Bobby Heenan - Full 2 Hour Shoot Interview (Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Ultimate Warrior)
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Enjoy the definitive Bobby “The Brain” Heenan shoot interview, one of the greatest sit downs in pro wrestling history. We talk about the Brain's entire career and all the highlights from AWA/WWF/WCW and beyond.
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RIP to the late-great Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
This interview was originally produced by RF Video Inc in 2002. Licensed for distribution on Title Match Network.
Not only is this one of the funniest shoots you’ll ever see, but it is extremely honest and informative.
Interview Topics:
-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
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@mattsamaco9804
Ай бұрын
He definitely was the best. Him and Monsoon were my childhood
@shanewiley436
9 сағат бұрын
😢
@shanewiley436
9 сағат бұрын
@@mattsamaco9804got
God, I wish Bobby was still around to have a podcast
@nextjin
Ай бұрын
It would be as popular as the Drive Thru probably. Bobby was annoying incredible talker.
@TrumpDesantis-zm3kg
Ай бұрын
Imagine him and Gorilla, millions would watch
@TheIrishSicilian
Ай бұрын
That would be awesome. Bet he'd have tons of great stories. He was the best.
@thekingofkingsrp
Ай бұрын
I know man it would be epic. Imagine a Gorilla and brain podcast....
@poliopony
Ай бұрын
@@thekingofkingsrp definitely would cancel plans to listen to them
My Mom never understood why I liked pro wrestling, but during the last year while she was dying of cancer, she wanted me to be with her and said go ahead and turn on wrestling. She would laugh so hard at Bobby and Gorilla throwing verbal jabs at each other, while they were hosting. Bobby never knew the joy he brought her. I saw him quite a few times wrestling and managing in the 60s and 70s, both at the Chicago Amphitheater and the Hammond Civic center.
@lee.valley
Ай бұрын
they were like a double act, I swear they were better than the wrestling matches, such great chemistry together.
Great shoot for all of us "Ham & Eggers"! 🙏🏾
@MitchClement-il6iq
Ай бұрын
I'm a humanoid.
@robertmoore8821
Ай бұрын
@@MitchClement-il6iqWhat a coincidence! I'm a humanoid too.😆
@timothyl8237
Ай бұрын
Ahhahahahha. I loved that saying
The GREATEST voice in the history of wrestling. Yeah, I wrote it. God bless you Bobby, wherever you may be.
@GregsProWrestling
Ай бұрын
In heaven.
@jamiethompson1008
Ай бұрын
He's in heaven managing the Heenan family
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
He was good at his craft, very funny and greatly experienced, yea we get it, but on every video for any star, there are 200 comments on this person being THE greatest at something that ever lived,; mostly a bunch of kids caught up in the moment to impress others in the section of their extreme adulation and can't recognize someone was one of the best, ...blah, blah...Like he stated, and some in the business didn't like it, he was basically a form of comic relief (on the heel side) for wrestling, there were those knowledgeable of the holds such as Soley, bodily make-up, ligaments, bones, muscles, like Monsoon was, etc., As for general announcing, Vince was very proficient, skilled and articulate before the days of the Mr. McMahon character, and they were all very good, maybe even better.
@vincentrobertson8677
2 күн бұрын
Rotting in the ground
Bobby is the best. He’s wrestling Royalty. No manager ever was as great as him. I love this shoot interview because if you ever wanted to know about the business, this man is the real guru. I wish he did more before he passed.
interviewer "how was your trip up here?"" Bobby "any one you walk away from is good" ' love bobby!
I showed my dad this interview and he loved it. He really thought Bobby was funny which he obviously is. That's what's missed in wrestling today. Good commentators and people that know the business
@jumbothompson
2 ай бұрын
WWF was so fun to watch because of guys like Bobby or Jessie etc.... It really was the best form of entertainment. I don't even think people like Heenan exist anymore.
@Dougdenslowe714
2 ай бұрын
Bobby was the best! Entertaining as they come. I wish he was still here with us.
@michaelvieyra9765
Ай бұрын
The best
@christianwitte406
Ай бұрын
How old is he?
