Kind of a perfect example of how often we can misread. What they meant was they grew up watching Mean Gene , just like guys like me. Hope that helps @joshtassie9478
Found HIM! That one douche who goes around typing "Underrated" in comments. Mean Gene is unique and deceiving . He is beloved and adored by millions around the world. He was the most sought after interviewer by 4 different organizations. He was in a movie. He was in music videos. He was in a bunch of commercials. He wrote a book. He worked for 40 years. His WWF outtakes alone has 10 million views!! New generations are discovering him And finally Mean Gene Okerlund is inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame Underrated?? .......Jeeezuz
Mean Gene also had great interviews with Macho Man Randy Savage. And, his bloopers, when he would crack up and turn away from the camera, were always hilarious.
I had dinner with Mean Gene once and he was the most gracious and delightful man one could ever meet! He was a virtual encyclopedia of wrestling and was hilarious. RIP Mean Gene.
This was one of the best interviews I have seen, great work! People will still know this man's name in 100 years when wrestling as we know it may not be around. His interviews were outstanding viewing!
Gene has such an amazing voice. Same with JR. Bobby is more remembered for his antics, which were great. That said just hearing Gene talk takes me back and love it. Great interview. Gene was one hell of a person on so many levels.
One of my favorite stories about Mean Gene was the one Kevin Nash told where they shared a plane ride and just talked and had drinks. When they landed Gene asked when Kevin's flight was and they spent another hour and a half in the bar
He has one of them voices like You know you just know it. Like Casey Kasem. Just a legendary voice! Love this interview good stuff thx for the content!
Wow he can really tell a story and has so much passion!! I loved him and Bobby Heenan so much! I wonder if they get sick of telling stories? Because I love hearing them. I would be so respectable with this guy.
My mount rushmore of announcer/play by play voices from my childhood is Gene, Ernie Harwell, Bob Cole, & Vin Scully. I could listen to any of them talk/tell stories for hours.
@someguy9471 43 here. The funny thing is the phone book is still a thing but it looks like a little paper back novel now instead of the beast it used to be.
It's crazy that he just talks exactly how he did on TV. Like imagine just hanging out with him and he's just saying normal stuff in that voice. Like he says something like "I can't find my reading glasses. I remember having them in the kitchen, but I might have brought them upstairs. I don't want to go up those stairs and they're not there."
One could argue he was the voice of pro wrestling. AWA, WWF and WCW. The best interview guy EVER. Makes Byron Saxton look like a amateur working his first indy show! 😂 RIP Mean "whooooo, by- God" Gene!!"
After Bobby Heenan's WWE HoF speech, Gene Okerlund said he could listen to Bobby The Brain all day long. Gene, we think the same of you. RIP Eugene Arthur Okerlund and thanks for being wrestling's Mean Gene.
Gene gave the eulogy at Verne's funeral, and Greg was one of the few from the industry who actually went to pay respects to Gene's loved ones when he passed. Seems any hard feelings were laid to rest long before Gene passed. God bless him.
As someone who was born in 84' and grew up only watching The NWA and WCW, it's so disappointing to hear how awful everything was behind the scenes. When I was a kid, you not have EVER convinced me that the WWF was bigger and better than WCW. Sting, Flair, LOD, Vader and the Steiner brothers were IT!!!
@daveh1065 of The Man They Call Sting was it for us. They'll not never be a nutter nair nother mother lover like the Stinger.🤣 He was freaking way, way cooler than Hogan, and his leg drop. 🙄 Gay
I grew up listening to Mean Gene and he was truly a gem in the wrestling business who made some of the best interview material you'll ever see which was hilarious seeing this little balding man standing next to these huge wrestlers who would do some really slapstick antics with Gene to flip him. One of my favorites is the Iron Sheik turkey in the cage comparing Hulk Hogan to the turkey which you will lose your ribcage.
It's partly due to the rise of streaming, but wrestling is no where near as popular as it was from the early 90's to the late 90's. It will take a whole cultural shift for it to get back to that level of popularity, but now with social media so prevalent, I'm not it will be anytime soon
It is interesting that Gene mentioned Pat Patterson and his habit of being cheap. I am sure that comes from his childhood which IIRC was very impoverished but Pat ended up working for the WWE literally up to the day he died, never retiring. I am sure Pat's family is enjoying all that money he saved throughout his working life. It is also interesting how long Pat had a behind the scenes job, there are two generations now that never saw him wrestle. May both Gene and Pat RIP.
