10 Weirdest WWE SmackDown Main Events Ever
2. Sheamus & “Mean Gene" Okerlund vs Daniel Bryan & Alberto Del Rio April 10th 2012
Beloved interview "Mean Gene" Okerlund had two WWE matches during his career.
The first was in 1984, when he and Hulk Hogan teamed up to defeat George Steele and Mr. Fuji, and the second was... in 2012?! Surely that can't be right.
The date was April 10th. Mean Gene was in the ring interviewing Sheamus, who had just beaten Daniel Bryan to win the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII. John Laurinaitis came out to announce that Sheamus would be facing Bryan tonight in a tag team match; D-Bry's partner would be Alberto Del Rio, whilst The Great White would be teaming with the 69-year-old announcer.
The heels took out Sheamus and then cornered Gene in the ring, presumably about to beat him within an inch of his life, when out came a bunch of legends led by Roddy Piper to save Okerlund's hide. This distraction allowed Sheamus to recover, hit Bryan with a Brogue Kick, and pin The American Dragon once again.
Between his two wins in WWE and his two in WCW, Mean Gene is actually undefeated in televised matches. What a guy.