Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, William Regal, Virgil and More React To “Mean” Gene Okerlund’s Death

Most people don't know Gene was going to be third man if Hulk decided not to. As long as I have a heart beat you'll be in my heart. Miss you so much already my friend pic.twitter.com/uvp5yok2rL

— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) January 3, 2019

Sad that my friend Mean Gene Oakland has passed.I was so fortunate to work with him for 24 years.Our time doing”local markets”in WCW and World Wides taught me more than anything on how to cut a promo. https://t.co/uePXk2PJT4

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) January 2, 2019

Man Mene Gene was the greatest. He made every moment feel like it was the Super Bowl. He was the best. I’ll miss all the great talks and moments we had. Rip brother. Send my love to Andre, Curt and Rod. pic.twitter.com/rcjXcK5jD1

— Virgil (@TheRealVirgil) January 2, 2019

Mean Gene here with me in the coolest wrestling video game ever pic.twitter.com/kcjkjwkOWQ

— Virgil (@TheRealVirgil) January 3, 2019

Mean Gene made my bad promos, few I had in WCW, better by how he played off my words; he’d tell me I can only get better than roll his eyes in front of me for a laugh.. Thank you for that memory. Your wisdom and wit on the stick made wrestling better.
Godspeed #RIPMeanGene

— RIGGS (@realscottyriggs) January 2, 2019

Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of mean gene. A wrestling icon that will be remembered by the hulk hogan rock n rasslin era 2 Monday night wars. Worked thru 2 glory periods in rasslin. pic.twitter.com/qoAWt9H3W1

— Missy Hyatt (@missyhyatt) January 3, 2019

I’m heart broken over the passing of Mean Gene Okerlund. What a fantastic person he was. Always treated me great when I would run into him at a show. He was a class act and undoubtedly the original voice of wrestling that I connect my earliest memories of wrestling with.

— Abyss (@TherealAbyss) January 2, 2019

We will all miss Mean Gene. It’s a very sad thing to lose him. I feel blessed that we got to hang at #wrestlecade #legend #2019

— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) January 2, 2019

Mean Gene, great voice, great storyteller, always loved throwin back a few drinks w/him and always fun to work with…One of a kind…invited me to help open a few of his hamburger franchises and anything u did with him gave u instant credibility..Thank you Gene..

— Konnan (@Konnan5150) January 3, 2019