As he is currently in hospital after having reconstructive surgery on his jaw, i thought it appropriate to review a shoot interview with legendary manager, sidekick and commentator Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. Heenan recorded this in 2001 and give comments on all aspects of his career. Bobby was always a quick-witted man and his stint as colour man to Gorilla Monsoon was one of my earliest memories of wrestling, he had the ability to entertain and involve the crowd even during a dull match.
This dvd is superb and a worthy addition to anyones collection.
highlights are:
How he got started in the business.
-Why and how he became a manager.
-All the details on how he pioneered the managerial role.
-Early Midwest territory including Indianapolis.
-How he developed his interview skills.
-Talks about legends like Bruiser, Crusher, Harley Race, Verne Gagne, The Original Sheik and others.
-What was it like to work for Gagne?
-The success of the AWA.
-Heenan takes you to other promotions like Texas, Florida, & Memphis.
-What was Hulk Hogan like in the AWA?
-Why did he leave NWA and how did Hogan help him get his job in WWF?
-What was Vince McMahon like?
-All the details of his WWF stint including managing John Studd, King Kong Bundy, Hercules and Paul Orndorff.
-Why he didn't like to manage The Missing Link.
-Heenan takes you inside the Hogan vs. Andre Wrestlemania 3 match including how they got Andre to agree to lose.
-All the details on hosting Prime Time with Gorilla Monsoon.
-His close relationship with Hogan.
-The heat with Terry Taylor and the failure of the Red Rooster gimmick.
-The story of Atsushi Onita breaking his neck.
-Being phased down as a manager.
-Being brought back as Ric Flair's manager.
-Why did he leave WWF?
-Going to WCW with Hogan.
-Why didn't he manage in WCW?
-How did WCW hold him back?
-Why did they hold him back?
-Heenan explains why he didn't care in WCW and why his performance wasn't that good.
-The failure of WCW.
-His return to WWF at Wrestlemania 17.
-His future.
-Lots of one-liner jokes.
-Heenan talks about a lot more
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