I also grew up hating Bobby Heenan. He played his role as a villain exceptionally well. However, it's so easy to forget that all these guys are just regular human beings, not the caricatures they pretend to be. I wish Heenan well and hope his able to fully recover from his cancer.
@Leenos Agreed 100%. I'm a 27 year old man and have been watching wrestling since I was 3 years old and I'm not afraid to say I cried when both HBK and Trish Stratus retired. HBK because I grew up with watching and and Trish because JR did an amazing job making the moment so special.
Despite their weekly banter, Bobby and Gorilla were really the best of friends, just like David Von Erich and Jimmy Garvin. I remember him and Sunshine having to do those chores on DVE's ranch. David met Jim in 1982 while in Florida. He convinced his father, Fritz, to sign JG to a contract in World Class when his contract in FL expired.
Does anyone know the broadcasting date of this vid? Apparently recent after the passing away of G.M., but it is nice to know such details. Thanks for sharing.
Attitude Era 'tards... The only announce team that ties with Heenan/Monsoon is Ventura/Monsoon. Period. J.R. is great in his own right. 85-91... Unless you were around for it, you'll never understand its greatness.
@GRITZ2137 i love jr but there is no suddlety to him at all he acts like every match is the main event which is both good and bad...but my god he is leagues above the commentators who just fight with each other and bury the product
@GRITZ2137 Not gonna lie Ventura annoyed me lol i prefer JR over him...but on the flipside i never found jerry lawler funny. So hands down the best announce team is heenan/monsoon
and to think Bobby came to work that day..he really loves the business..he should have taken some time off..the wrestling fans felt it when Monsoon passed away but for Bobby..man..he loved Monsoon..God bless you Bobby..Monsoon will always be with you
i think the love and respect of our peers goes a long way into the heart of the spirit in all of us.tell someone you love them before its too late.r.i.p gorilla.get well brain.
How many of you know the surname Marella was chosen for the character (Santino Marella) in honor of WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon—real name Robert Marella—and was given to Anthony Carelli (Santino) shortly before the trip to Italy.
Bobby and gorilla were the best commentators back in wwf... And they were at the peak ... And if you ask Jr and king they will say that gorilla Anf bobby were the best commentators
@tonyvfx they definitly had the good/bad guy chemistry with wwf in its peak of entertainment.they had the form of top radio hosts,show hosts.but to me jesse and gorilla were the absolute most best/entertaining.
That is the first time I have ever seen Heenan that emotional in real life about anything. And that was a very classy way for him to say good-bye to his long-time broadcast partner. I don't blame him because I probably would have been choked up too.
@yolichka1 Everything I've heard about Schiavone since the end of WCW from his former broadcasting partners is that he was a real dick and a nasty politician. I've also kind of gotten the idea from Tony's expression when he referred to Monsoon as their "long time friend" that Gorilla probably didn't like him and he knew it.
Following the death of Heenan's longtime best friend Gorilla Monsoon. Heenan was allowed to say a word of honor for Monsoon albeit only a small statement. Word has it that Schiavone was against any mention of Monsoon on the show and Heenan resented him for it. Later on in the show when Schiavone asked for Heenan's opinion on an upcoming tag team match Heenan responded, "I can't hear you from way down here", then mumbled some unintelligible words towards Tony, in tears, before the camera cut away
You could tell Bobby was visibly shaken emotionally. Although they were made to look like enemies at the announce table in the old WWF days, it seems as though they were the best of friends in real life. Heenan even said in his HOF speech that he wished Monsoon was there.
Those two, along with Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, were the best dynamic commentating duo in the history of pro wrestling.
@at1212b: He deserves to get hit in his lower occipital protuberance and have to sing soprano in the Vienna Boys' Choir after falling off the top turnbuckle on the inside. ;)
I was never a wrestling fan, but my one pleasure was watching Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon cutting up together. Hilarous insanity. And how poignant watching Bobby tearing up in this video.
Tony was great, he just catches a lot of heat because during the time WCW was red hot, he either intentionally played the part of a less than stellar announcer, or just didn't care. He is more than capable of properly calling moves by their correct names, staying in tune with the action and keeping up with what's going on inside the ring instead of telling us what Hogan had for breakfast, for example. A lot of it had to do with Bischoff being in his ear.
@ReinEngel2 No offense, but Tony SUCKED as an announcer. He was always cutting people down in HIS OWN company. He played nasty politics backstage and thought he was better than everybody else.............including Jim Ross. Trying to say you're better than Jim Ross is like giving CM Punk a beer. All it will do is come back to bite you in the ass.
Tony Schiavone is a great commentator, but I don't like the way he handled Gorilla's death. I know they had a show to do it all, but some of it came off to me as disingenuous compared to what Heenan had to say, and had Ross been sitting there and not working for WWE, I know JR would have probably handled it a lot better than Tony Schiavone did.
Tony is really the 4th best... Bobby Heenan , Jim Ross , Gorilla Monsoon ... Dunno how you can say he was shit... Hes better then Jerry Lawlers overselling drama bullshit ... Hes lightyears better then Mike Tenay....
@mywotzone Schiavone is generally looked at as a poor announcer. I think he was ok/average. If you watch Botchamania much you'll notice he didn't know the names of many of the moves.He's still better than Michael Cole
@padreblack Yeah i think hes better then anything on TNA & WWE at the current time... I know Lawler is the best right now in most eyes... But im not a fan of his overhyping and never have been... Prefer Tony myself....
@padreblack Are you kidding? Schiavone knew alot of the names of the holds, everytime I heard him, he always called many... Cole is completely terrible compared to him.
I grew up with Gorilla Monsoon and Jessie Ventura and later Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. I'm not much into wrestling now, but I still have fond memories of those days.
All I can say is... wow. What a truly great guy Hennan is, and to think I grew up as a child just hating his guts, I love it. When he got emotional there, I dunno, I felt for him. Class act. And the calibre of true entertainers the likes of Heenan, Monsoon, Ventura and a select few others were. It will never be matched. and I say that with absolute confidence. That golden period from 85 to 90/91 will always stand alone as a very special time.
so sad to see a funny guy like bobby start to cry :( i love bobby heenan and gorilla monsoon always fun to hear booby cracking a joke during a match and than 'gorilla would say "will you stop
always the Weasel. Even in a moment of great grief, Heenan still delivers a good joke, albeit a charming and sentimental joke. RIP Gorilla, and long live Heenan, the funniest man in the history of pro wrestling.