I coupe fall asleep watching this every night, I have enjoyed these so much over the past few years, I'm glad I never watched them when they were recorded. There are a few that stand out from the hundreds that have tried, many attempt to do these shoots and many fail becaue the people doing the interviews they think they are the star and are staying at o get over and assume it's a conversation and they have something to input when an interview is supposed to be an interview, guy asks a question and shuts up .... If the guest gives a short answer, and pauses they should keep the mouth shut and allow them to elaborate further .... Instead of jump in and ask another question as if they aren't listening to the answer and are just going down a list of questions .... Few I ow how to pull it off... Kayfabe commentary WSI... HANNIBAL, not his side kick, Devon does it well. And obviously these guys, they must have a long standing or fairly intimate relationship, as if they've had a weekend on the piss together ...
Stu was very knowledgeable but his training methods were sadistic. If Stu would have had a bit of self control and would have known when to let off of people while teaching them basic wrestling moves I think he would have had a lot more students and maybe had been able to keep his wrestling promotion going longer. I suspect things deteriorated to the point where he couldn't get people to work for him knowing what laid in store for them in Stu's basement. The sadism was unnecessary, people can learn how to wrestle without needing a boatload of morphine after each lesson.
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RIP to the late-great Mean Gene Okerlund
Stream 100s of incredible shoots just like this
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I grew up with Mean Gene.
I was in my early teens, and now I'm in my early 50s. Rest in peace.
I love how he got his name that was mean gene 😂
You commented 2 months ago yet you grew up with dude.... he was 76 when he died in 2019????? Please explain
Kind of a perfect example of how often we can misread. What they meant was they grew up watching Mean Gene , just like guys like me. Hope that helps
@joshtassie9478
@@joshtassie9478 are you that incompetent lol he meant that he grew up watching him on TV as a kid … understanding context is fundamental 💯💯💯
Always loved this guy.
RIP Mean Gene.
Definately the most underappreciated and underrated sports entertainment broadcasters of all time.
No doubt about it mean gene was the best he and hulk Hogan had great chemistry in their interviews
Found HIM! That one douche who goes around typing "Underrated" in comments.
Mean Gene is unique and deceiving . He is beloved and adored by millions around the world. He was the most sought after interviewer by 4 different organizations. He was in a movie. He was in music videos. He was in a bunch of commercials. He wrote a book. He worked for 40 years.
His WWF outtakes alone has 10 million views!! New generations are discovering him
And finally Mean Gene Okerlund is inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame
Underrated??
.......Jeeezuz
Mean Gene also had great interviews with Macho Man Randy Savage.
And, his bloopers, when he would crack up and turn away from the camera, were always hilarious.
I had dinner with Mean Gene once and he was the most gracious and delightful man one could ever meet! He was a virtual encyclopedia of wrestling and was hilarious. RIP Mean Gene.
This is one of my favorite shoot interviews from RF Video.
Thank you, Title Match. RIP Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund. :)
Cigarette smoking killed him, it should have been banned 50 years ago.
Mean Jean is a national treasure! One of many personalities that encapsulated my pop culture childhood growing up in the 80s.
What a voice. Who doesn't miss Mean Gene?
Apparently his so called boys in the business....D.D.P. said like 7 ppl showed up 😢for his funeral.
He really was a symbol of such a fun era of professional wrestling. Yes, I miss him.
Wow what a good way to pass 2 and a half hours time
Well...I guess we've got another 2 and a half hours in the Crown Room
It gets even better than that. I’m having a dump at the same time.
Right?
hell yea lol
Gets pretty boring in your mom's basement I suppose 🤷😂😂😂🤣🖕😎
Iconic voice
Cigarette smoking killed him, it should have been banned 50 years ago.
This was one of the best interviews I have seen, great work! People will still know this man's name in 100 years when wrestling as we know it may not be around. His interviews were outstanding viewing!
All American Wrestling with Gene was so good.
Gene has such an amazing voice. Same with JR. Bobby is more remembered for his antics, which were great. That said just hearing Gene talk takes me back and love it. Great interview. Gene was one hell of a person on so many levels.
Mean gene was the master interviewer, simply the funniest and best. Rest in peace . Really miss him.
Really classy!!!! Growing up in Wisconsin, Mean Gene was awesome!!! Entertaining for sure
What a voice!!! Such great memories as a kid in the 80s watching this guy and wrestling in general.
This interview and the interview with heenan are just gold
Wow thanks!! What a treat. Rest well Scheme Gene
What an absolutely incredible talker. One of the greatest of all time. RIP
One of my favorite stories about Mean Gene was the one Kevin Nash told where they shared a plane ride and just talked and had drinks. When they landed Gene asked when Kevin's flight was and they spent another hour and a half in the bar
Man great voice just hearing him talk pumps me up I'm 41 man I miss the good old days
I have recently turned 42 and I agree 100%
A 2.5 hour shoot with Mean Gene? DON'T YOU DARE MISS IT!!!
Such an enjoyable watch. R.I.P. MEAN GENE OKERLUND ❤
He has one of them voices like You know you just know it. Like Casey Kasem. Just a legendary voice! Love this interview good stuff thx for the content!
Wow he can really tell a story and has so much passion!! I loved him and Bobby Heenan so much! I wonder if they get sick of telling stories? Because I love hearing them. I would be so respectable with this guy.
My mount rushmore of announcer/play by play voices from my childhood is Gene, Ernie Harwell, Bob Cole, & Vin Scully. I could listen to any of them talk/tell stories for hours.
Thank you so much for these full interview videos
This may he the best shoot interview ever.
What a great interview. 👏
Mene Gene and Hogan where always together in the 80s and early 90s
Where Hulk went, Gene followed! Hogan had a lot of pull when in new territories.. Gene was a part of the deal
Hey you think he would have showed up for the guys awake!
Such a magnificent voice, coupled with his look have them a credibility that is lacking today, that Aire of dignity and presence.❤
Gene Okerlund could read the phone book and I would be enthralled (sorry kids i'm sure the term "phone book" is foreign to you)
lol , so true, rip the greatest
😂 you know about phone books?! I thought we were all dead😂😂😂 I’m 36 I still remember looking in the phonebook for girls numbers in high school
@someguy9471 43 here. The funny thing is the phone book is still a thing but it looks like a little paper back novel now instead of the beast it used to be.
Great upload Thanks.
It's crazy that he just talks exactly how he did on TV. Like imagine just hanging out with him and he's just saying normal stuff in that voice. Like he says something like "I can't find my reading glasses. I remember having them in the kitchen, but I might have brought them upstairs. I don't want to go up those stairs and they're not there."
I'm already getting excited haha just imaging
RIP mean Gene I always loved your interview segments. You were the best.
Solid interview!
MEEEEEEAN, WOOOOOO BY GOD GENE!!!
just listening to him brings me back to my childhood.
Lots of laughs listening to Mean Gene and Bobby over many yrs. Rest in peace, guys.
He has the best voice ever in my opinion. Wish he did some narration outside of wrestling.
Good interview
Great stuff man Gene a major figure in wrestling history
Who else listens to this all the time
I've watched those clips of Mean Gene's blooper reels! Some of the funniest stuff ive ever seen! Miss this man vm
One could argue he was the voice of pro wrestling. AWA, WWF and WCW. The best interview guy EVER. Makes Byron Saxton look like a amateur working his first indy show! 😂
RIP Mean "whooooo, by- God" Gene!!"
A voice of gold!
I can listen to these guys from 70-80-90’s alll day n night
R.I.P. Gene Okerlund
died from smoking. Cigarettes should have been banned 50 years ago.
he died from being alive, something gonna kill us all
That was awesome RIP Gene... legend and so humble
This is phenomenal.
No one can pronounce the names of pay-per-view events better than Gene.
What a voice. One of a kind!
Respect to the legend. Missed in today’s wrestling climate for sure. Meeeeeeeene Geneeeeeee
My goodness what a treat
Underrated interview
After Bobby Heenan's WWE HoF speech, Gene Okerlund said he could listen to Bobby The Brain all day long.
Gene, we think the same of you.
RIP Eugene Arthur Okerlund and thanks for being wrestling's Mean Gene.
RIP to Bobby Heenan, too. Bobby was the best "Weasel" manager in wrestling (and those AWA weasel suit matches were funny).
@@mharris5047Jim Cornette was no slouch either...
We miss you gene I can sit and listen to him all day gone too soon
Gene gave the eulogy at Verne's funeral, and Greg was one of the few from the industry who actually went to pay respects to Gene's loved ones when he passed. Seems any hard feelings were laid to rest long before Gene passed. God bless him.
Still can't believe he got the nickname Mean Gene. From Jesse The Body Ventura
I still prefer to call him ‘Gene Mean’, Iron Sheikh-style.
Mean Gene was The Howard Cosell of Wrestling
As someone who was born in 84' and grew up only watching The NWA and WCW, it's so disappointing to hear how awful everything was behind the scenes. When I was a kid, you not have EVER convinced me that the WWF was bigger and better than WCW. Sting, Flair, LOD, Vader and the Steiner brothers were IT!!!
Same!!.. Sting was as big as Hogan in my town..Surfer Sting tho
@daveh1065 of The Man They Call Sting was it for us. They'll not never be a nutter nair nother mother lover like the Stinger.🤣
He was freaking way, way cooler than Hogan, and his leg drop. 🙄
Gay
I grew up listening to Mean Gene and he was truly a gem in the wrestling business who made some of the best interview material you'll ever see which was hilarious seeing this little balding man standing next to these huge wrestlers who would do some really slapstick antics with Gene to flip him. One of my favorites is the Iron Sheik turkey in the cage comparing Hulk Hogan to the turkey which you will lose your ribcage.
Based on this interview both Ric Flair and Mean Gene truly lived their gimmick.
Mean Gene will always be a Legend as well very missed, 😢
Gene was such a classy fella!
Very disrespectful that only a handful of WWF Superstars showed up for his wake and Hogan wasn't one of them.
Seriously? That's bad if it's true. Mean Gene and also the Brain are missed, even here thousands of miles away.
Here in the UK they are selling DVDs of WWE for as little as one POUND it shows how the interest in WWE nowandays as from the 90s and early 2000s
Because nobody hardly buys DVDs anymore
It's partly due to the rise of streaming, but wrestling is no where near as popular as it was from the early 90's to the late 90's. It will take a whole cultural shift for it to get back to that level of popularity, but now with social media so prevalent, I'm not it will be anytime soon
Ole mean gene he was the man back in the day , he basically was the caller of the soap opera
Straight class 👏🏼
Thank you mean gene
For all the great memories
Gene seemed like he was a riot to speak to. Would have loved to have a few drinks and talk shop with him.
RIP Mean Gene Okerlund 🙏
Mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gene!!
I surely miss Mean gene okerlund he & hogan were so good together.
Meeeeeeeean WOO! Gene
It is interesting that Gene mentioned Pat Patterson and his habit of being cheap. I am sure that comes from his childhood which IIRC was very impoverished but Pat ended up working for the WWE literally up to the day he died, never retiring. I am sure Pat's family is enjoying all that money he saved throughout his working life. It is also interesting how long Pat had a behind the scenes job, there are two generations now that never saw him wrestle. May both Gene and Pat RIP.
Pat the Predator
He has one of them voices like You know you just know it.
I wish you guys would put in the description when these shoots take place as well....im guessing this one was around '05 to '08
@kidperk334 It's from 2006, all original production dates are in the description
"I think you're sexy, Really Mean Gene I do."
4:50 Paul Harvey drop right there from Mean Gene! If you don't know who Paul Harvey is, look him up!
AWA was on TV in Canada 4 pm weds but by that point it was on the decline
I coupe fall asleep watching this every night, I have enjoyed these so much over the past few years, I'm glad I never watched them when they were recorded.
There are a few that stand out from the hundreds that have tried, many attempt to do these shoots and many fail becaue the people doing the interviews they think they are the star and are staying at o get over and assume it's a conversation and they have something to input when an interview is supposed to be an interview, guy asks a question and shuts up .... If the guest gives a short answer, and pauses they should keep the mouth shut and allow them to elaborate further ....
Instead of jump in and ask another question as if they aren't listening to the answer and are just going down a list of questions .... Few I ow how to pull it off...
Kayfabe commentary
WSI...
HANNIBAL, not his side kick, Devon does it well.
And obviously these guys, they must have a long standing or fairly intimate relationship, as if they've had a weekend on the piss together ...
30:50 a callback to all the episodes of All American Wrestling where Gene was on the phone LOL
That was sad when DD said almost noone went to mean genes funeral
"Hey, no gouging!" ... Lol.. Gene was quick.
When diamond Dallas Paige said nobody showed up for his funeral. I couldn’t believe that. Smh mean Gene was that guy
Sad part is when he passed away.. ONLY about 7 ppl in the business showed up... They didn't care about him 🥺
@@danielsalisbury245 Wow, saying that about a legend like Gene is unbelievable bs!
Mean! Woo! BY GOD! GENE Wooo!
30:42 takes a call keep the camera rolling😅😅
Did you know that Gorilla used to eat 5 hot dogs at every event he commentated
...which likely explains the diabetic-related heart failure which killed him at age 62.
Gene Okerlund had a multimillion dollar baritone voice.
Wish he'd tell me the weather tomorrow
RIP Mean Gene.
It's MEEEEEEEEEEEEAN WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BY GOD GEEEEEEEENE
Mean Gene Okerlund was a good friend of Hulk Hogan for 37 years until he passed away in 2019
nobody was there for his funeral says ddp.
Clearly he had terrible taste in friends, except for DDP
Apparently Hulk skipped his funeral.
@@swfcocs1 i wonder if the deads in pro wrestling are so much, you start to not visit anymore
@temperedglass1130 that shows you Terry's true Character yet he attended Rocky Johnson's Funeral.
Gene was gold
LEGEND
Gene Mean legend class
Mean Gean!!! #1
Hulk Hogan did some training with Stu Hart? I have never heard that before Gene.
Stu was very knowledgeable but his training methods were sadistic. If Stu would have had a bit of self control and would have known when to let off of people while teaching them basic wrestling moves I think he would have had a lot more students and maybe had been able to keep his wrestling promotion going longer. I suspect things deteriorated to the point where he couldn't get people to work for him knowing what laid in store for them in Stu's basement. The sadism was unnecessary, people can learn how to wrestle without needing a boatload of morphine after each lesson.
Sad no one showed up to his funeral. Class Act DDP
I didn't get the carny thing at first and thought I was having a stroke!!