10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Jan 11)

2. Tony Schiavone's Amazing Okerlund *NSYNC Story

Time for something a bit more light-hearted.

In 1997, WCW's Tony Schiavone, Gene Okerlund and Jimmy Hart were all driving together from town-to-town. One day, Tony decided to take a diversion through Donner's Pass in in Sierra Nevada, mainly 'cause he thought the snow-topped mountains would look beautiful. Everyone agreed, and Jimmy asked to put on some music for the trip.

As he was a huge fan of boybands, Hart picked *NSYNC, and Schiavone told on his 'What Happened When' podcast how he chuckled when he thought of Gene's reaction to Justin Timberlake and the boys. To everyone's surprise, Okerlund loved the strains of the band's sugary-sweet pop, and he bopped his head in the back seat.

The madness didn't stop there. It wasn't long before Gene was asking for certain songs to be replayed, and he, Jimmy and Tony were singing their hearts out. This is the kind of wrestling road trip every fan probably wishes they were part of.