10 Reasons Why Bobby Heenan Was The Best All-Rounder In WWE History

10. The Manager

A lost art in the modern product, a genuinely great manager was often a difference-maker for half of the talent that entered professional wrestling. The fact that the role barely features anymore is a permanent source of frustration when such overwhelming evidence exists to support the function.

As one of the industry's shrewder stars, Brock Lesnar realised how beneficial Paul Heyman's presence was to his overall presentation shortly after making his 2012 return, even if the former ECW doyen would rather be labelled as an 'advocate' or 'agent'.

Bobby Heenan, without hyperbole, was the best to ever perform the role.

Leading his 'Family' in a carried-over concept from his prior tenure in the AWA, 'The Brain's assemblage of talent was rarely on the high end of the quality spectrum, but it was a testament to his immaculate displays that few stars he seconded were ever overlooked.

For every Brain Busters battle or Mr. Perfect performance, there were countless duds contested by the likes of Haku, The Barbarian, The Red Rooster, and even The Brooklyn Brawler. It mattered little with Heenan at ringside. Talking the talk for some that could barely walk the walk, Bobby's own capacity to entertain bathed his charges in borrowed spotlight.