Bobby Heenan
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Bobby Heenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Billed height	6'0"
Billed weight	242
Born	November 1, 1944 (1944-11-01) (age 62) Chicago, Illinois
Resides	Orlando, Florida
Debut	1965
Retired	2000

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (born Raymond Louis Heenan on November 1, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American professional wrestling manager and commentator. He is legendary in the business for his skill in drawing heel heat for himself and his wrestlers, and for his masterful on-screen repartee with Gorilla Monsoon as a color commentator. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Florida. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Career

Early career

Always a fan of wrestling, Heenan started in the wrestling profession early on, carrying bags and jackets for the wrestlers, and selling refreshments at the events.^[1] Heenan entered the wrestling business as a manager in 1965 as cowardly heel.^[2] At the time, heels were often given managers to speak for them in interviews, rile up the crowd during matches, and cheat on their behalf. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan went on to manage some of the most successful wrestlers in the world, creating The Heenan Family, a stable that would exist (in several different reincarnations and wrestling promotions) for over 20 years, but Heenan, himself, never considered his family a stable because he felt that a stable consisted of fly-infested horses. The Heenan Family was a stable of heel wrestlers managed by Bobby The Brain Heenan beginning in the 1970s. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet...

American Wrestling Association

In 1969, Heenan joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as a manager and occasional tag team partner of The Blackjacks, eventually moving on to managing Nick Bockwinkel and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, a duo which became several-time AWA Tag Team Champions under Heenan's leadership. The AWA was the starting point for Heenan's first Heenan Family, which consisted of Bockwinkel, Stevens, Bobby Duncum Sr., and Blackjack Lanza.^[2] In 1975, with Heenan in his corner, Bockwinkel captured his first of several AWA Championships, ending the 7-year reign of perennial champion Verne Gagne. While Bockwinkel was AWA champion, in 1976, Lanza and Duncum captured the AWA Tag Team Championship, making Heenan the first manager in history to simultaneously manage both a major promotion's singles and tag team World Champions. While Bockwinkel and Stevens feuded with The Crusher and Dick the Brusier, Dick the Brusier famously called Heenan "Weasel;" this led to faces calling Heenan Weasel throughout the rest of his wrestling career as well.^[3] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The BlackJacks were a professional wrestling tag team. ... Nick Bockwinkel (born December 6, 1934) is a former American professional wrestler, mainly competing in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the United States. ... This article is about the wrestler. ... Bobby Duncum Sr. ... Verne Gagne (born February 26, 1926) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. ...

In early 1979, Heenan left the AWA to work in the National Wrestling Alliance's Georgia Championship Wrestling group (the kayfabe reason for his departure being given as a one-year suspension from the AWA).^[2] He returned in late 1979 and resumed managing Nick Bockwinkel to renewed championship success, including against a young up-and-coming challenger named Hulk Hogan in 1983. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...

World Wrestling Federation

Manager

In 1984, Vince McMahon, Jr. lured Heenan away from the AWA to manage Jesse "The Body" Ventura; however, after Ventura developed blood clots in his lungs, he was forced to end his active wrestling career. Heenan instead became Big John Studd's manager for his feud with André the Giant, and he soon reformed the Heenan Family.^[2] Over Heenan's WWF career, the Heenan Family included Studd, Ken Patera, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy, André the Giant, The Brain Busters (former Horsemen members Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Harley Race, The Islanders (Haku and Tama), Hercules, The Barbarian, Mr. Perfect, Terry Taylor, and The Brooklyn Brawler. As a manager, he was always one of the most hated men, often the most hated man, in the promotion. Heenan once had a famous feud with Andre the Giant while managing Big John Studd, and famously challenged Andre to a $15,000 bodyslam match at the first Wrestlemania, where Andre had to retire from wrestling if he had lost the match.^[4] Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ... Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as The Body, The Star, Governor Turnbuckle, and The Governing Body, is an American politician, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. ... John Minton (February 19, 1948 —- March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. ... André the Giant was the stage name of André René Roussimoff, (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993) a French professional wrestler and actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as Mr. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ... The Brain Busters with Bobby Heenan The Brain Busters were a professional wrestling tag team in the 1980s. ... The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) is a legendary professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a second generation American professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For articles about the U.S. band or the TV series called The Islanders see The Islanders (disambiguation) The Islanders were a professional wrestling tag team. ... Tonga Uliuli Fifita (born February 3, 1959 in Nukualofa, Tonga, then under British sovereignty) is a former professional wrestler for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... Larry Anoiai is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Tonga Kid. ... Hercules Ray Hercules Fernandez (1957–2004) was a professional wrestler who primarily wrestled in Florida and Texas. ... Sionne Valahi Sionne Valahi is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. ... Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1959 – February 10, 2003), also known by his ring name Mr. ... Paul W. Taylor III (born August 12, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia), better known by his ring name, Terry Taylor, is an American retired professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania professional wrestling event from the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on March 31, 1985 in New York, New York at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. ...

