This Day in Wrestling History

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!