RIP Bobby "the Brain" Heenan

[GKJ]

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[ColePens]

For how poorly he was doing, I actually thought he had already passed. Still very sad. RIP. Legend.. absolute legend.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Ugh had no idea he was in bad shape. My favorite commentator of all time. So witty and smart this sucks.

 

[Natey]

I will never forget him and Monsoon together. Absolute perfection.

I may watch Wrestlemania 9 tomorrow after work just to relieve his awesomeness.

 

[Emperoreddy]

What? Nooooo!

 

[OmniSens]

Wow no way... RIP...

Greatest voice at the announcers table, ever. Overall, an extremely amazing character.

 

[Sheppy]

It was hard watching him basically deteriorate over the years. Easily my favourite guy on the announce desk. He was absolutely hilarious.

RIP, Brain.

 

[TNT87]

Truly one of the greatest ever.

 

[Guardian17]

I will miss "the Brain" one of my favorite managers.

http://www.wwe.com/article/bobby-heenan-passes-away

 

[Loosie]

RIP Bobby.

It was really tough seeing recent pictures of him wasting away. He certainly held out a long time on his battle with throat cancer.

He and Monsoon can now team up again and call all the great matches that are going on up there.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Greatest heel announcer ever. Easily better than King, and for me better than Jessie too.

Most likely the best heel manager ever as well.

This is not fair to Flair

 

[Shoalzie]

A lot of respect being paid to Brain on social media by big names in the industry. What a tremendous persona and overall presence in the business. Was too young to enjoy his manager work...grew up on him doing commentary.

 

[These Are The Days]

A top 10 heel ever. Maybe even top 5. Be at peace, Bobby. You've earned your rest. Gorilla is gonna be so happy to see him again. Somewhere there's a dived through the window joke

 

[GarbageGoal]

The GOAT.

It really was probably for the best. He'd been in bad shape for awhile.

 

[Stealth JD]

RIP Bobby 'The Brain'. Grew up watching that stuff, and loved him and 'Mean' Gene Oakerland. mid-80's WWF was mesmerizing to an 8-10 year like I was then. I used to eat that stuff up every weekend, and Heenan was THE heel everyone loved to hate. Seems like every day, I lose a celebrity from my childhood.

 

[Sarava]

RIP. He was the best

 

[Jussi]

Tomorrow's Raw better be filled with tributes to him.

 

[Loosie]

I need to watch the 1992 Rumble now. I think that was peak Heenan.

 

[reckoning]

I'm very sad to hear about this. When I first started watching wrestling as a kid, Heenan was one of the personalities who got me hooked on it. He was managing Nick Bockwinkel, and played the role of the dishonest cowardly heel manager better than anyone else I can remember. I didn't hate him like other fans did, just because he was so entertaining.

Obviously best known as a manager and an announcer, but his work as a wrestler was very underrated on the rare occasions he laced up the boots. He could take bumps better than most full-time wrestlers.

RIP to the greatest manager of all-time.

 

[TNT87]

 

[Del Preston]

He was hilarious. Great colour man, great manager.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I need to watch the 1992 Rumble now. I think that was peak Heenan.

He was excellent in the following Mania as well.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Agreed on Bobby being the best heel announcer ever. His work with Monsoon is the best.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Agreed on Bobby being the best heel announcer ever. His work with Minsoon is the best.

Jessie is his only real competition IMO. King even at his best wasn't close.

Gorilla and Bobby will always be my favorite announce crew. "WILL YOU STOP?!?"

 

[Emperoreddy]

Not wrong. I always thought Graves was trying to Channel Bobby with his commentary.