August 15, 2025

By the time of his passing in early 2019, Okerlund had accumulated an estimated net worth of $6 million, reflecting a career that spanned more than forty years across some of the industry’s most influential organizations, including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). While he never stepped into the wrestling ring as an athlete, Okerlund’s role as an interviewer, backstage correspondent, and announcer was instrumental