Bobby Heenan vs Salvatore Bellomo

RIP Salvatore

Glad Bobby won that match, he was a far better performer than most guys back then. The better man won. 😊👍

Way more exciting than the last 9 years of WWE.

Heenan, really understood the business, classic showman, and head smart. Like he once said on a shoot you tell the crowd not to do something, and there sure to do it, like for example how the Brain, would cover his ears to Weasel chants, or another great example is when the ring announcer would say "Ladies and gentleman the Iron Sheik, requests that you please don't chant USA." LOL

I wonder who the no show was that evening that Bobby had to put on the tights.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan WWF Debüt :D

Salvatore Bellomo was an under rated jobber! Later in his career, he became a vicious rule breaker!

What a fantastic worker! Bobby was awesome.

Was Bobby being punished for something?

Either someone was a no show and Heenan subbed, or Heenan was going to wrestle as part of some main event, and this was a warm up match for him - Good Job Brain

very quick three count!

Bobby was a master in the ring !

The Brain wins fair and square... Yes yes yes!!!

Miss you Salvatore Bellomo R.I.P

Heenan was never actually trained, he was booked and wrestled early in.his career; and he managed part time when not wrestling. Mr. Heenan could work the business In all phases; very talented gentleman. RIP Brain 🧠

Heenan let Andre the Giant borrow that singlet three years later for WM 3.

want to teach young wrestlers to entertain :watch this rasslin bout ...great job to wwwf n big thanxxx for this video !

Heenan was always a lot of fun to watch. I loved some of his old AWA matches.

RIP SAL

sneak a punch and turtle away from any retribution. What a heel.

He was a artist Heenan.I always remember him as pretty boy Bobby Heenan.God Bless you where a artist He always wanted us to hate. .And we. All wind up loving ❤ him

Classic

The Brain goes to the pay window!

This match looked more realistic than 98% of the WWE matches you see today.

Heenan with the size advantage??

Televised Singles matches in WWF that I could find

November 26, 1984 Madison Square Garden in New York City
Bobby Heenan vs. Salvatore Bellomo

December 10, 1984 Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Bobby Heenan vs SD Jones

June 29, 1985 Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bobby Heenan vs David Sammartino

May 10, 1988 Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota
Bobby Heenan vs Koko B. Ware
(Aired on TV in Germany)

June 18, 1988 Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bobby Heenan vs Ultimate Warrior (Weasel Suit Match)

June 25, 1988 Madison Square Garden in New York City
Bobby Heenan vs Ultimate Warrior (Weasel Suit Match)

July 15, 1988 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
Bobby Heenan vs Ultimate Warrior (Weasel Suit Match)

July 31, 1988 Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bobby Heenan vs Ultimate Warrior (Weasel Suit Match)
(WWF Wrestlefest 1988)

April 2, 1989 Trump Plaza Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bobby Heenan vs The Red Rooster
(Wrestlemania V)



* The following matches were dark matches at TV tapings, and presumably taped. They have never aired, unless it has been released as a hidden gem on WWE Network.

May 11, 1988 Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota
Bobby Heenan vs Koko B. Ware

October 29, 1990 Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana
Bobby Heenan vs The Big Boss Man

December 11, 1990 Sundome in Tampa, Florida
Bobby Heenan vs The Big Boss Man

December 12, 1990 West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida
Bobby Heenan vs The Big Boss Man

January 8, 1991 UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Bobby Heenan vs The Big Boss Man (Dark Ball & Chain Match)


I found a total of 127 matches with the WWF. Mostly tag matches with the Heenan family. I was surprised with the amount he worked, especially after the neck injury he had in 1983.

So glad to see Bobby win this match. Bellomo was freaking annoying.

Bobby the Brain lived up to his name by outsmarting Bellomo at the end. He clung to the ropes, preventing Bellomo from flipping him, delivered a hard punch to disorient Bellomo, then orchestrated the best type of pin possible. He sat right on top of him, no way that Bellomo was going anywhere after that. ❤

Dr. D called. He wants his outfit back

Everything bobby did was first class hes truly one of the finest to ever be in the business in any capacity.

Bobby gets the winner's share.

Fair and square!

You could tell where Salvatore’s career was going

Bobby Heenan I had no idea was ever even a wrestler till today

Crazy how dynamic and agile he was. I knew he had been active in the past, but usually I didn't see how good he could be after he started managing. Seemed more he stayed
to his schtick as a manager/commentator or else got in the ring for more comedic effect as some kinda novelty.

The brain is the goat

What is amazing is that Salvatore Bellomo later became a bearded madman on various small Eastern Indy Undercards. The complete diametric opposite of his cleancut Babyface presentation here!😂😉🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

Bobby had a break in neck here?

Bobby could really work, match looks very realistic.

Heenan, I would say Bobby really knew how to throw them hands. He looked like he would've been tough in a fight.

They hand picked Salvatore to work this match with Heenan. Both evenly matched in size. Great match, two skilled workers out there. They could both sell. They tell a story without taking 15 minutes out of the beginning of the Raw broadcast.

Lol, you think Bellomo’s push might’ve been over? Getting pinned clean by a manager. Oof.

Bellomo the guy with the pipe cleaner arms!!!!

You know you're a jobber amongst jobbers when you lose to a heel manager.

Bobby was so underrated. I saw Bellomo in person a few times, come to think of it the entire 80s i don't recall him winning a single match. Him and Frank Williams never won.

Great victory for a legend

Heenan was the ultimate heel in the business.

Is it me or is Heenan better than 99 percent of talent today
Holy mackerel
Best and most entertaining match I’ve seen in years

Curiously, Heenan was just 40 years old, even if he looked quite older; but he was in amazing shape. Don't get confused because he didn't look like Hogan or any of the modern wrestlers, he could run circles around anyone and also he was one of the best bump takers ever.

Brain broke his neck the year prior to this. A 7 hour surgery was needed 9 years later. So he did all this with a broken neck.

Maaaan.... Bobby could sell with the best of them