‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund Injured in Fall Weeks Before His Death at Age 76, Son Says

Pro wrestling interviewer ‘Mean Gene’ Okerlund dies By JEFF BAENEN yesterday 1 of 2 In this July 31, 1988 photo provided by the WWE, "Mean" Gene Okerlund addresses the crowd before a pro wrestling event in Milwaukee WWE via AP

WWE commentator and interview “Mean” Gene Okerlund’s cause of death was the result of a fall he suffered in December, his son said.

Todd Okerlund told TMZ that he was in poor health before his fall. In the spill, he broke several ribs and was treated at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida.