In light of the recent death of Mean Gene Okurlend, graduate of Robbinsdale High School, it's time for the city of Robbinsdale, Minnesota to pay tribute to its important contributions to professional wrestling. Robbinsdale can count the following professional wrestlers as getting their start in humble Robbinsdale: "Curt “Mr. Perfect” Hennig, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Dean “Battle Kat” Peters, “The Berzerker” John Nord, Nikita Koloff, and Barry Darsow (alternately known as Krusher Kruschev, Demolition Smash, and the Repo Man). That’s not to mention Verne and Greg Gagne and Gene Okerlund, who graduated from the same high school years earlier. Mere miles away, neighboring Cooper High School produced “Mean” Mike Enos and Wayne “Beau Beverley” Bloom around the same time (from 'When Robbinsdale Ruled the Wrestling World' from Roster Resource)." If any city can claim to be the capital of pro wrestling, it's certainly Birdtown, aka Robbsindale, Minnesota.