Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is another multi-time guest on TII. But, unlike most of the other second time

guests, this second time interview actually goes nearly as long as the first one and may even be superior to the

original!

Conducted shortly after his induction to the WWE Hall of Fame, Mr. Heenan brings you to Wrestlemania XX and

beyond! Don't miss out, listen now!

 

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• Click Here to Listern to our May 2003 Interview with Bobby Heenan!
  
  
  BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN
  
  -- Bobby feels pretty good. He feels a little tired in the early evenings. But, it will be 6 months or so until he'll be as close as he is going to get to being 100%. He has a touch of anaemia but he says that happens after radiation. But, he feels lucky to be alive.
  
  -- Daniel mentions that TII's favorite part of WrestleMania XX was the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He then asks how he was contacted about being a part of it. Jim Ross contacted him and told him the WWE selected him. Bobby said he'd be interested in doing it and that was it.
  
  -- The WWE treated him great. They sent a limousine, gave him a sweet, the whole 9 yards when it came to first class accommodations That weekend was fun. He did some TV early in the morning and ended up running into some old friends he talked with for a while. The Hall of Fame dinner was fun as well. Bobby says, "It was fun to work for some real professional people again after what I went through in WCW."
  
  -- "There were a lot of good people in WCW. I guess I just remember the ones that were idiots," said Bobby. James if he remembers any of the names of those who he considers "idiots" and Bobby replied saying, "I'm not sure they had names! I think they just had numbers or people pointed at them!"
  
  -- Bobby hasn't seen WrestleMania XX yet. Sitting on the stage during the ceremony, it was tough to hear because the voice travelled outward to the fans. But, seeing guys like Harley Race, whom he has been friends with for years and managed in WWA, AWA, WWF, and elsewhere, Sgt. Slaughter, Gene Okerlund, and everyone else was great. He feels lucky to be alive because two years to the day before WrestleMania XX, he was being operated on. "It just goes to show you what can happen in 2 years with a good woman and whiskey."
  
  -- "It's not the wrestling I grew up with," said Bobby when asked if his feeling on the product has changed since denouncing the necrophilia angle on our first interview. Bobby explains he watches a baseball or basketball game instead of wrestling these days. He admits he'd miss the wrestling business if he had to leave it when the people he spent time with in the business were still active in the business he was in but they aren't and the business he was in has changed. Now, Heenan says, "I don't know anybody in it or what they're doing and I'm not real interested."
  
  -- Bobby feels managers should be added to the business
  
  "I play the role of a midget because I can't play for the Lakers," joked Bobby.
  
  -- "I'm a male. I'm 59-years-old. I still get aroused. I still enjoy, uh, sex. It doesn't do me any good to see a half naked woman handcuffed to a goat smeared in miracle whip if she's on TV. Now if she's in my room, it might do something! Now, what are you going to do with her?" Heenan then explains that if you trip a wrestler as a manager, people want to see the manager get beaten up. But, most don't want to see a woman getting beat up and even if she does, they don't want to see her take a DDT on the floor or bleed all over the place. "The only person that can hit a woman is another woman and you can see that anywhere! Plus, women can't fight! Ever watch women's boxing? It's like watching two women with two big purses on their hands!" Heenan feels women can be valuable for their bodies and even their minds but not as managers. "Now if you go to wrestling to see a half naked women, why not go to the boobie bar for nothing and drink beer all night for 10 bucks!" Bobby feels you have a better chance with a dancer than a female wrestler.
  
  -- He feels men need to start managing more and is considering doing a manager seminar over the summer to teach guys how to be managers but isn't sure doing such a thing is a good idea because they have to have a place to do it. Bobby also says you can tell who can do it and who can't in terms of being a manager. He then names a few of his favorites including Jim Cornette and Jimmy Hart.
  
  -- Heenan speaks about the Nitro Girls. He feels what killed the Nitro Girls was turning them into wrestlers but they were perfectly happy and over as dancers. He points at some "mental giant" in WCW for screwing that up.
  
