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This Day in Wrestling History1/2/2024 Fall back five years ago and the wrestling world was rocked when news broke early in 2019 that we lost a legend. It was on January 2, 2019 when we lost wrestling legend "Mene Gene '' Gene Okerlund was the greatest interviewer during one of the hottest periods in wrestling history. Starting in 1970 for the American Wrestling Association as the fill-in interviewer and ring announcer. Though as the interviewer he clearly flew under the radar, but must've been someone special for Vince to take him AWA when Vince was in the midst of his national expansion.
From his debut in 1984 to his departure in 1993, Gene would become one of the most recognizable faces and voices in all of professional wrestling. Gene would eventually jump ship to WCW again proving exactly why he was one of the greatest interviewers in pro-wrestling, sticking with WCW until 2001. Returning to WWE following the closure of WCW it was time for Gene to step away from the screen, but he would still make occasional appearances from time to time. Sadly we would lose Gene at the age of seventy seven years old. There will never be another like "Mene Gene!
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Dark Side of the Ring Season 51/1/2024 Rumors are around that the fan favorite documentary style show on Vice TV called Dark Side of the Ring will be returning for a season five. The main question that a lot of fans will be asking is what stories could be next for Dark Side of The Ring. Last season ended with an episode centered around the troublesome Marty Jannetty.
Even though the producers Evan and Jason have told various stories in great detail there are still a number of stories to tell from the long history of pro-wrestling. To know when or what will be focused on in season five we will have to wait and see, but this allows the fans to construct lists of potential stories we'd love to see included in season five. Extreme Championship Wrestling A few seasons ago the producers mentioned that they would like to have an episode focused on a specific company. Honestly it doesn't have to tell the story from square one, but telling the story of ECW would make for a very interesting addition to the archives of Dark Side of the Ring. Eddie Gilbert A colorful character from wrestling's past and one of the many legends that helped make Memphis one of the hottest territories in the business for a time. "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert was a one of a kid character during wrestling's hottest period and deserves to have a light shined on a career that was cut short. Scott Hall The "Bad Guy" was set to have an episode dedicated to his career this past season, but his passing was to fresh for those affected by it to relive it. Scott was able to finally find his purpose to live a lot longer then most people expected him to and corrected his legacy. It would be a very emotional episode for Dark Side of the Ring to have Scott Hall included. |