@@petevelazquez556 Hercules was out one year earlier and oddly as much as our memories are Perfect wasn't actually with Heenan until 1990 as before that he had the Genuis with him not as a manager but more of a sidekick.
Bobby Heenan is a man of many talents. Not only is he one of the greatest managers of all time but one half of one of the greatest commentary teams of all time with Gorilla Monsoon.
@@unlimitedrabbityou've got it backwards.. King's high pitched screams as you call it MADE their moments more iconic, it didn't cost them any points.. JR had more classic calls obviously but King did more than hold his own as the color commentator
For anyone interested, there's a great UA-cam channel called 'Weasel Tales', where the videos are about 6-7 minute audio clips of Bobby Heenan telling some of the best stories you'll hear, both wrestling related and just life in general. R.I.P. Weasel, you legend.
I'm so old that I remember The Heenan Family starting. All Star Wrestling, and Bockwinkel and Stevens introduce Heenan as their manager. Bockkwinkel and Stevens beat down young "good guys" Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell. After the match, Larry Hennig became a "good guy" and saved The High Flyers from The Heenan Family's beatdown. Gosh... that was 50 years ago, and I still can picture watching it all unfold on TV.
I grew up watching Heenan in WWF and WCW where he was masterful on commentary. The man really knew his shit and how to present it to where those of us appreciate what WWE Vault is doing by sharing a majority of his work in WWF during an era where guys like me connected with the Brain as hard as we laughed at the pickles he got himself mixed up in.
As a youngster and huge wrestling fan, I got to see Heenan and the two Blackjack’s, Lanza and Mulligan, take on Dick the Bruiser, The Crusher, Little Bruiser in Indianapolis in 1975. Little did I realize at 11 years old, that Bobby Heenan would be destined as the Greatest Manager EVER years later. Bobby could do it all. Manage, promote, be a magnificent heel and draw heat that maybe one person could do better, Roddy Piper. I enjoy revisiting old forgotten memories and watching matches I have yet to see. Thank you for sharing.
You know someone has nuclear level heat when a fan tries to blast them 😂 I love when Heenan would get something wrong on commentary he'd just double down and make it work as heel.
Not just greatest manager. Greatest performer period. People forget Heenan was considered an incredible worker in the ring as well before he focused on mangling due to injuries. Wrestlers from that time all recognize Heenan as the best they'd ever seen
When I started watching wrestling in 1990 my brothers and I immediately loved Bobby’s commentary with monsoon. Then we purchased lots of the silver screen videos and heenan was gold as a manager. The best manager and commentator. Loved the guy
Heyman even came up with his being an 'advocate' rather than manager, because he knew he could only hope to be second best as a manager. But he could be the greatest 'advocate'.
Sat ringside for a weasel suit match vs Gagne and my friend got the honor of a big wade of spit that came outa Bobby from a whip into a turnbuckle which directly landed on my friends shoulder! Was awesome cuz wasn't me but made a lifetime memory🤣 Greatest funny man and manager all time.
When I saw the title, then the length, I immediately thought you were doing a disservice to this man and his legacy. I was correct. This topic deserves the time it deserves.
I was so lucky to be a fan as a kid in this era, no idea how good we had it with some of this talent. I can’t imagine Andre VS Hogan being as big as it was without Bobby in the role of heel manager.
Not only is the greatest manager but he is also one of the greatest announcers of all time too. He and Gorilla Monsoon were fantastic together. I still remember his farewell tribute to Gorilla on Nitro. RIP Brain. Greatest manager of all tíme
I loved his comment on the Rockers breaking up... When he said Marty Janetty put himself through the barbershop lime a coward to get away from Shawn Michaels
Ngl. It took awhile, but I think Heyman has surpassed The Brain as my favorite manager. However, as a child of the eighties, no one will ever be a better color commentator to me than Bobby The Brain Heenan! If you're a younger fan, and you've never heard him call a match, I recommend the 92 Royal Rumble. "It's not fair to Flair!"
'You listen to me you go to the top! You don't listen to me, your never heard from again!' In my book Bobby Heenan was not only the Brain but also the blueprint because he knew how to play the part perfectly as a heel as Jack said in the intro as either a manager or commentator.
His out of print book is well worth tracking down. They were called the Heenan Family as a nod to the Manson family as well. Perfect for a group of bad guys in the early 70’s.
Don’t forget the minor comeback when Heenan managed Flair & Arn Anderson when they wrestled Mongo & Kevin Greene which makes him the only manager to manage a WWF, AWA, and WCW World champion.
My family was generational haters/appreciators of the brain. My great grandfather used to sit front row at WWA shows with my uncles and call him a sissy and yell til he lost his voice. My grandfather used to watch AWA just to hate on him, and my father and I used to watch Nitro just to laugh at his commentary
Breaks my heart seeing picture of The Brain his final years. Sad. Cancer sucks. His claim to fame was his mouth. Then, the last few years of his life he couldn't speak. He had his jaw cut out. He is missed.
When I was a kid I absolutely HATED Bobby The Brain, I thought he was the worst thing to happen in wrestling. Now as an adult I see how gifted he was in what he did, absolutely elite work. He was amazing at getting heat and his mic skills were second to none.
Rude didn't just leave because of a pay dispute, he wanted to become WWF Champion and he said in a simi-shoot interview as the champion of an Indy promotion (between WWF and WCW stints) that he was denied the WWF Championship and so he moved on to "better things".
You can see Paul Haymen studied Bobby’s crowd psychology and put it to real use I believe he was the last real male manager. I hadn’t made this connection for years so I guess Paul did it well.
Just think how many world championships went through the Heenan Family and how many of them are beloved today as a result of what The Brain was able to do to make them nuclear hated by the Universe.
My top 5 Heenan Family members (WWF): 1) Andre the Giant 2)Ric Flair 3)Mr. Perfect 4)Rick Rude 5)King Kong Bundy My worst 5 Heenan Family members (WWF): 5)The Barbarian 4)Missing Link 3)Lex Luger 2)Brooklyn Brawler 1)Red Rooster
I look back at that Hogan/Andre WMIII feud and see just how mercenary Hogan is. Anyone else would have had Andre beat him and then have the battle to win back the belt from the unbeatable monster.
This is a no-brainer, all pun intended. Jim Cornette said it best when he said the only reason he's considered the second best manager in wrestling history is because nobody is, was, or will ever be better than Bobby the Brain Heenan.
the 1989 Heenan family of Andre, Rick Rude, Haku, and the Brain Busters was my favorite lineup of the Heenan Family
You can't forget the Brooklyn Brawler and the short-run of the Red Cock. Sorry I meant the Red Rooster.
Sorry you also left off two of his biggest draws: Mr. Perfect & Hercules
@@petevelazquez556 Hercules was out one year earlier and oddly as much as our memories are Perfect wasn't actually with Heenan until 1990 as before that he had the Genuis with him not as a manager but more of a sidekick.
With that I like the 1990 line up slightly more then 1989 line up cause it had both Rick Rude and Curt Hennig.
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Best manager, hands down. Nobody perfected their role better than "The Brain".
Facts
@christopherschwendenmann9437 IYHO, that is.
The worst was the Arnold guy that managed Backlund. I forget his last name.
@marcstevens8576 Arnold Skoland
@harveymcelroy9332 thanks 👍
Bobby Heenan is a man of many talents. Not only is he one of the greatest managers of all time but one half of one of the greatest commentary teams of all time with Gorilla Monsoon.
Nick Bockwinkel once said "If you have to be stuck in the Sioux Falls airport, the person you want to be stuck there with is Bobby Heenan."
“That’s not fair to Flair!!!”
YES. Heenan is one of my all time favorites!
The greatest manager of all time, and part of the best commentary duos with Gorilla Monsoon
Well said
JR and King had their moments but those high pitched screams from Lawler cost them points.
