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

"Mean" Gene and Bobby Heenan

#4- Heenan returns to WWE for the WrestleMania X-Seven Gimmick Battle Royal

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WrestleMania X-Seven was, in a way, a punctuation mark on that era of pro wrestling. The then-WWF had just purchased their only real competition since they originally went national, World Championship Wrestling. The Invasion angle still hadn't really kicked in yet and the card was stacked with some amazing matches.

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Included on the card was the "Gimmick Battle Royal", which was more or less what you'd expect - a number of wrestlers (or their fill-ins, if need be) - such as Duke "The Dumpster" Drose, One Man Gang, Tugboat (who, thankfully, wasn't asked to relive The Shockmaster), and more. This was clearly a "thank you" to the old school fans who stuck with them through the 1980s and early 90s, and it was topped off with a great sweetner: commentary from a returning "Mean" Gene Oakerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

While hearing Gene's voice is always a nice treat (especially then), Brain's commentary was a delight. As you can tell from the videos above, he hadn't lost a step

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