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Bobby Heenan

1944 - 2017

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Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017) was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and wrestler. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "the Brain" Heenan. Heenan was known for his skill in elevating villainous on-screen talent by drawing negative reactions for himself and his wrestlers from the crowd. He was paired with numerous wrestlers, including Nick Bockwinkel, whom he led to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he became an integral figure in the 1980s professional wrestling boom by managing King Kong Bundy and André the Giant in WWF main event matches with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 and WrestleMania III respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Heenan is the 251st most popular wrestler (down from 155th in 2019), the 9,243rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,047th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Bobby Heenan ranks 251 out of 1,027. Before him are Kelpo Gröndahl, Charles Ericksen, Nathan Jones, Angelo Parisi, Nicolae Martinescu, and Jimmy Hart. After him are Valentin Yordanov, Curt Hennig, Val Venis, King Kong Bundy, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Klaus Glahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Bobby Heenan ranks 592. Before him are Emanuel Steward, Richard Gant, Joy Fleming, Mary Wilson, Jane Lapotaire, and Gunnar Larsson. After him are Tore Berger, John Kay, Erich Hamann, Washington Rodríguez, Ibrahim Sunday, and Jim Capaldi. Among people deceased in 2017, Bobby Heenan ranks 475. Before him are Robert Hirsch, Ferry Graf, Joseph Nicolosi, Joy Fleming, Ruth Perry, and Kjell Grede. After him are June Foray, Raúl Córdoba, Julia Hartwig, Inge Keller, Hiromi Tsuru, and John Nicholson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Heenan ranks 9,245 out of 20,380. Before him are R. B. Kitaj (1932), Laura Leighton (1968), Strother Martin (1919), Laverne Cox (1984), Dianne Reeves (1956), and Edward Arnold (1890). After him are Peter Mark Richman (1927), Sidney Blackmer (1895), Austin St. John (1974), Moe Berg (1902), Melinda Clarke (1969), and James Chapin (1889).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Bobby Heenan ranks 101. Before him are Jake Roberts (1955), Damien Sandow (1982), Lex Luger (1958), George Mehnert (1881), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), and Jimmy Hart (1943). After him are Curt Hennig (1958), King Kong Bundy (1955), Lana (1985), Paul Bearer (1954), Nikki Bella (1983), and Robert Pearce (1908).

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