10 Reasons Why Bobby Heenan Was The Best All-Rounder In WWE History
2. The Professional
Unlike so many in the ultra-competitive individualistic industry at the time, Bobby Heenan was a constant source of professionalism. Always knowing when it was the right time to do business, Heenan always put over a babyface he'd campaigned or cajoled against with enthusiastic aplomb, no matter if it potentially damaged the perception of his character on any particular night.
Like The Rock (and very few others), Heenan rarely needed to use the industry to massage his ego, so confident he was in his talent and ability to rebound from any potential loss or !*$% in his armour. And again similar to 'The Great One', Bobby maintained that professionalism off-screen.
During Vince McMahon's hostile takeover of the North American wrestling landscape in the mid-1980s, he would often raid a territory of talent and pay them to leave a group with immediate effect, doubling down on the damage he was able to do to a local crew.
Heenan's 1984 departure from the AWA saw him written off of television via an indefinite suspension, but 'The Brain' worked his notice with respect and gratitude for employer and promoter Verne Gagne before finally heading to the promised land. He did exactly the same just under ten years later when he exited McMahon's employ for WCW, even 'putting over' Gorilla Monsoon as he was literally thrown out of the company forever on 1993's final episode of Monday Night Raw.