10 Problems Only Wrestling Managers Will Understand

2. The Wrestler You're With Doesn't Want A Manager

When a wrestler declares that they don't want a manager, it's hard to stomach if you are one. This is something that simply must be conquered mentally, not every in-ring performer needs a manager. That's just a fact of the industry, there are those wrestlers who neither want nor need someone to back them up or cut promos for them. Maybe it doesn't suit their character, or perhaps it doesn't fit in with how they want to perform. The 'Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase was far better known to the WWF fans than lowly Steve Austin in 1995. A superb talker, DiBiase would have been cherished by many wrestlers. That didn't change the fact that Austin didn't want a manager. This wasn't a slight on DiBiase whatsoever, the future 'Stone Cold' merely wished to make his own path and talk for himself. It's hard not to take this personally, because managers always have a chip on their shoulder. At the end of the day, managers can rarely wrestle full matches, so they protect their strengths without question. One of those strengths is the ability to get wrestlers over and speak for them. When that's discarded as unnecessary, it can be hard to comprehend.