It’s unfortunate that the younger generation of wrestling fans may never experience all the wonder and joy that Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby The Brain Heenan provided to the world. Some consider the pair to be the greatest duo in wrestling history thanks to their antics and chemistry.
Whether they were doing commentary or appearing on a show of their own, both men showed the world how hilarious and talented they were. Few things are as great as watching Heenan attempting to weasel out of something while Monsoon stone-walls him. Thankfully, both men left plenty of hilarious moments for their fans to watch over and over.
10 Gorilla Monsoon Scolds Heenan
Anyone who knows the dynamic between the two great characters knows that they often felt like best friends and worst enemies at the exact same time. Thanks to that relationship, in a moment of Monsoon scolding Heenan, it felt more like a spat between two partners in a relationship.
The whole moment is hilarious thanks to Monsoon playing his anger straight, but Heenan simply quietly apologizes and tries to move past the situation. The brief segment is hilarious from start to finish with a disappointed Monsoon and a begrudgingly apologetic Heenan.
9 WILL YOU STOP???
Heenan and Monsoon were both men who were never afraid to tell it exactly like it was. When Heenan felt like his clients had been cheated, he’d let the entire world know it, something that seemed to get on Monsoon’s nerves more than ever in one specific instance.
Heenan cuts a passionate promo about Ric Flair and how he is the true world champion, but Monsoon had heard enough. Letting out one of the most powerful, “WILL YOU STOP?” lines of his career, his ferocity immediately shuts Heenan up and sends him right back down into his chair.
8 Bobby Heenan’s Phone
Fans of Prime Time Wrestling will undoubtedly remember Heenan and his phone. It was a simple prop that provided great moments of hilarity, but one of the absolute best was a reveal that Monsoon had actually sabotaged his phone.
When Monsoon reveals what he’s done, Heenan fumbles as he attempts to repair the phone, a moment that leads to plenty of hilarity. Heenan plays the moment so well that even Monsoon ends up chuckling as he continues to poke fun at his always energetic broadcast partner.
7 Heenan On Flair
While the promo itself isn’t particularly funny, Heenan and Monsoon managed to make just about any moment they were on-screen comedic. After Bret Hart beat Ric Flair in Saskatoon for the title, Heenan had quite a lot to say about the whole situation.
Pacing around, constantly yelling out, “Saskatoon!”, and Monsoon once again playing the entire segment as the straight-man is hilarious. It’s a lesser remembered promo from Heenan, but when someone has as many great moments as him, it’s only natural a few get forgotten.
6 Heenan’s Neck Injury
There was a lot of talk around Heenan’s supposed neck injury, and Monsoon wanted to get to the bottom of whether he was truly injured or not. In the midst of his investigation, Heenan winds up being examined by a less than thorough doctor.
The entire segment is filled with amazing commentary by Monsoon, including an expertly delivered veterinarian joke. For once, Monsoon might be more combative toward someone around Heenan instead of Heenan himself. It’s one of the duo’s more famous moments, and one that their fans should experience if they haven’t done so.
5 The Hunt For The Gym
Most people probably never thought of Heenan and Monsoon as particularly outdoorsy guys, and that very thing was on full display when they took a trip out to the woods. The purpose was to find the supposed training camp for Andre The Giant, but things went south fast.
Watching the men stumble through the woods, sometimes with arms full of bananas is a classic moment from the duo. Of course, the two are utterly lost, but Heenan uses the time to make every little thing they find seem to be yet another impressive feat from Andre.
4 Mother’s Day
When the topic of Mother’s Day came up between Heenan and Monsoon, everyone should have been ready for when Heenan made the day about himself. He does exactly that in a brief segment that leaves both fans and Monsoon in disbelief.
After Heenan shared his love for the day thanks to a gift he’d gotten from his mother, Monsoon tries to explain that the day is meant to be for his mom. Heenan plays the moment perfectly by feigning ignorance, something that led to plenty of laughs from Monsoon’s over-the-top reaction.
3 Monsoon’s Holiday
There were plenty of great segments between the pair of legendary commentators, but one of the best and lengthiest came when Heenan sought to prove he could helm an entire show without the help of Monsoon.
For whatever reason, Heenan thought the best way to do that would be to interrupt Monsoon in the midst of a holiday. The entire segment is filled with great moments, but the moment Monsoon shows up to ask what Heenan is doing there is the true beginning of the hilarity.
2 The Duo Wander The Plaza
When the hosts of Prime Time Wrestling made their way to Trump Plaza in the lead up to WrestleMania, both men got up to their fair share of hijinks. They make their way through most of the plaza’s various amenities in hilarious fashion.
The whole thing kicks off with Heenan immediately fighting with a woman at the front desk, something that leads to a call to security. Monsoon shows up, knowing pretty much everyone in the plaza and handles the situation in a matter of seconds, frustrating Heenan all over again.
1 Monsoon Throws A Turkey
A lot of people might think that Monsoon threw some kind of fake turkey, or maybe even a cooked turkey at Heenan, but no, he threw an actual live turkey at his broadcast partner. The classic moment came during one of their Thanksgiving broadcasts of Prime Time Wrestling.
Heenan, dressed as a pilgrim, is up to his usual hijinks, so when Monsoon brings out a wildly flapping turkey, he gets a bit nervous. Monsoon tells Heenan the bird is his friend before asking if he wants to see it. He then tosses the bird at Heenan who is immediately sent off of the set of the show.
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