Gene Okerlund - What Bobby Heenan was Like in Real Life
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- Mean Gene Okerlund shares his memories of the legendary Bobby Heenan. Stream New Shoot Interviews 📺 TitleMatchNetwo...
RIP to the late-great Mean Gene. Mr Okerlund talks about what it was like traveling and working alongside "The Brain", pitching Eric Bischoff to bring Bobby to WCW and the duo's WWE return at WrestleMania X-Seven for the gimmick battle royal.
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RIP to the late great Mean Gene Okerlund
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Did mean gene ever write a book ?
I agree
Did Mean Gene ever publish that book?
@@TitleMatchWrestling Gene was the best. The soundtrack of my wrestling fandom. He put me over countless times.
RIP Gene
RIP Brain
The memories Gene and Bobby lent to my younger days... Both great in their own right!
Yes, both are missed
A Heenan and Mansoon Podcast would have been the greatest.
Duuuuuude
Unreal would have been
Will you please stop?
They were a great team
@@aidanlynn I agree wholeheartedly. with my podcast, I have done the best I can.
Bobby was the greatest. Royal Rumble 1992 was a masterclass in how to be a heel commentator.
Look how proud he was of his boy Flair.
"That's Not, Fair to Flair!!" 😅😂😅🤣😊☺️😊💜😎😎😎😎🤙🤙🤙🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm paraphrasing here, but Heenan was like, "I am sorry, but it's going to be hard for me to be objective during this match" to which Monsoon responses by saying "When have you ever been objective." Greatest rumble of all time.
and Gorilla just feeding him freakin classic
Heenan was always great,but Gorilla really helped bring out the absolute very best in him. Perfect team.
Put em up!🤣
All of us 9 to 5 Humaniod Ham and Eggers were blessed to be entertained by the GOAT. Heenan was one if a kind.
Humanoids, yep, LOL. Heenan was the verbal version of Jimmy Hart when it came to agitation.
Bobby was the best
Sir Robert of Heenan and Nick Bockwinkel were pure gold. The best manager/wrestler combo ever. Period.
Definitely. I definitely miss the days of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. 😀😥
Imagine Heenan in the day and age of podcasts. He’d be a God
I mean, we got Corny. right
@@Breakbeats92.5 Cornette is a force in his own right, but nobody could have touched Heenan just riffing on stuff.
As the writer of his two books, I have been doing a podcast using the tapes from our conversations
Nah this crappy cancel culture wouldn't suit him....
Imagine the knowledge and stories him and bobby had in the car. 👋. Priceless
Bobby was the best commentator/manager in all of wrestling
IYHO, that is.
And Heenan was my favorite as well.
No. Ventura was the best!...
Jim ross.
@@jonnybekeww5639 I love Jim Ross he was so passionate. I remember how deep he would get into the storylines. I remember his reactions it made you think the wrestlers were actually killing each other lol. I mainly speak of his Attitude era work. Don't know his work before and after that.
Heenan the best manager? I can agree with that. Ventura was by far the best commentator though.
Bobby is THE GOAT.
Gene's top notch too.
God bless em.
To me Gene Okerlund is the voice of wrestling. I first started watching wrestling when I was a kid in Wisconsin and watched All Star Wrestling every Saturday night. He was the greatest. Rest in peace, sir.
Bobby will always be the best commentator in my mind. That quick wit and he was always funny.
Those gentlemen back then played off each other so well. Great memories as a kid.
Bobby was a great actor. The look of instant terror he could whip up whenever any chance of actual physical confrontation arose was priceless.
While Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon were an iconic team, Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan have great chemistry as well.
Mean Gene and Bobby Heenan both liked a Stiff Whiskey.. 2 of the Best Voices of the Years i Loved in Professional Wrestling..
Gene loved gin and vodka. He loved his martinis.
@@dr.floridamanphd he loved it all doc!
