Jim Cornette Pays Tribute To Bobby Heenan
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When Cornette says you’re his model as a manager, that is high praise indeed.
*Hogan's music hits*
"That's my second favorite song."
"What's your favorite?"
"All the other ones are tied."
Miss you, Bobby!
Fucking grade A legend . You'll be missed Bobby.
A Bobby Heenan podcast would have been absolute gold. Such a shame he lost the ability to talk
what a curse. throat problems.. great banter with Gorilla Monsoon on the 1980's "WWF Prime Time Wrestling" on the USA Network, after "TNT" (tuesday night titans) before "Monday Night RAW." (Jim Ross/Jerry "the King" Lawler/Vince McMahon/Paul Heyman era). color commentary too (WWF Wrestling Challenge): heckled Sean Mooney (Events Center), Jameson (the nerd), maybe Lord Alfred Hayes. Don't remember the Craig De George guy. I remember Jack Tunney as the WWF's president. "Saturday Night's Main Event": it was Vinnie Mac and Jesse "the Body" Ventura (great stuff)
He didn't deserve that - it's hard to make a single person's situation a tragedy BUT the talent...the wit, the knowledge...ect etc It is a small tragedy. We were fucking blessed to have the brain in the 80's. He did it all so he knew it all and he was the best (fuck the a-hole who keeps on about Paul Heyman - bitch please!). Bobby is, was and always will be - the best manager in pro wrestling history (real life - kayfabe would be lou albano lol). It's fucked up how many of the 80's entertainers are GONE before some of the 70's and 60's ones...It's soon going to be like the 80's just disappeared. Wrestlers, actors, singers... Every month another legend. A day of tweeting by shallow celebrities and silly people who weren't even alive when these stars and legends were active...then fuck em. Gone and good riddance - kinda like how Vince does, Anywho... RIP Bobby. The 80's were magic and another bit of the magic is gone...
motherfucker.
Kevin Oshiro Same thing happened to Gordon Soile near the end of his life. Though fortunately for him, the silver lining was that losing his ability to speak (or at least the ability to speak in a professional capacity) got him out of his commitment to do commentary for the disastrous “Heroes of Wrestling” debacle.
@@kshinokevin umm..not to shit on anyone's Parade or day.lol
Butt..Fuck Jack Tunny that fucking coward. ..k.sorry for peeping in
A Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon podcast would have been the ultimate dream.
We all cried too, Jim. And he'd have mocked us for it.
Ham & eggers you Humanoids are
@@rustykuntz94 oh will you stop?
To watch Bobby and Gorilla work, I used to wonder, "WHY did Vince ever pair these guys? They can't get along!" Shows how much I knew!
Thats just proof they did they jobs lol. God i miss them still
Whenever I watched matches with Gorilla and the Brain at the announcer's table, the wonderful interplay between them both was often even more entertaining than the match itself.
It really was the glory days in many aspects for me, even though those matches that I watched at the time were relatively late in their careers, 1989-1991.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns I remember all these guys from my boyhood. I'd listen to them now just to find what I missed from being so young.
I bet they were like that even off camera despite being the best of friends
Bobby could make you laugh and piss you off. The duality made him appealing to watch every week. RIP Weasel.
Amazing and Beautiful tribute to the Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Thank you Jim Cornette! Bobby will be missed by all.
Heenan is the greatest of all time. His commentaries when The Undertaker first arrived got Taker over big time. 'HE IS NOT A HUMAN BEING!' everytime Taker sat up 'LOOK AT THAT!' He sounded genuinely petrified and impressed at the same time. Then they ran the angle of Heenan being scared of The Undertaker and every time his entrance music hit Heenan was hiding under the commentary table. So many people owe so much to Bobby.
FACTS!!!! Bro, Bobby's animated way of putting over Taker made me believe the The Undertaker was something unreal. It also gave me a true respect for Heenan as a color commentator.
Bobby helped Goldberg get over also calling him THE MAN!
“LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT HAMHOCK!”
@jackdaone6469 that was Piper who said that on commentary for Taker's debut at Survivor Series.
The "Every two weeks, cash the paycheck" WCW Bobby was still immensely superior than the garbage that they tried replacing him with. Half the reason for watching Goldberg's old matches is for Bobby's commentary on them.
Yeah really, Heenan hyped Goldberg up from March of 98 all the way to the match with Hogan.
@@KHayes666 "DA MAN!"
