10 Things From WWE's Attitude Era That Need To Return

4. Managers/Valets

To be fair, the concept of managers and valets was in no way exclusive to the Attitude Era. It was the 80s that placed a major emphasis on the guys behind "the guys," leaning on the likes of Jimmy Hart, Bobby Heenan, Slick, and Paul Bearer to become the mouthpieces of talent who were good in the ring, but couldn't do much on the mic. But the 90s followed suit, keeping Paul Bearer as the voice of The Undertaker and Kane, and also used veterans like Michael Hayes to help introduce some new talent who needed a little extra work on that whole talking thing. (Jeff...Matt...love ya, but...you know.) Mostly, though, the Attitude Era made a clean swap from male managers to female valets. The general idea remained the same, with a host of lovely ladies escorting wrestlers down to the ring and accompanying them in promos to take the focus off those wrestlers' flaws and make them more palatable to the audience. Enter Sunny, Sable, Terri Runnels, etc. A lot of those valets eventually turned into in-ring talent, as well. Most notably of that group was Chyna, who began as a bodyguard to Triple H, as well as Lita and Trish Stratus, who began as valets for Essa Rios and Test, respectively. Who does the WWE have on payroll for these positions now? Paul Heyman is the manager and Summer Rae is the valet. Considering how many current wrestlers have trouble on the mic, it's surprising that no one has thought to surround them with these valuable roles.
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