@@unlimitedrabbityou've got it backwards.. King's high pitched screams as you call it MADE their moments more iconic, it didn't cost them any points.. JR had more classic calls obviously but King did more than hold his own as the color commentator
Opinions are opinions bois
@@unlimitedrabbit very entertaining indeed
Heenan was just a magnet for legendary names in the industry. Man managed a who’s who of the biggest names in 70’s and 80’s wrestling.
Really well researched. Great job, Jack. Top turnbuckle work.
For anyone interested, there's a great UA-cam channel called 'Weasel Tales', where the videos are about 6-7 minute audio clips of Bobby Heenan telling some of the best stories you'll hear, both wrestling related and just life in general.
R.I.P. Weasel, you legend.
Lovely piece of business, as only Cultaholic can do it. Many thanks and Merry Christmas to you all.
Now this is an unexpected STORYTIME! Gem i wasn't expected but i'll be damned i def want to learn more about the underrated Heenan Family ❤
I'm so old that I remember The Heenan Family starting. All Star Wrestling, and Bockwinkel and Stevens introduce Heenan as their manager. Bockkwinkel and Stevens beat down young "good guys" Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell. After the match, Larry Hennig became a "good guy" and saved The High Flyers from The Heenan Family's beatdown. Gosh... that was 50 years ago, and I still can picture watching it all unfold on TV.
I grew up watching Heenan in WWF and WCW where he was masterful on commentary. The man really knew his shit and how to present it to where those of us appreciate what WWE Vault is doing by sharing a majority of his work in WWF during an era where guys like me connected with the Brain as hard as we laughed at the pickles he got himself mixed up in.
Lovely little Boxing Day treat there on my favourite manager and commentator of all time. Thanks to all involved in putting it together; great work.
As a youngster and huge wrestling fan, I got to see Heenan and the two Blackjack’s, Lanza and Mulligan, take on Dick the Bruiser, The Crusher, Little Bruiser in Indianapolis in 1975. Little did I realize at 11 years old, that Bobby Heenan would be destined as the Greatest Manager EVER years later.
Bobby could do it all. Manage, promote, be a magnificent heel and draw heat that maybe one person could do better, Roddy Piper.
I enjoy revisiting old forgotten memories and watching matches I have yet to see. Thank you for sharing.
The Weasel is one of my favorites. Bobby the Brain is unparalleled as a heel manager. I always include him as one of my favorite wrestlers.
This is long overdue my guys. Thank you!
You know someone has nuclear level heat when a fan tries to blast them 😂 I love when Heenan would get something wrong on commentary he'd just double down and make it work as heel.
Not just greatest manager. Greatest performer period. People forget Heenan was considered an incredible worker in the ring as well before he focused on mangling due to injuries. Wrestlers from that time all recognize Heenan as the best they'd ever seen
You mf’ers popping in at the end of the WWE Netflix commercial during an NFL game was something special. Well done.
RIP Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the best to ever do it.
Awesome job. Learned some things. Jack is good at narrating the story.
When I started watching wrestling in 1990 my brothers and I immediately loved Bobby’s commentary with monsoon. Then we purchased lots of the silver screen videos and heenan was gold as a manager. The best manager and commentator. Loved the guy
When Heyman and Cornette both say Heenan was the best, you can't really argue
Just watch back any of the old programs with Brain involved, he was ALWAYS on
Heyman even came up with his being an 'advocate' rather than manager, because he knew he could only hope to be second best as a manager.
But he could be the greatest 'advocate'.
Bobby mentored both of them, don't get Cornette or Heyman without the brain.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From The Heenan Family
Sat ringside for a weasel suit match vs Gagne and my friend got the honor of a big wade of spit that came outa Bobby from a whip into a turnbuckle which directly landed on my friends shoulder! Was awesome cuz wasn't me but made a lifetime memory🤣 Greatest funny man and manager all time.
