Heenan's Neck Examination

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

I think BBH and Gorilla both should have been granted lifespans of 200 years by God, just so that they could keep us laughing and smiling.

[@danthemeatman9883]

AMEN 🙏

[@marcusisrealious1255]

I agree bro CLASS ACTS

[@johnthesportsarchivist2600]

Well, now they're making God laugh.

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

Yes! 👍

[@rancidcrawfish]

Vince had them off tv while they were still alive

[@brianturner914]

The doctor tested his left arm for reflexes and his right hand moved. Absolutely priceless!!!

[@martyperry3327]

They just don't make em like Heenan anymore. I could listen to him all day long.

[@mharris5047]

Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette, I could watch them for hours.

[@randalgraves4919]

I agree

[@tarrylrosier8443]

I remember watching this back in the day. My favorite line, "You're treating a weasel, and you're talking to a gorilla. What are you a veterinarian?". 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ouarkie]

Don’t forget carrying a Datsun. I spit my Pepsi out when Gorilla said that. Love those guys.

[@tarrylrosier8443]

@@ouarkie Dachshund!

[@skullthumper8646]

Pure gold.

[@mac888spectral7]

A good one today would be "Is this the WWE or the World Wildlife Federation?"

[@marcojaramillo3173]

I had to pause it for a while. I couldn’t stop laughing for 10 minutes

[@ducc764]

My god do I miss Bobby Heenan. There will never be another person in wrestling that could do what he did: You have to be fair to Flair!

[@ronaldshank7589]

A little factoid here:Of the Original Four Horsemen, only Ole Anderson never had any time with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan as his Manager. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard formed the Tag-Team "The Brainbusters" upon their arrival in the Then-WWF in 1988, & Had Bobby "The Brain" Heenan as their Manager, but they left there in 1989. Then, in 1991, in an unprecedented move, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair came to the Then-WWF, and he, too, was managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, until early 1993.

[@SteveCA1972]

Names that shaped so many things for pro wrestling were Heenan, Cornette, Flair, Piper, Savage and Steele! 👍

[@VolumedMusicMan]

This neck injury was no laughing matter. Bobby suffered it in 1983 in a match in Japan. He didn’t have insurance in those days in wrestling . Bobby didn’t get the neck surgery until after he left WCW. Sad to say, Bobby’s health took a turn for the worse with cancer and complications of his jaw in surgery. He passed in 2017. He was a brave soul and a good man. I grew up watching him in the Chicagoland area in the 70s, and then into the 80s and 90s with the WWF(e). He was kind of like family watching him for so long on TV. RiP Brain!

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Bobby's commentary during that 92 Rumble was amazing. That alone is worth watching.

[@Barbarianbrotha]

The best comedy duo of all time. That were never even considered comedians. In an industry thats scripted. They were improvisational geniuses.

[@jww112093]

"You came out with a Dachshund under your arm. You're treating a weasel! You're talking to a Gorilla! What are you? A veterinarian?"

[@ashyhusky4130]

+John Wagner Best line in the clip

[@BStagg82]

LMAO! I love that!!!

[@MrCarl220]

'He swicthed x-rays on me!!' LOL! Heenan and Monsoon..never will there be another duo like them again!

[@corymenedez2369]

Never will be. Their chemistry was pure Gold

[@PsychomachineryEBM]

JR and Lawyer & Gorilla - Ventura were also gold, but not even close to these two

[@alexkrycek3359]

Magical times growing up watching this. So much chemistry!!!

[@counterpointify]

Dr. von Brandenburg from Düsseldorf with his dog Schnapps. Priceless. 🤣

[@aeromedical6776]

The writing was pure gold on this show.

[@jww112093]

"You'll be pumping gas in Newark, pal!"

[@BStagg82]

LMAO!

[@TheSweetestScience]

Home of the Sorpranos! LOL He He!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Gas. Back then, it was, what, about $1.20 Per Gallon? Nowadays, it's nearly three times that amount for a gallon of Gas...if not more! Bobby and Gorilla sure came up with some crazy stuff, didn't they? What a lot of people didn't know back then, was that these two were actually best of friends! Bobby was absolutely heartbroken, when Gorilla Monsoon died from Cancer, back in 1999. Then, just several years ago, Bobby Heenan passed away from Throat Cancer. Rest In Peace and Power, you two!

[@davidpallin772]

I remember exactly when Bobby said that.

[@citizensallianceaustralia2025]

These two were right up there with the best comedic duos of all time! Great stuff!

[@TheXtremeJ]

One of the best duo's ever to grace television. Without fantastic talent like Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon I hate to think what commentary in professional wrestling would look like today. In sports entertainment they are the standard.