Heenan and the Heenan Family had a monumental feud with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan in the 80s, and Heenan managed two WrestleMania challengers to Hogan's title, King Kong Bundy in 1986, and André the Giant in 1987. Andre did not win the title at that time, but later bested Hogan for the championship in 1988 in a controversial win after he aligned himself with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. Heenan also had a famous feud with The Ultimate Warrior, who reintroduced Heenan to Weasel Suit matches, which Heenan had during his time in the AWA.^[2] Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... Official WrestleMania logo WrestleMania is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment since 1985. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

After being derided by announcers for his first five years in the WWF (mostly by Gorilla Monsoon) for never managing a champion, Heenan eventually managed several WWF Tag Team Champions, including The Brain Busters, and The Colossal Connection (Andre and Haku). He also managed "Ravishing" Rick Rude and later Mr. Perfect to the Intercontinental Championship, and introduced the "Real World's Heavyweight Champion" (then-NWA World Champion) Ric Flair to the WWF in 1991, and "Narcissist" Lex Luger at the 1993 Royal Rumble.^[2] He acted as an advisor and sometime manager to Flair during his first WWF run (and coined the phrase, "That's not fair to Flair" and "You got to be fair to Flair"). Bobby Heenan once also had a four episode talk show known as The Bobby Heenan Show, which was co-hosted by a nerd named Jaimeson Wingler and featured the very overweight women known as The Oinkettes.^[5] This article is about the tag team championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand of WWE. For SmackDown!s tag team championship, see WWE Tag Team Championship. ... The Colossal Connection were a Professional wrestling tag team collaborated of Andre The Giant & Haku. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair , is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. ... Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and American football player better known by his wrestling ring name, Lex Luger. ... Royal Rumble 1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...

In 1991, Heenan stopped being a manager to become a full-time "broadcast journalist", as a broadcaster shamelessly cheerleading while the heels cheated or do something under-handed. The chief reason Heenan stepped down as a manager was because his neck hurt him too much and he couldn't take bumps the way he used to. Heenan loved being a manager.

Commentator

In 1986, Heenan became a color commentator in addition to his managing duties. He replaced Jesse Ventura on Prime Time Wrestling and All American Wrestling, aired on the USA Network, teaming up with Gorilla Monsoon. He also replaced Ventura to team up with Monsoon on the syndicated All-Star Wrestling, which was replaced in the fall of '86 with Wrestling Challenge. Heenan and Monsoon's usually-unscripted banter, with Heenan as the instigator and Monsoon as the voice of reason was very entertaining, and inspired many classic moments. Heenan, calling himself a "broadcast journalist" despite his obvious slant toward heel wrestlers, referred to his audience as "humanoids," and babyface wrestlers, especially jobbers, as "ham-and-eggers."^[2] WWF Primetime Wrestling was a program that took place from 1985-1993 that featured stars of the WWF (now WWE). ... WWF All American Wrestling was a cable television program that was a predecessor to WWF Tuesday Night Titans and Saturday Nights Main Event, originally filling the 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time slot on Sundays vacated by the cancellation of Southwest Championship Wrestling. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... WWF All-Star Wrestling was a World Wrestling Federation television show which consisted of top tier or mid-card talent defeating enhancement talent (jobbers) and at times a Feature match between main WWF talent. ... WWF Wrestling Challenge was a syndicated weekly World Wrestling Federation show that aired from 1986 to 1996. ...

