Tag: Gene Okerlund
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Wrestling Weekly: ‘Mean’ Gene, AEW, NJPW in 2019
Photo: NJPW On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, longtime pro wrestling trainer and former wrestling Les Thatcher and I talk about the passing of “Mean” Gene Okerlund, AEW, and a slew of announcements from New Japan Pro Wrestling following Wrestle Kingdom regarding their 2019 schedule. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Life and death of ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund
Legendary Hall of Fame wrestling announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has passed away at the age of 76. Karl Stern from Wrestling Observer and When It Was Cool takes a look back at Okerlund’s life and career in this brand new biography breaking news special. Okerlund was the prime interviewer for the AWA, WWF, WCW, and then back…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WON Hall of Fame review
On this episode, host Karl Stern looks at the four inductees into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame for 2016 — Sting, Daniel Bryan, Gene Okerlund, and Col. James H. McLaughlin. Not a lot of time is spent on McLaughlin since we have covered him so in-depth on the last seven shows, so time…