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When Bobby Heenan Turned Mr. Perfect Face in One Night
Drinks are on Heenan, courtesy of Mr. PerfectScreengrab via WWE.comThe 1992 Survivor Series was technically headlined by Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, a battle between the WWF World Champion and the...
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Your Midweek Links: Missin' You, Brain
The King, forever and a dayPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's Wednesday, which means it's the median between the beginning and end of the week, but also the first Wednesday you'll spend no doubt since the...
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Heenan and Bockwinkel: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
Heenan and Bockwinkel, a verbal duo none could matchScreen Grab via TJR WrestlingI talked yesterday about how putting Bobby Heenan with established talkers feels like a violation of conventional...
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Heenan and Hogan, Rivals for Eternity
Hogan and Heenan for better or worse had an inexorable link in their careersScreen Grab via WWE.comOne of the most infamous nights in pro wrestling history was Bash at the Beach '96, when Hulk Hogan...
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Pro Wrestling SKOOPZ on The Wrestling Blog: Vol. 3, Issue 4
A SPECIAL BRAIN EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTERPhoto Credit: WWE.comHELLO everyone and welcome to an exciting yet SOMBER edition of Pro Wrestling SKOOPZ here on The Wrestling Blog. That's right, Bobby Heenan...
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I Double Dare You
Imagine them, but covered in gakPhoto Credit: WWE.comWrestling was so big in the 1980s that it was everywhere: music videos, movies, sporting events, and even children's game shows. Double Dare was one...
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Gorilla and The Brain: Your Two Favorite Uncles
Undeniably the two best uncles you'll ever have in wrestlingScreen Grab via YouTubeWhen Bobby "The Brain" Heenan made his big rise to fame in the '70s and early '80s, it was as an easily-hateable...
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From the Archives: The Gimmick Battle Royale
A gimmick welcome home for two iconic voicesPhoto Credit: WWE.comBobby Heenan was best known as a commentator for his call on the 1992 Royal Rumble match. His 60+ minute partisan cheer session for Ric...
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Twitter Request Line, Vol. Cruiserweight
Would I let my kids partake in such violence?Photo Credit: WWE.comIt's Twitter Request Line time, everyone! I take to Twitter to get questions about issues in wrestling, past and present, and answer...
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Bobby Heenan's Hall of Fame Speech
A hall of fame worthy man if ever one existedPhoto Credit: WWE.comIn 2004, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan had already fought one round of cancer into remission. He was frail and gaunt, but he still had the...
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Learning to Live with Smackdown
"I, Shane McMahon, condemn..." that entire promo, yeeshPhoto Credit: WWE.comThis week on Smackdown I'm learning to live with: This Week's McMahon-igansI wasn't feeling the upcoming Hell in a Cell match...
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NXT In 60 Seconds
SURprisEPhoto Credit: WWE.comthennowthe brain, forever.Mauro Ranallo: Fans and humanoids alike, we've got another great hour from Full Sail for you tonight. In the main event, Moustache Mountain goes...
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The Brain Was the Greatest Ever
No one did it better than The Brain. No one.Photo Credit: WWE.comBobby "The Brain" Heenan was a manager. He was a color commentator, a studio host, a roast comedian, and contrary to some reports, a...
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Staying a Course: No Mercy Reaction
This match had the wrong finish and it had everything to do with WWE's errors in long-term planningPhoto Credit: WWE.comI didn't catch the beginning of No Mercy, but it didn't matter, because I was...
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The Continuing Saga of FloSlam and EVOLVE
Related, I'm gonna try to work in "YOU HAVE BETRAYED EVOLVE WRESTLING" into random conversations nowEVOLVE 92 and 93 were supposed to be broadcast over FloSlam this past weekend. That didn't happen,...
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NJPW: Three Nights of Destruction
Of course the best match of Destruction featured Kenny OmegaPhoto via SI Extra Mustard If a fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling is being totally honest with you, they will admit that not every moment of the...
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The Scenic City Trios Field Is Almost Full
Jay anchors the team from Glory ProPhoto Credit: Scott FinkelsteinSo, Brain Week took over The Wrestling Blog, but it didn't dominate the news cycle enough that the folks behind Scenic City Trios...
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Leftism and Wrestling: End Sexism In Wrestling, Part ∞
Don't catcall women who wrestle like Millie McKenzie, okay pigs?Photo via Gerweck.netEven though capitalists and conservatives run and populate the wrestling business, as an artform, it lends itself to...
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The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for September 26, 2017
Godspeed, you good boy youPhoto Credit: Tiffany PetherbridgeWelcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're not traditional power rankings per se, but they're rankings to see...
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Your Midweek Links: No Mercy Fallout and More
Lesnar as Champion at the end of No Mercy showed no booking braveryPhoto Credit: WWE.comIt's Wednesday. You're tired from the grind but you still need to power through to get to the weekend. I know the...
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