Sportskeeda Remembers: WWE Hall of Famer Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

#2- Heenan calls Ric Flair's Royal Rumble/WWE Championship victory

When you think of Bobby Heenan, one of his moments that comes to mind is his commentary from the 1992 Royal Rumble. Heenan was an advocate of Ric Flair at the time, and was naturally a little worried when Flair drew entry number 3. From the very start, you could tell Heenan (along with Gorilla Monsoon) was going to give us quite a show.

The buzzer rings and participant #1, the British Bulldog waits for his next opponent - and who should come out but Flair? You can almost hear Heenan's heart break as he yells “NO! Damn it!” At this point in Rumble history, no one has ever drawn numbers one through five and won.

At the end, Flair, miraculously still in the match - eliminates Sid Justice, and you can almost her Brain weeping tears of joy as he tells Monsoon off. He would run to the back to meet up with Flair to shoot a that legendary final promo before the Rumble ("With a tear... in my eye!") ended. Seeing Heenan seem so genuinely happy made Flair fans jump for joy, and made Hogan fans scream in disgust.

And whether you loved it or hated it, Heenan made sure you knew that his man, Flair, was the Real World's Heavyweight Champion.

- Greg Bush