** Bobby " The Brain " Heenan

Some of the AWA's other top talent, including announcer " Mean " Gene Okerlund, manager Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, and wrestlers Adrian Adonis, Ken Patera, Jim Brunzell, David Schultz, and Jesse Ventura, also jumped to the WWF.

On that subsequent program, Hogan was stunned when André appeared with his long-time nemesis, Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, at his side ; Hogan pleaded with André to explain why Heenan was at his side, and André replied simply, " I'm here for one reason, to challenge you to a championship match at Wrestlemania.

According to Bobby " the Brain " Heenan, he could just leave Piper in a room and return twenty minutes later with Piper having done a class-A promo.

In 1980, Atkins left Public Image Ltd to concentrate on his band Brian Brain with Pete Jones ( who also played with Public Image Ltd in 1982 and 1983 ) on bass ( in 1983 replaced by original Go-Gos ' bassist Margot Olavarria ) and Bobby Surgeoner on guitar ( later replaced by Olavarria's husband, Geoff Smyth ).

* " The Brain ", nickname of Bobby Heenan, wrestler and manager

Late in 1974, Volkoff moved to the AWA where he wrestled under the name of Boris Breznikoff ; managed by Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, he used the same gimmick with a different ring name.

Hart later traded Bundy's contract to Bobby " The Brain " Heenan for The Missing Link and Adrian Adonis.

Toward the end of the 1992 Royal Rumble's main event, Justice — who had become popular due to his charisma — was loudly cheered when he eliminated Hulk Hogan ; commentators Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby " the Brain " Heenan picked up on this as a fair act.

Wrestling announcer Bobby Heenan briefly used this while in the then-World Wrestling Federation, calling it " The Brain Scan ".

Wrestling commentary teams have often served as comedy duos, perhaps the most famous being the comedically villainous Bobby " The Brain " Heenan and his straight-laced, down-the-middle partner Gorilla Monsoon.

After Bret split off into singles competition, Neidhart went to the announce table, commenting for Wrestling Challenge, alongside Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby " The Brain " Heenan.

Upon being named the Brain Busters, the team took Bobby " The Brain " Heenan as their manager and quickly began rising through the tag team ranks, eventually coming to challenge Demolition for the WWF Tag Team Championship.

Anderson and Blanchard were known as " The Brain Busters " in the WWF, and they were managed by Bobby " the Brain " Heenan.

Rude was managed by Jimmy Hart and later Bobby " The Brain " Heenan.

Jesse " The Body " Ventura and Bobby " The Brain " Heenan pioneered the " heel sympathizer " for color commentary in wrestling.

Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby " The Brain " Heenan.

Raymond Louis " Ray " Heenan ( born November 1, 1944 ), better known as Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, is a former American professional wrestling manager and color commentator, best known for his time with the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ), the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ).

Bobby " The Brain " Heenan went on to manage some of the most successful wrestlers in the world, creating " The Heenan Family ", a stable that existed in several different incarnations and wrestling promotions for over 20 years.

He has written two career memoirs, 2002's Bobby The Brain: Wrestling's Bad Boy Tells All, and 2004's Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches which has an introduction by Ric Flair.

When Ventura left the WWF in 1990, Monsoon was paired with villainous manager Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, another duo that subsequent wrestling commentary teams have often tried to emulate.

In May 1986, Race entered the WWF managed by longtime friend Bobby " The Brain " Heenan, bleaching his hair blond and billing himself again as " Handsome " Harley Race.

:* Slammy Award for Bobby " The Brain " Heenan Scholarship Award ( 1987 )

* 1944 – Bobby Heenan, American professional wrestling manager and commentator

To compensate, McMahon cut the pay of both wrestlers and front office personnel – close to 40 % in the latter case ( and about 50 % for top level managers such as Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart, who both left ).

During the late 1970s, Remus worked the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) territory under a mask as Super Destroyer Mark II with managers Lord Alfred Hayes and Bobby Heenan.

Hogan defeated Bockwinkel with the help of a foreign object that Bockwinkel's manager Bobby Heenan had interjected into the match.

Hogan attacked Bockwinkel and his manager Bobby Heenan.

The DVD includes a documentary on the amateur and professional career of Verne Gagne, the rise and fall of the AWA over its 30 year history, and numerous interviews and features with Gagne, Hulk Hogan, Jim Brunzell, Michael Hayes, Baron Von Raschke, Greg Gagne, Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, Gene Okerlund and Nick Bockwinkel.

" Led by his " financial advisor " Bobby Heenan and his " executive consultant " Mr. Perfect, Flair repeatedly issued challenges to WWF wrestlers like Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan, wrestling a team led by Piper at Survivor Series in 1991 and helping The Undertaker defeat Hogan for the WWF Championship that same night.

The Sammartinos also teamed against Paul Orndorff and Bobby Heenan in various arenas.

Bobby Heenan sold Hercules ' contract to Ted DiBiase for his services as his personal slave.

For five of the first six WrestleManias Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura served as the color commentators ( the exception being WrestleMania 2, which was split among three venues and had Monsoon, Ventura, and Vince McMahon split up with guest commentators ), while Bobby Heenan and others filled guest roles.

He later served as a guest commentator alongside Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan at Survivor Series 1993 in a match between the Hart Family and Shawn Michaels and his Knights.

After this, Piper began co-hosting Prime Time Wrestling with Gorilla Monsoon, providing a much needed change of pace from the constant bickering that was caused between Monsoon and Bobby Heenan during Heenan's tenure.

Heenan insisted on having his own show opposite Prime Time called " The Bobby Heenan Show ".

In 1988, Race suffered a hernia injury and during his absence his manager Bobby Heenan awarded the crowd to Haku in July, rechristening him King Haku, even though Randy Savage had won the tournament by that point and Ted DiBiase would also win the tournament during this storyline.

** Bobby Heenan

Billed as " the top free agent in pro wrestling ," Savage's first appearances on Tuesday Night Titans featured several established managers ( including Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, and " Classy " Freddie Blassie ) offering their services to Savage.

Hall also often featured World Wrestling Federation wrestlers, like Hulk Hogan ( who first denied using steroids on the program ), Ravishing Rick Rude ( who made a special set of tights with Hall's face on the back ) with Bobby Heenan, Randy Savage, Bad News Brown, the Big Bossman and Akeem with Slick, and the Ultimate Warrior.

Even Bobby " The Brain " Heenan and Mean Gene Okerlund appeared animated in a few episodes.