10 Most Vicious Wrestling Manager Beatdowns
4. Ken Patera Breaks The Weasel’s Neck
Back
in the '80s, wrestlers tended to be injured for a long, long time. Unlike these
days when Roman Reigns sneezes at being flipped in an ambulance, wrestlers in
the good, ol’ days would treat their wounds for months on end. 'Cowboy' Bob
Orton set the standard with his perpetually casted arm, but Bobby Heenan cames
close with that trusty neck brace seen on many Prime Time Wrestlings.
The
Brain earned that brace after a debate gone wrong with former client and ex-convict
Ken Patera. Heenan claimed that Patera was a failure, always wanting a title
belt but never winning one. So Heenan gave him a belt, taking his off and
whipping the Olympic strongman. Patera quickly turned the tide, pounding his
ex-manager in the corner and wrapping the belt around his neck. Then he tossed
Heenan across the ring, his neck snapping back in a sickening visual.