Gene Okerlund - What Jesse Ventura was Like in AWA

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2 ай бұрын

Mean Gene Okerlund discusses his old friend Jesse "The Body" Ventura who he worked with in AWA, WWF and WCW. Stream New Shoot Interviews 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
RIP to the late-great Mean Gene. Mr Okerlund talks about his relationship with former AWA Wrestling star Jesse Ventura. Plus find out what Gene says the issue between Jesse and Hulk Hogan was all about.
We also get Gene's take on Verne Gagne and how he landed the job in the Amiercan Wrestling Alliance.
Originally produced by RF Video Inc in 2005. Licensed for exclusive distribution on Title Match Network.
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@TitleMatchWrestling 2 ай бұрын

RIP to the late great Mean Gene Okerlund Stream the Full Shoot Interview (2005) ➡titlematchnetwork.com/wrestling-shoot-interviews-results/

@michaelvazquez7851 2 ай бұрын

@JohnFFox12 2 ай бұрын

Pp😮

@mikejejenich-pb5zx 2 ай бұрын

The fact that barely anyone showed up to this guys funeral is a disgrace

@TitleMatchWrestling 2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. With everything he did for wrestling the least his "friends" could have done was show their respects

@jokerswank6082 2 ай бұрын

💯you'd think people would be pouring in their tributes to him left and right seeing the histories he's had with them.

@UCUSmusic 2 ай бұрын

Leads me to believe that he was an asshole behind the scenes... im not saying he was... just reminds me of what happens at the end of a crappy life. Think Puff Daddy had he passed before the scandle.

@slow71971 2 ай бұрын

Bet he makes up for that in fans visits to his grave.

@cutekanjii 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's disgusting, especially from Vince & Hogan. Vince is a despicable human being. Couldn't care less about all the people who made him a billionaire, he think it was ALL him. Well, without those other peoples talents he'd still be trying to get by pulling off the odd stunts here & there with Eval kineval etc. And it was just downright disrespectful for Hogan not to bother showing up for it

@ericdravenX00X 2 ай бұрын

Mean Gene was the Best Love Hearing his Voice.. R.I.P. Mean Gene Okerlund

@edwardmaul 2 ай бұрын

The interviews between Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby the Brain Heenan are real pieces of history . Thank you.

@jeffryallred2174 2 ай бұрын

My best friend worked at a bar and grill in Dayton Ohio. The owner of the resturant was friends with Mean Gene, Gene would stop in everytime WCW came to Dayton, I was able to meet him, Bobby Heenan, and Nick Bockwinkle, great times, great guy!

@ericpierce6888 Ай бұрын

Mustve been along time ago if Nick Bockwinkle was there...im from Dayton..what was the name of the bar.....it wasn't the pub that was attached to Hara Arena was it

@1107FlexBlvd Ай бұрын

937

@mikesmith2718 Ай бұрын

Mean gene was the voice of my childhood. Nothing compares to 80s wrestling when you see mean gene doing an interview. R.I.P Gene

@kenterminateddq5311 2 ай бұрын

Without Jesse Ventura, Gene Okerlund wouldn't be "mean".

@stevengallant6363 2 ай бұрын

The voice of my childhood

@silasclayton7777 2 ай бұрын

Oh man, that voice.

@antfbi 2 ай бұрын

Like butter

@DavidH1 2 ай бұрын

This man was a national treasure.

@Simply206 2 ай бұрын

Mean Gene Okerlund - GOAT. I think it is sometimes forgotten that Mean Gene helped play a big part in WWEs success in the 80sand early 90s. Shocking that only DDP turned up to his funeral.

@cpbstation3154 2 ай бұрын

Greatest interview man ever...bar none!

@robertdiotalevi285 2 ай бұрын

👍

@davegratz5895 20 күн бұрын

I worked at a store near where Gene lived before wrestling went huge. Very nice, quiet humble guy.

@carloszepeda8842 2 ай бұрын

Jesse was very charismatic and entertaining . I enjoyed his wrestling, interviews, announcing and his show the Body Shoppe.

@lpdog82 Ай бұрын

i just love seeing this, i could hear gene talk forever, i grew up watching gene on tv and his unmistakable voice can be recognized anywhere, i love his stories WOW what a life , RIP gene , i sure miss classic wrestling of the early days , RIP to all those guys that entertained us and that have now passed on

@dank7256 2 ай бұрын

Mean Gene was the BEST ! RIP

@Peanutbutterb00b5 Ай бұрын

Man, he had the most recognizable voice ever and did such a great job. Fines and suspensions for those that didn’t show up for his funeral.

