Millions of wrestling fans around the world knew longtime Sarasota resident Gene Okerlund as “Mean Gene,” a nickname given to him by his friend and colleague, Jesse “The Body” Ventura. For more than ...
"Mean" Gene Okerlund addresses the crowd before a pro wrestling event in Milwaukee in 1988. Okerlund, who interviewed pro wrestling superstars "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk ...