Today the world of professional wrestling mourns the loss of one of it's most original characters and voices. "Mean" Gene Okerlund passed away earlier today at the age of 76.

Mean Gene worked as an announcer, most notably, for the AWA in Minnesota, the WWF, and WCW. He's a legit hall of famer, and hosted some of the most memorable interviews in the history of the wrestling world.

RIP Mean Gene, thanks for the memories.