@Grisna_25- 2 ай бұрын

Love jesse

@JohnMiller-un8kh 2 ай бұрын

Pure class this man, not many left like him.

@joeboo8626 2 ай бұрын

Surprised Hogan didn't try to take credit for the "Mean Gene" moniker. Had his pizza a couple times back in the early 2000s, it was pretty good. Would have loved to meet him and Bobby Heenan. Favorite "Mean Gene" moment was the outake when a WWF sign fell while he was interviewing Rick Rude and Heenan. His outakes are hilarious.

@anson.meadows 2 ай бұрын

Great content. Mean Gene and Jesse V 👌

@kentcarlisle5660 2 ай бұрын

Great interview... I do love that voice 🤠

@robertdiotalevi285 2 ай бұрын

"From coast to coast and border to border..." Still hear that voice from my youth....R.I.P.

@sly_tendencies87 2 ай бұрын

Love Jesse

@michaelvazquez7851 2 ай бұрын

Nice interview

@bartofilms 22 күн бұрын

Gene was so important to Pro Wrestling. People don’t even know…

@Parlimant_Strifey 2 ай бұрын

The first time he met one of these Superstar Billy Grahams, brother.

@Constable00 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@user-dc1dr9kr8x 2 ай бұрын

Gene had so much talent he would have been great announcing NFL or baseball

@murraykelm5691 Ай бұрын

Gene had a great voice, could easily see him host a game show, like Jeopardy.

@AllCelebzNElitenNeckMaskz 2 ай бұрын

Jessy tells more story's than Walt Disney !

@fureyhiggins3289 Ай бұрын

Shocked that only one guys from the business showed up at his funeral. Not at all surprised that it was DDP.

@jonnyWisconsin Ай бұрын

I saw the pictures. There were others like the killer bees, Brian knobbs and Mike white. But yea gene loved Hogan , had him introduce his into to the hall of fame. Where was he

@SargeistExisting Ай бұрын

"You called the match. And that was it."

@emceeschwartz 2 ай бұрын

the goat nuff said

@EddieChukkz Ай бұрын

I admit I chuckled at 4:25

@thebigmarbowski84 2 ай бұрын

Haha the biel throw story was great. It's still called that today.

@johnny5805 2 ай бұрын

Only DDP went to his funeral. That IS absolutely fuc*ing disgraceful !

@KClouisville 2 ай бұрын

Still can't believe Hogan didn't make it...after all they'd been through. Or Vince even.....whatever Vince may be....he always seems sentimental about the people with him in his early days of running the company.

@CrookedRosePOD Ай бұрын

I always wanted to do radio but couldn't plus I Don't have the best voice

@matthewgabbard6415 2 ай бұрын

Those Midwest guys make good radio and tv commentators. The accent is as flat as the land. Except Minnesota of course. You betcha

@msoi215 2 ай бұрын

#RIPMeanGene

@JamesBuddell-fn6bz 2 ай бұрын

Mean genes burgers in Tulare California. Ate there a few times, great burgers and milkshakes. I believe they are now closed. I believe Covid 19 wiped them out. Cool place!

@mikejejenich-pb5zx 2 ай бұрын

Jesse has no time to bleed 🩸 👋

@robertdiotalevi285 2 ай бұрын

Riot!

@timburr4453 12 күн бұрын

Jesse was never a good in ring worker, but a superstar talker and personality

@carloszepeda8842 2 ай бұрын

I like he was with Gracie Slick

@carloselizondo7671 2 ай бұрын

He once took a vacation to Grenada.

@jasonkessler6841 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories.

@tylermcnally8232 2 ай бұрын

I doubt he will read this

@jasonkessler6841 2 ай бұрын

@@tylermcnally8232 You doubt?, I am pretty sure he won't.

@mharris5047 2 ай бұрын

@@jasonkessler6841 I don't know if Tyler doesn't know that Gene Okerlund died a few years back after a very hard battle with liver failure involving at least two transplants or if he was being "smart (expletive)" about it but I agree that Gene won't get to read these comments. May Gene RIP. IIRC Jesse Ventura is still living as of early June 2024.