Charging into the ring in a "Mean Gene-O-Mania" shirt, Hulk Hogan grabbed the mic on "Raw" Monday night and gave a 5-minute tribute to his longtime friend, "Mean" Gene Okerlund.
"You know something guys, I came out here wide open tonight in character because that's exactly the way 'Mean' Gene woulda wanted it," Hogan told the crowd at the Amway Center in Orlando.
"I want to let all you guys know, 'Mean' Gene loved entertaining and he loved entertaining everybody here in the WWE universe."
"I love you 'Mean' Gene. I miss you.