Bobby “The Brain” Heenan Was the End All and Be All of Heel Managers, Humanoids
Posted Sep 20, 2017
In pro wrestling, especially in the ’80s, all of the above apply—just replace Mr. Dafoe with Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who died on Sunday at 73. The wrestling manager has historically been a simple machine engineered to draw the ire of the crowd?—what baby oil and face paint did to demonize the physique, so the heel manager did to play havoc on the ears of the unsuspecting audience.
(The Ringer)
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