10 Most Inept General Managers In WWE History
1. Mike Adamle
Hands up everyone who expected the top choice to be someone other than Mike Adamle.
Nobody?
Fantastic.
Mike Adamle isn’t just the most inept General Manager in WWE history, but one of the most uncomfortable performers the business has ever seen. The former American Gladiators commentator was initially brought in as an interviewer back in 2008, and famously referred to Jeff Hardy as “Jeff Harvey” in his debut.
The gaffes were non-stop from thereon out, and when Adamle transitioned from Raw interviewer to ECW announcer in April, things went from bad to worse. His errors and stiff delivery made him a stifling presence on ECW, and Adamle quickly became a laughing stock. He bombed as both an interviewer and announcer, so what did WWE do? Why, make him General Manager of their flagship show of course!
This obviously didn’t go well. Poor old Mike was just as incoherent as GM as he was in his other roles, and even after close to a year with the company, he never looked like developing into a competent performer. Routinely embarrassed on a week-by-week basis, Adamle at least had the self-respect to resign from his position in October 2008, but his unparalleled ineptitude means he’ll never be forgotten by WWE fans.