Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, one of the greatest wrestling managers and commentators of all time, died Sunday. He was 73.
Over the course of a career that spanned four decades, Heenan touched the lives and careers of many wrestlers and industry figures.
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Bobby Heenan... The Greatest Manager, One Of The Greatest Announcers, And One Of The Best In-Ring Performers In The History Of The Business
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) September 17, 2017
Bobby Heenan died today and it has left me very sad. He was the best of the best in the biz and a friend. RIP Bobby. Praying for you Cindy pic.twitter.com/T8wuFAYuST
— Ted DiBiase (@MDMTedDiBiase) September 17, 2017
Bobby Heenan was pure magic. Out of all his talents, his ability to make anyone laugh will live on forever. RIP. pic.twitter.com/4N7eFz50qI
— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAliWWE) September 17, 2017
Today we lost one of our legends.
— Bubba Ray Dudley (@bullyray5150) September 17, 2017
Im just happy the last words I said to him were, "I love you Bobby."
RIP Bobby Heenan pic.twitter.com/ofqi6IJguD
...one of a kind. pic.twitter.com/2uM1qpWHaF
— Triple H (@TripleH) September 17, 2017
RIP #BobbyHeenan . It was a privilege
— Ember Moon (@WWEEmberMoon) September 17, 2017
RIP to Bobby Heenan. The greatest wrestling manager of all time and an innovator of comedy in wrestling.
— Joey Ryan (@JoeyRyanOnline) September 17, 2017
I just heard @JRsBBQ tweet the one & only @BobbyHeenan_ passed. Bobby named The Diamond Cutter💎 Thank Brother I'm eternally Grateful❤️ DDP
— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) September 17, 2017
Rest in Peace Bobby Heenan. Such an important thread in the fabric that is the professional wrestling of my youth!
— Christopher Daniels (@facdaniels) September 17, 2017
Bobby Heenan was great at all that he did
— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) September 17, 2017
Manager
Wrestler
Announcer
Host
The Brain
Weasel
Celebrate his life on @WWENetwork
1 of a kind pic.twitter.com/RdcVzUCmK4
Bobby Heenan : "I thought I was going to heaven til I saw your ugly mug Monsoon"
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) September 17, 2017
Gorilla : "Will you stop?!l
Bobby : "Good to see ya pal"
Bobby Heenan just passed away a few hours ago. He was the best ever at what he did.
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) September 17, 2017
Saddened to hear of the passing of Bobby Heenan. "The Brian" did it all in the biz, in the most entertaining ways possible. #RIPBobbyHeenan
— REBORN by FATE (@MATTHARDYBRAND) September 17, 2017
Sad to hear we lost an awesome 1 today unfortunately, the great Bobby Heenan. A LEGIT icon from our World of Pro Wrestling. #TheBrain #RIP
— TAZ (@OfficialTAZ) September 17, 2017
I met Bobby Heenan only once, well after his career. Said it was an honor. Looked at me, smiled, gave me the finger.
— Arda Ocal (@ArdaOcalTV) September 17, 2017
Bless you, Brain. #RIP pic.twitter.com/MzcL0T0xAS