@dougschadel8094
Ай бұрын
@@christianwitte406 he's 78 now 🙌🙌
Had Bobby not succumbed to the horrible disease, he'd definitely have his own podcast on YT and endeared fans with stories of the territory days along with tongue in cheek humour. An excellent man gone too soon.
@The_Sage_of_Six_Paths
Ай бұрын
He did succumb to it.
@Lemont5236
Ай бұрын
He would’ve been the GOAT had he been able to do so.
@Comrade2261
Ай бұрын
@@The_Sage_of_Six_PathsDuh.
@The_Sage_of_Six_Paths
Ай бұрын
@@Comrade2261 the OP edited his comment. He originally said "If Bobby would have succumbed"
@dustin6528
Ай бұрын
He’d have the #1 podcast for sure.
This is the best shoot RF video has ever produced.. RIP Bobby
So good to hear this voice... Miss you Bobby
Spooky him mentioning his jaw and the TMJ knowing what happened. Its so cruel that a guy so witty and articulate was struck down in such a way.
@Comrade2261
Ай бұрын
Absolutely heartbreaking.
@canman2418
Ай бұрын
Crazy right?! 😬
@grundian
5 күн бұрын
He could have been a standup comedian. Just the best wit and the most awareness. RIP.
@SteveMartin-ir7un
2 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Obviously he had pain his jaw at this time and didn't realize it was cancer. Doctors should have caught it this early and things might have turned out different. RIP Bobby.. GOAT.
i normally dont watch full interviews but this is so good and i even remember bits and pieces of it. The Brain was easily one of the best managers/characters/commentators/hosts ever. RIP
@John.Flower.Productions
Ай бұрын
Heenan was also one of the best wrestlers ever. The greatest talent that the wrestling business has ever seen.
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
Same here.
Man I love Bobby. I could listen to him talk for hours. I never realized how great he was. He should've been running WCW.
One of the best shoot interviews from one of the best talkers and managers in wrestling. Thank you, Title Match Wrestling.
I think it was really cool that Bobby was really Hulks friend. They were great together. You would've never known that they were actually friends.
@marklefkowitz4385
Ай бұрын
And guess which one of them have been the salt of the earth, genuine nice guy of the two?
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
The superiority of kayfabe strikes again.
I could listen to Bobby talk forever. Rest in Peace Weasel
Bobby Heenan is the Goat. Runner up Jim Cornette.
@tonymartinis2956
Ай бұрын
jimmy hart lol
@travispoettcker1078
Ай бұрын
TRUTH
@jrthetravelingsalesman6357
Ай бұрын
Until Cornett passes then everyone will see him as the best. I see him as the best now, corny is doing what no other manager ever did. Love Bobby but corny is the 🐐
@The_Sage_of_Six_Paths
Ай бұрын
Cornette has TDS too badly
@bmw328i8
Ай бұрын
@@The_Sage_of_Six_Pathsthats my one negative I have about him. Keep politics out of my wrestling!
Thank you for this. I'm about 1 hour in, and Bobby hasn't launched a personal attack on a single personality the entire time, when he easily could have. What a class act. There will never be another Bobby Heenan.
@marklefkowitz4385
Ай бұрын
Greg Valentine as well. Great worker, now gives great interviews, doesn't knock anyone down.
@bredenis5
Ай бұрын
08:40
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
Excepting his comments on Terry Taylor.
Best manager and best color commentator in the business. Not only did he know how to draw heat and money he was funny as hell.
@myquest666420
Ай бұрын
Man, even when he was checked out during his later WCW days, he was still my favorite color commentator. He was so quick witted and genuinely funny.
The chemistry between Gorilla and Heenan was absolutely perfect. Best announce team ever.
****This interview was originally produced by RF Video Inc in 2002. Licensed for exclusive distribution on Title Match Network****
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
OK...
If you want to witness the true genius of Bobby Heenan: _Bobby Heenan on "Later with Bob Costas" (1989)_
@bilklein
Ай бұрын
Only problem I had with that was that they acted like Heenan had never managed a champion, as if his AWA run never existed. Always wondered if that was Vince's doing, or if Costas was that clueless about wrestling. I'm sure he wasn't a fan, purist that he is.
One of the best Shoot Interviews of all time. Thanks Title Match.
The best ever ! Period !! I grew up watching bobby an Freddy Blassie , the wizard , Cap Lou ....being born in 76 made me perfect age to enjoy the 80s WWF
Thank you for uploading the full interview guys!! Bobby was a treasure and I miss that guy 😭😭
Bobby the brain Heenan, for my money, was the best commentator of all time. As a kid you hated him, Watching back you're in stitches
@jdt2003
Ай бұрын
Hilarious - quick witted - great heal color guy
@cujosephwalker9707
Ай бұрын
Haha yeah. He would just effortlessly dismiss the talents of the baby faces lolol.
@jamesbellefeuille2926
Ай бұрын
Heenan and Gorilla together were gold.
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
Maybe the best heel color commentator, as there is a big difference in that claim by itself. I think Ventura, being an ex-wrestler was just as proficient, though I loved Heenan too.
@jobangles3677
9 күн бұрын
@@alwilson3204 Ventura was solid gold. I really liked Lord Alfred Hayes too
Love 💗 that voice describing the Andre and ultimate warrior situation. “He’s learning “ lol.
@alwilson3204
9 күн бұрын
Hilarious.
man seeing wrestling go full cycle is perfect on the closure of a moment of my childhood..the fact that there is podcasts and shoot interviews plus hours of wrestling footage out there and they pulled back the wool on the wwf as a entertainment icon the good the bad and the ugly..i now understand what i got to witness live may these legends truly rest in peace and i appreciate the ones left to tell the story
Heenan and Vince were gold on commentary. The era who listen to Michael Cole has no idea how good Heenan was as a heel announcer. I think Heenan is the best worker in wrestling history actually.
I know this shoot video is over 20 years old, but I can't help but pause when he talks openly about Hennig, Piper, Savage, Miss Elizabeth, Orndoff, Snuka, The Bulldogs, Kanyon, and the Ultimate Warrior ALL OF WHOM were alive when this recording took place, and they are all gone. Just wow.
@The_Sage_of_Six_Paths
Ай бұрын
Father time doesn't do any jobs
@cagecrawford103
Ай бұрын
I was wondering what year this was shot.
@codybuckner9325
Ай бұрын
@@cagecrawford103 I believe it was around April 2002
Best character of all of them. He and Monsoon, priceless.
Bobby was an integral part of the legendary lineup that made it all so amazingly entertaining.
23 years later and he literally could not be more right
@unknownkingdom
Ай бұрын
He would love AEW
@SimplyJ53
Ай бұрын
@@unknownkingdomno he wouldn’t lmao look at what he thought about WCW, that’s literally how AEW is being ran if not worse😅😂
@unknownkingdom
Ай бұрын
@SimplyJ53 I think you should watch the vid again. There are multiple times where he expresses a favorable opinion on exactly what AEW is doing and is all about
@williambax8085
Ай бұрын
@@unknownkingdom he’s describing a lot of the mentality that is killing aew. Can’t wait till aew goes under and I can stop hearing about it
@williambax8085
Ай бұрын
@@unknownkingdom only if they paid him. On his own he wouldn’t even know it existed.
This is the best interview. I’ve watched it 5times
Thank you for posting the full video, Title Match Wrestling! Simply the best shoot interview in wrestling history. Great stories and analysis by the Brain, done with humor and love for the memories and the fans. RIP Bobby 🙌 🙏 🕊
I miss this great man. Honest and was taken from us too soon.
Rip Bobby you were one of a kind. Thank you for all the jokes, punchlines, and just being yourself each time I watch the sport. 🙏🏾👊🏾💯
Love ya Bobby! May you Rest In Peace! The greatest of ALL TIME! What ever he did was top tier!
Miss him so much, this men was so talented, intelligent and knew is job like no others! WWF during their peek had key players and Bobby was one of them!. R.i.p Mr Bobby Heenan 🙏 Best heel manager to ever step in the ring.
Bobby heenan the cream of the crop of wrestling managers the absolute best and the nicest guy in the world! Very easy going! Bobby the brain heenan forever!
