10 Most Inept General Managers In WWE History

Installing a beloved WWE legend as General Manager can be hit or miss. When it works (Steve Austin), it’s a great way of building instant camaraderie between the authority figure and fanbase, but when it’s bad, it’s really bad.

Bret “The Hitman” Hart served as Raw General Manager for a very brief time period. His spell in charge lasted just 28 days, and coincided with his utterly pointless reign as United States Champion. His first act was to vacate said title, which R-Truth won, before setting up qualifiers for the Fatal 4-Way PPV.

This is when things started falling apart. The qualifiers included Batista, who was injured at the time, and was so affronted by Hart’s decision that he quit Raw on the same night. In his first night on the job, Bret Hart had successfully alienated one of his brand’s biggest stars. Good job, Hitman.

Things got worse, though. The Nexus were running wild through WWE at the time, and after firing Wade Barrett and declining to offer the rest of the stable contracts, Hart was viciously assaulted by the group. This complete inability to control his roster saw Vince McMahon remove Bret from his position the following week, and while he probably shouldn’t have had the job in the first place, Hart goes down as one of the least effective GMs in history.