Bobby Heenan is widely regarded as the greatest manager of all time. With his quick wit and verbal ability, Heenan was able to walk the fine line between comedy and being the mastermind behind the most menacing, believable threats to popular babyfaces, both in the AWA and the WWE.

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Many moments of Heenan and his Heenan Family stable live on in the minds of wrestling fans: being stuffed in a weasel suit by the Ultimate Warrior, managing Paul Orndorff against Hulk Hogan at The Big Event in Toronto, wrestling in an attack dog trainer's suit at WrestleMania 4, costing the Ultimate Warrior the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania 5, being slapped by Andre at WrestleMania 6 - just to name a few. But as good as Bobby and his stable was, not all moments are made to last throughout time. Here are ten Heenan Family moments from its WWE run that were less than memorable.

10 Cutting Andre the Giant's Hair

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At WrestleMania 1, Heenan managed Big John Studd in his match against Andre the Giant. While most fans know that it was a so-called Bodyslam match, many may not know the backstory behind the match. John Studd's gimmick was that he saw himself as the biggest giant in wrestling and claimed that he could not be slammed. To prove his point, he offered anybody who could slam him a cash price - usually up to $10,000.

In December 1984, Studd and Andre found themselves on opposite ends. Studd teamed with Ken Patera to take on the team of S.D. Jones and Andre the Giant. During the match, Jones was knocked out of the ring, and Patera and Studd double-teamed Andre. They slammed him and put the boots to him until Heenan produced scissors from his pocket. He handed them to Studd who proceeded to cut Andre's legendary afro. The angle was hot, as fans threw garbage in the ring while the heels celebrated.

9 Heenan Family vs. The Machines

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After WrestleMania 2, Andre took some time off from the WWE, filming The Princess Bride, healing his deteriorating body, and touring Japan. In the kayfabe world of the WWE, Andre had missed some shows and was subsequently suspended. Just a few weeks later, Captain Lou Albano introduced his new team, The Machines.

Although it consisted of various members, it was clear that "Giant Machine" was none other than Andre himself. An irate Heenan made it his mission to expose Andre on the premise that, once he proved the obvious, Andre would be suspended for life. The angle led to a six-man tag team match between Heenan, Bundy, and Studd against Big Machine (Blackjack Mulligan), Super Machine (Bill Eadie a.k.a. Demolition Ax), and Albano at The Big Event in Toronto in August 1986 and was dropped soon after when Albano left the company.

8 Heenan Sells Hercules

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In 1988, the Heenan Family was at the biggest it would be. By September, it comprised of Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Harley Race, Haku, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Terry Taylor/Red Rooster, and Hercules. Never one to decline a good offer, Heenan accepted the offer of Ted DiBiase to buy Hercules' contract (Heenan himself had purchased Hercules from Slick in November 1986).

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Instead of using Hercules as his muscle though, DiBiase intended to make the muscleman his 'slave.' Needless to say, Herc was not too happy with either DiBiase or Heenan and turned babyface. He would continue to feud with the Heenan Family into early 1989, beating Haku at WrestleMania 5, before the feud fizzled out.

7 Heenan Leaves The Brain Busters

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The main event of Survivor Series 1989 saw the Ultimate Warriors beat the Heenan Family in a traditional elimination match. However, on short notice, Heenan had to replace Tully Blanchard of the Brain Busters who had tested positive for cocaine. In Kayfabe, the stable had gotten into an argument in their locker room and Tully had walked out of the team.

However, the WWE already had the Saturday Night's Main Event special, airing two days after the PPV, in the can. On that show, the Brain Busters faced The Rockers in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. While the split was always planned (Arn and Tully planned to return to the NWA), the match had to be edited and Heenan was shown to leave the Brain Busters behind.

6 Heenan Introduces Terry Taylor

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Terry Taylor had been a promising young talent in the NWA and UWF before jumping to the WWE in 1988. Introduced as "Scary" Terry Taylor, he was mostly used on the undercard. That is until Bobby Heenan introduced him as his new acquisition on the Brother Love Show.

Heenan buried Taylor (still under his regular ring name) but said that he would turn him into a superstar. Taylor was soon rebranded as the Red Rooster, which basically destroyed his career, but the fact that Heenan introduced him as Terry Taylor is often overlooked.

5 Stealing Matilda

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On the December 26, 1987, episode of Superstars, Heenan's Islanders were scheduled for a match against The British Bulldogs. Before the bell rang, Heenan distracted the Bulldogs and the Islanders jumped the babyfaces, beating them down before taking their mascot, the bulldog Matilda.

The heels ran off with the Bulldogs running (and stumbling) behind them. The angle would eventually lead to a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 4.

4 Paul Orndorff Fires Heenan - Again

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When thinking of Heenan and Orndorff, most fans think of their feud with Hogan. However, fewer people remember how their relationship ended. Heenan had brought Rick Rude into his stable. An argument ensued about who had the better body: Rick or Paul? Heenan sided with Rude which enraged Mr. Wonderful.

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On August 22, 1987, Heenan promised the world that Orndorff would admit that Rude's body was superior. Instead, though, Mr. Wonderful fired Heenan and introduced his new manager, Oliver Humperdink to lukewarm reactions, at best.

3 Heenan Retires From Managing

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By early 1991, the Heenan Family had shrunk to Haku, The Barbarian, and its crown jewel, the Intercontinental Champion, Mr. Perfect. Heenan was transitioning to commentary and while Haku and the Barbarian more or less disappeared to Japan and the undercard, Mr. Perfect required an official explanation.

On an episode of Superstars, Perfect brought out Heenan as his "former manager" and then introduced his new manager, The Coach. Just like that, Heenan's managerial career had found a kind of unspectacular end.

2 The Ken Patera Debate

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Ken Patera had spent sixteen months in prison for assault on a police officer and destruction of property. While these charges were filed while Patera was in the AWA, he was sentenced while being a member of the Heenan Family in the WWE. Once Patera was released from prison, the WWE turned it into a storyline that led to the first 'debate' on WWE television.

During the debate, Patera claimed that Heenan had abandoned him while Ken did his time in prison. The segment ended with Heenan taking off his belt ad whipping Patera in the face with it, only for Patera to turn the tables and whip Heenan across the ring with the belt around his neck. This move would explain Heenan's neckbrace for the coming weeks and months (he really had neck surgery).

1 John Studd Refuses To Re-Join The Heenan Family

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When John Studd returned to the WWE in early 1989, everybody assumed him to be a heel - especially since he returned on the Brother Love Show. Brother Love even brought out Heenan but Studd refused to shake Bobby's hand.

He stated that he was no longer part of the Heenan Family and that would be in the Royal Rumble match (which he would end up winning). The segment was quickly forgotten - just like Studd's return.