[@MaestroTJS]

The commentary today would probably look BETTER if we didn't have them set the standard, because knowing about them makes the commentary today seem like crap!

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

The problem now is too many announcing teams make poor attempts at replicating this

[@TheSweetestScience]

After JR and the King, commentary has really gone down hill. It’s the shits now unfortunately, just like the product… *sigh*

[@jrperfection6380]

@@TheSweetestScience Agreed, that is a big percentage of the problem in the WWE

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

As a kid back in the 80’s I always looked forward to these segments as much as I did the actual wrestling matches. 🤣

[@kaminator515]

In today's age we would take the crappy wrestling over wrestlers actually doing the shitty promos of today

[@everettlee9280]

Monsoon should have been suspended fa questioning a world renowned physician like that

[@seanmontgomery801]

Thank goodness Mr.Monsoon wasn't.He has every right to doubt this supposed fool.At least this man,Dr.George Nelson is an experienced one.Heenan was "goldbricking" the whole time,even though he did have the belt he hit Ken Patera with and then got it wrapped around his neck and was swung around.Patera was totally justified because remember Heenan struck him first.

[@robertrodriguez787]

You mean that actor that called himself a doctor

[@SenorChubbs420]

He only knows of animals. Clearly he’s a veteran!

[@michaelallen8508]

I had my neck checked out my Dr. Von Brandenburg as well, he saved my neck 👍

[@scottbergeron9515]

Dr VonBrandenburg is nicknamed the hero of Dusseldorf.... what a doctor!!

[@jonathanturbide2232]

LMAO Gorilla's skepticism from the get go is what makes this such a classic, just the way he looks at Bobby and that veterinarian is comedy gold. 😆

[@OaktownABQ]

"It's not broken, it's just fractured." LOL

[@bag101]

Loved that line as well, missed it the first time! Also Gorilla's understated 'Dusseldorf'

[@michaelrubin4832]

Actually bobby really had neck problems it was real

[@kevinmelisacolvin4585]

Fractured means broken doc lmao

[@greglemieux9809]

I can't Stop laughing. This is pure comedy GOLD. I miss these guys.

[@erinmeggik391]

The greatest color commentary Wrestling team of all times. 😂 They kept me in stitches

[@user-wr6db6nw8t]

Probably one of the best skits on Prime Time Wrestling!

[@credible49]

From the AWA to WWF to WCW , Bobby was the Greatest , then team him up with Monsoon , It does not get any better!!

[@eric21200]

"I wouldn't let this guy treat me for a hangnail!"

[@dnakatomiuk]

"WILL YOU STOP" love the fact Gorilla doesn't even buy it lol

[@WolfieRich1]

"It's not broken its just fractured" LMAO

[@kevinmelisacolvin4585]

Fractured means broken doctor lmao

[@stndrds79]

gorilla was also funny as hell! "you came out with a doxson, ur treating a weasel and talking to a gorilla. what r u, a vetenarian?" LOL!!

[@SenorChubbs420]

Dachshund

[@scottmoore1614]

They were great together. I used to look forward to Monday nights.

[@scottmoore1614]

@Viro Pax I think with Heenan and Monsoon, it was mostly love.

[@scottmoore1614]

@Viro Pax I love Bobby’s HOF induction speech. I was just watching it again. He said the only thing missing was Gorilla Monsoon, who had already passed away.

[@jackkenefick2696]

@@scottmoore1614 and in his speech he compared the World Wildlife Fund with WWE very reminiscent of Gorilla's rant about Doxon, Weasel and Gorilla

[@CoxinatorProductions]

Just remember, don't go nowhere without your Schnapps.

[@emilysanders1978]

I KNOW RIGHT 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@larrygonzales5245]

Depending on how much, you won't go nowhere with Schnapps.

[@kort1344]

They were classic! Such great chemistry. Nothing was scripted.

[@thereilneid2868]

"Just a couple of ham & eggers" these 2 have such great timing & delivery it's really good stuff.

[@ericg4868]

Could a man with the name of Gorilla Monsoon be more relaxed and sublime? No, the answer is no.

[@polopopolo2197]

Nothing like these two.

[@MrJay197409]

Miss the old day of kayfabe when wrestling in my generation was actually good.

[@mapmtony]

"You'll be pumping gas in Newark, pal" LMAO

[@eric21200]

"The X-ray is upside down!" lol

[@snuffereet]

Even though these two segments were amazingly fantastically funny (one of the top 5 best of ALL time in the 33 years i've watched WWF/E), what Gorilla says in the studio after the German doctor fiasco is almost just as hilarious! "You call him a doctor? I happened to look in his bag and I saw a yo-yo in there!!!" holy crap! These two were the best!

[@Sega_Dreams]

One of the funniest bits they ever did! I miss these times so much!

[@joshd3192]

I was lucky to watch this growing up as a kid. Awesome.

[@ronniecathcart2484]

This is just pure Diamond!

[@chennao]

These two together were TV magic

[@jimnfl7134]

always laugh at the line: Yiou're treating a Weasel! and You are Talking to a Gorilla! LOL!

[@eric21200]

My favorite wrestling commentary duo!

[@thepennsylvanian9280]

These were great times! I will never forget these great memories!

[@corywilson8704]

No one never gives props to gorilla monsoon glasses! They we're always pimp to me!

[@arthuridis]

I've given props for years. I wear tinted prescription for sensitivity to bright lights.

[@mattm6580]

The irony is that Bobby really did have serious neck problems. As always, Heenans character was actually right but nobody took him seriously.

[@pepito2847]

And Monsoon gave the doc crap for having a dog with him Yet I’m sure if the British Bulldogs came onto Prime Time Wrestling with Matilda Monsoon would proudly shake their hands

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

Ken Patera destroyed Heenan's neck with that belt snap

[@rjmdrum]

Still holds up as good fun.

[@Tito74]

"goldbricking" Ha, a new term I just learned.

[@msm1876]

+TekNyc74 Yeah, it's one of the bountiful things that pro wrestling has taught me as well!

[@nathanlansford1882]

I first heard it on *The Flintstones*. :)

[@mygirlpiper]

This is so funny because everything is bullshit, " Harmless Humor." The Brain and Gorilla over the top hyperbole and they were great at it, in fact I enjoyed there banter on prime time wrestling more so than the actual wrestling, a great comedic team.

[@edinscot56789]

Heenan plays the ultimate goofy heel

[@chrisbath3956]

Bobby Heenan was so funny and entertaining back in the day!

[@derwandelndekloth7775]

"He's from Düsseldorf,Germany" "Hmm,Düsseldorf?!"🤔 😂

[@timwoods3171]

So hilarious! The second doctor confirms Gorilla's diagnosis of goldbricking, and Bobby leaps out of his chair justlikethat! Comic genius!

[@JohnDoe-id1es]

5:48 lol at Heenan's initial reaction to the Dr's diagnosis.

[@allclevernamesgone]

What makes this even better ---- Heenan was legitimately injured.

[@MichaelSmith-ss6mi]

Gotta love The Brain

[@jaylong4705]

You can take that off, doc, he doesn't need itnsnyway.... that line cracks me up every time

[@nooneinteresting4193]

The saddest thing though is Bobby's neck WAS hurt, in fact it's one of the reasons he left the WWF, he couldn't stick the travelling anymore as he was in constant pain and planed to retire. The only reason he signed for WCW was they offered health insurance.

[@leegraves8878]

From my understanding warrior broke it a year later.

[@TheAxeGrinder]

Warrior aggravated it. Heenan broke it in Japan in the mid 80s.

[@DEP717]

WCW was also taping in Florida at the time, and the Brain had a Daughter who was going to College in Florida.

[@stevemccullagh36]

TheAxeGrinder Correct. Atsushi Onita did it.

[@stevemccullagh36]

Well, yes and no. He left the WWF because his contract was up and they offered him a renewal for half his current deal so he decided it was time to go.

[@stndrds79]

bobby actually had a broken neck in real life, he would get it repaired years later in WCW when he got insurance

[@3912James]

stndrds79 For real? Wow...Heenan was truly a trooper.

[@guddergo7116]

Can a person live with a broken neck? How do you know when it's broke?

[@ilikethecokev2]

You can live with a broken neck, it's just a matter of how severe the injury is. Heenan's was the bare minimum to qualify as broken.

[@richiebee1984]

@Lewis 970 That might have been the weasel suit match when he military pressed heenan and dropped bobby and he landed really bad.

[@namsnoodle]

You can, depending on where it's broken at.

[@2010mceric]

Greatest comedy team of all time.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

They should have made a movie about these 2.

[@VCA72]

"I'll have you pumping gas in Newark, NJ!" 😂 Heenan was a savage!

[@CONFUCIUS-f2x]

"You'll be pumping gas in Newark " brilliant

[@Dreamreever-71]

Best commentary team of all time

[@snuffereet]

i also die laughing around the 8:13 mark, when you hear Heenan let out an angry scream (sound likes he says YEAH!) and slams the door.

[@esccccco1]

The world is just worse off without gorilla and the brain. Jesus Bobby was a genius

[@412busdriver]

Both Doctors are excellent also in these spoofs😅😅😅

[@joeypinheiro1268]

Bobby Heenan you be pumping gas in Newark pal

[@kujjjooo]

Miss these guys .😐thanks for the laughter.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

I never go anywhere without SCHNAPPS!

