10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Mean' Gene Okerlund

6. His Hilarious Bobby Heenan Flight Story

We've already covered how utterly comical Bobby Heenan's life was on the road in other articles, but here's some more brilliance from 'The Brain' courtesy of his good pal Gene.

In his shoot, Okerlund told how he'd regularly travel with Heenan around the country, especially when they were both in WCW. One time, the pair stopped to have a few cocktails before boarding the plane, and then continued drinking on their first flight. By the second, the pals were giggling it up and rather drunk.

Bobby was so inebriated that he could barely get his luggage into the overhead storage. When some kindly gent asked if was alright, Heenan shot back as only he could. Okerlund said he looked the dude straight in the eyes, paused (for comedic effect, obviously) and asked, "What the hell are you, a doctor?".

If you're wondering why those skits involving Heenan, Gorilla Monsoon, Okerlund and others from classic shows like Prime Time were so great, this is why. Their real lives were arguably better than anything the writers could pen.