Greg Valentine on Bobby Heenan & The Red Rooster in WWF

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  • čas přidán 11. 10. 2023
  • Greg Valentine discusses his old friend Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from their days in WWF to signing together on the independent wrestling convention circuit 📺 TitleMatchNetwork.com
    This is from our exclusive Title Match Network interview series with the legendary, Hall of Famer Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
    Produced live from Las Vegas on Aug 28, 2023.
    The Hammer talks about how Bobby Heenan got his start in wrestling as a manager for Dick the Bruiser in AWA. Later the Brain would enter the World Wrestling Federation where he would manage Andre the Giant, Haku, Rick Rude, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig and dozens of other legends.
    Heenan is regarded as one of the greatest managers and wrestling personalities in history. Greg Valentine also recalls how he would do signings with Bobby and his wife Cynthia after their days in the WWF came to a close.
    Among the countless wrestlers who Bobby managed was a mega star from the UWF known as Terry Taylor. It didn't take long for Vince McMahon to change Taylor into the Red Rooster.
    The Rooster character didn't last long. In fact the Rooster's first big run was against the Brooklyn Brawler who he ended up doing the job for.
    Taylor would leave WWF and go to WCW where he coincidentally won the Tag Team Championships with Greg Valentine!
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Komentáře • 54

  • @pipepicasso8112
    @pipepicasso8112 Před 8 měsíci +17

    Bobby The Brain is one of my biggest influences on my sense of humor.

  • @JonDeth
    @JonDeth Před 8 měsíci +15

    *Bobby ranks in the top 5 biggest superstars of professional wrestling in my mind. Nobody could sell a story like Bobby. To say he is one of a kind is less than adequate.*
    Anything they put Bobby in had us glued to the seat with our heads an inch away from the screen.

  • @TheAbilmona81
    @TheAbilmona81 Před 8 měsíci +12

    The Piper audio just broke me

  • @TruthBTold-
    @TruthBTold- Před 8 měsíci +14

    Makes me cry to see Heenan in such a Way...I Loved that Dude...In Life, We ALL Gravitate to SOMEONE and find them SPECIAL....We Don't question it, we just recognize it and let it be...He was that one for me...R.I.P.

    • @NeoNyder
      @NeoNyder Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yeah same. R.I.P Legend!

    • @TruthBTold-
      @TruthBTold- Před 3 měsíci

      Most definitely ​@@NeoNyder

  • @thewho2482
    @thewho2482 Před 8 měsíci +11

    I love and miss Bobby the Brain

  • @markfreckmann2366
    @markfreckmann2366 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Very sad ending for Bobby the brain.
    He was one the people who made that era of wrestling entertaining.
    RIP Bobby.

  • @epicthundermedia5334
    @epicthundermedia5334 Před 8 měsíci +10

    true G.O.A.T !!! rip bobby

  • @redheadbandanna1973
    @redheadbandanna1973 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Miss ya Bobby, love ya Hammer

  • @michaelkrolewski7406
    @michaelkrolewski7406 Před měsícem +1

    That was really sad, what happened to Heenan. God bless him. R.I.P Bobby.

  • @vastaria5247
    @vastaria5247 Před měsícem +1

    omg i had no idea about bobby heenan, thats heartbreaking. just breaks my heart

  • @dwade6322
    @dwade6322 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Please don't forget how lucky you are to have your health. We miss ya Bobby ❤

  • @NemeanLion-
    @NemeanLion- Před 8 měsíci +3

    Looking at that video of Bobby Heenan, it makes me think. I know I’m just saying this from the comfort of my chair and not having an illness, but I don’t think I would be able to make that decision to have the lower part of my head taken off if I had cancer like he did. Maybe they didn’t know they were gonna do that much surgery until they got in there, but I don’t imagine myself making that kind of a decision to stay alive. I’m sorry he had to go through that though.

  • @romans52345-cy3tq
    @romans52345-cy3tq Před 4 měsíci +5

    1:12 crazy to think that Bobby outlived Roddy

  • @teller1290
    @teller1290 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Must've been a nightmare for Taylor.

  • @stever1791
    @stever1791 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Bobby Heenan was the Elvis Presley of Wrestling ( He was The King )

    • @dare2win215
      @dare2win215 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Nah, Bobby earned his acclaim; it wasn't hype & corny appropriation.

    • @stever1791
      @stever1791 Před 3 měsíci

      Elvis and Bobby were the King of their Domain . @@dare2win215

  • @nightmarishhappenings
    @nightmarishhappenings Před 8 měsíci +25

    The red rooster was the worst gimmick. Terry Taylor was amazing in the territories.

    • @jeffmccoy1700
      @jeffmccoy1700 Před 8 měsíci +3

      You'd almost think Taylor was being punished to the point of humiliation for violating some ring code or getting on the wrong side of his boss.

