Bobby "The Brain" Heenan passed away on Sunday, September 17 at the age of 72. While the cause of death is not currently known, Heenan had been battling throat cancer since 2002.
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The WWE Hall of Famer was one of the greatest, if not the best manager in professional wrestling history. He played the perfect heel to Gorilla Monsoon's commentating while in the broadcast booth and had some of the most infamous moments in WWE history.
Heenan added immediate credibility to whoever he managed, whether it was Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect or Ric Flair:
He was a showman, willingly embracing the "weasel" gimmick and a true bad guy of wrestling:
He also had one of the best calls ever, during the Shawn Michaels-Marty Jannety barbershop spot:
"Jannety tried to dive through the window and escape. What an act of cowardice!"
He said goodbye to his longtime broadcast partner Gorilla Monsoon during a live WCW broadcast:
Heenan started wrestling in 1969 with the AWA and transitioned into WWE in 1984. He stopped wrestling in 1991, and split time between WWE and WCW as a manager/commentator. He had a variety of different roles with WWE and WCW, but returned to Vince McMahon's company after WCW was bought in 2001.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
