"Mean" Gene Okerlund Wants A Match At WrestleMania 29

Interview highlights with "Mean" Gene Okerlund......


Being undefeated in his "pro wrestling" career:


I'm 5-0 and I am very proud of it. As a matter of fact I asked Vince
McMahon, the chairman and CEO of the WWE to book me in the main event of
Wrestlemania 29. I want someone big (Laughs)"


Speaks about how he reacted when he found out he was gonna be in the tag team match with Sheamus. Did it take him by surprise ?:


"That was kinda a last minute deal. When he picked me I thought this had to be a rib."


How did the name Mean Gene come about ? , Hulk Hogan made the name very popular to all the wrestling fans:


"Hulk Hogan did make it very popular. When I was interviewing in the
old AWA, Jesse "The Body" Ventura was the guy that gave me the name.
Jesse originated that in 1978, and its kinda stuck ever since."