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There also existed a secondary school named after him in Enfield, in the Northern part of the modern Greater London that is traditionally known as Middlesex, until its closure circa 1980 ; as well as a grammar school for boys in West Derby, Liverpool, until 1983, when it was renamed, instead, after Cardinal Heenan.
Heenan informed the referee of the object and the ref questioned Hogan about this, but the blood on Hogan's face was evidence that the object had also been used on him.
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.
The Sammartinos also teamed against Paul Orndorff and Bobby Heenan in various arenas.
These two appearances were also met with various WWF / WBF celebrity editions of Family Feud ; Heenan and Combs also struck up a friendship, which Heenan recounted in his autobiography, noting that he believed Combs felt demeaned by being a game show host.
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.
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.
A Jobber, also known as a journeyman or " ham-n-egger ", is a phrase supposedly first used by Bobby Heenan in Professional Wrestling.
Regular service 91 runs along Harehills Lane, as does 91A on rare journeys. School buses also run through Chapeltown linking to Cardinal Heenan, Carr manor and Boston Spa high schools.
* Bobby Heenan ( born 1944 ), American wrestling manager also known as " the Weasel "
Heenan also managed Ken Patera after Patera returned to the AWA in 1982, but Patera joined forces with Adnan Al-Kaissie after Heenan suffered a serious neck injury while wrestling in Japan in 1983 and had to take time off.
Heenan also had a famous feud with The Ultimate Warrior, who reintroduced Heenan to Weasel Suit matches, which Heenan had during his time in the AWA.
Heenan also had a parody talk show known as The Bobby Heenan Show, which was broadcast in four segments during the second half of WWF's regular weekly program " Prime Time Wrestling ".
He also poked fun at Monsoon saying he ate the bananas that Monsoon brought as a going away gift for Heenan.
Later that year, Heenan made a one-off return to ringside at The Great American Bash, leading Ric Flair and Arn Anderson to victory over Steve McMichael and Kevin Greene and also conspiring with Anderson and Flair to bring McMichael into the fold.
The two also formed a real-life friendship which Heenan often recalls fondly.
Studd was also paired with Bobby " the Brain " Heenan, who helped take the Andre-Studd feud to new heights.

Heenan and appeared
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.
Haynes promptly answered the challenge and was waiting for Hercules to apply the hold when Heenan appeared to have second thoughts.
Heenan and " Mean " Gene Okerlund appeared moments earlier in a disheveled state ; Coachman implied that the four had been involved in a sex act of some sort.
An elated Bobby Heenan appeared on the set to welcome Studd back to the Heenan family.
They appeared together several times in the WWF as part of The Heenan Family, a heel stable.
In early 1987, Heenan appeared to score a major coup for his stable when Andre turned heel and challenged Hogan for the title at WrestleMania III.
Their fun loving personalities were prominently displayed when they appeared at Survivor Series 1993 dressed up as Doinks ( referred to by color commentator Bobby Heenan as “ Doinks on a Mission ”) and teamed up with The Bushwhackers ( also dressed as Doink ) in a comedy match.
Even Bobby " The Brain " Heenan and Mean Gene Okerlund appeared animated in a few episodes.

Heenan and interviews
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.
Heenan, in later interviews, explained that the reason for his outburst was that he did not know it was Pillman who was grabbing him, as he was looking at Eddie Guerrero ( Pillman's opponent ) in the ring.
Heenan is still involved in wrestling on a limited basis, giving interviews and making sporadic appearances.

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In February 1860, he went to England for the New York Illustrated News to depict one of the major sporting events of the era, the prize fight between the American John C. Heenan and the English Thomas Sayers sponsored by George Wilkes, publisher of Wilkes ' Spirit of the Times.
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 ).
* Joe Coburn challenges John C. Heenan for the American Championship.
The influential newspaper industry has fuelled distaste for prizefighting by widely publicising the brutality of the 1860 Heenan – Sayers fight.
Both players were educated at Cardinal Heenan High School, who have a track record as one of the country's top schools for sport.
Of the talent to leave AWA for the WWF in this time, only Heenan worked out his notice in good faith to the Gagne family.
According to an article < sup id =" fn_1_back "> 1 </ sup > by John Heenan, a former principal and now director of the New Zealand Foundation for Character Education Incorporated, the school was a " decile three school which serves a lower socio-economic community in which there is significant unemployment and a high proportion of one-parent families ".
" 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.
Bobby Heenan sold Hercules ' contract to Ted DiBiase for his services as his personal slave.
The feud finally came to an end when Piper defeated Rude in a match where the stipulation stated that if Piper won, Heenan would have to dress as Santa Claus for an episode of " Prime Time ".
Newton Heath was a major engineering supplier and the home of many companies such as Mather & Platt, Avro ( who manufactured the World War II bomber, the Avro Lancaster ) and Heenan & Froude ( who designed and manufactured the structural steelwork for Blackpool Tower )
He left in 1916 to take up a job as an apprentice for Heenan & Froude at a factory in Worcester.
Hart later traded Bundy's contract to Bobby " The Brain " Heenan for The Missing Link and Adrian Adonis.
* Patrick Heenan, Captain in the British Indian Army who was convicted of treason and executed after spying for Japan during the Malayan campaign of World War II
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.
* Bobby Heenan ( coached them for one match at The Great American Bash in 1996 )
* Heels ( 1995 – 1996 ): Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Woman ( valet ), Miss Elizabeth ( valet ), Bobby Heenan ( manager ; only for one night )
In September 1985, Hart traded Bundy to manager Bobby Heenan in exchange for Adrian Adonis and The Missing Link.
The broadcast commentators gave credit to the Warrior for snapping the chain, to the chagrin of Hercules and Heenan.
Jesse " The Body " Ventura and Bobby " The Brain " Heenan pioneered the " heel sympathizer " for color commentary in wrestling.

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