@dr.floridamanphd Yep...he loved the booze so much that he ruined 2 livers. He fried his own liver with liquor..got a liver transplant and ruined that one with liquor too. As much as I liked Gene on tv, that is disgusting. In order for him to get that transplanted liver, someone had to die. Then, while he was boozing it up on his transplanted liver, someone else was dying,... waiting for a liver transplant...which Gene got..and drank away. As a son of someone who died needing a kidney transplant, Gene's behavior sickens me.
@@dr.floridamanphd What are you a doctor? 😊
@@stevengallant6363 I have 3 honorary doctorates from the Abide University and Institute. I’m not a physician.
Mean Gene and Bobby. They gave WWF and WCW color and humor and as evidenced by what we've seen since they departed, they'll never find equals. R.I.P. gentlemen, and thanks for the great entertainment and fun.
Mean Gene: "you couldn't manage a Wendy's"
Heenan: "i could if YOU lived in town"
BEST... LINE... EVER!
Heenan was a gem. He was so funny, so quick-witted. He was on of the best managers and commentators of all time.
Bobby and Gene were a huge part of my childhood. Such great memories.
If these two were still with us their RUclips channels would blow up the internet. Such fountains of knowledge and stories.
Miss this guy so much!! Great part of my childhood on TV!
I was in an elevator with mean gene when I was younger got his autograph and talked for several minutes super down to earth easy going man, fond memory for sure. Rip Mean Gene
Remember when his son played for the Islanders? I remember getting his autograph at a practice.😂
He didn't touch ya .... Look up his criminal rec ...sadly was an accused offender didler
No he wasn't
I miss Mean Gene, he is a legend
They’ll never be another mean gene. We were blessed to have Bobby and Gene
I saw Bobby in 1975 in Indianapolis when he and the Blackjacks, Lanza and Mulligan, were running amuck during that time. Bobby KNEW how to draw heat and was SO GOOD at it.
Great on the mic bad mouthing the “ham and eggers” and humanoids. Wrestling is a scary business being the villain but being able to draw heat like that, puts lots of butts in seats and makes you a great draw. Bobby was the BEST!! ❤❤
I could listen to mean gene all day long
For those that haven't yet read Bobby's two books, do yourself a favor. Bobby was one of a kind. He knew how to get a fire lit, fan the fames and the the audience take over.
Bobby Heenan was hilarious.
Gene seemed like such a decent, down to earth guy.
"From coast to coast and border to border..." Still hear that voice from my youth....R.I.P.
Mean Gene Okerlund was one of THE BEST in the Game. Natural.
Mean Gene Okerlund & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan: True Legends of the Greatest Era of Wrestling!
Vince knew talent, didn't always use the talent properly but what would WWF have been without Gene and Bobby and Gorilla, Finkle, and so many orhers.
In the 80's vince knew how to use talent.
...Ventura, Ladd...
Mean Gene and Judo Al Hayes had great chemistry together.
God Bless you Mean Gene
RIP....
God Bless Bobby Heanen
Part of my childhood...watching wrestling
Love you...both
I met both of these guys at a restaurant and bar in Providence Rhode Island .. Had many drinks with them .. Great guys. Rest in peace
Mean Gene is a legend. I grew up watching him interviewing legends like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. Bobby Heenan greatest manager of all time.
2 of the Greatest ever, Mean Gene and Bobby,
Yes sir, Bobby was one of the greats. You too Mean Gene.
Mean Gene and Bobby H were the greatest! Definitely represent the golden age of wrestling! Both “first class” guys! Miss them both!
Gene is an All Time!
Gene seems like such a lovely man
Traveling with Mean Gene and Bobby would have been an amazing thing.
REP Mean Gene and Bobby.
I met Gene just a few years before his accident and ultimately what would be his death. To me, he was just this awesome, cordial and friendly person that seemed to have no idea just how legendary he really was. He was just that same guy that I watched on television; nothing more, nothing less than you'd expect.
I mentioned that I loved his WCW days (I really did, that was true) and how I thought it was just the best. Without missing a beat, He slaps me on the shoulder and says "Hey, off the record of course but it was the best, it had to be the best because everything else in that company was just so damned terrible!" Gene was a true legend though and for what it's worth, he was right but I so loved WCW. 🤣
What a great guy! I didn't appreciate him enough when he "invaded" my WWF broadcasts in the early 80s. I was actually LAMENTING the loss of Vince as the interviewer! But Gene Okerlund was simply THE VOICE on professional wrestling for a generation. A little broad in some of the comedy but what a way with words!
Imagine a show with prime Gene Okerlund and Gordon Solie... that would have been something!
I love how everyone of these old shoots has either a phone call, or an unexpected guest in them.
Kevin Dunn calls two minutes into interview...
Mean Gene always the Consumate professional.
A man who could errupt an arena with just looking at them.We are blessed to have seen him controlling every second he was at a wrestling venue.Great personna Gene also
Bobby Heenan will always be my favourite commentator ❤ There will never be anyone like him. RIP
I can't believe that Vice would let Mean Gene and The Brain LEAVE the WWE. Two of the best promotors of Wrestling EVER. when you think of interviews in that business - It's Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan
The Brain really was 10 steps ahead of us with his comedic wit. Could say stuff instantly better than all of the best scriptwriters combined.
Mene Gene is the greatest backstage interviewer. Knew what to say, how to direct and get the talent over.
Bobby set a level heel managers that went above and beyond heels of the past and heights that will never be seen again in our lifetime
Man, Gene and Boby used
To tear it up drinking on Siesta Key.
Good times.
RIP, gentleman.
I met Shawn Michaels at a book signing and I think he was having a bad day because he was really rude,. I don't want to think he is that kind of person because I am sure lots of people had good experiences with him. I just caught him on a bad day.
When I met Bobby Heenan, I told him it was an honor to meet him. He looked at me, smiled and said very humbled, "Oh thank you so very much." Bobby was so kind and he made me feel a lot better. I sold the Shawn Michaels book but I still have Bobby's.
Loved mean gene and Bobby back in the day. RIP
Gene is the ultimate interview. Perfect voice. Perfect demeanor. He knows how to keep it classy with all the trashy! RIP Gene. We all loved you very much
2 of the best.
Mean gene interviews were the best.
Heenan was so funny in the wwf.
My favorite 2 moments with Bobby and Gene together were Heenan's WCW debut. The other was when they made their return to WWE at WM 17, calling the gimmick battle royal.
Okerlund and Heenan both legends!
Bobby was remembered as the manager, the commentator, which he was the BEST. But he was also a phenomenal in ring worker! Probably the best heel worker. He bumped around the ring like a ping pong ball. Making the audience HATE his ass.
Could you imagine Bobby on a weekly podcast talking about”road stories”…good god he’d break the internet!
I miss Mean Gene. He had Class and wasn't afraid to ballbust the heels. Great character
I know this is a very old interview I just really miss the days of wrestling with Mean Gene and Bobby The Brain sometimes it's good to reminisce🎉
RIP Mean Gene & the Brain
People can talk all they want about Hogan, but for me that duo of Heenan and Monsoon, The Brain and the Gorilla is what made wrestling.
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was the best Color Commentator and Heel Manager!
Amazing person😢
@2:00 "What the hell are you, a doctor?" I can actually here Brain's voice saying that LOL
Made me tear up when he said health permitting
Wasn’t ready for it 😢
i love both of these guys so much. they were in my living room at least twice a week, every week when i was a kid.
Gene Mean was my favorite interviewer and Bobby was my favorite pro wrestling personality period during the time he did commentary for WWF matches because Heenan was funny and clever. It was about entertainment, and Heenan was the best entertainer out of anyone (wrestlers, managers, commentators, etc.).
Loved Gene and The Brain.
I grew up watching Mean Gene and The Brain on the old AWA in the 70s and they were great back then.You could see the chemistry between them even back then, those two were the best!
I lived in Chicago in 68 & Bobby actually wrestled from time to time but mostly managed the Blackjacks Lanza & Mulligan
rip to mean jean and bobby both legend on the mic
Okerland/Heenan was the ultimate team.
I grew up watching mean Gene. What an amazing interview. RIP 🙏
You can tell MG really cared about Bobby.
Gene's death was a huge shock to me and to several people I'm sure, when you think of 80s WWF to me Hogan and Gene defined that era
Rest in peace, Mean Gene...a true legend in the business.
That goes double for The Brain.
'RIP' To Both, Bobby & Gene!
God Bless you Gene.
Miss all these guys especially mean gene who to me was the voice of the wcw...
Bobby and Tony were the best announce duo ever.
Lord no. Tony Schiavone? He's terrible now and always had that 'over the top used car salesman' fake hype in his voice. He was a professional, but he's not in my Top 5, not even close really.
@@Clubber-Slang Exactly!
I'll never understand how people think Schiavone was ever a good announcer. He's a good announcer for baseball or for golf -- AKA, sports where the action has looooong pauses in between the action. But when it's non-stop action like wrestling, he always resorts to dumb cliches and repeats the same stuff over and over like he's doing it on auto-pilot. And that "emotion" that people perceive in his voice is FAKE AS HELL at least 75% of the time. If you watch him on AEW now he constantly says "this is so amazing" or "this is the such a great show" or "wow what an amazing match" -- OVER AND OVER AND OVER, every week.
If EVERYTHING is so "great" and EVERYTHING is so "amazing"....then NOTHING is "great" or "amazing", Tony you idiot! It's the same principle as when he used to say at every Monday Nitro and WCW PPV that "THIS IS THE GREATEST NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!" Ummm....if they're all "the greatest night", then NONE OF THEM are the greatest night, you dimwit! God, I always felt like he thought that the audience had the emotional IQ of a toddler. Just say "it's great" and they'll think that it's great! I felt insulted listening to him.
But yeah, to his credit, he's definitely a professional. But that's mainly because he was an ass-kissing, brown-nosing company man. Hey, Okerlund said it himself, calling Schiavone a "politician" and that "Tony was always looking out for Tony".
He's not anywhere near my Top 5 either.
Hell no. Bobby and Gorilla together were way better.
Nothing from WWF was ever better than any where else other than production value.
"Gene Mean"
the Iron sheik always called him that...funny....
Also "Green Bean", which is what Million Dollar Man Ted DeBiase called him.
Jesse the Bod gave him that name Mean Gene!
Iron Sheik called him “Gene Mean”.
Wrestling misses them both!
Did Mr. Okerlund ever complete that 1200-page manuscript?
Imagine the podcast bobby would have had.
Okerlund was such a pro. He hard a great career in wrestling but could've easily been a national news broadcaster, or a sports host
Oh, sitting on the couch, late 80s, watching the wrestling. Fun times.
"Mean Gene" used the phrase "go bear hunting with a switch". I heard that phrase used to describe Larry "the Axe" Henning, in the early 70's on the old AWA shows. R.I.P. "Mean Gene", "the Brain", and "the Axe".
Rest In Peace to the both of them!! They were entertaining as hell!!
Bobby and Gorilla were the absolute best commentator team ever.
You can tell he was a very decent man
Meeeeaaaannn (whooooo) by God, Gene. I so miss those Ric Flair, Mean Gene interviews. RIP Gene and Bobby.
Mr Heenan was the greatest wrestling managers of all time and a good announcer as well in WWE & WCW
Gene was excellence! Love when the sign fell behind him.
Mean Gene always threatening legal action during interviews was always great creative!
Bobby would not hurt a fly. He just talked sour to be a character.
I went to a WWF event yeaaaaaaars and yeaaaaaaaaars ago. I was in the front row. I shouted at Bobby Heenan "WEASEL, WEASEL, WEASEL'!!!!!!!! He turned around and yelled at me: SHUT UP !!!!!! It was funny as hell.
Met Gene in 2015 in Niagara Falls. Such a cool guy.
Mean Gene: the man with the golden voice.