10 Ways Wrestling Was Just BETTER In The '90s
8. Numerous Great Managers
The concept of a manager is something that hasn't entirely left the wrestling business, but these days there's not just a shortage of great managers; there's a shortage of managers, period.
Yes, Paul Heyman is one of the all-time greats. Yes, Don Callis gets nuclear heat. Yes, Maria Kanellis is great when allowed the opportunity. And yes, Prince Nana is currently clicking nicely with Swerve Strickland and the Mogul Embassy.
No slight on these names, but do the likes of Karen Jarrett, Alex Abrahantes, Jose the Assistant, Mr. Stone, and Scarlett Bordeaux really stand out as game-changers who audiences are fully invested in? Clearly not.
In the '90s, there were so many legendary managers who played such an important role in the career of a talent and in the wider reaches of the wrestling product. Bobby Heenan, Jim Cornette, Sensational Sherri, Miss Elizabeth, Jimmy Hart, Paul E. Dangerously, Woman, Paul Ellering, Marlena, Theodore R. Long, