Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan is a former professional wrestling manager and commentator who has been in the wrestling business for over 50 years. He has been the manager for such great wrestlers as Andre The Giant, the Blackjacks, Rick Rude, Harley Race and many more. He would often manage a group of heel wrestlers in an alliance that he called ‘Heenan’s family’ and his alliance would show up in many different wrestling organizations throughout his career. In 1986, Heenan would become a color commentator on WWF’s PrimeTime Wrestling. In 1993, Heenan decided to retire but came back a year later and joined WCW as a color commentator because it was only a couple of hours away from his home and because the company offered health insurance which was a good thing for Heenan who had broken his neck in Japan and was still suffering side effects from the injury. In 2000, he was released from WCW and has since made sporadic appearances at wrestling events but has mainly kept a low profile since his battle with throat cancer. Heenan would often play the heel commentator and refer to his audience as ‘Humanoids’. He would often go on long rants about topics until his broadcast partner at the time (Gorilla Monsoon) would interrupt and yell “Would you Stop?” Here is Bobby Heenan discussing his thoughts on midgets being in the Royal Rumble match…
| “I’d love to see a midget battle royale, throw your man over the bottom rope” |
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