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Professional wrestling stable
Heenan Family
Bobby Heenan (left) accompanying Heenan Family member André the Giant to the ring in the late-1980s.
Stable
Members
See below
Debut
1974
Disbanded
1993
Years active
1974–1993
The Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. Heenan managed wrestlers under the Heenan Family name in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
The term "stable" refers to a group of wrestlers in an ongoing alliance, often under a single manager. Heenan notoriously disliked the term, stating that "a stable is a place where you keep a bunch of fly-infested horses", and instead referred to his collective wrestlers as his "family". The name moved with him, and changed members frequently.
HeenanFamily was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. Heenan managed wrestlers under the HeenanFamily name...
collectively known as "The HeenanFamily" at various times throughout his career. Known for his quick wit and comedic ability, Heenan also served as a color...
after Bobby Heenan distracted their opponents The Can-Am Connection to help the Islanders win a match; the team was now managed by Heenan, and used an...
team match on WWF Championship Wrestling featuring Studd and fellow HeenanFamily member Ken Patera against André the Giant and S. D. Jones. The match...
the Bobby HeenanFamily. His first major feud in the WWF was with Heenan's former muscle bound charge "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (whom Heenan had dropped...
traded Bundy to manager Bobby Heenan in exchange for Adrian Adonis and The Missing Link. After joining the HeenanFamily, Bundy feuded extensively with...
to being under management of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (and, by default, members of the HeenanFamily). It was commonplace for the WWF at this time to...
a star in the 1980s WWF wrestling boom, and featured with manager Bobby Heenan and champion Hulk Hogan extensively, including in the main events of the...
defeat B. Brian Blair in Milan, Italy. He rejoined The HeenanFamily, participating with Bobby Heenan's team at Survivor Series. On Dec 3, 1988, on WWF Superstars...
Championship (1 time) The Acolytes Protection Agency The Four Horsemen The HeenanFamily The U.S. Express The West Texas Rednecks "The Blackjacks Bio". WWE.com...
Wrestling Federation (WWF) in August 1991. His arrival was hyped by Bobby Heenan, beginning with the August 11 episode of Wrestling Challenge. On the September...
Brunzell, in Richmond, Virginia. Patera was an integral part of the HeenanFamily in the AWA (1982–1983), and later in the WWF (1984–1985). While in the...
Heenan is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Ben Heenan (born 1990), American footballer Bobby Heenan (1944–2017), American...
withdrawal of an employment offer with WCW. Bobby Heenan himself replaced Blanchard as part of the HeenanFamily team at the Survivor Series five days later...
being distracted by an argument with Heenan. Following the loss, Heenan slapped Taylor. Taylor, tired of Heenan's demeaning style of coaching, turned against...
Papali'itele Max Amata Taogaga (born 28 April 1949) is a Samoan retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling...
19's episode of Superstars. After his title win, Perfect enlisted Bobby Heenan as his "perfect" manager and made a successful title defense against Santana...
Michael McCord (born October 26, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Austin Idol. He is best known for his...
Federation. Upon being named the Brain Busters, the team took Bobby "The Brain" Heenan as their manager and quickly began rising through the tag team ranks, eventually...
the loss. In late 1985, after being briefly managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and adopting the DDT as a finisher, Adonis' gimmick began to change. First...
was a member of famous wrestling stable, managed by Bobby Heenan, known as The HeenanFamily. His famous catch phrase during interviews (and written phonetically)...
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