Heenan, still suffering from the broken neck he received ten years earlier and unable to cope with the long working hours, left the WWF at the end of 1993. His original plan was to retire, spend time with his family, and relax, but he was contacted by the WCW soon after he left the WWF. He was unsure at first, but accepted their offer once he found out that WCW had a lighter work schedule, they were stationed in Atlanta where his daughter went to school, ^[6] and that Ted Turner would supply health insurance.^[7]

He was given an on-air farewell by Gorilla Monsoon who, in kayfabe was fed up by Heenan's constant insults, threw him and his belongings out of the Westchester County Center and onto the sidewalk of White Plains, NY.^[8] In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ... Westchester County Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in White Plains, New York. ... White Plains is a city located in Westchester County, New York. ...

World Championship Wrestling

In 1994, Bobby Heenan joined WCW as a full-time commentator. He served as color commentator on WCW flagship shows Monday Nitro and Thunder, as well as the Clash of the Champions specials and many pay-per-views. Heenan was largely uninspired in WCW due to the negative work environment, which he would later describe as night and day compared to the WWF, and due-to-the-fact that he was informed, in not such a nice way, that as a commentator the company didn't need his input on ideas or storylines.^[9] WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ... WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8from play by play man Tony Crist 1998 until March 21, 2001. ... The Clash of the Champions logo The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ...

In 1995, after 12 years of suffering in pain, Heenan was able to have surgery on his broken neck.

Heenan made one brief return to ringside at the 1996 edition of the Great American Bash, leading Ric Flair and Arn Anderson to victory over Steve McMichael and Kevin Greene. The Great American Bash is an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Steve Mongo McMichael Steve McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston, Texas) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers. ... Kevin Darwin Greene (born July 31, 1962 in Schenectady, New York) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season. ...

Toward the end of 1999, WCW began replacing Heenan on its weekly telecasts, as well as on pay-per-views. He was released by WCW in 2000 because the executives wanted a younger look for a more "MTV audience."^[10] They proceeded to replace him with Mark Madden.

Pillman incident

At one notable Clash of the Champions event broadcast live on TBS in 1996, Heenan screamed, "What the fuck are you doing?" when Brian Pillman grabbed him by his neck, which he had surgery on not too long ago, during Pillman's "loose cannon" gimmick. Heenan would return to the air later on and apologize for his audible cursing on air, and according to Heenan, Pillman apologized to him for the incident backstage, citing he did not know of Heenan's history of neck problems beforehand, and more specifically that Heenan had been labeled "no-touch" by management because of his injuries. The language was edited out of all WCW tapes, but can be heard in the 2006 DVD release on Pillman's career.^[11] TBS Superstation is a popular American cable TV network that shows sports and variety programming. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ...

Post-WCW career

Heenan kept busy after being let go by WCW, providing commentary to the Gimmick Battle Royal match at WrestleMania X-Seven and lending his talents to smaller promotions. WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ...

In 2001, Heenan worked briefly as a "sports agent" in the X Wrestling Federation with Curt Hennig under his tutelage. A sports agent is a person who procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for an athlete. ... X Wrestling Federation - commonly known as XWF - was a short lived professional wrestling promotion from late 2001 to early 2002. ... Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1959 – February 10, 2003), also known by his ring name Mr. ...

In January 2002, Heenan announced on his website that he was battling throat cancer:
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. ...

Heenan has since largely recovered from throat cancer, but lost a great deal of weight, dramatically changing his appearance, and suffered a drastically changed voice. Heenan went from being 242 lbs. to being 190 lbs. or even less. These drastic differences led to rumors that Heenan was terminally ill, most (if not all) of which have since dwindled.

