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01-02-2019, 10:45 AM | #1 |
Inno Knows.
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Mean Gene Okerlund passes away - 76
RIP, best backstage interviewer |
01-02-2019, 11:00 AM | #2 |
Trickster Demon
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RIP
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01-02-2019, 11:04 AM | #3 |
President of Freedonia
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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01-02-2019, 11:06 AM | #4 |
boop/bop/beep
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This sucks. But the man lived hard and lived an incredible life. Mostly upset cuz this means I'm getting way too old.
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01-02-2019, 11:14 AM | #5 |
President of Freedonia
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As much as any commentator, the voice of wrestling for 20-30 years. Just an instantly recognizable face and voice, and never afraid to inject a little personality into proceedings, in stark contrast to modern "my guest at this time" WWE 'interviewers'.
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01-02-2019, 11:19 AM | #6 | |
boop/bop/beep
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01-02-2019, 11:23 AM | #7 | |
Resident drug enabler
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01-02-2019, 11:26 AM | #8 | |
boop/bop/beep
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01-02-2019, 11:16 AM | #9 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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Well this sucks
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01-02-2019, 11:17 AM | #10 |
Resident drug enabler
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Damn. One of my favorite overall personalities in wrestling.
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01-02-2019, 11:18 AM | #11 |
Triple A
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damn...
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01-02-2019, 11:20 AM | #12 |
Loque Ja
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RIP one of the best voices and personalities ever
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01-02-2019, 11:21 AM | #13 |
Fire up Chips!
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01-02-2019, 11:31 AM | #14 |
Inno Knows.
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01-02-2019, 11:46 AM | #15 |
WOOOOOOOOO!
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Damn, another big part of childhood is gone, such a distinctive voice and helped get people over.
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01-02-2019, 11:47 AM | #16 |
Curtis
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RIP.
Never heard a bad thing about Mean Gene or him being involved in any drama. One of the most important faces in wrestling history. |
01-02-2019, 11:51 AM | #17 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Damn. He was as iconic to me as Hulk Hogan.
RIP, Mean Gene. |
01-02-2019, 12:18 PM | #18 |
Loque Ja
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Still loved to hear his voice to this day as part of WWE Story Time. Just the best and most soothing voice ever. Mean Gene was wrestling.
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01-02-2019, 12:31 PM | #19 |
Fire up Chips!
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Too bad he died. Its a shame the news is only just coming out now
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01-02-2019, 01:04 PM | #20 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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Arguably the 3 most recognisable voices of wwe all gone, Gorilla, Bobby and now Gene.
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01-02-2019, 01:09 PM | #21 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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Everybody's close personal longtime friend.
RIP Mean Gene. |
01-02-2019, 01:22 PM | #22 |
I believe in Joe Hendry
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Not Mean Gene
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01-02-2019, 02:07 PM | #23 |
3 Dicks Out For Trips
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RIP Mean Gene. All time best at what he did. No one even close imo.
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01-02-2019, 02:21 PM | #24 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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RIP
Think I called up the Mean Gene Hotline once or twice back in the day. |
01-02-2019, 02:34 PM | #25 |
Fire up Chips!
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Kids, if you wanna know the cause of death call the hotline tonight before 9pm. Get your parents permission and call
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01-02-2019, 03:52 PM | #26 |
I'm all there is
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Gene was the best at talking up a PPV to make you think you were making the worst decision of your life by not ordering it lol
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01-02-2019, 04:28 PM | #27 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Read about this while sitting in the parking lot of the movie theatre.
This sucks. Just the best guy ever. Can't believe the last thing I'm gonna remember him is that Kevin Hart Sprite commercial. R.I.P. |
01-02-2019, 04:42 PM | #28 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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01-02-2019, 05:01 PM | #29 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Well that’s a shitty way to start 2019.
RIP MGO |
01-02-2019, 05:24 PM | #30 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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— Moloch-André Fleury (@alex_navarro) January 2, 2019 |
01-02-2019, 08:52 PM | #31 |
2 Dicks out for Trips
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01-03-2019, 12:33 AM | #32 |
Trickster Demon
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Here is a song Mean Gene recorded in the 50s as a teenager
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01-03-2019, 12:57 AM | #33 |
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Very sad. It surprises me how young he was. I mean, 76 is a good run, but I dunno, I just think it's weird that when he came out at WrestleMania X-7 he was only 57. I dunno, I guess I haven't thought about it that much. A shame.
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01-03-2019, 01:15 AM | #34 |
Hey Mister!
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Wait wtf Super Dave, Daryl Dragon, and Mean Gene all died on the same day at the same age.
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01-03-2019, 02:33 AM | #35 |
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Oh fuck, I didn't know about Bob Einstein. I loved him as the surrogate in Arrested Development. I don't know why you could yourself "Captain & Tenille" when your name is Daryl fucking Dragon, by the way.
Skimming over that on a wrestling board, I did read that as "Super Dragon" though. |
01-03-2019, 02:34 AM | #36 |
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Also, I think Dave Dragon was the name of Hulk Hogan's in that 3 Ninjas movie.
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01-03-2019, 03:07 PM | #37 | |
Tongue my Fartbox
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/81143...ause-of-death/
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01-03-2019, 03:47 PM | #38 |
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That is heart wrenching to read
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01-03-2019, 07:11 PM | #39 |
Trickster Demon
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01-04-2019, 06:03 PM | #40 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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Not exactly a surprise announcement. |