10 Reasons Why Bobby Heenan Was The Best All-Rounder In WWE History
4. The Heel
Bobby Heenan was a bad man.
Over his WWE tenure alone, he corrupted, connived, and conned his way into the hearts and pocketbooks of some of the company's fiercest competitors, but for all the betrayals along the way, he never compromised what a bad man he truly was. It made hating him so much fun.
An absolute rotter in his formative WWE years, steering Ken Patera off the rails, Big John Studd into a battle of the bulk against Andre the Giant, and King Kong Bundy into his one and only WrestleMania main event in 1986, it was 1987's WrestleMania III that immortalised 'The Brain' as a wrestling manager of the highest pedigree and panache.
It mattered not that Andre was unsuccessful in dethroning 'The Hulkster' on the night. As the fabled 93,173 (give or take the odd 15,000) packed the Pontiac Silverdome to see the monumental clash, Heenan's involvement in Andre's career had propelled him into this one final historic moment, and served Hogan well in his own solidification as wrestling's top star.
On a smaller scale, Bobby would repeat the feat again and again. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard were the very embodiment of the NWA/WCW southern style Vince McMahon had a hard time slotting in to the blustering bulbous broadcasts. With Heenan by their side, they were dangerous mechanics with a penchant for the opulent life he'd promised but probably couldn't ever deliver. Like his future relationship with Curt Hennig, the union was absolutely perfect.