Talk:Bobby Heenan

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:"Bobby 'the brain' Heenan was born 11/1/1944.  Please correct."
Good luck everyone. JesseW, the juggling janitor 09:01, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Heenan's DOB is still in dispute, BTW.  The source used in the article for the 1944 date is IMDb, which from what I've seen on here over and over again, isn't to be regarded as a "reliable source."  The OWW profile used repeatedly as a source for the article in general says November 1, 1943.  Thankfully, our local library has a copy of Heenan's autobiography, because I haven't found my own copy yet.  On page 5, starting chapter 2, Heenan writes: "Where do I start my story?  I was born Raymond Louis Heenan in Chicago on November 1, 1944."  On page 49 of the same book, he talks about the offer Vince made him to leave the AWA: "It was a chance to do more things.  I was 44 and ready to make a change.  I didn't want to work past 50."  Obviously, Heenan is referring to an unspecified date towards the end of 1983.  If the November 1 birthday is held to be legit (I wouldn't doubt it;  Heenan displays all the traits of a good and loyal Scorpio), this makes him several years older than either the 1943 or 1944 dates would indicate.  Web sites used as sources have a general tendency not to list THEIR sources.  Probably because in many cases, the information appears to have been copied from some other source.  Hope this helps.RadioKAOS (talk) 22:52, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of Birth

message: It seems Bobby used the nickname "Pretty Boy" longer than even he acknowledges. In his biography he indicates he changed from the "pretty boy" to "brain" shortly into his career. But, he was the "pretty boy" in the early 70s while teaming up with "luscious" Jimmy Valiant.
:He made the switch when he left the WWA to work full time in the AWA in 1974. In his TV first appearance with Bockwinkel and Stevens, he makes a big deal of the "brain" name. 75.17.124.196 (talk) 21:29, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: In WWE's recent repackaging of AWA material, they contend that it happened about two years later in a TV skit.  Bill Apter appeared to present magazine awards (now better known as PWI awards, except that PWI didn't exist back then) to Heenan and his charges.  Stevens felt he was being slighted by Bockwinkel and Heenan during this segment and turned face on them.  If I remember, WWE said that this occurred in December 1976, and also claimed that the genesis of the nickname came from a line he delivered during this promo: "Now I have a brain, a brain that nobody knows about". RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  02:51, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickname

message: "Toward the end of 1999, WCW began replacing Heenan on its weekly telecasts, as well as on pay-per-views. He was released by WCW in 2000 because the executives wanted a younger look for a more "MTV audience."
The citation to this entry does not mention anything about the MTV audience, so I am going to delete that part. I heard he was released because they were cutting costs (WCW released Bret Hart, Curt Henning, Torrie Wilson, and Scott Hall around the same time.) I just did a Google search and could not find the reason for his reason, but all sources indicated he was in fact released in November 2000. DrRisk13 (talk) 01:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Departure from WCW

message: It says his F-bomb was edited out of all WCW shows except for his DVD. I found a video with a TBS watermark, so im guessing that it did air, at some point, unedited prior to the DVD. Here is the video.  http://youtube.com/watch?v=C_kNeKF9G84pillman  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.16.228.8 (talk) 15:48, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pillman Incident

message: Is it really necessary for "Controversy" to have it's own section?  I think it would make more sense for the Brian Pillman incident to be under his WCW career.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by LordMaldad2000 (talk • contribs) 17:48, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to merge Brian Pillman Incident with WCW section 

message: it is listed on heenan's billed weight as 190 lbs his billed weight should be 246 lbs  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.80.121.226 (talk) 22:56, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Source in the article says 190. Have you got a source for 246? NiciVampireHeart 16:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bobby Heenan's billed weight 

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message: In light of the man's recent passing, I'm requesting the article be temporarily semi-protected in order to protect it against possible vandalism. Thank you. ADg2k14 (talk) 04:17, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request page semi-protection 

message: When I first saw Bobby Heenan perform it was in AWA in the early 70s and he was known as Gorgeous Bobby Heenan and the first wrestler I saw him manage was Blackjack Lanza and I did not see it on this page.
:Yes it does. Blackjack Lanza appears six times in this. JTP (talk • contribs) 20:24, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: He's already mentioned, but I added a sentence about just how important Heenan was to his career.LM2000 (talk) 05:45, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bobby The Brain Heenan 

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