Diamond Dallas Page, a close friend of “Mean Gene,” remembered the late WWE Hall of Famer.
A moving interview.
We here at Multi Media Mouth are saddened to report the passing of WWE Hall of Famer, “Mean” Gene Okerlund.
Okerlund is one of the most well known names in sports-entertainment history, having made his debut with the WWE in 1984. If you were a fan of WWF/E back in the 80’s and early 90’s, you saw Okerlund conduct hundreds of interviews, including some with the biggest stars like Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, The Undertaker, and The Ultimate Warrior, just to name a few.
“Mean Gene” was not just a stellar interviewer, he was also a host, commentator and even a singer, having performed the National Anthem at the very first Wrestlemania in 1985. Okerlund got his start as a sports-entertainment broadcaster with AWA, he also worked for WCW in the 90’s after his run with WWF/E.
“Mean” Gene Okerlund was 76 years old, he will be greatly missed by many.
Raw had 1, 775, 000 viewers on the Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night Raw. Most people would freak out, but it was Christmas Eve. This was predictable.
PWInsider.com is reporting….
Fashion Files: Cold Case Unit: – “It’s do-or-pie for detectives Tyler Breeze and Fandango, as ‘The Fashion Police’ close in on Kevin Owens’ mysterious Pie Face Perpetrator!”
Xavier’s Arcade Challenge: “Xavier Woods invades the arcade scene in The City of Brotherly Love, and he’s seeking a challenge in the retro gaming classic, NBA Jam!”
WWE Kitchen Smackdown: “Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox and Curtis Axel compete in a cookoff for guest judges Enes Kanter, Noelle Foley and Mark Henry, hosted by Bo Dallas.”
Botch Club: “Gallows and Anderson watch acrobatic attempts gone awry, and take a deep dive into the circumstances behind the infamous Titus Worldslide.”
PWInsider.com is reporting that Rey Mysterio has signed a
Mysterio and WWE have been in talks for a while and have just now reached a deal. According to the report, Mysterio wanted to do an 18 month deal, but WWE really wanted two years from him. The two year contract does give Mysterio that chance to give his notice at the 18 month mark.
I have reached out to AroLucha about what this means for his involvement with them, but no comment as of right now.
Smackdown LIVE! has a new Women’s Champion, and her name is Becky Lynch. Here are a few of our favorite photos of the Irish Lass Kicker.
According to PWInsider, former Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar, is backstage at WWE’s Hell In A Cell.
According to the report, Lesnar is walking around the backstage area and isn’t actually being hidden. Curious as to what this might mean for the show tonight.
You’ve probably heard by now that the lovely Renee Young has been promoted to full time commentator status on Monday Night RAW.
Personally, I think this is a fabulous move on the part of WWE, Renee is a class act and a true pro when it comes to broadcasting. Adding a woman to commentary is a great move, and there is no better woman for the job than Renee. Young had found success even before coming to WWE, with a background in acting and improv, as well as a 3-year-run working for The Score Television Network in Canada from 2009 to 2012.
Renee recently alluded to the fact that her 2012 WWE audition tape wasn’t very good. Well, the WWE Network has found and released that tape and I don’t think it’s bad at all!
You’ll see in the video, she’s not talking about wrestling AT ALL, which I thought was odd and kind of funny. Instead, she was given a product to promote on camera. The little device she is holding in the video is for pet grooming. She talks about all of the features the device has and how it works on grooming your pet(s), even err, fish? Check it out for yourself!
Meet @ReneeYoungWWE: EXPERT pet groomer.
It’s the newest @WWENetwork HIDDEM GEM! pic.twitter.com/8qKLGGkb7u— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) September 13, 2018
Saturday, September 1, 2018 will go down in history as the night that professional wrestling changed forever, even if the show was a one-off.
ALL IN was a massive success for everyone involved. And while i haven’t been able to finish all 4 hours of the show, what I have seen is enough to know that this show has changed the game (yes, I know I said that twice now).
The ALL IN – Zero Hour special on WGN America had some technical issues, but it’s forgivable for them to have those issues as this was the first show they’ve produced.
At the end of the night, I walked away extremely proud of the guys involved. They put on a massive show, had very little problems, and made the show feel special without having their own TV outlet to promote their show.
There is a ton of things that IMPACT Wrestling, WWE, and Ring of Honor can learn from the success of ALL IN.
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The first lesson that can be learned is on story telling. The NWA World Championship Match with Cody Rhodes defeating Nick Aldis to become the new champion was a perfect story told perfectly without the two men ever fighting or without any major over-the-top trash talking.
The job that Billy Corgan, Dave Lagana, Cody Rhodes, and Nick Aldis told with a few promos, a camera crew, and a compelling story arc was impeccable. All the guys needed was an outlet to tell a story and the arc and the rest was done with the imagination of the fans, the desire to see these two men fight it out for the title, and the need for the babyface to come out as champion.
The story in the ring was just as epic. Seeing Nick Aldis take it to Cody, seeing what the title meant to Cody and his continued fighting effort to keep fighting even after his wife tells him that he
And in the end, a quick roll up gave Cody the win. We didn’t need to do a complicated finish or angle, we didn’t need run ins or weapons. All we needed was a story, a match, and a conclusion. And I can’t wait for Cody to defend the title against Aldis at the 70th Anniversary show in October.
The second lesson that can be learned is more for IMPACT and ROH and that is that production matters.
The stage set up that ALL IN had was amazing. It looked like something WWE or an MMA group would have set up. I kept thinking, “Man, this looks a lot like a big budget production being done” and in reality
The final lesson, give the fans what they want. Stop trying to push your agenda and ideas that don’t work. ALL IN was a fun show because there was no agenda. There was no one person that needed to get over. The people who needed to be over were and the ones who needed to not be over were not. The fans were able to choose.
I hope that if there is an ALL IN 2 that these principals are taken into account.
The post SummerSlam edition of Monday Night Raw saw 3,095,000 viewers, up from 2,825,000 from the week before.