It was so jarring seeing the flip sarcastic commentator Bobby Heenan so sad, I remember I was crying my eyes out when I saw him break down like that on Nitro.
Something We BOTH? NEED TO SAY? Tony is a fake fucking joke. He was dead against any mention of Gorrilla on the program. Tony Shiavony = Douchebag Slimeball.
@m3shad Tony likely had never met Gorilla, he was just trying to express sympathy and be professional. They couldn't just cancel Monday Nitro and they gave Bobby Heenan some time to talk about someone on the RIVAL show of the time. Him doing his job and covering for Bobby's grief doesnt make him a "fake fucking joke"
@DominoRyder What!? Serious man? they mentioned their RIVAL show all the time, like when Mic Foley beat the Rock for the wwf title in '99. They had no problem mentioning wwf when they had an opportunity to kill their ratings. So whynot pay respect Gorilla Monsoon a big part of not just wwf but the history of WRESTLING ITSELF? Tony did not want Gorilla mentioned at all. NOT ONE person has ever had something good to say about him in a shoot interview, he's a fat, fake, fuckin joke. :)
@m3shad He most likely HAS met Gorilla (contrary to what you thought) and also you made it more of a point of "Why would wcw stop their show to pay tribut to someone who belonged to the RIVALS" ..not Tony clearly being in mourning.
@DominoRyder ALSO, watch the video, in the related vids titled "Tension at wcw broadcast booth" this was from the same night , moments before or after. Bobby is pissed about the whole Gorilla thing, he hates Tony, it's not just a work. Straight shoot. So next time you try to prove a point at my expense, I suggest doing your homework, son.
@m3shad I didn't say Heenan's dislike of Schiavone was a work, I read Heenan's book. I pointed out that Tony is a human being who was broken up about this as well. That's cute how you call me "son" since Ive likely been watching pro wrestling since you were downing jars of Gerber food.
@DominoRyder lolFirst of all you're only 3 years older than me dude. Infact, I knew this when I refered to you as "son". I called you that due to the fact that I know more than you on the topic of Wrestling and the wrestling buisness itslef, I guarentee it. And if you've been watching since I was "Still eating Gerber" (Not much longer after you were) and know so much, then, you'd probably know that Tony had a year or so stint as an anouncer in wwf in like 88/89 (hes on wrestlemania 5) so ...
@m3shad lol, i love when douchebags like you parade your so called 'wrestling knowledge' around and pretend that you know the business inside and out. Reading a fucking book and/or being a fan doesn't make you a fucking expert. Quit being an egotistical cunt.
@ZOMGDUDEWTFBBQ Well, I love it when DOUCHEBAGS such as yourself can't mind their own fuckin business. My first comment on this vid was simply me stating that Shiavonni is a fuckin clown (which most would agree) then that OTHER DOUCHEBAG had to get me started. It's like this, I'm not egotistical, it's just fact, I know wrestling inside and out, I've trained, I have alot of friends still in the Indie scene. So go fuck yourself you old fuckin clown and get a life while you're at it ! :)
@DominoRyder Come to think of it, I KNOW of atleast one instance where Tony Co-hosted WWF Prime Time Wrestling with Gorilla when Bobby was off doing something else. OH ya know? Prime Time? before they changed it to Monday Night Raw?
You know, they really should have given Heenan the night off. Maybe make a few comments on the air here to pay tribute ... but let someone else do the announcing for the night.
no actually owen had performed in wcw a few times in the early 90's after his initial run as blue blazer in wwe. He tagged with ricky morton a few times ( saw a video on here) and also i think with brian pillman. Also the book by his widow admits he wanted to be in wcw at the time but didn't feel it was a good fit becasue of all the big guys and little little guys except him pillman z man and morton. Think this may have been aroun dthe time of the original light weight division
jim ross is not the best ever. i liked him when he looked younger in wcw and early wwf. but when one gets older they dont need to be on tv. let other young guys/interviewers shine in the light. also michael cole is so annoying. he could have been someone but never will be because of his heel turn
I've said it before.....I can just see when Heenan dies and goes to heaven, he'll still be ranting about Hulk Hogan....the "humanoids," and what not....and Gorilla will be standing at the "Gorilla Position" (Pearly Gates) and hear him, and shout something to the effect of, "OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE, BRAIN.....**WILL YOU STOP??"**
@knightryderrwn Hearing Monsoon shout "WILL YOU STOP?!" at Brain every time Brain went off on one of his rants was priceless. It never got old, and never will. Unlike, say, Michael Cole's "Vintage!" or "Can I have your attention, please?", or Jerry Lawler's creepy slobbering over Kelly Kelly, which have already outstayed their welcome by about three million years...
Absolutely - Bobby and Gorilla were the Abbott and Costello of pro wrestling.....and there will never be another duo like them. I mean, Gorilla was the *PERFECT* straight man to Bobby's comedy....and Bobby Heenan....well....the "Brain" (or "Weasel") just had the best sense of humor - and he could make you love him or hate him, depending on what he said.
@MrSinister1979 With all due respect to the Brain, I think Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura were the best commentary duo. Gorilla bullied Heenan and Ventura bullied Vince but Monsoon & Ventura had a great back & forth commentary team where neither ever backed down from the other.
@MrSinister1979 these guys are only followed by jr and jerry lawler and thats saying something because jr and lawler were great but not as good as hennan and monsoon
@MrMikehunt87 I think he did at some point, during this broadcast. Bobby and Gorilla (should I say Ray and Gino) were very good friends, and Gorilla's death really hit Bobby hard.
I kind of like Jim Ross better than Gorilla as the face commentator, but Bobby was (and is) light years ahead of Lawler as the heel commentator. The main reason -- Heenan had a natural, razor sharp wit and thought fast on his feet. Lawler uses all of his jokes from joke books and scripting.
The BEST EVER he said to hulk hogan once . I heard your mom got a new job ....standing outside of a doctors office making people sick. That still cracks me up
People need to stop posting this crap about people dieing ...Heenan was one of the reasons that pro wrestling is so popular today....The funniest man in wrestling....it so sad seeing him say that about monsoon, the greatest duo ever. Heenan loved Monsoon like a brother!
@Fanik10 Im not trying to contribute to the rumour but i actully heard he died about a year ago. It wasnt until i read your post and read up on it i found out he hadnt died. Im actully really happy he isnt. He plays the 'hee;' so well and in interviews he seems like an honesly good sweet person.
He touched the HELL out of me to see Heenan get that emotional then and it touches me now it was the first time I never seen him like that out of character with such true emotion damn near brings a tear to my eye R.I.P Gorilla
Bobby Heenan has always played the part of the heel manager/announcer very well, but you can tell he really meant what he said about Gorilla Monsoon in this video.
Awww, Bobby Heenan is one of the best & most iconic people to ever touch the Wrestling world, specially of course the WWE (Or WWF as it was then known), him & Monsoon had such chemistry on camera (& clearly off camera too) that I don't think their shoes can ever be filled, I LOVE watching those two even to this day it always puts a smile on my face!
RIP Gorilla Monsoon & love & good vibes to Heenan, you were & still are SIMPLY THE BEST!
why did wcw do that though i mean i know he and heenan were good friends and all but gorilla never worked for wcw and wasn't he when he died the story line president of the wwf at the time? Regardless it was a lcassy thing to do. And for you that don't know the gorilla position is what they call the area that the wrestlers go to before they come out during their intro or for a run in.
@billcary30 ....By that point, it had been a couple of years since Gorilla had an on-screen role. It was definitely a classy gesture and the right one by WCW. I'm sure Heenan pushed management to say something on air. He and Gorilla were tight.
@billcary30 They mentioned Owen Hart after his death - Nitro opened with a graphic and a three-bell salute to the guy, and Tony Schiavone offered his sincere condolences to the Hart family - and Owen had never worked there, either. Bret was working for them at the time, but Owen had never set foot in a Nitro ring, so they didn't have to do it, but they did it anyway. The wrestling business is a pretty close-knit community, all things considered.
@koalajones88 either way, the whole thing was un-called for, they and they were both out of line, and maybe, just maybe, if bitchoff had spent more time working with his young talent instead of coming up with crap like that and putting the same guys in the main-event night after night, the company would've have been profitable at the time and AOL doesn't sell.
@IR305 I get the deal with Cena he draws money for the for the target demographic and when your the face of the company its what ya do (austin, hogan, hart were in the main events all the time), i will agree they cant just rely on Cena and need to push other guys becasue hell Cena could get hit by a truck tommorow. No i really got to say TNA is in the worst shape casue they have no idea who to push as the face of their company, and the only guy they have pushed is a "retired" 50+ hulk hogan
I think the only reason that Gorrilla Monsoon don't went to WCW to work was that he was a previous owner of the WWWF along with Vince Sr and remained loyal to Vince Jr because of that. Long miss Gorilla and WCW!
Tony dose the sports for a radio station WDUN Gainesville Georgia, calls high school games. As well as for Baves minor league team. I remember seeing him when NWA was at the Georgia Mountain Center Tony seem like he had his head up his ass.
@MetsFan4Life11238 -Works for the Braves AAA team in Rome GA(I think thats where it is right outside Atlanta. He also does some work for the UGA football & basketball network.
I didn't saw this, but they made it very similar to the Nitro opener after Owen's death, but I'm still surprised they didn't give Bobby the night off, it's been rumored that he and Gorilla were almost like brothers, they should had put Lee Marshall, Mike Tenay or even Curt Henning who was occasionally doing commentary in Heenan's place at least for the night
Just hearing Tony Schiavone's voice makes me want masked assailants to break into his house and rip out his eyes and skull fuck the sockets untill he apologizes to Mick Foley for not believing he was World Champion material. Please die a painful death you fucking twat.
@FerretJohn all because of heenan. Because Monsoon was never in wcw they didnt want to say anything. But Heenan insisted. They let him. Class act, heenan and wcw for letting him.
This must've been very tough for Heenan since he was working for another company at the time and couldn't grieve the way that he wanted to on air. He let it all go when he was inducted at the WWE Hall of Fame years later.
The week prior to this Bobby Heenan was cracking jokes & being disrespectful during the Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit tibute to Owen Hart match......don't believe me then go watch it
It alsways disgusted me how Heenan was making inappropriate jokes during the match while Tony Schiavone tried his best to ignore......then his friend Gorilla Monsoon dies a week later
@nWoWolfpacTV You watch wrestling but seem to be incapable of differentiating between the entertainment aspect and real life issues. I hope for your sake that you are under 12 years old.
@BazookaIke Oh go & fuck yourself you stupid fucking cunt. So a very emotional tribute match to Owen Hart performed by his brother Bret Hart & a close family friend trained by the Hart family in Chris Benoit in the very same Kemper Arena where Owen Hart DIED a few months earlier after he fell to his death does not have some real life aspects to it? Clearly you are the ones who needs to go back & evaluate the circumstances. Bobby Heenan was disrespectful during & after that match. FACT.
@nWoWolfpacTV Its entertainment, dumb fuck. Its basically just acting. Christ you are too stupid to be using up air that other people could be breathing.
@BazookaIke You're clearly not intelligent enough to converse with me about pro wrestling because you don't know enough about it. Not everything in wrestling is kayfabed dipshit. Where are we at? do you think everything in wrestling is acting? or is this about how you don't think emotion, dialogue & teary-eyes of Bret Hart during Owen Hart tribute match was not real but Bobby Heenan's emotion, dialogue & the teary-eyes on this video were? You're either a stupid dumb twat or a contradicting cunt
:(
saiyanblade84 3 days ago
I also grew up hating Bobby Heenan. He played his role as a villain exceptionally well. However, it's so easy to forget that all these guys are just regular human beings, not the caricatures they pretend to be. I wish Heenan well and hope his able to fully recover from his cancer.
Archangel101576 4 days ago
Wow. Bobby Heenan's goodbye to Gorilla Monsoon.
TheNewPhreshPrince 1 week ago
Bobby is a true Legend and was so great at everything he did in wrestling.
that being said Bobby was best when teamed with Gorilla.
theraVen27 1 week ago
is this the same episode of Nitro where Heenan says "I cant hear you from way down here" to Tony? If so when did this air?
bigfloridapimp 1 week ago
this makes me cry my eyes out. There's something about seeing something this real in wrestling too that makes it even more moving.
Leenos 1 week ago
@Leenos Agreed 100%. I'm a 27 year old man and have been watching wrestling since I was 3 years old and I'm not afraid to say I cried when both HBK and Trish Stratus retired. HBK because I grew up with watching and and Trish because JR did an amazing job making the moment so special.
turlis12 1 week ago
Despite their weekly banter, Bobby and Gorilla were really the best of friends, just like David Von Erich and Jimmy Garvin. I remember him and Sunshine having to do those chores on DVE's ranch. David met Jim in 1982 while in Florida. He convinced his father, Fritz, to sign JG to a contract in World Class when his contract in FL expired.
mkl62 2 weeks ago
Does anyone know the broadcasting date of this vid? Apparently recent after the passing away of G.M., but it is nice to know such details. Thanks for sharing.
flikkerzout 2 weeks ago
As much as i liked J.R. and Lawler as a duo, no one is or was or will ever be better than Monsoon and Heenan.
ReALiTeeChEkk 3 weeks ago 4
Heenan and Monsoon worked together very well, respect to both men!!
gummoboy333 3 weeks ago
Attitude Era 'tards... The only announce team that ties with Heenan/Monsoon is Ventura/Monsoon. Period. J.R. is great in his own right. 85-91... Unless you were around for it, you'll never understand its greatness.
GRITZ2137 3 weeks ago
@GRITZ2137 i love jr but there is no suddlety to him at all he acts like every match is the main event which is both good and bad...but my god he is leagues above the commentators who just fight with each other and bury the product
TheSilverPhoenix100 3 weeks ago
@GRITZ2137 Not gonna lie Ventura annoyed me lol i prefer JR over him...but on the flipside i never found jerry lawler funny. So hands down the best announce team is heenan/monsoon
jskyl14 2 weeks ago
@GRITZ2137 How much did you like the tandem of Heenan/McMahon or Ventura/McMahon?
terminat1 1 week ago
and to think Bobby came to work that day..he really loves the business..he should have taken some time off..the wrestling fans felt it when Monsoon passed away but for Bobby..man..he loved Monsoon..God bless you Bobby..Monsoon will always be with you
015Froggy 4 weeks ago
i think the love and respect of our peers goes a long way into the heart of the spirit in all of us.tell someone you love them before its too late.r.i.p gorilla.get well brain.
bluefukingreene 4 weeks ago
How many of you know the surname Marella was chosen for the character (Santino Marella) in honor of WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon—real name Robert Marella—and was given to Anthony Carelli (Santino) shortly before the trip to Italy.
DragonChaserKev 1 month ago
Greatest duo of all time...
Neomac316 1 month ago
I miss Gorilla and Bobby compare to the crap of today
crow672008 1 month ago 3
the gorilla position lol
nonetheless, I would much rather have Bobby The Brain Heenan over colefag doing commentary every monday night.
theinfamousmrsleep 1 month ago 3
@theinfamousmrsleep Even with the Brain's voice as badly effected by the throat cancer as it is, he'd be more entertaining than Michael Cole.
bworth69 3 weeks ago
@bworth69
agreed
theinfamousmrsleep 3 weeks ago
god bless Gorilla & Bobby
pogocorpse 1 month ago
I remember watching this when it aired and realizing that Bobby is possibly the most professional commentator there is in any sport.
MrMolmem 1 month ago 2
I feel for heenan, cause i know how it feels to lose a close friend :'(!
raider8sox 1 month ago
I saw that show when it was first televised.. It tore me up to Bobby fighting back the tears.
cdickenson64 1 month ago
"It's now going to be called the Gorilla Position." I thought that was the most touching part. Bobby Heenan is a great guy.
LoganRichardH 1 month ago 5
rip
603ports603 1 month ago
They had such great funny moments on commentary together too.
rocker316ify 1 month ago
Bobby and gorilla were the best commentators back in wwf... And they were at the peak ... And if you ask Jr and king they will say that gorilla Anf bobby were the best commentators
tonyvfx 1 month ago
@tonyvfx they definitly had the good/bad guy chemistry with wwf in its peak of entertainment.they had the form of top radio hosts,show hosts.but to me jesse and gorilla were the absolute most best/entertaining.
1WhoMee1 1 month ago
That is the first time I have ever seen Heenan that emotional in real life about anything. And that was a very classy way for him to say good-bye to his long-time broadcast partner. I don't blame him because I probably would have been choked up too.
kenpalmer1965 1 month ago
Very classy on the part of The Brain
Trance1972 1 month ago
What is up with Schiavone ????? He acts like he didn't want Bobby to say anything at all !!!!!!
yolichka1 1 month ago
@yolichka1 he didn't
metalabsynth 1 month ago
@yolichka1 Everything I've heard about Schiavone since the end of WCW from his former broadcasting partners is that he was a real dick and a nasty politician. I've also kind of gotten the idea from Tony's expression when he referred to Monsoon as their "long time friend" that Gorilla probably didn't like him and he knew it.
MattyTheJet 1 month ago
Following the death of Heenan's longtime best friend Gorilla Monsoon. Heenan was allowed to say a word of honor for Monsoon albeit only a small statement. Word has it that Schiavone was against any mention of Monsoon on the show and Heenan resented him for it. Later on in the show when Schiavone asked for Heenan's opinion on an upcoming tag team match Heenan responded, "I can't hear you from way down here", then mumbled some unintelligible words towards Tony, in tears, before the camera cut away
CalLoweR0X 1 month ago
You could tell Bobby was visibly shaken emotionally. Although they were made to look like enemies at the announce table in the old WWF days, it seems as though they were the best of friends in real life. Heenan even said in his HOF speech that he wished Monsoon was there.
Those two, along with Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, were the best dynamic commentating duo in the history of pro wrestling.
YankeeYapping 1 month ago
@YankeeYapping
Very true and off-camera Brain and Monsoon were the best of friends
Trance1972 1 month ago
@YankeeYapping Lawler even said himself That Gorilla and Bobby were the best of all time
Paul8820 1 month ago
soon as he said goodbye my friend,you can tell hes trying so hard not to cry!
TheCJShamelessFTW 1 month ago
@at1212b: He deserves to get hit in his lower occipital protuberance and have to sing soprano in the Vienna Boys' Choir after falling off the top turnbuckle on the inside. ;)
Goodbye Gorilla. :(
JKTube 1 month ago
@RevDarkehorse: Without question. Gorilla Monsoon was one of THE great straight men ever.
"WILL YOU STOP?" I wonder if it is possible to count the number of times Gorilla said that to the Brain.
R.I.P. Gorilla. :(
JKTube 1 month ago
"Ah Geesh Bobby WILL YOU STOP!!!!" miss you Gorilla....LOVED watching you and Bobby on PrimeTime wrestling
Metamorphosis33 1 month ago
- That was probably the most respectful thing the Eric Bischoff-led WCW has ever done.
Or should I say allowed to happen.
smoothpants 1 month ago
BOBBY HEENAN Told Hulk Hogan he could get his mom a job standing outside a doctors office making people sick hahahahahhahaahaahhahah
evenmix1 1 month ago
Damn Cut Off, I Wanted To Know Who Bret The Hi's Partner Was
obamasdickispurple 2 months ago
I was never a wrestling fan, but my one pleasure was watching Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon cutting up together. Hilarous insanity. And how poignant watching Bobby tearing up in this video.
chalomirof63 2 months ago
Tony was great, he just catches a lot of heat because during the time WCW was red hot, he either intentionally played the part of a less than stellar announcer, or just didn't care. He is more than capable of properly calling moves by their correct names, staying in tune with the action and keeping up with what's going on inside the ring instead of telling us what Hogan had for breakfast, for example. A lot of it had to do with Bischoff being in his ear.
ReinEngel2 2 months ago
@ReinEngel2 No offense, but Tony SUCKED as an announcer. He was always cutting people down in HIS OWN company. He played nasty politics backstage and thought he was better than everybody else.............including Jim Ross. Trying to say you're better than Jim Ross is like giving CM Punk a beer. All it will do is come back to bite you in the ass.
romeokid69 1 month ago 3
Maybe you give Bobby the night off, let him do what what he wants.
hoghash78 2 months ago
Tony Schiavone is a great commentator, but I don't like the way he handled Gorilla's death. I know they had a show to do it all, but some of it came off to me as disingenuous compared to what Heenan had to say, and had Ross been sitting there and not working for WWE, I know JR would have probably handled it a lot better than Tony Schiavone did.
lildwayne21 2 months ago
@lildwayne21 Tony Schiavone is a piece of shit....Heenan even said so himself.
MusicDude86 2 months ago 4
Greatest commentator ever in my book Gorilla Monsoon. RIP.
lildwayne21 2 months ago
Heart wrenching. I didn't see this when it happened, but I've read that Bobby left in the middle of the scene.
mhz23 2 months ago 3
Tony is really the 4th best... Bobby Heenan , Jim Ross , Gorilla Monsoon ... Dunno how you can say he was shit... Hes better then Jerry Lawlers overselling drama bullshit ... Hes lightyears better then Mike Tenay....
mywotzone 2 months ago
@mywotzone Schiavone is generally looked at as a poor announcer. I think he was ok/average. If you watch Botchamania much you'll notice he didn't know the names of many of the moves.He's still better than Michael Cole
padreblack 2 months ago
@padreblack Yeah i think hes better then anything on TNA & WWE at the current time... I know Lawler is the best right now in most eyes... But im not a fan of his overhyping and never have been... Prefer Tony myself....
mywotzone 2 months ago
@padreblack Are you kidding? Schiavone knew alot of the names of the holds, everytime I heard him, he always called many... Cole is completely terrible compared to him.
Freebleepers 2 months ago
I grew up with Gorilla Monsoon and Jessie Ventura and later Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan. I'm not much into wrestling now, but I still have fond memories of those days.
NeilFraudstrong 2 months ago 2
wow tony shitvonne is a douche "ok he will be missed ok tonight on nitro :)" what a dickmunch
jhop4life 2 months ago 4
bobby the brain and gorilla moonsoon jim ross jerry lawler top 2 best play by play guys in pro wrestling history.
MrDivalover1 2 months ago
If Bobby Heenan was in wrestling, he would had been perfect for saturday night live.
TheMashwatcher585 2 months ago 3
All I can say is... wow. What a truly great guy Hennan is, and to think I grew up as a child just hating his guts, I love it. When he got emotional there, I dunno, I felt for him. Class act. And the calibre of true entertainers the likes of Heenan, Monsoon, Ventura and a select few others were. It will never be matched. and I say that with absolute confidence. That golden period from 85 to 90/91 will always stand alone as a very special time.
walka112 3 months ago 75
@walka112 - That, my friend, is one beautiful post.
1400deadwood 1 month ago
@walka112 well said
Risaddum 4 weeks ago
so sad to see a funny guy like bobby start to cry :( i love bobby heenan and gorilla monsoon always fun to hear booby cracking a joke during a match and than 'gorilla would say "will you stop
joshuadiesel 3 months ago 43
a class act by WCW.
7judas77 3 months ago
Tony....NO SOLD DEATH literally
HipnosisV1SvR 3 months ago 5
Bobby the Brain and Gorilla monson were best friends. always sad to see them go.
ernestogarcia308 3 months ago
Tony Schiavone is an ass
ChunkyChocobo 3 months ago
always the Weasel. Even in a moment of great grief, Heenan still delivers a good joke, albeit a charming and sentimental joke. RIP Gorilla, and long live Heenan, the funniest man in the history of pro wrestling.
krazyzark 3 months ago 3
must of been so hard for bobby doing that.
MattScandrick 3 months ago 2
Bobby Heenan was so sincere in this...You can see the hurt, especially toward the end of the video...
hdotcarter 3 months ago
what an asshole Tony is... he just acted like it was nothing big...
