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  • The Cast Showoff: Several of his 90s-era post match commentaries featured 'The Brain Scan', which simply involved Heenan doodling a famous cartoon character like Woody Woodpecker or Dennis the Menace on the show's Telestrator while putting down a Face wrestler.
  • Creator Backlash: 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. According to Jim Cornette, the animosity stemmed from poor payoffs as a manager and mistreatment (although not sexual) when Bobby was a ring boy.
  • Friendship on the Set: Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon were very close. Heenan noted that a lot of the material they did together was improvised. Their chemistry together was just that strong. When Heenan went to WCW, Monsoon and Heenan cried together in the hallway of their hotel. After Monsoon died, Heenan received permission to honor his friend on live television despite working for the opposition during a very bitter wrestling war. During his induction into the Hall of Fame, Heenan remarked that he wished Monsoon was there.
  • So My Kids Can Watch: He may have hated working for WCW, ridiculous paycheck or no, but slumming it made it easier to see his daughter, who went to school in Atlanta.

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