Pro Wrestling World Reacts To ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund’s Passing Away

By Subhojeet Mukherjee Last updated Jan 2, 2019

As reported earlier, ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund has passed away at the age of 76.

Many superstars from the world of wrestling reacted to this sad news. Here are some of them.

A voice and sound track to an entire era of our industry. He was the star of some of @WWE’s most memorable segments. “Mean Gene” was beloved by all who got to work with him. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. https://t.co/9ddj6372eE
— Triple H (@TripleH) January 2, 2019

This guy is the reason I wanted to be an announcer in ⁦@WWE⁩ / Mean Gene was every bit a part of the show as the superstars were. His interviewing style and interactions were every bit as entertaining as the action itself! Just an all around great guy! RIP Mean Gene. pic.twitter.com/QRv1qnkWvW
— Scott Stanford (@scottstanford1) January 2, 2019

https://twitter.com/FrankieKazarian/status/1080491066006982657

https://twitter.com/SashaBanksWWE/status/1080494126817308672

https://twitter.com/bullyray5150/status/1080491549702664192

Awful news. I, like many others, grew up listening to him interviewing our hero's. He'll be sadly missed for a long time. https://t.co/NpWuImjcTH
— Wolfgang (@WolfgangYoung) January 2, 2019

Very sad news. I was a huge fan of Gene’s during his WWF run and enjoyed working with him and getting to know him in WCW. #RIPMeanGene https://t.co/piuE87jfUR
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) January 2, 2019

https://twitter.com/ActualALove/status/1080496610449244160

I MAKE THE GENE MEAN LAUGH SO HARD HERE HE TELL ME I MAKE HIM CRY. HE HELP ME WHEN I DONT REMEMBER THE JABRONIS NAMES I WRESTLE. I LOVE YOU BROTHER. https://t.co/YFnuEWVFn6 pic.twitter.com/YvgpApVeTE
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) January 2, 2019

https://twitter.com/Zelina_VegaWWE/status/1080495754794463238

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