WWE has announced Hulk Hogan will return on Monday's WWE Raw to honor the late, great Mean Gene Okerlund, who passed away aged 76 on Wednesday.

Hogan and Okerlund had great chemistry on screen and a longstanding friendship off screen. Following his passing Hogan posting the following comments on Twitter:

"The best partner I ever had. We never rehearsed or did anything scripted from a writer. Gene would ask me “hey big man what do u want to do?” I would always answer “just follow you brother” and it worked from 1980 – 2017. RIP my brother HH"
 

BREAKING: @HulkHogan will return to #Raw THIS MONDAY to honor the late, great @WWE Hall of Famer "Mean" Gene Okerlund! https://t.co/UiOf3kY4Rl

, WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2019