We lost a legend folks. I remember watching his Hall of Fame acceptance speech and it was so entertaining and heartfelt. RIP Bobby Heenan
DNAsGhostzHouze the ending to his HOF speech was so sad when he said he wished monsoon was there you can tell he came this close to just breaking down and crying you can just tell he wanted to so bad just goes to show that truly the greatest duo of wrestling commentary ever throughout it all they were the best of friends and now if there is a heaven then I'm sure they're together again having fun and talking with other legends and such
that speech was legendary
@@kaptainkibiroproductions45 are we getting paid for this?
no
then im drinking.
perfect recovery
@@jackkenefick2696 yeah heenan was the beat I just really really wish we got him and JR in their prime during the attitude era... Oh god could you imagine Heenan's heel wit with JR's amazing calls as Austin made Vince's life hell? God that would've been amazing props to any alternate universe that got to experience that.
4 years later and Scott Hall just past.
BOTH WAS THE BEST.
Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan were the Pat Sumerall and John Madden of professional wrestling.
Heenan the greatest of all time
Bobby was always entertaining an seem like he was always having fun I'm sure there were times he thought he made a mistake with the career he chose but o definitely agree he was the best manager ever an an even better announcer
There's no doubt. Him and jims generation took wrestling to crazy highs. I haven't been able to watch McMahon zbullshit. Since His Kids Got Involved. Feel bad for kids who have to watch 1 guy in 16 promos (Randy orton ) sad! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
@@ChiraqMac187 Agreed, I’m 44 now & so glad I grew up in the 80s wrestling Boom era. I first watched WWF in 1986 & even as a heel Manager/Broadcaster you had to love Bobby Heenan. Even if it was a love-hate thing. You always waited for the Brain to get his comeuppance. Either wearing the weasel costume or the Bulldogs & Matilda to get him or Ken Pantera putting him in the full Nelson. He was the best.
*Seeing Bobby mark out for Jim back in the day was great.*
A fucking hero of wrestling
Hands down the GREATEST WRESTLING PERSONALITY EVER!!!!! EEEEVVVVEEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
calm down ya ham and egger humanoid!
@@christopherbeebe1064 what a legend sometimes I watch old events that ge was in just here those comments...and give zero fu*%@ about the match he was truly amazing so witty
I remember Jim's debut when I was 7 years old. Heenan hopped out of his chair excited like he just found his long lost best friend and put Jim over. In my mind I was like "Oh great, another jerk like Heenan". Heenan helped Jim get over with the NY crowd.
I remember that. "DO you know who that is? DO you know who that is?" he said excitedly to a befuddled Vince McMahon.
KHayes666 that’s was fun the greatest heel managers in wrestling meet.
KHayes666: I remember that as well. I would've been about 12 or 13. It worked like clockwork. Heenan set it up and Cornette caught the ball just right and ran with it. Masters of the Craft.
Yes he did!!! For anyone that had never seen Jim in NWA/WCW Bobby got him over big time
Yeah and Jim said he’s only the greatest because Bobby’s no longer managing
Puts a tear in my eye now and man that must have reached Jim in the heart
when william Moody(edited for correction, thank you to tmage23), aka paul bearer, JJ dillon, Paul heyman, and Jim cornette all have said that Bobby was the best, there can be no debate. RIP the GOAT, Mr Bobby Heenan
William Moody.
Paul Mooney is a completely different guy.
thank you, i said it quickly without double checking, i thank you for the correction, i just remembered his shoot interview with jim when it was talked about
Paul Bearer was called Percy Pringle surely?
don't forget the "third" part of that percy pringle, i did the paul bearer part because he was most visible, unfortunately, as that character.
Bobby was the best manager in professional wrestling history hands down. Promos alone were worth watching by themselves. Bobby owned the stick and took the best manager bumps of al time. Heenan was the Ric Flair version of Managers rest in peace you will be loved and missed.
Bobby Heenan...a man that helped write the soundtrack to my teens in the old WWF. Simply the greatest ever
You can hear the respect that Jim has for Bobby. Even when he was a heel and I liked who was facing his guys I always loved Bobby. He was hilarious. Not to mention when himself and Gorilla Monsoon were the announcers together and they just got along so well. He was the best manager of all time,one of the best talkers,and just a great personality
Bobby was as good as it gets.🕯️✌️
Bobby played so well off of Gorilla. Love those two together.
Rest in peace Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. If Heaven exists I'm sure you're glad to be announcing with Gorilla Monsoon as the two of you watch some other legends who passed away perform in the ring located in the great cloud in the sky. No matter what duo or trio does announcing of any match on any wrestling show whether it be regular, cable or pay-per-view, nobody and I mean NOBODY can replace Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Why? Because they were magic.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler worked in the attitude era. Monsoon and Ventura were good in the 80's.
