History Wrestling / BobbyHeenan

* UnknownRival: Bobby has a long history of speaking very negatively about Tony Schiavone, especially in Heenan's autobiography. Schiavone has claimed he holds no ill will towards Bobby, and never did... and doesn't seem to particularly care enough to reciprocate the potshots.

Born Raymond Louis Heenan in 1944, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is one of ProfessionalWrestling's most famous managers (and possibly the most successful), working throughout Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s "Federation Years" of [[TheEighties the '80s]] and [[TheNineties '90s]] as the manager of many a great wrestler and tag team, often running his collective of wrestlers under the name of "The Heenan Family". The Family was constantly opposed by Wrestling/HulkHogan, and many of the wrestlers Heenan managed met with bitter defeat at Hogan's hands, despite Heenan's efforts to tilt the odds in their favor.

Born '''Raymond Louis Heenan''' in 1944, '''Bobby "The Brain" Heenan''' is one of ProfessionalWrestling's most famous managers (and possibly the most successful), working throughout Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s "Federation Years" of [[TheEighties the '80s]] and [[TheNineties '90s]] as the manager of many a great wrestler and tag team, often running his collective of wrestlers under the name of "The Heenan Family". The Family was constantly opposed by Wrestling/HulkHogan, and many of the wrestlers Heenan managed met with bitter defeat at Hogan's hands, despite Heenan's efforts to tilt the odds in their favor.

* UnknownRival: Bobby has a long history of speaking very negatively about Tony Schiavone, especially in Heenan's autobiography. Shiavone has claimed he holds no ill will towards Bobby, and never did... and doesn't seem to particularly care enough to reciprocate the potshots.

** He did the same routine with Wrestling/TonySchiavone, although since Schiavone was nowhere near Gorilla's level as a commentator, they didn't come up with any memorable exchanges. Whereas Monsoon would seemingly try to shut Heenan up, he did it in a way that fed Heenan to retort, so they would keep {{volleying insults}} back and forth. Schiavone would act like a brick wall and shut down any attempts by Heenan ("no, it's ''not''", or ''"shut'' up.") to get a similar flow going. This reason for this lack of chemistry was that, whereas Heenan and Monsoon were the best of friends, Heenan and Schiavone genuinely hated each other. That makes for uncomfortable viewing.

* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Chuck Barris called, he wants his wardrobe back. Rhinestone-covered tracksuits, gold medallions, glitter jackets, [[BowtiesAreCool fat bowties]], and a Tony Clifton ruffled shirt that would embarrass a 70s prom date. And this was in the days of ''Nitro'', when '''Wrestling/JimmyHart''' wore a bland suit to work.

** He did the same routine with Tony Schiavone, although since Schiavone was nowhere near Gorilla's level as a commentator, they didn't come up with any memorable exchanges. Whereas Monsoon would seemingly try to shut Heenan up, he did it in a way that fed Heenan to retort, so they would keep {{volleying insults}} back and forth. Schiavone would act like a brick wall and shut down any attempts by Heenan ("no, it's ''not''", or ''"shut'' up.") to get a similar flow going. This reason for this lack of chemistry was that, whereas Heenan and Monsoon were the best of friends, Heenan and Schiavone genuinely hated each other. That makes for uncomfortable viewing.

* OldShame: Later in life, Bobby absolutely refused to discuss Dick the Bruiser on a personal level, and mentioned him as little as possible. Nobody is quite sure why.

* CassandraTruth: Had [[{{Kayfabe}} bashed]] Wrestling/HulkHogan for years as a bad person, then ended up looking like he was right when [=Hogan=] [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]], launching the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]].
** In fact, that night, when Hogan came out, ostensibly to aid the faces, Heenan (to the derision of the other commentators) was the only one to actually ask whose side Hogan was actually on. The line was unscripted, though, and earned him a reprimand from management for nearly giving the twist away.
*** According to Heenan's book, WCW boss Wrestling/EricBischoff imposed that kind of GenreBlindness on the announcers, since he wanted them to call the action as if it was a "shoot" (real.) Heenan said he told Bischoff that they'd never seen a shoot and that [[PretenderDiss if they saw one they wouldn't know it.]]

** Of course those people missed the point that Bobby had always been portrayed as a Jerkass liar, so the kids would have no reason to believe him.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: At Wrestlemania V, former protege (turned face) Terry "The Red Rooster" Taylor squashed him in seconds, after Heenan charged a turnbuckle and fell down. A five minute match was planned, but Heenan did this improvised finished because The Warrior (legitimately) hurt him earlier and he didn't feel he could do the planned match.
** To this day, Bobby is one of The Warrior's biggest critics. He feels that he was hurt because The Warrior was careless, and didn't seem to care a whit that he truly hurt Bobby in the match.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: In retirement.

* PetTheDog: The Brain's heart grew three sizes at ''[=WrestleMania VII=]'', when Wrestling/RandySavage accepted his defeat with grace and reunited with [[Wrestling/MissElizabeth Liz]]. Of course, he was back to his money-grubbing ways when the credits rolled, leading into his SchiffOneLiner.

* FunnyTShirt: His collection of garish sweatshirts on ''WWF Prime Time'', ranging from Big Ten schools (Harvard, Princeton), to the China Club, MENSA, etc.

* Acrofatic: Could take insane bumps in his rare matches that seemed to defy gravity at times.

** Prior to Andre The Giant's face turn at Wrestlemania VI he was berating him by repeatedly yelling "I'M THE FUCKING BOSS!"....in 1990 no less!

* OnlySaneMan: Became trapped in this role at WCW. Like most ex-WWF guys on the roster, he was hired solely for name recognition, as Bischoff and others delighted in making him look utterly impotent (i.e. literally handcuffing him to the desk).

* RedBaron: "Pretty Boy," "Brain" (taken from Eddie Creatchman), "The Weasel" (imposed on him by The Crusher)

* FunnyTShirt: His collection of varsity sweatshirts on ''WWF Prime Time'', ranging from Big Ten schools (Harvard, Princeton), to the China Club, MENSA, etc.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: As a commentator, Heenan would make himself look either oblivious or seriously delusional, all for the sake of putting the heels over. In the ''WWF Prime Time'' segments with Vince and company, he dropped the act and behaved like his real self: a serenely smug chucklehead.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: As a commentator, Heenan would make himself look either oblivious or seriously delusional, all for the sake of putting the heels over.

* ClusterFBomb: Obviously not as much as an announcer (aside from his infamous run-in with Wrestling/BrianPillman), but as a manager he was known to be a tad colorful at ringside. Prior to Andre The Giant's face turn at Wrestlemania VI he was berating him by repeatedly yelling "I'M THE FUCKING BOSS!"....in 1990 no less!

* ClusterFBomb: Obviously not as much as an announcer (aside from his infamous run-in with Brian Pillman), but as a manager he was known to be a tad colorful at ringside. Prior to Andre The Giant's face turn at Wrestlemania VI he was berating him by repeatedly yelling "I'M THE FUCKING BOSS!"....in 1990 no less!