Greg Valentine on Bobby Heenan & The Red Rooster in WWF

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Greg Valentine discusses his old friend Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from their days in WWF to signing together on the independent wrestling convention circuit 📺 TitleMatchNetwo...
This is from our exclusive Title Match Network interview series with the legendary, Hall of Famer Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.
Produced live from Las Vegas on Aug 28, 2023.
The Hammer talks about how Bobby Heenan got his start in wrestling as a manager for Dick the Bruiser in AWA. Later the Brain would enter the World Wrestling Federation where he would manage Andre the Giant, Haku, Rick Rude, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig and dozens of other legends.
Heenan is regarded as one of the greatest managers and wrestling personalities in history. Greg Valentine also recalls how he would do signings with Bobby and his wife Cynthia after their days in the WWF came to a close.
Among the countless wrestlers who Bobby managed was a mega star from the UWF known as Terry Taylor. It didn't take long for Vince McMahon to change Taylor into the Red Rooster.
The Rooster character didn't last long. In fact the Rooster's first big run was against the Brooklyn Brawler who he ended up doing the job for.
Taylor would leave WWF and go to WCW where he coincidentally won the Tag Team Championships with Greg Valentine!
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@JonDeth 10 ай бұрын

*Bobby ranks in the top 5 biggest superstars of professional wrestling in my mind. Nobody could sell a story like Bobby. To say he is one of a kind is less than adequate.* Anything they put Bobby in had us glued to the seat with our heads an inch away from the screen.

@pipepicasso8112 10 ай бұрын

Bobby The Brain is one of my biggest influences on my sense of humor.

@TruthBTold- 10 ай бұрын

Makes me cry to see Heenan in such a Way...I Loved that Dude...In Life, We ALL Gravitate to SOMEONE and find them SPECIAL....We Don't question it, we just recognize it and let it be...He was that one for me...R.I.P.

@NeoNyder 5 ай бұрын

Yeah same. R.I.P Legend!

@TruthBTold- 5 ай бұрын

Most definitely @@NeoNyder

@markfreckmann2366 10 ай бұрын

Very sad ending for Bobby the brain. He was one the people who made that era of wrestling entertaining. RIP Bobby.

@thewho2482 10 ай бұрын

I love and miss Bobby the Brain

@TheAbilmona81 10 ай бұрын

The Piper audio just broke me

@epicthundermedia5334 10 ай бұрын

true G.O.A.T !!! rip bobby

@redheadbandanna1973 10 ай бұрын

Miss ya Bobby, love ya Hammer

@bmorris8276 19 күн бұрын

Want a fun Friday night , pull up prime time anywhere from thr mid 80s-90 Bob and Gino was absolutely gold

@michaelkrolewski7406 3 ай бұрын

That was really sad, what happened to Heenan. God bless him. R.I.P Bobby.

@romans52345-cy3tq 5 ай бұрын

1:12 crazy to think that Bobby outlived Roddy

@vastaria5247 3 ай бұрын

omg i had no idea about bobby heenan, thats heartbreaking. just breaks my heart

@NemeanLion- 10 ай бұрын

Looking at that video of Bobby Heenan, it makes me think. I know I’m just saying this from the comfort of my chair and not having an illness, but I don’t think I would be able to make that decision to have the lower part of my head taken off if I had cancer like he did. Maybe they didn’t know they were gonna do that much surgery until they got in there, but I don’t imagine myself making that kind of a decision to stay alive. I’m sorry he had to go through that though.

@stever1791 5 ай бұрын

Bobby Heenan was the Elvis Presley of Wrestling ( He was The King )

@dare2win215 5 ай бұрын

Nah, Bobby earned his acclaim; it wasn't hype & corny appropriation.

@stever1791 5 ай бұрын

Elvis and Bobby were the King of their Domain . @@dare2win215

@nightmarishhappenings 10 ай бұрын

The red rooster was the worst gimmick. Terry Taylor was amazing in the territories.

@jeffmccoy1700 10 ай бұрын

You'd almost think Taylor was being punished to the point of humiliation for violating some ring code or getting on the wrong side of his boss.

