Legendary wrestling announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund died at the age of 76, WWE confirmed Wednesday. Ventura gave Okerlund the moniker “Mean Gene,” though he was widely considered one of the friendliest people in the wrestling business. “'Mean Gene' was beloved by all who got to work with him. WWE ANNOUNCER 'MEAN' GENE OKERLUND REMEMBERED BY WRESTLERS AS 'VOICE OF MILLIONS OF CHILDHOODSThe Iron Sheik, whose real name is Hossein Vaziri, also paid tribute to Okerlund. "I MAKE THE GENE MEAN LAUGH SO HARD HERE HE TELL ME I MAKE HIM CRY.

Source: Fox News January 02, 2019 15:57 UTC