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WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund Passes Away At 76

WWE announced on their official website this morning that WWE Hall of Famer and former announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has passed away at the age of 76. On behalf of Wrestling-News.Net, we would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends, fans, and loved ones of “Mean” Gene Okerlund.

Video: Sneak Peek Of WWE Network’s “Legends House” Show

WWE sent out the following: What do you get when eight WWE Legends live under one roof? Find out in “Legends House.”

Three More Names Scheduled For Tonight’s “Old School” WWE RAW

The Godfather, Sgt. Slaughter and “Grandmaster Sexay” Brian Christopher are all in Baltimore, Maryland and are schedule to appear on tonight’s “Old School” edition of WWE RAW. Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi had been featured on advertising for tonight’s RAW, however Christopher’s appearance means that all 3 members of Too Cool will be reuniting tonight.  Continue Reading »

Several Legends Scheduled For Next Week’s WWE “Old School” RAW

Advertising for next week’s WWE “Old School” RAW is currently listing “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, Ric Flair and “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase to appear. Former WWE Champion Chris Jericho will once again miss the show, as he is currently on tour in Australia with his band  Continue Reading »

Ric Flair Discusses His WWE Return

Speaking to WWE’s official website last night, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair stated that he was overwhelmed with the response and loved being back, saying that WWE is best place and the only place in the world to work and said that he’s loyal to WWE. Flair was asked about CM Punk and  Continue Reading »

Video: Mean Gene Okerlund Discusses Potential Match At WrestleMania 29

Arda Ocal sent out the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of The Score Television Network spoke with WWE Hall Of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Highlights: 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  Continue Reading »

Photos Of WWE’s New Wrestlefest Game Releasing This Tuesday

The following photos, feature promotional images for WWE’s new WrestleFest game, scheduled to be released this Tuesday on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is obviously an update from the 1991 version and will feature a mix of old and current WWE superstars, as well as WWE Hall of Famers.

WWE Legends House Update

In an update on WWE’s prospective plans for the WWE Legends House launch, the company will not be waiting around to debut it on the WWE Network in the fall and are currently in discussions with SyFy officials about bringing the show to the network with a prospective launch date of April 17th, 2012. The  Continue Reading »

Location Revealed For WWE Legends House Tapings

With the WWE going head-on into producing new programming for the WWE Network scheduled to launch later this year, the company will begin the taping of one of their shows, WWE Legends House in Rancho Mirage, at the historic home of the late comedian Harpo Marx at Tamarisk Country Club. WWE Hall of Famer, Mean  Continue Reading »

“Mean” Gene Okerlund To Appear On WWE Legends House

Arda Ocal sent out the following: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of #AftermathRadio on thescore.com and iTunes chat with WWE Hall Of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Highlights: – Was it always the case to get the information out of the WWE Superstars as a interviewer for the professional wrestling, was that always what  Continue Reading »

Update On WWE Legends House

In an update to the WWE Legends House programme that will air on the WWE Network when it is launched later this year, WWE Hall of Famer, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper seemed to indicate that he was amongst the legends that will be in the house. Speaking via his Twitter account, Piper tweeted, “How can you  Continue Reading »