[@JohnnySplattWadd]

Today's wrestling can never compare to these skits and characters. I wouldn't watch wrestling matches now if they were free. BRING BACK THE COMEDY!!!!

[@MoMindSetCrypto]

Heenan had a neck injury, the second doctor was bogus!!!

[@ts.elliot5870]

Kayfabe!😊😊😊😊

[@adrionjones]

They were the best.

[@sports12ification]

these two were great

[@reeseatkinson5796]

This is GOLD

[@tktkdiamond]

Greatest of all time and greatest team of all time the good old days with Bobby the brain and Gorilla Monsoon

[@El_Pinche_Hombre]

"This doesn't look like a woman to me!" hahahahahahaha

[@paulchoccyt1303]

The irony is, he broke his neck in 1983 and didn't have it repaired and fixed until 1993/94 in WCW

[@joeypinheiro1268]

The best duo of all time period. The only people who come even close are Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.

[@shaunieinthewrasslin2877]

I loved he turned the x Ray upside down and said “that’s not a woman” Heenans the 🐐

[@shaunieinthewrasslin2877]

Correction, weasel

[@tppwttiger2244]

This is just an example of why the show was so successful! 😆😆😆😆

[@embracinglogic1744]

hahaha he leaves WITHOUT the neck brace lol!

[@michaelrubin4832]

Actually read bobbya book his. Neck was injurex

[@stanlibuda5786]

Düsseldorf, Germany. My hometown! Apropos: we brew the best beer here in the world.

[@chrispierce1739]

If I am not mistaken the guy playing Heenan's Doctor is Hans Kramm who was working in the restaurant business in Baltimore. He did some acting gigs on the side.

[@ibbetn1]

I think he had parts in a few Prime Time skits.

[@gwencrawford737]

Bobby and Gino were just lights-out amazing together! LOL What's funny... they could've easily been instructors for improve theater... because that's how they did their skits! In an interview, Bobby once talked about it and they didn't have scripts... they'd just maybe have a couple of words before the camera rolled about what they were going to do... a starting point, if nothing else... and then they'd let it rip completely off the cuff, playing off of each other. That's why these skits never seemed 'mechanical' or 'rehearsed'... because really, THEY WEREN'T!

[@oddjobz9858]

Best years ever for wwf

[@izom]

what a show ! rip mr heenan- read about his last years in wikipedia- horrible- sad ...didnt deserve this !

[@daniello9155]

Comic gold, never to be repeated in the anals of wrestling.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

"the most current x rays of the Brain's neck" 😂

[@95SLE]

Still freaking funny after 34 years. You will be pumping gas in Newark. LOL

[@samysalman6374]

Wow. Can not believe all these people I used to watch in the 80s passed away!! so sad!

[@jroberts918]

The 80's were 32 years ago. Are you under the assumption that people on TV live forever or something?

[@sfcd4757]

Nothing makes you feel old and time really flies by as wrestling fans

[@timothyl8237]

These two were the greatest thing in wrestling

[@leegraves8878]

Kinda ironic that they used a broken neck angle a year before warrior actually broke his neck.

[@mrmichael428]

lee graves

[@michaelrubin4832]

Actually he had a neck injury from awa

[@stevemccullagh36]

Michael Rubin Actually Onita broke his neck in Japan in 83.

[@scottaznavourian7617]

@@stevemccullagh36 jeesh why would he let patera hogan and warrior abuse his neck like that...if nothing else the patera one was truly brutal

[@garypmarquis]

...this is tooo damned funny...I love it...

[@jeffreymiller9808]

You’ll be pumping gas in Newark......lol

[@jeaninempanzone6754]

What an actor that doctor 👩‍⚕️ is

[@tonymazz9912]

If this skit was done in Vaudeville, the people would be hysterical on the floor laughing 🤣😅😂. Priceless.

[@keithlinville9578]

These were the days...

[@stacking4life86]

I always liked the line "You'll be Pumping Gas In Newark Pal"

[@johnkeeton8119]

Funny thing is, Bobby had a legit broken neck from a match in Japan.

[@huflungdung8252]

Onita

[@TheSweetestScience]

Is that why he stopped wrestling??

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

@@TheSweetestScience that's why he stopped being a manager

[@growlerfrown487]

I didn’t appreciate this at 10 yrs old, but my god it’s gold

[@simonehicks7635]

I miss these two gentlemen so much 😭. I know there in that wrestling ring in the sky . They were so hilarious 😂.

[@suzannewillis817]

Classic monsoon and brain here.

[@jackmurray2446]

Doctor Vinnie Goomba!

[@HowRJ]

"you'll be pumping gas in Newark"..........Heenen is hysterical.......and Monsoon is a great straight man.......

[@scottaznavourian7617]

'its not broken, just fratctired' lol wut