Bobby Heenan, one of the greatest managers and talkers in the business, has passed away at 73 years old. Jim Ross and Gene Okerlund commented on the news.
The news of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan’s passing today gutted me.
I loved our time together.
No one ever did it better than the Wease.
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) September 17, 2017
After leaving WWE, Heenan would work for WCW and also made a few appearances for GFW. He later returned to WWE to be inducted into their Hall of Fame. Heenan had been sick for the last decade.
RIP Bobby “The Brain” Heenan.