The Ringer’s David Shoemaker, Bleacher Report’s Dave Schilling, and the Rough Hang podcast’s Dan St. Germain discuss the passing of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (02:00), and the two biggest matches coming up at No Mercy (11:00). Then, Shoemaker and Schilling dive into the importance of Bobby Heenan in the 1980s (19:30), the tribute video package from Monday (22:30), and Heenan's incredible heel commentary (24:15). Finally, they wrap up by breaking down Jinder Mahal’s promo on SmackDown (33:30) and predicting each match from the No Mercy card (43:30).
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Remembering Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Plus: a preview of the biggest matches coming up at ‘No Mercy’
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