RIP The greatest Manager of All Time - Bobby the Brain Heenan

Damn it.

Had no clue he was sick. Sad that he was unrecognizable. Fucking cancer.

He was a fixture in wrestling and helped McMahon make the WWE (then WCW) a broadcast powerhouse. He was a a character easy to hate.
Its too bad Heenan had an awful, long fight with cancer.

Uhh, WWE was never WCW. WWF was WWE before they were forced to change their name.

WCW was purchased by the WWE in 2001.

Professional wrestling never took place inside an arena before Mark Hollis.

Sincerely,

OTPT

Death Roe wrote:Uhh, WWE was never WCW. WWF was WWE before they were forced to change their name.

WCW was purchased by the WWE in 2001.

WWE was WWWF for World Wide Wrestling Ferderation. Then they went to WWF and lost a trademark suit to the World Wildlife Fund thus WWE.

WCW was formed in the early 80s by Jim Crockett using the remains of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and his Mid-Atlantic territory of the NWA.    

Vince eventually bought it up after the Monday Night wars.

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Bobby Heenan is the example every heel commentator should be. Witty, petty, rude and often a sliver of truth in there.

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Damn. RIP to a legend. The best manager and best heel commentator pro wrestling has ever seen.

Turtleneck wrote:Professional wrestling never took place inside an arena before Mark Hollis.

Sincerely,

OTPT

Stop it.

DWags wrote:Greatest manager ever.

Susan Dey. Hot.

kingstonlake wrote:Had no clue he was sick. Sad that he was unrecognizable. Fucking cancer.

Yeah was not looking good at all:

Celebrate Bobby Heenan’s Colorful Life As The Brain With His Best Quotes

I could fill this with 500 Heenan insults, but I’d like to give an honorable mention (or a part 2 inclusion) to, “Do you know Koko B. Ware’s mom’s first name? Tupper.”

“The two things that scare me most about wrestling fans is that they’re allowed to vote and allowed to reproduce.”

Another all time great passes.
He wasn't the greatest announcer, but he was close.


Lance Russell, The Greatest Pro Wrestling Announcer Of All Time, Dies At 91

LooseGoose wrote:Another all time great passes.
He wasn't the greatest announcer, but he was close.


Lance Russell, The Greatest Pro Wrestling Announcer Of All Time, Dies At 91

You're wrong, Goose. He •was• the greatest announcer. It's right there in the headline.

tGreenWay wrote:

LooseGoose wrote:Another all time great passes.
He wasn't the greatest announcer, but he was close.


Lance Russell, The Greatest Pro Wrestling Announcer Of All Time, Dies At 91

You're wrong, Goose. He •was• the greatest announcer. It's right there in the headline.

Sorry man but that Deadspin writer is dead wrong. The is only ONE greatest wrestling announce of all time - the Walter Cronkite of wrestling announcers - Gordon Solie.

Gordon Solie, Wrestling's Lost Voice, Still Lingers
For generations of wrestling fans, Gordon Solie's voice was what wrestling sounded like. Solie left when things got corporate, but he's still around in other ways.

But that's not what the article said, Goose. Damnit, man, pay attention.

tGreenWay wrote:But that's not what the article said, Goose. Damnit, man, pay attention.

I now regret posting that article, if it makes one person think Gordon Solie wasn't the Greatest of all Time I've done a great disservice.