Mean Gene Okerlund was part of one of the most infamous kayfabe breaks in pro wrestling history at WWF SummerSlam 1989. Okerlund, the clean cut snappy announcer, was set to interview WWF Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude and manager Bobby Heenan prior to the Ravishing One's title defence against The Ultimate Warrior. Cue the SummerSlam backdrop to fall from the wall. A shocked Okerlund turned around and exclaimed "F*ck it," along with some criticism for the WWE's handymen who installed the sign. The production team, no doubt panicking at what had just happened, cut the cameras away to a live shot of the crowd and left Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura to cover for the miss hap. Okerlund confessed in a shoot interview that the wrong tape was aired live on the show as the real interview with Rude was taped beforehand. Some heads will have rolled for this mixup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbcCO7OBafA
