![]() The Brain truly helped me become better at my on-air role and he entertained me as much as he did his fans. ![]() But the kid who used to buy mice and milk for Dick the Bruiser’s reptiles in Indianapolis blessed the wresting business by being in it.īobby and I jelled on Wrestling Challenge broadcasts and, for those that remember those days, let me assure you that they were some of the most entertaining times of my life. There is no doubt in my mind that if Bobby had chosen to be a standup comedian or a comedic actor that he would have been tremendous. He loved doing that because he knew that if it entertained me then it would likely be entertaining to the viewer. Bobby Heenan did what every announcer should strive to do and that is to make talent bigger stars than they are and to embellish every talent’s TV persona.īobby was SO funny that many times during taped, voiceover segments he would make me laugh so hard that we would have to stop rolling so that I could get regain my composure. He was naturally funny (never took a note, by the way) and enhanced every single talent, including the heroes, even though Bobby did not support the fan favorites as the bad guy announcer. “The Weasel” - or “Wease” as we called him - had as good natural timing as any performer with which I’ve ever worked. He was a brilliant, old school antagonist who I had been taught to always allow the last word and generally Bobby’s last word was pure gold. However, prior to flying to Vegas from Connecticut, on the preceding Thursday, I did Wrestling Challenge voiceovers with Heenan that aired after WrestleMania IX. Yes, my first day on the job while working without a net was at WWE’s biggest event of the year, outdoors at Caesar’s Palace. ![]() My first WWE experience is generally thought of as broadcasting at WrestleMania IX in Las Vegas, and it was my first live broadcast. Both were old school and from a different generation that judged a man on how he treated them and did not base their relationship on someone competing for their spot, having to share their TV time, or where one previously worked. I have no issue to this very day in saying that I love both men and that they will always hold a special place in my heart. Essentially, “The Brain” and Gorilla welcomed me into the territory. Thanks to them being old pros and having the class of a pair of WWE Hall of Famers and true gentlemen, I was given a chance to prove myself to them as a human being. ![]() Two men that did treat me well from day one were Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon. Think horrific halitosis, spinach on teeth, etc. So, the first day that I arrived at the WWE TV studio to begin my new job, let’s just say that I wasn’t greeted so warmly by many WWE staff members and a few of on-air talents. That “claim to fame” did not endear me to many WWE personnel. In a way, I was perceived to be the voice of WCW after the Ted Turner/TBS buyout of Jim Crockett Promotions. When I first arrived in WWE after having a somewhat high profile on-air role in WCW, it was WrestleMania season. ![]()
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