Namaste, my friends, family, and fellow knowledge seekers. Welcome to my blog the Quiet Mouse Strikes back. Today I want to briefly mourn the passing of a legend in "Mean" Gene Okerlund (nicknamed by Jesse "the body" Ventura, former pro wrestler, actor, and governor of Minnesota).
I do not personally know this man, but grew up watching him as a commentator for the WWE, formerly known at that time as WWF, then on WCW. I remember the charismatic interviews with the likes of Andre the Giant, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash of the NWO (also known as Diesel and Razor Ramone), Diamond Dallas Page, Goldberg, the Steiner brothers, and many more hall of fame wrestlers over the years.
Fans will no doubt remember his interviews with Rowdy Roddy Piper and Jake "the snake" Roberts.
Gene Okerlund is a legend in the profession wrestling business. He was good at entertaining the fans and will be missed by many; a voice of a generation.
I personally thought it was a big deal the way Monday night RAW paid tribute to Mean Gene Okerlund bringing out the immortal Hulk Hogan to say one more time... "Well you know, Mean Gene..." Perhaps Hogan is correct. Perhaps Gene IS up in heaven commentating for the heavens. God bless you for your time on Earth and all the lives you've touched and the smiles you've elicited.
This has been the one and only Quiet Mouse. I know this blog is posting about a week late, but the thought is there.
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