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Heenan and informed
In 1974, following an appeal to Cardinal Heenan, the Hierarchy of England and Wales " recognised the right of Catholics to leave instructions regarding the rite to be used at their Requiem Mass ", and they accordingly so informed the clergy.

Heenan and referee
Play-by-play announcer Tony Schiavone and then-color commentator Bobby " The Brain " Heenan found this amusing, with Heenan observing " The smallest referee in the world just took him down.

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

Heenan and ref
On April 2, 2005, Heenan inducted his former protégé Paul Orndorff into the WWE Hall of Fame and on April 1, 2006 Heenan inducted Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza and on March 31, 2007 Heenan inducted Nick Bockwinkel .< ref >
They were managed by Bobby Heenan .< ref name = WWE >

Heenan and Hogan
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.
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.
" Hogan attempted to keep the peace, only to have Heenan order André to attack Hogan to show how serious he was in his challenge ; André responded by ripping off Hogan's shirt and gold crucifix necklace, leaving Hogan in hurt and shock and with Piper of all people trying to console his former enemy.
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.
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.
* André the Giant turns heel on Hulk Hogan, comes onto the set with Bobby Heenan, and challenges him to a match at WrestleMania III, and rips off his shirt and crucifix before walking off the set with Heenan as well.
Annoyed by this, André walked out during Hogan's congratulation speech and not long after that, on an edition of the interview segment Piper's Pit, Bobby Heenan, a long-time Hogan adversary, announced himself to be André's new manager.
After the match, Hogan caught Heenan inside the cage ; as Bundy was reeling from the match, Hogan rammed Heenan's head into the cage before atomic dropping him outside.
On a nationally televised match on Saturday Night's Main Event, Hogan was wrestling challenger Don Muraco when he was ambushed by Bundy and Heenan, thus setting up a feud between Hogan and Bundy.
WWE, formerly known as the WWF, has rated two moments from WrestleMania IX as among the best WrestleMania moments of all time: Hogan winning the WWF title and commentator Bobby Heenan entering the arena, backwards, on a camel.
Heenan ( left ) managed many of the WWF's top stars, notably leading André the Giant ( right ) in a match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III.
Heenan and the Heenan Family had a monumental feud with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan in the ' 80s, and Heenan managed two WrestleMania challengers to Hogan's title, King Kong Bundy in 1986, and André the Giant in 1987.

Heenan and about
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 ).
The legacy of the Heenan – Sayers fight is that it will bring about the demise of bareknuckle fighting in England.

Heenan and blood
In 1984, Vince McMahon lured Heenan away from the AWA to manage Jesse " The Body " Ventura ; however, after Ventura developed blood clots in his lungs due to Agent Orange use while Ventura fought in the Vietnam War, he was forced to end his active wrestling career.

Heenan and on
The River Blackwater on the Hampshire / Surrey border was the location of the first international prize fight between Tom Sayers and John C. Heenan, which took place near the location of the Ship Inn pub.
Heenan insisted on having his own show opposite Prime Time called " The Bobby Heenan Show ".
Piper snapped and attacked Heenan, ignoring pleas from Monsoon to stop the attack due to Piper's agreement to abstain from physicality on the " Prime Time " set.
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.
As a fan favorite, Doink was more of a comic relief character, but continued to pull pranks on other wrestlers ( albeit more harmless and silly than outright cruel ), mostly villains such as Lawler and Bobby Heenan.
In a match with Eddie Guerrero on the January 23, 1996 edition of Clash of the Champions, Pillman grabbed commentator Bobby Heenan by the collar, causing Heenan ( who had a history of neck problems ) to blurt out " What the fuck are you doing?
" live on the air ( Heenan has since stated that he didn't know it was Pillman grabbing him and he blurted out the remark because he thought he was a fan grabbing him ).
Billy Jack Haynes and Hercules Hernandez ' feud started when Bobby Heenan continuously taunted Haynes, telling him that Hercules was the real master of the full nelson ; which came to a boiling point when Hercules attacked Haynes on an edition of Superstars of Wrestling, which led to their match at WrestleMania.
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.
Ross worked alongside Bobby Heenan on the show until Heenan left the WWF in December 1993.
Heenan on an episode of WWF Challenge, called out Haynes saying he'd like to see him get out of Hercules ' version of the hold.
They are based on the invention of engineer Sidney A. Heenan in the course of his employment with the Stimsonite Corporation in Niles, Illinois.

Heenan and Hogan's
Early on, Heenan turned to Studd, Bundy and Hogan's on-again, off-again friend " Mr. Wonderful " Paul Orndorff to win the title from Hogan, but they were all unsuccessful.

Heenan and face
Perfect and Ric Flair were managed by Heenan, but Perfect turned on Flair and Heenan by agreeing to face them as part of a tag team match at Survivor Series.
( His last two singles protégés, Valentine and Ken Patera, were paired with Jimmy " Mouth of the South " Hart and Bobby " the Brain " Heenan, respectively, after Albano's face turn.
Studd however rejected the offer and ran Heenan off the Brother Love set, thus turning face.
Some wrestling publications speculated that Patera would reunite with Heenan to face Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania IV.
The segment was patterned largely after the legendary " Piper's Pit ," where Brother Love — dressed in a white suit and tie with a red shirt, with fingers full of gold jewelry — would berate face wrestlers ( especially Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior ) and openly support such heels as " The Million Dollar Man " Ted DiBiase and Bobby Heenan.
* McMahon and Bobby " The Brain " Heenan ( briefly, after Mr. Perfect's face turn in 1992 )
He would later become the introductory announcer on Prime Time Wrestling, on which he would give rousing and complimentary introductions to the face hosts and slightly less flattering but coolly worded intros to Bobby " The Brain " Heenan.

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