“I remember Bobby Heenan had a great rapport with Gene because they spent a lot of time together in Minneapolis. With having throat cancer and now this, seems like the guy has had a run of bad luck. But he never let that get in the way of getting someone else over. Heenan made that easy to do as I began watching wrestling in 1990. Nothing has rivaled that since. I’d listen to those two call anything inside and outside of the ring. No doubt Perfect greeted The Brain in heaven with a towel soon as he got there!! My thoughts are with Cindy and Jess.
He played the perfect heel to Gorilla Monsoon’s commentating while in the broadcast booth and had some of the most infamous moments in WWE history. [Bobby "The Brain" Heenan showing off a dazzling suit during his managing heyday. Here's part of the WWE's statement on Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. As great as these wrestlers were inside the ring, they just wouldn’t have been the same without Heenan by their side. Bobby Heenan, a.k.a. There may never be anyone better. I loved our time together. And even though his voice was taken away from him, from us, long ago, I’ve never stopped hearing it. A Google search found nothing. I breathed a slight sigh of relief. Heenan managed the likes of “Ravishing” Rick Rude, Mr. He had one for every occasion, whether he was announcing or managing.
While Gordon Solie and Jim Ross can be argued as being the greatest play-by-play announcers in history, Heenan’s antagonistic prose for anyone he’s worked with has to be considered as great as the formers. All rights reserved. As is the custom when someone of Heenan’s stature passes away, WWE offered their own superbly crafted loving video tribute on Monday night during WWE Raw. Saddened to learn of the passing of the Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. © 2020 WWB Holdings, LLC. Bobby and… https://t.co/KNsvLlW4sy, — Gene Okerlund (@TheGeneOkerlund) September 17, 2017, Worked with Bobby Heenan from 1980 until my career ended,learned new things from him ever single day,love u my brother rip. He considers Muhammad Ali, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce some of the all-time greats. RIP Bobby Heenan ❤ pic.twitter.com/LU6KtXYgpX, — Rick Martel (@RickMartelWWE) September 18, 2017, Very sad to hear of the passing of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan #RIP my friend. Our thoughts are with the Heenan family. Michael Cole, Booker T, and Corey Graves sang the praises of Heenan and said there would be more tributes to come throughout Monday night’s show. Prashad is the Senior Content Editor for Cox Media Group's FanBuzz.com. We here at With Spandex even offered our own tribute to Heenan, in the form of our favorite quotes from the Brain. And that’s okay. While the cause of death is not currently known, Heenan had been battling throat cancer since 2002. I don’t think Goldberg would’ve felt as special to me if Heenan didn’t put over how big of a monster he was, especially when he defeated Hollywood Hogan on a Monday Nitro in July 1998. If anyone warranted the full video tribute, rather than just the opening “In Memoriam” card, it was Bobby. I was hoping it was hacked.
You don’t replace people like that. This is a tribute page to the legendary Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Raw opened with a title card for Heenan, but half an hour into the show, the company aired a short social media recap tribute. Don’t care. He, simply put, worked.
He knew how to put over the babyfaces by trashing them. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Everyone at ROH offers our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Praying for you Cindy pic.twitter.com/T8wuFAYuST, — Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) September 17, 2017. He was the best of the best in the biz and a friend. Corey Graves, whose in-ring career has been cut short but who may now be the best announcer in WWE, tweeted, “Without him, there is no me.” That’s the sentiment for a lot of today’s wrestling announcers. Nobody can seem to match the sheer greatness Heenan exhibited, no matter how many have tried. Heenan also made Lex Luger’s debut in the WWF in 1993 feel like it was even bigger than Ric Flair coming in 1991. Pro Wrestling Stories-January 31, 2019. Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon and other current, former WWE stars pay tribute to Bobby Heenan, WWE ThunderDome Brings Fans Back to Pro Wrestling’s Ringside, Pro Wrestling Star James ‘Kamala’ Harris Dead at 70, Dream Matchups WWE Fans Wanted, But Never Got to See.
He’s dealt with throat cancer, tongue cancer, and underwent reconstructive jaw surgery in 2007.
No manager or commentator was ever better at entertaining us humanoids. In this latest 'Remembering' piece, we look at… Condolences to Cyndi, Jessica, family, friends and fans.
That was followed by a pitch-perfect full tribute to the man that so many loved to hate, for so long. There was nobody better. Hopefully, karma will kick in and his luck will turn around.
Jesse Ventura is the only one that rivals Heenan, but it seems like Heenan was around a lot longer than Ventura and worked with so many different people.
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