10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 2 Facts
2. An Injured Bobby Heenan Would've Been Fired If He'd Missed The Show
"The Brain" had dealt with serious neck issues since injuring himself in the ring earlier in the eighties. In spite of the pain, Heenan would still gamely bump around at will for whatever babyface he'd wind up at the mercy of, and it only exacerbated his injuries. Days before WrestleMania 2, Heenan had an MRI done in Tampa, where two fractured vertebrae were discovered. He badly needed surgery.
The night before WrestleMania, while hospitalized, Heenan was contacted by the office, who told him if he missed his scheduled appearance in Los Angeles, he'd be fired. Heenan checked himself out, flew to LA, bumped for Hogan after the steel cage main event, caught an early morning flight back to Tampa, and returned to the same hospital.