    • @NickWeissMusic
      @NickWeissMusic Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@jeffmccoy1700yeah, he was a little bit of a weasel, Vince might’ve been ribbing a bit there lol. Polkadots on dusty was another one.

    • @r0ckstar666
      @r0ckstar666 Před 3 měsíci +1

      He was the most computerized man of the 1990's in WCW. Taylor should be in the hall of fame

  • @Tazzman225
    @Tazzman225 Před 3 měsíci +2

    My dad told me that Bobby used to be a masked wrestler. I think he was Dr. X or Mr. X.

  • @My-Redemption
    @My-Redemption Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have loved bobby heenan since watching wrestling with my dad decades ago and one thing that made me sad was for a man who made his career with his quick witty words must of been living hell getting throat cancer and not being able to entertain people anymore

  • @robertdiotalevi285
    @robertdiotalevi285 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Bobby is the greatest color man in wrestling history. Corey Graves comes close.

  • @mikes.4136
    @mikes.4136 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bobby was a treasure. He was so talented. Terry was a great wrestler and was amazing in Mid-South. I never understood why Vince would fix him up with such a lousy gimmick.

  • @Beeznitchio
    @Beeznitchio Před 2 měsíci +1

    A friend in need is a pest.
    -Bobby Heenan

  • @TimArrowsmithDesign
    @TimArrowsmithDesign Před 8 měsíci +1

  • @undertakerfanz628
    @undertakerfanz628 Před 8 měsíci +2

    🔨 Time

  • @manzi71
    @manzi71 Před 4 měsíci

    Surprised that Greg didn't mention the fact that him and Terry was US Tag Team Champions in WCW.

  • @bruceharrison8160
    @bruceharrison8160 Před 8 měsíci +2

    The 🧠 was the best of the best Manger ever!😊

  • @mauricemason7135
    @mauricemason7135 Před 8 měsíci +2

    This is what killed Terry Taylor's killed his career as a wrestler. Sometimes, it works (Razor Ramon), while sometimes it did not (Ron Garvin).

    • @avalond1193
      @avalond1193 Před 8 měsíci

      It didn't kill him .. terry was limited

  • @donjohn2695
    @donjohn2695 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Terry was considered for being mr perfect in the WWF but Vince choose curt Henning

  • @davidcota4978
    @davidcota4978 Před 8 měsíci +1

    🔨

  • @Grisna_25-
    @Grisna_25- Před 8 měsíci +1

    Heenan

  • @michaelvazquez7851
    @michaelvazquez7851 Před 8 měsíci

    😊

  • @AcademicAgent
    @AcademicAgent Před 8 měsíci

    Where are the full shoots? I've been looking for it, don't mind paying, but it's not on your site!

  • @battlestarmarc
    @battlestarmarc Před 8 měsíci +4

    Hennan was so funny.
    Taylor was good as a heel before joining the WWF.
    One of the worst gimmicks, red rooster.

  • @mahmud9973
    @mahmud9973 Před 8 měsíci

    How are you

  • @SmilingSynic
    @SmilingSynic Před 8 měsíci +5

    Taylor could have worked harder to have gotten that admittedly lame gimmick over. Smashing his opponents in the face with eggs after defeating them. Tar and feathering his opposition in a feud. Having a bunch of eggs dumped on his enemies as a way to gain heat. Dusty got the polka dots over, because he actually put in the effort. Taylor never really even tried to embrace the gimmick.

    • @jyesucevitz
      @jyesucevitz Před 8 měsíci +2

      roosters don't lay eggs.

    • @SmilingSynic
      @SmilingSynic Před 8 měsíci

      Of course not, but it's chicken related. Many viewers wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.@@jyesucevitz

    • @donjohn2695
      @donjohn2695 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Nothing could have gotten that character over

    • @avalond1193
      @avalond1193 Před 8 měsíci

      Terry should of simply went over the top as a cocky ric flair wannabe and not cluck like a chicken he could of wrestled more aggressive and mean and act really cocky and mock his opponents and he may had got it over.. instead he looked stiff and confused like a chicken at a kfc butcher shop

  • @Jared40
    @Jared40 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Heenan didnt like Taylor. VKM made up that gimmick how stupid 😒

  • @robertcoggeshall3071
    @robertcoggeshall3071 Před 4 měsíci

    Red Rooster, Fat chick thriller, WHO, are possibly the 3 worst gimmicks ever.

  • @s.v.stephens3897
    @s.v.stephens3897 Před 2 měsíci +1

    WHO CARES!

  • @MrTodfoulk
    @MrTodfoulk Před 3 měsíci +2

    Hammer vs Bisbing! My money is on the Hammer