But Heenan and Monsoon were truly the best.
I hope Bobby gets to see all of his old friends in the Gorilla position at the edge of infinity where sea and sky are one: With his friend Gorilla, of course.
WILL YOU STOP!!!
No, seriously. You're making me cry man tears.
Those who believe that poetry has no place in Pro Wrestling, need to read what you wrote here. Well done. Seriously, we’ll done.
I just finished watching the original Weasel Suit match with Bobby and Greg Gagne . The place was packed!
Bobby was definitely the G.O.A.T.
Wonderful memories, wonderful tribute.
Pillman getting him to cuss on air is a classic.
i truly! Love! Bobby "The-Brain" Heenan! R.i.P!!! & i Love! listening to good ole' "Corny" as-well !!!...
Heenan was the hero to every great manager in the 80s and 90s. My mother hates wrestling, but she still remembers watching Bobby Heenan feud with Dick the Bruiser on Indianapolis TV in the 60s and 70s. She remembers what he sounded like, who he managed, everything.
In some alternate universe, Bobby Heenan has a weekly podcast and Vince Russo is dead from cancer. Just saying.
When did Vince Russo get Cancer?
@@mitchellalexander9162 . In an alternate universe.
@Azphalazl Seprimanium 😭😭😭😭 if only
I dont wish cancer on anyone.
He means if he could've took two people and switched them switching Bobby for Ruso is more than a fair trade. He isn't really wishing it on nobody
Heenan = GOAT....no one will ever touch the work you did RIP
Bobby was pure gold. He was great on the mic with Gorilla and was the greatest manager ever during the time that I watched WWF in the 1980s
Sorry for the double comment but the Pillman story is hilarious. Heenan admitted that he didnt know it was Pillman behind him as he didnt see him roll out of the ring. So when Pillman grabbed him Bobby thought a fan had hopped the guardrail. He said had he knew it was Brian, he wouldn't have reacted like that. Brian then apologized profusely saying he didnt know Heenan had a bad neck otherwise he wouldn't have horse collared him. It was a perfect storm of 2 heels laughing it off afterwards. RIP Brian and Bobby
RIP Sir Robert Of Heenan
Heenan and Monsoon. The greatest commentary team in wrestling.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.🕯️🕯️✌️
#RIPBobbyHeenan: he was pure entertainment. Always quick and witty. No one was better
I, like many, remember Bobby as one of the voices of my childhood. When you begin to understand and appreciate the business as a lifelong fan, you realise how brilliant Heenan was. His verbal jousting with Gorilla Monsoon and dastardly managing tactics were utter genius. It's such a shame you don't see anyone like him nowadays.
im not saying that theyre dogs, but when a quail flies past they point .... my fav brain line.
"He flosses with a rope."
Was a dark day that everyone knew was coming.
Jim is really fighting back tears!! Bobby Heenan was so good as a villain, I hated him as a kid.
No he isn't
I can hear it. He really broke down during Lance Russell's tribute.
He wasn’t as close to Bobby but the admiration is obvious. With Lance, Jim really gets broken up. You can tell he really loved Lance.
Heenan,if he hadnt got into wrestling,would undoubtedly been in entertainment/showbusiness in some capacity-truly a comedy genius
2 legends Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette.
Bobby was a real trooper, a man's man who fought so bravely right to the very end . RIP "The Weasel " Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
RIP Bobby Heenan. The best ever.
Bobby was the greatest manager ever. No one came close, not even Jim as great as he was as a manager. Head and shoulders above everyone else.
It was either Jim or Bobby back in the 80s. Jimmy Hart was pretty damn entertaining himself😂😂😂
Bobby the Weasel Heenan had to also work with, Mr. Fuji., Miss Elizabeth, Classy Freddie Blassie, and, of course, the mouth of the South, Jimmy Hart.
There was nobody like The Brain. No one even close. My favorite manager & color commentator of all time. Even a bad or boring match was still entertaining if The Brain was on commentary. 🖤
Only a handful of people truly epitomized and molded the sport of professional wrestling. I'm talking about the few we could never have done without. That the business could not have done without. Bobby Heenan is at the very top of that small group. Words cannot explain his greatness. Mr. Heenan, you quite literally changed lives for the better. May heaven treat you as well, as you treated us. Rest in Peace.....