Bobby Heenan was such a professional at what he did!
One of my favorite shoot interviews of all time. Absolute legend.
He is a likeable guy. Speaks from the heart.
This is by far the best shoot interview I have ever seen. God bless Bobby Heenan and God rest his soul.
I am 1 of the hams & eggers that followed the Brain since I was 6.
This is one best shoots as an old school wrestling fans I watched a lot of his 90s work with wwf /wcw great talent very entertaining Thank you Bobby RIP Bobby the Brain Heenan.
One of the best shoot interviews I've ever seen. Continue to Rest In Power, Bobby.
Thanks for uploading the full interview 😊 I sure miss the Brain he was by far the greatest performer in wrestling history !!!!
Watching this again today and getting emotional as so many have passed from the golden era. God what amazing times to be a kid. Sat morning WWF wrestling Challenge. And every now and I would wait late night to see if Sat. Nights Main event was on. Thank you, Vince McMahon, for making WWF such a great time to watch.
@MorgansReviews
Ай бұрын
exactly, I remember those days, just hoping, and when the music hit 4 Sat Nights main event, life was good, best moments ever, Orndorff refusing to tag, bundy and studd teaming up, hogan, piper, what times that was
This is the best shoot interview. Such a down to earth view of the wrestling business. Gives great insight in why wrestlers and companies succeed or fail.
He said the magic was over and this was 22 years ago. Imagine what he'd think now in 2024.
Bobby Heenan said Hogan was always up for the big ones. Bobby said Hogan was always up for the big money matches. Heenan loved to say HULKAMANIA is DEAD! And Bobby loved every minute of it and Bobby loved every minute of Hulkamania in WWF and WCW.
He was an absolute genius.
Thank you so much. This is the reason I got the premium because of the shoots and half of them aren’t even on here in full.
Man, i always liked Bobby Heenan, even as a kid. He was one of the few heels i loved to watch work. Bobby knew how to keep it clean and classy where it was kid friendly but also knew how to get stuff over that only adults would understand. He was an incredible manager. In my opinion theres bobby heenan and then everyone else is number 2.
22 years later, Bobby Heenan is still right about the state of pro wrestling.
@marcuserickson4488
18 күн бұрын
Is he tho? He swore wrestling was dead cause the magic was gone and here we are 20 years later and going into another boom again. Most of what he said was right but not that lol
@thomashenley1903
18 күн бұрын
@marcuserickson4488 I don't see it. I feel like wwe is still the same, aew is all over the place, and wrestlers still wrestle the same. That new car smell wearing off.
@jackkenefick2696
16 күн бұрын
@@marcuserickson4488The magic is gone though
he was an amazing man RIP
Listening to this i really miss those days. I grew up watching the WWF starting in 85 when i was 12 years old. Ive been to so many live shows. Ive seen all the WWF greats in person. Me and my brother watched every weekend, we watched every Saturday nights main event. We recorded all of them on vhs and i still have most of them. My brother was 4 years younger than me and we were buddies who loved wrestling. That was 85 to the 90s. We love Hulk and Macho, demolition, bulldogs, hart foundation, jake the snake, andre and Bobby the Brain and just about the rest of them. We later loved Austin and Rock when we were in our 20s. Iam now 50 years old. My brother died 2 years ago from liver failure. The day before he died i sat with him in the hospital, he was awake but he couldnt talk. I sat with him and played wrestling on my phone while i held his hand. We watched Hogan and Macho on Saturday nights main event and we watched the Rock concert and some Austin. At my brothers funeral i did a eulogy at the end i told our life of wrestling and i said i would meet Stone Cold Steve Austin and tell him about my brother. Last september i met our hero. I live in nevada and steve lives close to us. He races offroad and comes to my small town alot. Steve signed an autograph to my brother and this memorial day 2024 my whole family and i are taking it to his grave and giving it to him. Im putting the autograph on his cross.
@jamiethompson1008
Ай бұрын
This post took me awhile because I kept tearing up. I have so many great memories with my brother. Hes up there with Bobby now and the rest of our heros
He was a perfect pair with Schiavone and Tenay..RIP !!