When I saw the title, then the length, I immediately thought you were doing a disservice to this man and his legacy.
I was correct. This topic deserves the time it deserves.
Heenan had a great understanding of the business and he knew how to work a crowd. He was very quick witted and cut great promos.
This was a great to the point presentation 👏 Thank You
One of my favorite commentary moments was when he got so excited about Luger that he got tongue tied and kept calling him “The Lexorcist” lol
I want managers like the 80’s back in today
Bobby Heenan. GOAT manager of all time by far and with Gorilla Monsoon, one of the best commentary teams ever.
that commentary from the 1992 Royal Rumble was 🤌
One of my favorite lines was when Flair came out 3rd. Bobby yells, "Damn it!" And later, "Hey you, stupid. Get me something to drink!"
My favourite line is at the celebration afterwards where he says ‘if we were the sort of people to say we told you so but we told you so!”
It was a wonderful time to be a wrestling fan.
I was so lucky to be a fan as a kid in this era, no idea how good we had it with some of this talent. I can’t imagine Andre VS Hogan being as big as it was without Bobby in the role of heel manager.
Excellent video! Wish there were more wrestling videos like this one on UA-cam.
This is a great vid on bobby heenan i never knew alfred hayes was a manager
I'm a huge Bobby The Brain heating fan and I had the opportunity to meet him such a nice guy he stayed in character he was mjf before there was mjf
The best Heenan family unit was in 1976 when Bockwinkel was world champion, and Duncan and Lanza were tag team champions in the AWA.
Heenan and monsoon was the best commentary ever Bobby was easily the best manager out there
Excellent video! Thanks 🙏
Why do I suddenly have a craving for ham & eggs?
This made for a great post-Christmas morning walk. Meanwhile, that other channel can't get the sound together.
Heenan and Monsoon are the voices of the WWE in my childhood. Classic team!
I miss Bobby Heenan . Especially when him and Gorilla Monsoon were commentary partners . He's in that great big ring in the sky . RIP Bobby 😢😊
Glad I'm early for this 1!
Not only is the greatest manager but he is also one of the greatest announcers of all time too. He and Gorilla Monsoon were fantastic together. I still remember his farewell tribute to Gorilla on Nitro. RIP Brain. Greatest manager of all tíme
Well this looks like a great time watching this one
I loved his comment on the Rockers breaking up...
When he said Marty Janetty put himself through the barbershop lime a coward to get away from Shawn Michaels
Come and see where Don Callis got his temu brand stable from by appreciating the original and the GOAT
Facts he definitely got it from greatest manager lol
The Doctor of Style Slick very underrated.
Best ringside commentator and Manager ever.imo
Ngl. It took awhile, but I think Heyman has surpassed The Brain as my favorite manager. However, as a child of the eighties, no one will ever be a better color commentator to me than Bobby The Brain Heenan! If you're a younger fan, and you've never heard him call a match, I recommend the 92 Royal Rumble. "It's not fair to Flair!"
What a video. As a fan for 30 odd year it brings back memories. We'll done Jack the jobbie 👏👏👏👏👏😜
Bobby the Brain henan was one of my favorite managers in WWE AWA history
As the Crusher in the AWA would say "Pop goes the weasel!" LOL
'You listen to me you go to the top! You don't listen to me, your never heard from again!'
In my book Bobby Heenan was not only the Brain but also the blueprint because he knew how to play the part perfectly as a heel as Jack said in the intro as either a manager or commentator.
I never saw Bobby as a full-time in ring wrestler. But as a manager and commentary. He was on the Mt Rushmore.
Great video!
His out of print book is well worth tracking down. They were called the Heenan Family as a nod to the Manson family as well. Perfect for a group of bad guys in the early 70’s.
Nice. This is the content I'm looking for.👍
Don’t forget the minor comeback when Heenan managed Flair & Arn Anderson when they wrestled Mongo & Kevin Greene which makes him the only manager to manage a WWF, AWA, and WCW World champion.
