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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Eugene Arthur "Mean Gene" Okerlund (December 19, 1942–January 2, 2019) was a Professional Wrestling announcer, backstage interviewer, commentator and former wrestler. He got his start in pro wrestling working for the American Wrestling Association from 1970 until 1984, when he was picked up by the World Wrestling Federation, becoming the most recognizable voice of WWF's Rock 'n' Wrestling connection. He left WWF in late 1993 and was subsequently hired by World Championship Wrestling where he would remain until WCW was purchased by the WWF in 2001. Okerlund returned to WWF/WWE following WCW's demise and made occasional TV appearances and often appeared in documentaries. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006, making sporadic appearances on WWE programming until his death in 2019.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
 
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 Dirty Old Man: During WCW's Final Years, where he would practically drool over the female valets. This gimmick made Gene uncomfortable, as he didn't like the fact that his kids (and grandkids) would see him like this on TV.
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 Ironic Nickname: Gene was anything but Mean.
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 Jerkass Ball: After Madusa lost her match at WCW The Great American Bash 1997 and had to "retire," Gene showed up and utterly buried her, saying, "her career is finished, toast, over," with the crowd responding "Leave her alone!"
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 Deadpan Snarker: Always, in and out of character. The guy was able to keep a straight face while "Macho Man" Randy Savage delivered a bonkers promo right next to him and when Booker T slipped up and called Hulk Hogan the N-word.
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 Non-Action Guy: A series of vignettes with Hulk Hogan highlighted this, as Hogan had to train Gene to participate in a wrestling match against Mr. Fuji and George "The Animal" Steele at a house show in Minneapolis in 1984. For his part, Gene was more interested in cigars and sleeping in than training, prayers, and vitamins.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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