He was the best trash-talker in the business. In his younger days, he dropped out of eight grade to support his mother and grandmother. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "The Brain" Heenan . Patera was one of the few wrestlers who didnt make a big leap when having Heenan as his manager. Included in his long run are Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens, Andre the Giant, Masked Superstar II (as Big John Studd), Rick Rude, Curt Hennig and The Valiants among others. Numerous wrestling. It was here that Heenan first met Hulk Hogan, who he recommended to Gagne, and his long-running feud with the Hulkster began after Heenan returned to the AWA. Weasel!" With a career spanning more. He was originally brought in to replace Jesse Ventura, his former client, as the color commentator for WCW Saturday Night and eventually took over Ventura's position as the company's lead commentator, replacing him for pay-per-view events and on the syndicated WCW Worldwide and Clash of the Champions events produced for TBS. [33], On April 1, 2001, Heenan returned to the WWF and provided commentary to the Gimmick Battle Royal match at WrestleMania X-Seven alongside "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid were known for working rough in the ring and trying to scare non-wrestlers. Heres what you need to know about the life and death of Heenan: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan dies at age 73- When It Was Cool article- #BobbyHeenan https://t.co/dyzDGRJVFd pic.twitter.com/WcOmdAE7i5, WhenItWasCool.com (@WIWCool) September 17, 2017, According to Pro Wrestling Sheets Ryan Satin, Heenans daughter told his close friends on Facebook that he was surrounded by family members as he passed. When WCW Monday Nitro premiered in September 1995, Heenan left Saturday Night to work on the new show full-time and joined former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Steve McMichael as an analyst alongside play-by-play man Eric Bischoff. Their banter and comic chemistry is sorely missed. He managed legendary superstar Nick Bockwinkel to both tag team gold and the AWA heavyweight championship before leaving the promotion for a year in the late 70s, at which point he joined Georgia Championship Wrestling. Bobby The Brain Heenan, one of the most prolific managers and commentators in wrestling history, died at the age of 73 on Sunday. Perfect or Andre the Giant or as a broadcast journalist with Gorilla Monsoon, Heenan surely entertained you like no other. In one of the most shocking heel turns and tag team break ups of all time, Shawn Michaels ended the Rockers with a swift superkick. Five months later that year in June 1996, Heenan made a one-off return to ringside at The Great American Bash as the manager of two of his former clients, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, in a tag team match against his broadcast colleague Steve McMichael and then Carolina Panthers linebacker Kevin Greene. after shows during the legendary drinking sessions, he was still among the most hated men backstage, Race was praised for being one of the toughest men, 10 Funniest Quotes From Bobby The Brain Heenan, that Goldberg should have remained undefeated longer, is still considered one of the all-time great duos, 10 WWE Storylines Vince McMahon Refused To Book, 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The New Generation Era (& 5 Worst). Hogan complained for years about Heenan ruining his WCW heel turn by questioning which side Hulk was on when he walked to the ring to form the New World Order. Is there a commentator who could get that reaction other than "The Brain"? [Photo: June 25th, 1988] Bobby Heenan and Ultimate Warrior had a disdain for one another. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and Andr the Giant in WWF main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. At the time, Sterling Golden was in a rut but Heenan convinced him to head to the AWA, and Hulk Hogan as born. [12] In December 2009, Heenan was hospitalized after an examination of his rebuilt jaw found an infection that needed to be treated. For brief moment in between stints with the AWA and WWE, Heenan took his considerable talents down south to Georgia Championship Wrestling. Everyone is talking about the "Champions Rumble" match signed for January 27th in the Astrodome in Houston Texas on Pay Per View. We wanted to see him fall on his face, made a fool of and he made his suffering, no matter how minor, monumentally entertaining. Best Brain line: "I have to go on the road here with Larry Flynt.". [6], His first memoir, Bobby The Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All, was released by Triumph Books on September 1, 2002, with a foreword from Hulk Hogan. Heenan showed