Managers

[Rabbid Wolverine]

Managers are def useful. They provide mouthpieces for guys who cant do promos. They also can run interference in a match to turn the tide without having run ins from other wrestlers. I would like to see the return of managers who have stables of wrestler (Heenan family, Jimmy Hart stable not sure if they had a name.) Atleast you have guys involved in something if not an actual fued.

[Jacjac]

I'm going to respond then take the opportunity to read the other responses. First off I would consider Bobby Heenan the greatest manager of all times. Managers in this era is a lost art. Managers are for wrestlers who ability and a look but have yet to perfect their mic skills. I've always felt Brock Lesnar had no business opening his mouth on the mic. He was all action. He was a BEAST! Abyss was a BEAST! Kane was a BEAST! Beast don't talk they rip people a part. Next to Heenan I would have to say Sherri Martel was just an awesome manager who performed her role brilliantly. Managers add to the wrestler what is needed and often deflect the audiences attention from their flaws. Could Shawn have become HBK with Sherri? Without her we would have seen him for the arrogant prick he was.

[Rocky84]

I love managers. Look what Alex Riley did with the Miz. It especially works with heels, since they tend to cheat all the time. Miz and Riley were a pretty legit combo. They were crooked as hell which is entertaining.

Definitely agree that Aj and Zigs, with Big E is legit and fun to watch. Same obviously goes for Punk and Paul E.

One thing I've really really really wanted to see was Del Rio with the Bella twins and Ricardo, and more recently with the chic Rosa Mendes. They always have Alberto flirting with these girls backstage, and I think it's pimp as hell. I really wish they had either of them (twins or Rosa) stick with him. That'd be badass IMO and long overdue.

Also would LOVE to see Fit Finley manage Sheamus. Kinda as the old school Irishman, like the Florist's bodyguard from that movie The Town. Same thig goes for William Regal and Wade Barrett ...I would love to see that serious crime type of angle with these two.

I also think there should be more stables...they are basically extinct. I think good stables like DX, Nation, NWO, Evolution etc are great for business...not so much the Nexus or those corny type of groups, but legit badass groups would benefit the product. Shield is a great start IMO, but we need more. I mean who doesn't like gang/group type battles?? lol

[MINISTRYrising]

1. By far a good thing. if you look back over the years at guys like Bobby the Brain, The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart, Mr Fuji and Paul Hayman and you will start to realise that a lot of the wrestlers that they managed would not have gotten where they did if it was not for these guys being in there corner. Sure some of them would have made it on there own but there are a lot that just would not have cut it without a manager to do the talking for them and to get them over on the mic.

2. the name that springs to mind is Cesaro. The guy has a cool look and while he is great when it comes to his in ring abilitie, His Mic skills do let him down a bit, But putting him with somebody like Hayman or Vickie could really help get him to the next level.

3. I hope so. The one thing that I miss about the late 80's early 90's is that you had a lot of really good managers around. I used to love the Heenan family and would love to see somebody like Paul Hayman or Vickie Guerrero start there version to help out some of the lower card guys. Even bring back asomebody like the Million $ man and have him reform the Million $ corporation would be awsome.