By Mike Chiari - Bleacher Report




Legendary WWE interviewer "Mean" Gene Okerlund died Wednesday at the age of 76, according to WWE.com.

Okerlund joined WWE in 1984 after spending nearly 15 years in the AWA. He remained with WWE from 1984-1993 and then worked for WCW from 1993-2001 and became the most successful and recognizable interviewer in professional wrestling history in the process.

His contributions were celebrated in 2006 when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.