To this day, Bobby Heenan remains my favorite WWE personality of all time.
My family was generational haters/appreciators of the brain. My great grandfather used to sit front row at WWA shows with my uncles and call him a sissy and yell til he lost his voice. My grandfather used to watch AWA just to hate on him, and my father and I used to watch Nitro just to laugh at his commentary
RIP Weasel, GOAT of Pro Wrestling Managers.
Breaks my heart seeing picture of The Brain his final years. Sad. Cancer sucks. His claim to fame was his mouth. Then, the last few years of his life he couldn't speak. He had his jaw cut out. He is missed.
hehehe....I liked the one with The Real Nature Boy Buddy Landel, Dream Machine, and Austin Idol 😊
"We are NOT a stable, Okerland! A stable is for horses. We are a FAMILY."
The brain is was and always will be the best and most professional of them all rest his soul thanks for all the memories
When I was a kid I absolutely HATED Bobby The Brain, I thought he was the worst thing to happen in wrestling. Now as an adult I see how gifted he was in what he did, absolutely elite work. He was amazing at getting heat and his mic skills were second to none.
Very well done
Apparently during the mass exodus from AWA to WWF, Heenan was the only one to honor all of his dates.
I really liked the Brains commentary on wrestlemania 8
The original he hate me , from Chitown of course
Bobby Hennan, truly one of the greatest managers in the history of wrestling.
If Heenan was still alive he would be making $$$ hosting a podcast...
"Dubious aristocracy" 😂😂😂
excellent work
Thanks 🎉
Heenan should’ve managed the WWF World Champion at some point
Rude didn't just leave because of a pay dispute, he wanted to become WWF Champion and he said in a simi-shoot interview as the champion of an Indy promotion (between WWF and WCW stints) that he was denied the WWF Championship and so he moved on to "better things".
You can see Paul Haymen studied Bobby’s crowd psychology and put it to real use I believe he was the last real male manager. I hadn’t made this connection for years so I guess Paul did it well.
If you include all family members, either the Heenan Family or the full Anoai Bloodline would be the greatest faction in wrestling history.
Great video
Manager of the year.
Heenan was the best. Wish he was here and healthy...imagine a Heenan one-man show where he tells stories...
Greatest mg in the history of wrestling fucking legend
The Real G.O.A.T........God Bless
Just think how many world championships went through the Heenan Family and how many of them are beloved today as a result of what The Brain was able to do to make them nuclear hated by the Universe.
Anyone else you might call the greatest manager ever would say Bobby Heenan is the best ever. Certainly no manager bumped better.
Bobby did manage Flair one night only in WCW as well
My top 5 Heenan Family members (WWF):
1) Andre the Giant
2)Ric Flair
3)Mr. Perfect
4)Rick Rude
5)King Kong Bundy
My worst 5 Heenan Family members (WWF):
5)The Barbarian
4)Missing Link
3)Lex Luger
2)Brooklyn Brawler
1)Red Rooster
How dare you disrespect The Brawlers good name. He's a living legend. 😮
The Observer Hall of Fame? That’s a thing that exists? 😂
I like to think that paul heyman as a manager is the closest thing we have to a bobby heenan manager.
You could watch it live then or watch it new to you now, and Heenan will still entertain. That's being one of the greats, even if he was a weasel.
I look back at that Hogan/Andre WMIII feud and see just how mercenary Hogan is. Anyone else would have had Andre beat him and then have the battle to win back the belt from the unbeatable monster.
This is a no-brainer, all pun intended. Jim Cornette said it best when he said the only reason he's considered the second best manager in wrestling history is because nobody is, was, or will ever be better than Bobby the Brain Heenan.
When it comes to Wrestling Managers, my Mount Rushmore would include...
Bobby Heenan, Jim Cornette, Paul Heyman and Paul Bearer
The real king of the Ring!
Gold standard heel manager loved him opposite gorilla monsoon on prime time wrestling