10 Things WWE Regrets About SummerSlam
9. Mean Gene's F-Bomb (SummerSlam 1989)
'Mean' Gene Okerlund may have sadly left us earlier this year at the age of 76, but Gene will forever have a place in wrestling history as one of the industry's greatest ever non-wrestling characters.
Okerlund's professionalism, cadence, and wit made him a natural for hosting segments, be it live or taped. But unfortunately for the WWE Hall of Famer, the live broadcast of SummerSlam 1989 didn't go all that smoothly for him.
With Mean Gene tasked with interviewing 'Ravishing' Rick Rude and Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan during a live backstage segment on that PPV, the SummerSlam sign behind the trio fell off the wall.
How did the ever-professional Gene respond? "F*ck it!"
Yes, on live PPV, Gene Okerlund dropped the F-bomb.
To be honest, many fans view this as one of the more entertaining non-wrestling segments in SummerSlam history - especially for those kids who chuckled as Gene said a naughty word back during the initial airing of the PPV - but you can be sure that WWE instantly regretted doing a live interview with such a clearly shoddy set.