  -- "If you look at a woman in a real low cut dress and you can see cleavage... If you really think about it, it looks like a woman holding 2 bald midgets in a headlock!"
  
  -- Daniel asks about why Bobby bailed on Ring of Honor the weekend of WrestleMania. Bobby refused to appear for a company that has that kind of legal problems. "I didn't want to work for a company that is under that kind of watchful eye right now," said Heenan. Bobby didn't want to be associated with that kind of personal conduct and won't work there unless proven innocent. He then talks about the big talk about Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Howard Stern, and other things that have gone completely out of control and says he doesn't want his name associated with another example.
  
  -- Bobby's new book, which you can order off of Amazon.com by clicking the link below this paragraph, was #1 a few weeks ago on Amazon.com and his first book was #8! The book is in it's third printing and seems to be doing great.
  
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582617627/qid=1084954952/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-9835100-0600007?v=glance&s=books
  
  -- Bobby is going to be on Dennis Miller's show on MSNBC on Thursday, May 20. Check your local listings on that one!
  
  -- Bobby talks about the process of writing the book. Bobby and Steve Anderson just sit down and talk about Steve makes the book flow and make sense. "I'm lucky to have him," says Bobby.
  
  -- An interesting book sales pitch... "Hell, buy 2! They're fat free!"
  
  -- Daniel then asks Bobby about the passing of Hercules Hernandez. Hercules was a good guy. He kept to himself. But, Bobby had not seen him in years.
  
  -- Bobby goes off on how people talk about all the wrestles that die saying "awe, what a shame!" Bobby feels people make choices in life and if they choose to do things that could hurt themselves, it's not our job to feel sorry for them. He feels it's a shame for the family and friends of the people because they didn't care enough to take care of themselves for their benefit. But, he feels the real shame is when some guy works all day and night to feed his family and some idiot is drunk and runs a light and kills that poor guy, that's the shame. Not wrestlers that make bad life choices and are "selfish."
  
  -- James tentatively asks about his thoughts on Elizabeth. Bobby says he grew up in Indiana and Elizabeth grew up in Kentucky so when March rolled around, they'd talk about March Madness basketball. He also used to, if Randy wasn't around to do it, help her with her bags every now and again if she was sitting near him. Bobby says they weren't close but he was sad to hear of her passing.
  
  -- James recalls how great Bobby's commentary was during Ric Flair matches. Bobby says if you work with someone great, your performance gets better. Bobby feels Royal Rumble 1992 was probably the best job he ever did as an announcer. Ric Flair won the Rumble after being in for so long and Ric did that match in such a way that it told a story. Bobby and Gorilla Monsoon had a ton of fun calling that match.
  
  -- Daniel was about to ask Bobby a question about an Internet rumor and Bobby quickly cuts him off and says Mae Young's kid is not his! James then asks the question on everybody's mind, "Is Mae Young a good kisser?" Bobby says, "It's tough to tell. Her bottom lip catches you around the dimple and her top lip catches you about the middle of the back! My ears are now free of wax!"
  
  -- Bobby has no plans to return to the WWE with Gene Okerlund at this time. The rumor is false and there have been no discussions.
  
  -- James asks if Bobby has seen any NWA TNA. Bobby says Mike Tenay mentions it when they talk and recently Bobby caught an episode. He was impressed with how well it was produced, how the venue looked, how the ring looked, and how well the wrestlers were packaged. He enjoyed it and wishes them well.
  
  -- Bobby goes off on wrestlers on the Indy scene today wearing loose clothes and looking like a fan in the ring. He says the loose clothes are to hide small bodies but feels it doesn't work. Bobby feels if you feel like a wrestler, you should look like a wrestler.
  
  -- Daniel asks about kick pads. Bobby says guys need to learn to work and kick pads are just another way around it.
  
  -- Bobby would return to wrestling only if the company was professional and his schedule was set up so he wouldn't be away from work for a long period of time.
  
  We then close out with our famous word associations! Tony Shavone, The Valiant Brothers, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Gorilla Monsoon, and so many others are asked!