It was a testament to Heenan’s power as a heel. The incident came after the Giant and Haku lost the tag team title, after which Heenan screamed at the Giant for getting tied in the ropes. Heenan lost the biggest member of his Family at WrestleMania VI, when he slapped Andre the Giant. Heenan famously hated working with Warrior, whom he accused of being careless in the ring and having no respect for the business or other wrestlers. He helped “Ravishing” Rick Rude defeat the Warrior for the Intercontinental title by holding the Warrior’s legs from the outside as Rude pinned him, stopping the Warrior from kicking out. Heenan got some payback on the Warrior – and finally brought some WWE gold into the Heenan Family – at WrestleMania V. They were throwaway comedy matches but proved that Heenan was the best at whatever he did – managing, commentating or bumping around for the Warrior. Once Heenan was out cold, the Warrior would stick him in the suit for the ultimate humiliation. The pair faced off in “weasel suit” matches, which usually ended with the Warrior locking a sleeper on the Brain. It became much more than an insult, though, in his feud with the Ultimate Warrior. The Heenan Family stable wasn’t the only thing the Brain brought with him from the AWA – he brought his “weasel” nickname, too. It’s still one the most important matches in wrestling history and worth watching for the Brain’s white tuxedo post-match tantrum. His biggest moment, though, came when he persuaded Andre the Giant to turn on the Hulkster and challenge him at WrestleMania III. Managing the “Heenan Family,” he waged a war against Hulk Hogan – leading the likes of King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff into feuds against the Hulkster. With his big mouth and even bigger bumping, Heenan could rile up any crowd.
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Trying to destroy HulkamaniaĮven while on commentator and TV duties, Heenan was still a phenomenal heat-seeker when he worked as a ringside manager. Not to mention the numerous skits starring the brilliantly slapstick, self-deprecating Heenan. The show was meant as a roundup for the WWE’s storylines and action, but the banter between Heenan and Monsoon was the real draw of the show. The pair are still remembered as one of wrestling’s best double acts, with Heenan’s rapid-fire zingers being met with Monsoon’s classic line, “Will you stop!” Heenan had been a popular heel manager for years in promotions such as the AWA before he arrived in the WWE in 1984.īut in the middle of WWE’s huge mid-1980s boom, Heenan also became co-host of “Prime Time Wrestling” alongside Gorilla Monsoon. The wrestling world lost one of the true legends on Monday with the passing of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, the greatest manager of all time.īut Heenan was so much more than a manager - he was an incredible personality and a key part of the WWE’s “golden age.” Here are 10 of his best WWE moments: Going prime time WWE legend Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan dead at 73 Ten times WWE owner Vince McMahon was brutally beat up Ronda Rousey inches ever closer to the WWE Floyd Mayweather shows off his huge belt and wine collections
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