10 Kayfabe-breaking moments from WWE history

#4 Bobby Heenan storms off during Brian Pillman match

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is well known as one of the most pitiless, merciless, evil, and yet funny and entertaining wrestling heel managers of all time. But, at one time, he was also a wrestler. As Pretty Boy Bobby Heenan, he played up his smaller size compared to many of the other wrestlers. He once gave an interview right after a match while his forehead just oozed blood.

By the time he joined WWE in the 1980s, however, time and surgery had taken their toll on his body. He rarely took major bumps, and when he did it was a major event. Hulk Hogan once 'choked' Heenan during a match and then the Brain wore a neck brace for years afterward.

When Heenan joined WCW as a commentator, he clearly stated he was done taking bumps of any kind. In fact, as part of his contract the wrestlers weren't even allowed to touch him. Thus, when a riled up Brian Pillman unexpectedly put his hands on Heenan during a Nitro broadcast, the Brain went into a kayfabe busting fit and walked out.