The late Mean Gene Okerlund is in a class of his own. The iconic broadcaster left huge shoes to fill, and few have come anywhere close to his stature in professional wrestling history.
Okerlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by Hulk Hogan, cementing his legacy as one of the most beloved interviewers and announcers in the industry.
Jeff Jarrett has seen it all throughout his lifetime in the wrestling business, and says a current WWE employee he worked closely with in TNA Wrestling is as close as it gets to Mean Gene.
I think he's the modern-day Mean Gene, because you can't put your thumb on 'Why's Gene so good?' Well, Gene can do your own promo, his own promo, the talent's promo, sell something," Jarrett said about Okerlund on his "My World with Jeff Jarrett" podcast. "[Jeremy Borash] is a student of the game – love the dude – but man, oh man, the amount of hats he wore in the early days? There's just so many things.
Despite Jarrett's praise of Borash's on-air abilities, he's primarily utilized behind the scenes in WWE today.
Borash began his career in WCW with his streaming audio program "WCW Live!" before joining Jarrett at TNA in 2002, where he worked as ring announcer, video editor, writer, and eventually lead play-by-play announcer.
Today, Borash serves directly to Triple H as a senior producer, similar to Pat Patterson’s former role with Vince McMahon. JB notably produced The Undertaker's acclaimed "Boneyard" match at WrestleMania 36.