off at the WrestleMania IX opening ceremonies that he is also quite proficient at slapstick. The commentary team of Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon is still considered one of the all-time great duos. American Wrestling Association: Early 1970s: Bobby Heenan became the mastermind behind the triumphant faction known as The Heenan Family. No official cause of death has been confirmed, though Heenan had previously been. [12], In 1984, Heenan left AWA to join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [19] Heenan had a parody talk show known as The Bobby Heenan Show, which was broadcast in four segments during the second half of WWF's regular weekly program Prime Time Wrestling. [12] Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 (WWF changed its name to WWE in 2002) by Blackjack Lanza. Bobby Heenan had his start in the Indianapolis based World Wrestling Association, over twenty years before Vince McMahon let everyone in on wrestling being entertainment. Hearing Heenan berate McGuirk makes me curious to the material he could have come up with for Lilian Garcia or Justin Roberts. When the WWF signed Ric Flair, Heenan spent several weeks talking Flair up as "The Real World's Heavyweight Champion", appearing onscreen with Flair's Big Gold Belt. Flair has spoken glowingly about Heenan throughout the years and made it clear that he was the best manager of all time. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, a legendary professional wrestling manager who also made a name for himself as a wrestler and color commentator, has died at the age of 73, WWE confirmed on Sunday.. Bobby Heenan managed Andre the Giant in WWE, but that wasnt the only time they spent working together. [14], In late 1979, Heenan returned to AWA and resumed managing Nick Bockwinkel to renewed championship success, including against Hogan in 1983. Not only does Heenan smear humor over every word that comes out of his mouth, but he has a wealth of experience and inside information. according to WWE. That's like reading the walls at a bus station.". [40] WWE Hall of Fame commentator Jim Ross selected Heenan as the greatest talent in the history of the wrestling business. Most times, he would just intentionally keep their heads out of the frame. Yes, I do have throat cancer, but I plan on beating this too. He was married to Cynthia Jean Perrett. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. But the memories of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan still live on, proving that even the darkest clouds have silver linings. Other wrestlers felt that Ole was a bully and showed little respect to his peers in real life. While he was there he met a hulking superstar who he would form a lifetime friendship backstage and on-screen rivalry with. They ran into a problem with the USA network because they wanted 2 hours of wrestling, not 30 minutes of comedy and 90 minutes of wrestling. No one ever did it better than the Wease. WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Bobby Heenan, regarded by many as the greatest manager in sports-entertainment history . I proudly displayed it for many years but it's time to move on (and by my kids Xmas gifts). For what it's worth, Heenan still makes occasional appearances at wrestling conventions. Heenan shared a funny story about a stewardess bringing Andre a screwdriver tool on a plane when he asked for it. I don't know if McMahon told him before the show to just let loose or if he got carried away. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy, Andr the Giant, High Chief Sivi Afi, the Brain Busters (former Four Horsemen members Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "King" Harley Race, the Islanders (Haku and Tama), Hercules, The Barbarian, Mr. More ACTION on WWE NETWORK : bit.ly/MobQRl Subscribe to WWE on YouTube: bit.ly/1i64OdT Visit the all-new WWE.com: bit.ly/visitwwe. [Heenan] did what every announcer should strive to do and that is to make talent bigger stars than they are and to embellish every talent's TV persona.[50]. It was never just a joke fest with Heenan's commentary either. He tells all about his experiences with Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Vince McMahon, and all the other personalities that every wrestling fan knows like a relative. [6], After leaving WWA, Heenan announced he was now to be known as "The Brain" at his AWA debut in 1969. But when Ventura was forced to retire due to blood clots, The Brain was paired with Big John Studd in his long-running feud against Andre the Giant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA9QVTEUDdQ. He took up managing the team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, a duo which won a third AWA World Tag Team Championship under his leadership. 