10 Wrestlers Who Hated Working For WCW

6. Bobby Heenan

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There's a sound argument that Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan was the best all-rounder in wrestling history.

A universally beloved manager and mouthpiece, Heenan was an underrated wrestler if only for the fantastic and physical bumps he'd take entirely for the good of his rivals. Such a style resulted in him moving almost exclusively to the announce booth by the early 90s, but he'd long been considered untouchable there too.

Peerless then, until he moved to World Championship Wrestling.

It's quite sad to think of the differences 'The Brain' saw between his job in WWE and WCW, not least because all of his complaints could be applied tenfold to the McMahon product of present day. In contrast to the careful planning and organisation of characters that took place when Heenan sat alongside Gorilla Monsoon all those years, WCW worked with a much looser framework. This only worsened during the Monday Night Wars, along with Bobby's work either in protest or as a result of the conditions.

Nothing ever spilled over at the time, but he made no secret of his disdain for things years after the company had folded.

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