1. Being Expected To Work Miracles With Poor Talents
Joe Hennig is not a poor professional wrestler. In fact, he's actually pretty accomplished inside the ring. However - as Curtis Axel - he's certainly not the most must-see star on the WWE roster. Credit to WWE, they really tried with the guy, even going so far as to install Paul Heyman as his manager in 2013. The idea didn't pan out, but there was method to the madness. Unfortunately, the association did nothing for Heyman as a manager. This is not an isolated case. When Bobby Heenan was handed Terry Taylor, he later remarked that he wondered if management felt he was capable of working miracles. Again, Taylor was a solid wrestler, but he didn't have that intangible star quality burning just beneath the surface, waiting to be developed. This is something many managers fall victim to. If it's found that they can talk effectively and get wrestlers over a little more than they would on their own, people start thinking they must be able to do that with anybody. The wrestler/manager relationship is a two-way street, each party has to bring their own individual qualities to the dance. That's how things progress, not simply by shunting someone in a manager's direction and saying, 'here, you sort them out!'. What other common problems do you think pro wrestling managers face? What do you make of the entries listed here? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!