One of the Best Perfomances by The Brain took place in 1972 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The match was a cage match between Bruiser & Crusher vs. Blackjacks Lanza and Mulligan and The Brain was put into the cage. The referee of the match was "Jersey" Joe Wolcott. Jersey Joe got in a punch on Bobby, and Bruiiser, Crusher and the cage made a bloody mess of the Brain. Be it a work or shoot, you had to feel bad for Bobby. I bet there are some fantatic supercards in heaven with Bobby being the center of controversy.
RIP: Bobby
Is it true that Heaven didn't want him and Hell was afraid he'd take over ?
My favorite Bobby The Brain line; Cocoa Beware was in the ring, and he said “that guys so short, he can do sit-ups under a matchbox car!” Lol!
Everything Bobby Heenan did in pro wrestling was gold. I agree he's the all around greatest talent.
when I first saw Bobby he was wrestling for Verne and went by Beautiful Bobby Heenan ... I also remember seeing the TV program where he became the manager for Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens who didn't even need a mouthpiece but it still worked brilliantly (although I didn't think so at the time because I was still a kid) They had this arrogant California Cool thing going that was just annoying to the Midwesterners which made them such great Heels ..... Say what you want about Gagne (and most is probably true) but him putting those 3 together was sheer genius
It's funny how the Heels of your childhood, like Bobby, Nick and Ray become the Faces of your late life ......
Not only was Bobby absolute gold on a microphone, he was not afraid to take the bumps in the ring. omg, as a Minnesota boy I know how hated (but loved) Heenan and Bockwinkle were.
I grew up on Wcw in 97, Heenan was a BIG part of the reason I loved Nitro, brilliant mind for the business, and always hilarious. He will live in infamy as one of the greatest in the business.
Heenan was a master heel manager He could draw heat but he could make you laugh.
Bobby Heenan not being able to speak seems like God's cruel joke on wrestling fans. It's a shame that so many generations of fans will be robbed of witnessing his brilliance, outside of watching WWE network.
Bobby was awesome there will never be another Bobby god bless him
He was the greatest.🕯️✌️
I do remember that segment when Heenan introduce Cornette in WWF. That was great TV. Probably the two greatest ever mangers. This is a great tribute. Its good to hear a time in Heenan's career that many fans wouldn't know much about.
Many Have Said that Bobby Would Have Been an Awesome Stand Up Comic or TV/Movie Comedy Star
That Raw when Monsoon tossed him out was a great angle.
Even now aged 42 I can watch old skl WWF and lmao.at Bobby Heenan. Him and Monsoon were Gold.
Gotta love Bobby and Jim
#2 praising #1 is just awesome. RIP brain. Thanks for the memories.
Heenan, best manager ever. The man who quoted the phrases, "A body just don't bend that way", "Ham & Eggers", "Humanoids".
This is so great. I come back to this from time to time because there's just so much love and admiration from Jim when he talks about Bobby Heenan. If anyone speaks about me with a tenth of that affection when I'm gone, I did pretty well.
Grew up watching and listening to him. LEGEND. RIP dude.
...this is the 1st pro wrestling death i actually feel emotional about, nostalgia mixed w/current reality, happy yet sad. he's shootin with Andre, Gorilla, Nick, & Ray now.
Owen Hart hit me worse
Chris Nancy and Daniel hit me hardest. I was the biggest mark for Benoit. I was always a heel mark anyway but he was fire in ring. When i heard what he did it nearly broke my heart.
Eddie Guerrero was mine.
My favorites moments of Heenan were the insults he was shooting at Stu Hart. He hated him with a passion and it was pure gold. And that comes from a Canadian.
WTTV our of Indianapolis Chuck Marlowe was the announcer with Sam Mennacker! Great for a young school lad
"What have I been saying all these years!? You humanoids...Can you see all the little Hulksters with the tears ( running down their face)! What happens now, what happens to WCW?" I'm only paraphrasing part of Heenan's call when Hogan turned heel and pro wrestling changed forever. In the '80's and '90's I was a young Humanoid who happily watched "The Brain's" great commentary.
He also said, 'It's Hogan! I always told you he was evil!', also paraphrased. Kinda gabe it up a little I have heard although I can't imagine anyone seeing a mustache-less Hogan walk to the ring and not realize he was the third man. lol
Derek Fuiten , thank you!
Bobby's a fuckin' legend who I didn't realize until I started to watch the old WCWs from ~'97 and '98 not too long ago.
Thank you this was awesome to hear.
I remember when Bobby was the arch nemisis of Dick The Bruiser and Crusher. I believe Bruiser or Crusher game him the Weasel nickname. RIP BOBBY
Yes, it was none other than Bruiser who gave him his nickname.