@NickWeissMusic 9 ай бұрын

@@jeffmccoy1700yeah, he was a little bit of a weasel, Vince might’ve been ribbing a bit there lol. Polkadots on dusty was another one.

@r0ckstar666 5 ай бұрын

He was the most computerized man of the 1990's in WCW. Taylor should be in the hall of fame

@richardclark7224 12 күн бұрын

Yes. He was. Vince McMahon didn’t know how to use him.

@teller1290 10 ай бұрын

Must've been a nightmare for Taylor.

@dwade6322 5 ай бұрын

Please don't forget how lucky you are to have your health. We miss ya Bobby ❤

@ElZappata 12 күн бұрын

As a kid, I hated Bobby Heenan… as an adult. I realize how much he would’ve taken that as a compliment. That meant he got over and that’s the best anybody in entertainment especially pro wrestling can do ,get over. There is no good without bad, and Bobby did bad like nobody else. When I see him after the cancer operation, it just breaks my heart. Glad he’s not suffering, and then I hear a voice in the back of my head. It sounds like Bobby saying “and I’m not suffering humanoids anymore either! “ RIP brain, from the humanoids😢

@Beeznitchio 4 ай бұрын

A friend in need is a pest. -Bobby Heenan

@Tazzman225 5 ай бұрын

My dad told me that Bobby used to be a masked wrestler. I think he was Dr. X or Mr. X.

@My-Redemption 3 ай бұрын

I have loved bobby heenan since watching wrestling with my dad decades ago and one thing that made me sad was for a man who made his career with his quick witty words must of been living hell getting throat cancer and not being able to entertain people anymore

@nvkulk 9 күн бұрын

Man, I miss the great days of wrasslin’

@robertdiotalevi285 5 ай бұрын

Bobby is the greatest color man in wrestling history. Corey Graves comes close.

@mikes.4136 4 ай бұрын

Bobby was a treasure. He was so talented. Terry was a great wrestler and was amazing in Mid-South. I never understood why Vince would fix him up with such a lousy gimmick.

@manzi71 5 ай бұрын

Surprised that Greg didn't mention the fact that him and Terry was US Tag Team Champions in WCW.

@undertakerfanz628 10 ай бұрын

🔨 Time

@bruceharrison8160 10 ай бұрын

The 🧠 was the best of the best Manger ever!😊

@mauricemason7135 10 ай бұрын

This is what killed Terry Taylor's killed his career as a wrestler. Sometimes, it works (Razor Ramon), while sometimes it did not (Ron Garvin).

@avalond1193 10 ай бұрын

It didn't kill him .. terry was limited

@battlestarmarc 10 ай бұрын

Hennan was so funny. Taylor was good as a heel before joining the WWF. One of the worst gimmicks, red rooster.

@TimArrowsmithDesign 10 ай бұрын

❤

@donjohn2695 10 ай бұрын

Terry was considered for being mr perfect in the WWF but Vince choose curt Henning

@AcademicAgent 10 ай бұрын

Where are the full shoots? I've been looking for it, don't mind paying, but it's not on your site!

@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 5 ай бұрын

yes it is look harder

@AcademicAgent 5 ай бұрын

@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301Don't see the Greg ones anywhere

@AcademicAgent 5 ай бұрын

@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Greg one is not there.

@SmilingSynic 10 ай бұрын

Taylor could have worked harder to have gotten that admittedly lame gimmick over. Smashing his opponents in the face with eggs after defeating them. Tar and feathering his opposition in a feud. Having a bunch of eggs dumped on his enemies as a way to gain heat. Dusty got the polka dots over, because he actually put in the effort. Taylor never really even tried to embrace the gimmick.

@jyesucevitz 10 ай бұрын

roosters don't lay eggs.

@SmilingSynic 10 ай бұрын

Of course not, but it's chicken related. Many viewers wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.@@jyesucevitz

@donjohn2695 10 ай бұрын

Nothing could have gotten that character over

@avalond1193 10 ай бұрын

Terry should of simply went over the top as a cocky ric flair wannabe and not cluck like a chicken he could of wrestled more aggressive and mean and act really cocky and mock his opponents and he may had got it over.. instead he looked stiff and confused like a chicken at a kfc butcher shop