chokeholds.
Jan 2, 2019 · "Mean" Gene Okerlund, the iconic WWE backstage interviewer who played a role in some of the biggest moments in pro wrestling history, died Wednesday, his family announced. He was 76.
Jan 2, 2019 · Gene Okerlund, a gentlemanly wrestling announcer who went by “Mean Gene” and specialized in interviewing the biggest, loudest and most obnoxious professional grapplers in the business,...
