10 Intellectual Wrestling Gimmicks (With Varying Levels Of Success)
1. Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
Although his master plans never resulted in a world title in WWF (without an evil twin ref, that is), 'The Brain' led many wrestlers to the promised lands of the Tag Titles and Intercontinental Title.
The man with the magic words to turn practically anyone to the dark side and twist every situation to fit his worldview, Bobby managed the ever-rotating roster of the Heenan Family to main events and iconic angles, all while never stealing too much of the spotlight for himself.
Even as an announcer, he was always outwitting anyone else on the mic, savaging old foes like The Hart Family and never getting a finger laid on him. Brilliant.
He forever showed us humanoids who the true intellect in the WWF was.