Chris Jericho on Bobby Heenan as the Greatest Wrestling Talent of All-Time

A recent episode of CBC’s Q Radio Show had Chris Jericho as the guest discussing the influence Bobby “The Brain” Heenan had on his career and why he considers Heenan to be the greatest wrestling talent of all-time.

On the topic of Heenan as arguably the greatest wrestling talent of all-time, Jericho stated the case could be made due to how great he was in a variety of areas in wrestling.

“There’s a case to be made that Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan is the best all-around performer in wrestling history. From a commentating standpoint, the best. From a managing standpoint, the best. From a promo standpoint, the best. From a wrestling standpoint, he could work better than 90 percent of the guys. If you watch some of the bumps he would take when he would get hit, he took these tremendous flippy floppy bumps because he started as a wrestler.”

On the topic of the influence Bobby Heenan had on his career, Jericho revealed the big of a role Heenan played for his success in WCW. He mentioned while others in WCW mostly only cared about themselves, Heenan used his commentary skills to help others become bigger stars in the company.

“He commentated my matches for three years in WCW. I wasn’t the best, sometimes his commentary was better than my matches, but he always said something funny or interesting. And then when I turned heel and started finding my way, he always subtly supported that as the heel commentator should, whereas the other guys were burying and burying me just trying to get themselves over. Bobby was a true professional, and like I said, there is a debate that he could be the best all-around [performer] of all-time.”