He has written two career memoirs, 2002's Bobby The Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All, which includes an introduction by Hulk Hogan and 2003's Chair Shots & Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches. Both books were co-written by Steve Anderson. Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...

In 2004, Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame shortly before WrestleMania XX. In his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to his late broadcast partner, saying "I wish Monsoon were here."^[2] WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present. ... WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Heenan made a brief appearance between matches at the actual WrestleMania XX broadcast; while Jonathan Coachman was "searching" the backstage area for The Undertaker, he investigated some noises to discover aged female wrestlers Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund would appear moments later in a disheveled state; Coachman would imply that the four had been involved in a sex act of some sort.^[10] Jonathan Coachman (born August 12, 1973) also known as The Coach is an American professional wrestling personality, college wrestler, basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer and color commentator, as well an occasional wrestler working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand where he is Vince McMahons... For the Combichrist song, see Everybody Hates You Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2][3]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name The Undertaker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lilian Ellison [1], better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah (born July 22, 1923), is a female professional wrestler who is marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment for holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport. ... Eugene Mean Gene Okerlund (born November 29, 1938 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota), is a former American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer. ...

Heenan is still involved in wrestling on a limited basis, giving interviews and making sporadic appearances. In 2004 he returned to the spotlight, feuding with fellow managerial legend Jim Cornette in Ring of Honor.^[12] James (Jim) Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ... For other uses, see Ring of Honor (disambiguation). ...

On April 2, 2005 Heenan inducted his former protege Paul Orndorff into the WWE Hall of Fame and on April 1, 2006 Heenan inducted Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza into the WWE Hall of Fame. On March 31, 2007 Heenan inducted Nick Bockwinkel into the WWE Hall of Fame.^[13] is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as Mr. ... WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blackjack Mulligan with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Toiletwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Blackjack Lanza was a professional wrestler whose real name is Jack Lanza. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Nick Bockwinkel (born December 6, 1934) is a former American professional wrestler, mainly competing in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the United States. ... WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present. ...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Bobby Heenan appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) towards the end of 2005 on TNA iMPACT! along side Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski and strength coach Dale Torborg when they presented TNA wrestlers A.J. Styles, Chris Sabin, and Sonjay Dutt with autographed gifts from the team. They were interrupted by The Diamonds in the Rough which led to a second appearance.^[14] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ... This article is about the television program. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72, Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... Anthony John A.J. Pierzynski [peer-ZIN-skee] (born December 30, 1976) is an American Major League Baseball catcher who has played for the Chicago White Sox since 2005. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Dale the Demon Torborg (born October 24, 1971) is an American baseball trainer and former professional wrestler. ... Allen Lloyd Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name The Phenomenal One A.J. Styles (also written AJ Styles), is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Josh Harter[2](born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington, D.C.), better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... The Diamonds in the Rough are a professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action, led by the eponymous Simon Diamond and consisting primarily of lower- to mid-card wrestlers. ...

On September 6, 2006, Heenan made another appearance on an episode of iMPACT! making a bid to manage "free agent" Bobby Roode.^[15] is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Bobby Roode (born in 1977) is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and on the independent circuit. ...

Personal life

Bobby is married to his wife Cynthia, and has one daughter, Jessica. ^[16]

Although on-screen they were often at-odds, Heenan was actually good friends with frequent broadcast partner Gorilla Monsoon. Heenan broke down in tears when he and Tony Schiavone announced Monsoon's death on the October 11, 1999 live broadcast of WCW Monday Nitro. Monsoon died on October 6, 1999. Despite his never having worked for WCW, Heenan reportedly insisted that they announce the death of his friend. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Noah Anthony Tony Schiavone (born on November 7, 1957) is a sports radio host and former professional wrestling announcer known for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Wrestlers managed

See also: The Heenan Family

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Championships and accomplishments

• Heenan won four Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Manager of the Year Awards during his career. He won in 1972, 1976, 1989 and 1991.

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References

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