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Ole Anderson had an important role in the original version of The Four Horsemen, but he was still among the most hated men backstage. The professional wrestling community is once again grieving the loss of one of its icons. Brought in to be a commentator, Heenan made his debut with the company in January 1994 and replaced Jesse Ventura on WCW Saturday Night, also serving as lead color man for pay-per-views. He passed away in 2017 following an extended battle with throat cancer. He will go down in the books as someone who mastered the craft". He was survived by his wife of 40 years, Cindy, his daughter, Jessica, and two grandchildren. While he was always treated with great respect and reverence WWE, Bobby Heenan was looking to not only get off the road, but get insurance, and perhaps a pension plan. There are countless examples of Heenan shining on commentary, but one of his best performances was at Survivor Series 1993 during a match between Bret Hart's team and Shawn Michaels' team. Bobby Heenan screams "Yes" a hundred times, claims he told us so a dozen more, then leaves his broadcast position to celebrate with Flair. Heres a look back on the life, career, and heartbreaking demise of Bobby The Brain Heenan. Eventually, he got his start as a pro in Dick the Bruiser's . Then, as a lifelong fan of the wrestling, he eventually met future wrestling legend Dick the Bruiser, who would christen him "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan. Warrior was stiff in the ring whenever working spots with Heenan and injured him on a few occasions. Heenan had one of the most prolific careers in wrestling history, bouncing between various wrestling promotions but always keeping his same character and putting in the same work ethic. Goldberg still ended up becoming a favorite of Heenan when calling his matches and interacting backstage. After managing in the company for nearly 5 years, Rick Rude finally brought the very fir During a time when idealistic hero worship was the norm, Heenan viewed things in a way that would shape the industry decades later. On a recent episode of What Happened When Mondays, Tony Schiavone spoke about why Bobby Heenan held such resentment toward him for so long. He was an actor, known for WrestleMania X-Seven (2001), Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) and WCW Bash at the Beach (1996). I always confused as a kid, and admittedly still am, why a woman was named Mike. And this was the kind of influence Bobby Heenan had on people. [7] This impressed promoter Sam Muchnick, who typically hated wrestling managers, and Heenan is believed to be the only heel manager to work in Muchnick's St. Louis Wrestling Club. He was survived by his wife of 40 years, Cindy, his daughter, Jessica, and two grandchildren. Fans couldn't know at the time that they wouldn't see "The Brain" back in the WWE for nearly a decade or know that they when he finally did return, throat cancer would have started to eat away at him. 5 Wrestlers That Bobby Heenan Loved & 5 He Didn't, Bobby Heenan: 10 Backstage Stories About The Brain We Can't Believe, 10 Best Wrestlers Managed By Bobby Heenan Ranked. The cause of death was multiple organ failure from complications of throat cancer. Sept. 18, 2017 Bobby Heenan, a professional wrestler who found greater success managing other wrestlers and working as a quick-witted commentator, becoming one of the most colorful figures in a. Right out there and back.". [28] The treatments caused a great deal of weight loss, dramatically altering his appearance and voice. "WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Bobby Heenan, regarded by many as the greatest manager in sports-entertainment history, has passed away at age 73. Once his weasel character was well established, Heenan periodically stepped in the ring to appease fans' desires to see him get the whippings he deserved. Bobby Heenan had no problem messing with anyone, including unsuspecting bystanders. Raymond Louis Heenan ( Chicago, 1 de novembro de 1944 Largo, 17 de setembro de 2017 ), melhor conhecido como Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, foi um manager, comentarista e lutador de luta livre profissional norte-americano, conhecido principalmente por suas passagens na American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF) e World Where is Bobby The Brain Heenan? Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Having worked in TV and radio for several years, Mean Gene Okerlund was a prime choice to be the voice of The AWA. Seeing Heenan go down in flames in the process made it that much more rewarding. Heenan's speech at the 2004 WWE Hall of Fame was perfect Bobby. He was known for having many comedic moments on TV broadcasts and pay-per-views alongside Gorilla Monsson and Okerlund. The task of traveling with the big man saw Heenan sometimes having to help or protect him with the infamous drinking stories of getting hammered after shows. that he was the best manager of all time. pic.twitter.com/2uM1qpWHaF. Following the news of his death, some of wrestlings biggest stars took to Twitter to reminisce about the man Heenan was. But on this instance, he kept asking the couple to back up, until they backed up right into the fountain, and thats when Bobby took the picture. Among other honors, he has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling, WWE, and Wrestling Observer halls of fame. In the 1980s, Vince McMahon started poaching just about every single promotions top stars to bring to WWE and Bobby Heenan made the jump in 1984. He makes fun of Ivan Putski's finishing move, the 49ers and George Wells. Heenan's lengthy line about Mooney's family tree is hard to appreciate on live television, but luckily for us, we can rewatch the video and catch all of it. Our thoughts go out to the family of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Perfect Curt Hennig, the Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), Harley Race, and Andre the Giant. WCW went out of business less than a year after his release. [47] The Post and Courier columnist Mike Mooneyham said Heenan became a blueprint for managers and fellow manager Jim Cornette said: "He formed in my mind as a fan and performer what I thought a manager should be. After losing a match to Greg Gagne, Heenan was forced to wear the weasel suit and he made the most of the incident with some zealous slapstick. [3] Heenan said he was never trained as a wrestler and it came naturally. The Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. Heenan was a wrestling genius known for giving his all to help the product outside of the ring. Thank you for all the support. HH, Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) September 17, 2017, one of a kind. Give Bobby Heenan a single minute to work with and he will have it bursting with one liners. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was one of the best to ever do it. He died on September 17, 2017 in Largo, Florida, USA. A dark cloud hovers over the professional wrestling world today, as one of the most beloved characters in history has checked out way too soon. [12] In the second half of January 2008, he had come out of his medically induced coma. Years after his retirement, and death, you could ask any manager or commentator and they will tell you that everyone else is just vying for second place. I suppose they wanted to balance out the heel/face ratio, but why hear Duggan and Hillbilly when you can hear "The Brain"? Related: 10 Things Fans Should Know About Brian Pillman. Heenan, known for his sarcastic wit and . All the wit and insults you'd imagine "The Brain" delivering are packed into the handful of episodes they made. If someone were to describe the scene to you, it'd sound boring. During his time with WWA, Heenan also appeared in a number of other promotions in the Midwest, one of them being Verne Gagnes American Wrestling Association (AWA) in Minnesota, which is where he first used The Brain nickname in 1969. [18] A few months after that, he led Mr. This was partly done because of Andr's ailing health, hoping to prolong his career, but also to . Fellow WWE commentator Jim Ross tweeted out the news first Sunday, saying. Bobby Heenan was lovingly dubbed "The Brain" and "The Weasel." WWE photo As a constant foil to Hogan, Heenan also was an important ingredient in the early success of the transformation of. He expertly played a character, a snide weasel of a man we hated and loved just the same. ", Before Jannetty's feet even fall to the floor, Heenan announces, "I knew that was going to happen. Heenan was so good on Prime Time, in fact, that the WWF decided to experiment in 1989 by taking the last half hour of the two-hour show and turning it into The Bobby Heenan Show, a talk show where . His presence made any wrestler, any gimmick seem more important. Dean Mitchell sent us this new photo of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Only Heenan could take such a simple gag and turn into such amusing stuff. Dennis Miller gave us a taste of that on his talk show in 2004. Evidently, McMahon instructed Heenan to create said havoc. At WrestleMania 20, Heenan made a return to the commentators table with Okerlund. Best Brain line: "When a man gets on the plane at seven in the morning and he's 7'5'' and he weighs 550 and he's tanked, don't give him tools.". GO, Gene Okerlund (@TheGeneOkerlund) April 14, 2015. 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