Getting such a perfect heel nickname from such a huge wrestling legend couldn't have been more fitting.
I remember the Crusher singing Pop Goes the Weasel during a promo.
@@edgein3299 Perfect
Damn, but I miss Bruiser and Crusher working together.
my favorite memories of Bobby Heenan are the royal rumble that Ric Flair won, his commentary on a Rumble match between Razor Ramon against Bret Hart when Gorilla Monsoon sais Stu Hart was in attendance Bobby replied "Yeah I can hear him say ayugh ugh ugh. I also will always remember his comments when Shawn Michaels turned on Marty Jannety. Bobby "They need each other their gonna stay together" Shawn superkicks Jannety Bobby "I knew he was going to do that." Shawn threw Jannety through the window Bobby "Look at that coward he's so scared he tried to jump out the window to get away from Shawn" Great moments, RIP Bobby we'll miss you.
Top 5 imo
1. Bobby heenan
2. Jim cornette
3. Paul hamen
4. Paul ellering
5. J.J. dillion
I gots no argument with your list.
Heenan was a great ENTERTAINER. He could generate heat or he could make you laugh.
I got to meet bobby at ROH show he did with Cornette here in NJ. Was so much fun watching them work against each other. Shoots they did together was so funny and awesome. I know sadly the one from Jim's house is out print but was so awesome. When bobby died I actually took his second book I bought at the show in NJ and got autographed by him. Something I really treasure.
Bobby Heenan was the key to the Wrestlemania 3 Main Event betwenn Hogan & Andre. Imagine that match and the promos without him being involved.
The Brain Podcast!
That would definitely work!
Fitting I would find out from Jim. R.I.P Bobby, we are all gonna miss you
He suffered for at least 16 years poor guy.
Dan Maler 😢😭
Another in my mind that belongs on a Mt Rushmore of pro wrestling. In my opinion there'd be more than 4 faces, but no doubt one of those faces either way is Bobby the brain. Seeing the clips of him in the later years I can't watch, breaks my heart.
Much respect to Jim.
Bobby Heenan was an original. I grew up watching him feud with Dick The Bruiser. As I learned more about the wrestling business, I began to appreciate him that much more. Cornette is special as well. He had me in stitches with that tennis racket.
Bobby was so great. Fantastic heel manager.
"Theres a metal bar in that brick" lmao
God Bless you Bobby The Brain Heenan, all I can say is thank you...
one legend to another.RIP BOBBY.
Ham and egg’r lol the best
Bobby henan could be sports commentator on any sport in the planet ...thats how I highly I rate Bobby the brain Heenan
Such a pity managing is now almost a lost art-having a manager ringside adds so many possibilities to the match,there's si much more to managing than promos,hence why wrestlers who could talk had managers,even the horsemen had JJ Dillon and they could all properly talk-it makes zero sense to be rid of managers
Man when i use to hear him on wcw as a kid and now watching clips of him and gorilla. Just like at his hof speech when he said "say something or they'll throw dirt over you". Rip Mr. Heenan
Rest In Peace Bobby Heenan. After my late dad, the funniest person ever
Brain's inappropriate Funny out of place zingers while working table ringside were of the best comedic timing. Brain, JR and Jim were my favorite talkers. Bobby H. will be missed greatly. Going to watch some old WWF and early WWE. Thank you Jim.
I remember when in the mid to late 90s we had JR and The King on one show and Bobby, Tony and Mike Tenay on the other. Some of the best commentary going head to head. I was so disappointed when Bobby left and got replaced by Madden and others.
The man was a legend, great at everything he did.
R.I.P. Bobby, you will be missed.
As a wrestling fan, The Brain has always been my favorite manager. If and when I get into the wrestling business, Bobby Heenan is one of the three people I study as far as the ability to talk. The other two are Jake Roberts and Raven (Scott Levy).
Bobby the brain was natural comedian and commentator. Even when he was the bad guy I loved him. I can't think of another commentator that ever made me laugh as hard as the Brain.
Jimmy Hart comes pretty close.
Wow... All of the things Jim has done, all of the legends he has worked with and the one thing he never really got to do was work with his idol. That sucks.
“Pretty Boy Bobby Heenan” Bobby the Brian Heenan “ However you knew him, Hands down Bobby was the... Greatest Performer in Pro-Wrestling history.
Now I'm shipping Cornette x Heenan.
my two favorites Bobby Herman and Ric Flair
Who's Bobby Herman?
David Letterman, John Mellencamp, Bobby Heenan. The trifecta of Hoosiers.