10 Criminally Underrated Wrestler/Manager Combos

10. AOP/Paul Ellering

No, Drake Maverick hasn't aged suddenly due to excessive taunting about the fact he pee'd his wee panties. That's managerial guru Paul Ellering; as in the guy who coached The Road Warriors and tried to use that credibility to boost Akam and Rezar on NXT before Mav hit the scene.

He was doing pretty well at it too, only for Raw's writers to decide that Paul's experience edge was no longer needed when AOP were promoted to the main roster earlier this year.

Ellering's part in the tag-team's development should never be sniffed at. Before that little tyke Drake was being written to further Vince McMahon's obsession with toilet humour, the legendary ringsider gave AOP some presence. He was the manager of LOD before AOP, for crying out loud.

Maverick must surely appreciate Ellering's stint in charge of his (erm) charges. Look back to some of their earliest showings on NXT and it's clear to see that Paul was more than a superficial guiding light and that his troops might've been lost without him.