MaskedTehGamer 3 months ago 2
It was so jarring seeing the flip sarcastic commentator Bobby Heenan so sad, I remember I was crying my eyes out when I saw him break down like that on Nitro.
DominoRyder 3 months ago
Poor heenan, he's so upset :-(
cfcsteve86 3 months ago
you can tell that he really misses his buddy
MackVirus888 3 months ago
that was beautiful
DariushUFC1985 3 months ago
Something We BOTH? NEED TO SAY? Tony is a fake fucking joke. He was dead against any mention of Gorrilla on the program. Tony Shiavony = Douchebag Slimeball.
m3shad 3 months ago 3
@m3shad Tony likely had never met Gorilla, he was just trying to express sympathy and be professional. They couldn't just cancel Monday Nitro and they gave Bobby Heenan some time to talk about someone on the RIVAL show of the time. Him doing his job and covering for Bobby's grief doesnt make him a "fake fucking joke"
DominoRyder 3 months ago
@DominoRyder What!? Serious man? they mentioned their RIVAL show all the time, like when Mic Foley beat the Rock for the wwf title in '99. They had no problem mentioning wwf when they had an opportunity to kill their ratings. So whynot pay respect Gorilla Monsoon a big part of not just wwf but the history of WRESTLING ITSELF? Tony did not want Gorilla mentioned at all. NOT ONE person has ever had something good to say about him in a shoot interview, he's a fat, fake, fuckin joke. :)
m3shad 3 months ago
@m3shad He most likely HAS met Gorilla (contrary to what you thought) and also you made it more of a point of "Why would wcw stop their show to pay tribut to someone who belonged to the RIVALS" ..not Tony clearly being in mourning.
m3shad 3 months ago
@DominoRyder ALSO, watch the video, in the related vids titled "Tension at wcw broadcast booth" this was from the same night , moments before or after. Bobby is pissed about the whole Gorilla thing, he hates Tony, it's not just a work. Straight shoot. So next time you try to prove a point at my expense, I suggest doing your homework, son.
m3shad 3 months ago
@m3shad I didn't say Heenan's dislike of Schiavone was a work, I read Heenan's book. I pointed out that Tony is a human being who was broken up about this as well. That's cute how you call me "son" since Ive likely been watching pro wrestling since you were downing jars of Gerber food.
DominoRyder 3 months ago
@DominoRyder lolFirst of all you're only 3 years older than me dude. Infact, I knew this when I refered to you as "son". I called you that due to the fact that I know more than you on the topic of Wrestling and the wrestling buisness itslef, I guarentee it. And if you've been watching since I was "Still eating Gerber" (Not much longer after you were) and know so much, then, you'd probably know that Tony had a year or so stint as an anouncer in wwf in like 88/89 (hes on wrestlemania 5) so ...
m3shad 3 months ago
@m3shad lol, i love when douchebags like you parade your so called 'wrestling knowledge' around and pretend that you know the business inside and out. Reading a fucking book and/or being a fan doesn't make you a fucking expert. Quit being an egotistical cunt.
ZOMGDUDEWTFBBQ 3 months ago
@ZOMGDUDEWTFBBQ Well, I love it when DOUCHEBAGS such as yourself can't mind their own fuckin business. My first comment on this vid was simply me stating that Shiavonni is a fuckin clown (which most would agree) then that OTHER DOUCHEBAG had to get me started. It's like this, I'm not egotistical, it's just fact, I know wrestling inside and out, I've trained, I have alot of friends still in the Indie scene. So go fuck yourself you old fuckin clown and get a life while you're at it ! :)
m3shad 3 months ago
@DominoRyder Come to think of it, I KNOW of atleast one instance where Tony Co-hosted WWF Prime Time Wrestling with Gorilla when Bobby was off doing something else. OH ya know? Prime Time? before they changed it to Monday Night Raw?
m3shad 3 months ago
Oh wow!!! you can see Bobby crying.
MrDavy78 3 months ago
Prime time wrestling:
Gorilla "Will you be SERIOUS Brain! I can have you replaced you know!"
R.I.P. Monsoon!
zzDzCzCzz 3 months ago
You know, they really should have given Heenan the night off. Maybe make a few comments on the air here to pay tribute ... but let someone else do the announcing for the night.
MystikWizard 3 months ago
no actually owen had performed in wcw a few times in the early 90's after his initial run as blue blazer in wwe. He tagged with ricky morton a few times ( saw a video on here) and also i think with brian pillman. Also the book by his widow admits he wanted to be in wcw at the time but didn't feel it was a good fit becasue of all the big guys and little little guys except him pillman z man and morton. Think this may have been aroun dthe time of the original light weight division
billcary30 3 months ago
jim ross is not the best ever. i liked him when he looked younger in wcw and early wwf. but when one gets older they dont need to be on tv. let other young guys/interviewers shine in the light. also michael cole is so annoying. he could have been someone but never will be because of his heel turn
ericwaffle31 4 months ago
I love Bobby Heenan - he and Gorilla Monsoon were the best commentary duo in wrestling. Period.
MrSinister1979 4 months ago 72
@MrSinister1979,
I've said it before.....I can just see when Heenan dies and goes to heaven, he'll still be ranting about Hulk Hogan....the "humanoids," and what not....and Gorilla will be standing at the "Gorilla Position" (Pearly Gates) and hear him, and shout something to the effect of, "OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE, BRAIN.....**WILL YOU STOP??"**
knightryderrwn 3 months ago
@knightryderrwn Hearing Monsoon shout "WILL YOU STOP?!" at Brain every time Brain went off on one of his rants was priceless. It never got old, and never will. Unlike, say, Michael Cole's "Vintage!" or "Can I have your attention, please?", or Jerry Lawler's creepy slobbering over Kelly Kelly, which have already outstayed their welcome by about three million years...
MrSinister1979 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979,
Absolutely - Bobby and Gorilla were the Abbott and Costello of pro wrestling.....and there will never be another duo like them. I mean, Gorilla was the *PERFECT* straight man to Bobby's comedy....and Bobby Heenan....well....the "Brain" (or "Weasel") just had the best sense of humor - and he could make you love him or hate him, depending on what he said.
knightryderrwn 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979 They used to have me on the floor laughing
Airsoftcleaner 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979 With all due respect to the Brain, I think Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura were the best commentary duo. Gorilla bullied Heenan and Ventura bullied Vince but Monsoon & Ventura had a great back & forth commentary team where neither ever backed down from the other.
GiantPantherTX 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979
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steve2275 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979 these guys are only followed by jr and jerry lawler and thats saying something because jr and lawler were great but not as good as hennan and monsoon
infernityzero2011 1 month ago
"WILL YOU STOP?! IM GONNA HAVE YOU THROWN OUTTA HERE IN A MINUTE!"
ripwtc91101 4 months ago 2
"WOULD YOU BE SERIOUS!!"
CH3Jason 4 months ago 2
I <3 love Bobby Heenan! Grew up watching the guy. Heenan,Monsoon and Jesse Ventura. No replacements period.
akmeximo 4 months ago 2
he looks like hes about to burst into tears when tony starts talking
MrMikehunt87 4 months ago 2
@MrMikehunt87 I think he did at some point, during this broadcast. Bobby and Gorilla (should I say Ray and Gino) were very good friends, and Gorilla's death really hit Bobby hard.
I kind of like Jim Ross better than Gorilla as the face commentator, but Bobby was (and is) light years ahead of Lawler as the heel commentator. The main reason -- Heenan had a natural, razor sharp wit and thought fast on his feet. Lawler uses all of his jokes from joke books and scripting.
evilwillhunting 3 months ago
The BEST EVER he said to hulk hogan once . I heard your mom got a new job ....standing outside of a doctors office making people sick. That still cracks me up
evenmix1 4 months ago
there's no excuse to NOT know if someone is dead or alive in the information age we live in today. It would take under a minute to do the research.
PhilM662 4 months ago
People need to stop posting this crap about people dieing ...Heenan was one of the reasons that pro wrestling is so popular today....The funniest man in wrestling....it so sad seeing him say that about monsoon, the greatest duo ever. Heenan loved Monsoon like a brother!
joeybrabham 4 months ago
Heenan isn't dead. You are a very sick person for saying that.
Fanik10 4 months ago
@Fanik10 Im not trying to contribute to the rumour but i actully heard he died about a year ago. It wasnt until i read your post and read up on it i found out he hadnt died. Im actully really happy he isnt. He plays the 'hee;' so well and in interviews he seems like an honesly good sweet person.
chubbylilloser 4 months ago
@chubbylilloser let's just say he is not doing well
Fanik10 4 months ago
He touched the HELL out of me to see Heenan get that emotional then and it touches me now it was the first time I never seen him like that out of character with such true emotion damn near brings a tear to my eye R.I.P Gorilla
Sandrakilla 4 months ago
Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon were VERY good friends. Bobby and others knew he was sick for while but clearly Bobby is very upset here.
aitraining 4 months ago
Bobby Heenan has always played the part of the heel manager/announcer very well, but you can tell he really meant what he said about Gorilla Monsoon in this video.
Northwro 4 months ago
Raymond Louis "Ray" Heenan (born November 1, 1944), better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, died Saturday after a 9 year battle with throat cancer.
20carrocks 4 months ago
@20carrocks Stop with that stuff. Bobby isn't dead.
2010sheff 4 months ago
RIP Bobby Heenan. 1942-2011
20carrocks 4 months ago
@20carrocks Bobby Heenan died?
praises9700 4 months ago
@20carrocks @praises9700 bobby heenan isnt dead
DanCMoran 4 months ago
Awww, Bobby Heenan is one of the best & most iconic people to ever touch the Wrestling world, specially of course the WWE (Or WWF as it was then known), him & Monsoon had such chemistry on camera (& clearly off camera too) that I don't think their shoes can ever be filled, I LOVE watching those two even to this day it always puts a smile on my face!
RIP Gorilla Monsoon & love & good vibes to Heenan, you were & still are SIMPLY THE BEST!
robbiegloverofficial 4 months ago
Apparently Bobby Heenan demanded that they mention Gorilla's passing on this episode, and wrestlers backstage say he broke down hard off camera.
SnakeMan227 4 months ago
I swear, I cry like a baby every time I watch this or Heenan's HOF induction... Heenan & Mansoon=Best duo of all time!
ThatsABiggon 4 months ago
oh my gosh he is trying so hard not to break out crying, hell I almost cried.
TheBrandonLangston 4 months ago
why did wcw do that though i mean i know he and heenan were good friends and all but gorilla never worked for wcw and wasn't he when he died the story line president of the wwf at the time? Regardless it was a lcassy thing to do. And for you that don't know the gorilla position is what they call the area that the wrestlers go to before they come out during their intro or for a run in.
billcary30 4 months ago
@billcary30 ....By that point, it had been a couple of years since Gorilla had an on-screen role. It was definitely a classy gesture and the right one by WCW. I'm sure Heenan pushed management to say something on air. He and Gorilla were tight.
flipgood89 4 months ago
@billcary30 They were best friends, that's the only reason. To reiterate what you said, it was the classy thing to do. It was the right thing to do.
Nordfelt 4 months ago
@billcary30 They mentioned Owen Hart after his death - Nitro opened with a graphic and a three-bell salute to the guy, and Tony Schiavone offered his sincere condolences to the Hart family - and Owen had never worked there, either. Bret was working for them at the time, but Owen had never set foot in a Nitro ring, so they didn't have to do it, but they did it anyway. The wrestling business is a pretty close-knit community, all things considered.
MrSinister1979 3 months ago
@MrSinister1979 It wasn't very long, it was only for a few matches on WCW Pro, but Owen was in WCW for a hot second.
cwes478 3 months ago
Gorilla, ventura, heenan they are the golden era.
thegame24 4 months ago 45
@thegame24 don't forget about Lord Alfred Hayes
TheArtofUTube 4 months ago
@thegame24 mcmahon, JR and jerry lawler were pretty damn great to. id call it a tie
strrb75 3 months ago
@koalajones88 either way, the whole thing was un-called for, they and they were both out of line, and maybe, just maybe, if bitchoff had spent more time working with his young talent instead of coming up with crap like that and putting the same guys in the main-event night after night, the company would've have been profitable at the time and AOL doesn't sell.
rnjblast773 4 months ago
@rnjblast773 lol sounds like today's WWE. Vince LOVES putting Cena in the main-event all the damn time.
IR305 4 months ago
@IR305 I get the deal with Cena he draws money for the for the target demographic and when your the face of the company its what ya do (austin, hogan, hart were in the main events all the time), i will agree they cant just rely on Cena and need to push other guys becasue hell Cena could get hit by a truck tommorow. No i really got to say TNA is in the worst shape casue they have no idea who to push as the face of their company, and the only guy they have pushed is a "retired" 50+ hulk hogan
TheSilverPhoenix100 4 months ago
I think the only reason that Gorrilla Monsoon don't went to WCW to work was that he was a previous owner of the WWWF along with Vince Sr and remained loyal to Vince Jr because of that. Long miss Gorilla and WCW!
DrKevKangs 4 months ago
gorilla was so great on commentary, such a classy guy. him and heenan together were excellent, and well as gorrilla and ventura.
RIP "The Legendary" Gorilla Monsoon
El2lk 4 months ago
OMG I didn't know Gorilla was dead i just thought he retired. :(
slydawg221 4 months ago
Gorilla was the man
blakdust3 4 months ago
Schiavone is a joke. End of story.
LGVillarreal13 5 months ago
wheres tony now?
rogertayloRRR 5 months ago
@rogertayloRRR I believe he is working Minor- League baseball games now. I think for the Braves organization
MetsFan4Life11238 5 months ago
@MetsFan4Life11238
Tony dose the sports for a radio station WDUN Gainesville Georgia, calls high school games. As well as for Baves minor league team. I remember seeing him when NWA was at the Georgia Mountain Center Tony seem like he had his head up his ass.
DavidBCusumano 3 months ago
@MetsFan4Life11238 -Works for the Braves AAA team in Rome GA(I think thats where it is right outside Atlanta. He also does some work for the UGA football & basketball network.
paulsonj72 2 months ago
I didn't saw this, but they made it very similar to the Nitro opener after Owen's death, but I'm still surprised they didn't give Bobby the night off, it's been rumored that he and Gorilla were almost like brothers, they should had put Lee Marshall, Mike Tenay or even Curt Henning who was occasionally doing commentary in Heenan's place at least for the night
tmbttes 5 months ago
I bet Tony was fighting the urge to blurt out, "THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF WRESTLING!!!"
maxpower789z 5 months ago
how Bobby got through this without crying then and there....will always be a mystery.
quietriotfan1976 5 months ago
@quietriotfan1976
From what I understand, later in the broadcast, he did cry and wasn't able to continue the show. I didn't see this live, but I've read that.
DJCandyManMike 5 months ago
Just hearing Tony Schiavone's voice makes me want masked assailants to break into his house and rip out his eyes and skull fuck the sockets untill he apologizes to Mick Foley for not believing he was World Champion material. Please die a painful death you fucking twat.
iheartnonamejane 5 months ago
@iheartnonamejane- Schiavone was ordered to say that by Bischoff you fool.
TBirdSCIL 5 months ago
Heartbreaking, all class there from Bobby, RIP Gorilla
B2B76 5 months ago
this fucking rips my heart to shreads
DeathAdder83 5 months ago
bobby and gorilla were the best ever on prime time wrestling. I can laugh for hours watching it to this day
BARGAIN02 5 months ago
gorilla was never in wcw
BARGAIN02 5 months ago
This tells you how much class Gorilla had, and the respect he had within the industry, when WCW acknowledged the passing of a WWF star
FerretJohn 5 months ago 2
@FerretJohn all because of heenan. Because Monsoon was never in wcw they didnt want to say anything. But Heenan insisted. They let him. Class act, heenan and wcw for letting him.
isohockey92 5 months ago
Bobby Heenan is all class.Too bad there weren't more like him in the wrestling business.
sammys70 5 months ago
Was Monsoon was never in WCW was he.
mossfreak7 5 months ago
This must've been very tough for Heenan since he was working for another company at the time and couldn't grieve the way that he wanted to on air. He let it all go when he was inducted at the WWE Hall of Fame years later.
cwell510 5 months ago
This was really something special. The best thing he could have possibly said, and he did it on Live Tv. Well done, friend.
Crazymic187 5 months ago
The week prior to this Bobby Heenan was cracking jokes & being disrespectful during the Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit tibute to Owen Hart match......don't believe me then go watch it
It alsways disgusted me how Heenan was making inappropriate jokes during the match while Tony Schiavone tried his best to ignore......then his friend Gorilla Monsoon dies a week later
nWoWolfpacTV 5 months ago
@nWoWolfpacTV You watch wrestling but seem to be incapable of differentiating between the entertainment aspect and real life issues. I hope for your sake that you are under 12 years old.
BazookaIke 5 months ago
@BazookaIke Oh go & fuck yourself you stupid fucking cunt. So a very emotional tribute match to Owen Hart performed by his brother Bret Hart & a close family friend trained by the Hart family in Chris Benoit in the very same Kemper Arena where Owen Hart DIED a few months earlier after he fell to his death does not have some real life aspects to it? Clearly you are the ones who needs to go back & evaluate the circumstances. Bobby Heenan was disrespectful during & after that match. FACT.
nWoWolfpacTV 5 months ago
@nWoWolfpacTV Its entertainment, dumb fuck. Its basically just acting. Christ you are too stupid to be using up air that other people could be breathing.
BazookaIke 5 months ago
@BazookaIke You're clearly not intelligent enough to converse with me about pro wrestling because you don't know enough about it. Not everything in wrestling is kayfabed dipshit. Where are we at? do you think everything in wrestling is acting? or is this about how you don't think emotion, dialogue & teary-eyes of Bret Hart during Owen Hart tribute match was not real but Bobby Heenan's emotion, dialogue & the teary-eyes on this video were? You're either a stupid dumb twat or a contradicting cunt
nWoWolfpacTV 5 months ago
@nWoWolfpacTV Mommy and daddy should send you to bed without dinner. No TV for a week either.
BazookaIke 5 months ago
@BazookaIke MARK alert MARK alert
nWoWolfpacTV 5 months ago