I use to love reading Bobby's little article in the WWF Magazine!
21 minutes in and he perfectly explained why business and work is so bad nowadays. Everybody knows the trades and the secrets. Gatekeepers always played a good part in society. Everybody’s a plumber, everybody’s a salesman, but everybody isn’t fit for the position. The world is diluted with too much information and the market is over saturated now. You can’t make money like the old days.
As a kid in the UK in 1991, I was as fascinated by Heenan, Okerlund and Monsoon as I was with the in ring talent... those guys sold it, made it matter.
One of if not the best wrestling personality ever. Great brain and feel for the business. RIP Bobby the great brain Heenan.
I miss Bobby so much. Wrestling fueled my imagination, when I was a child. He managed my personal favorite, Curt Henning , and Rick Rude . The best set of heels .
Two people in wrestling I missed the most of Bobby Heenan and Mean Gene Okerlund there will never be anyone close to these two men ever
I will never forget the brains comments on nitro the first show after Gorilla died, still makes me tear up
"There's alot of guys that all pull in those places at 4 o'clock in the morning wearing galoshes."😂😂😂
Pure class.
@RockSmith-rl9qr
5 күн бұрын
All the way
Bobby the.brain heenan and gorilla monsoon were the greatest as a comedy team!
I'm so glad Bobby did an interview like this. What happened to him was tragic
Thanks for posting this. It’s truly a gem. Bobby was a legend, we are lucky to have this 2 hour honest interview!
Us “humanoids” will never forget Bobby The Brain Heenan. A true legend. Rest In Peace.
Gold.
He is the greatest manager of all time not one of them. Nobody was as good as Bobby Heenan
@yagamifire7861
Ай бұрын
Absolute class of his own. I believe it was Cornette that said all other managers can only hope to compete with each other for a distance 2nd compared to Bobby
Heenan was so funny in the WWF. Heenan was magic on the microphone. Bobby Heenan show was awesome and should have lasted longer. Heenan Orndorff were wonderful together. Great shoot. Any chance to post the entire Dr.D David Schultz shoot ?
Bobby was a legend... probably quickest wited dude ever wonderful annocer as well
Super great interview!
Wow. Thanks
Wow, this was the most entertaining interview I have ever seen!
His daughter is a sweetheart
Just awesome, thanks for posting
Everyone should want a true friend like Bobby Heenan.
DAMN! The knowledge, the humor, the charisma. BOBBY IS THE GOAT 🐐
Bobby The Brain Heenan was priceless. THE GOAT
I remember when these shoot interviews were first dropping....I was like "Wow!! Here's the truth!!" 😂😂 It was cool.
IMO, the best shoot of all time.
"The Brain" was the right name for him.
Bobby was the greatest! He was super funny and very down to earth! I mer him one on one when he actually came up to me at a wrestling convention and told me a joke about paying off the mortgage on his house. And this legendary manager actually flattered me by saying that i should be a wrestling manager because i had the look.bobby actually came up to me! It was in king of prussia pa. I actually could talk with him one on one! Bobby was super funny and the greatest guy! Rip bobby. I love you and miss you brother! Ron marcella
one of my favorites
I've always loved Bobby Heenan. He was funny and he was just one of a kind
As a boy I LOVED prime time with the brain & Gorilla ❤
My god this guy was incredible. The best ever outside the ring as a Manager, in commentary, and was also amazing in the ring. He isn't the best but is in the top one!
Mad respect
The greatest ever! R.I.P. Bobby.
An A&E Biography or Dark Side about The Brain would be great. A series about managers by Vice or A&E wouldn’t be a bad idea.
The Brain. Loved him
Will never be another one like Bobby. Greatest manager of all time.
When life is really, really getting me down I watch this. I’ve watched 20 times I bet. The best part is when he describes his admiration for Gorilla Monsoon. “He was a gentleman…”. I hope someone speaks about me when I’m gone. Bobby Heenan was the greatest of all time. I wish he was alive just so I could hear him talk about anything and everything.
The interviewers laughter is the best part of the video.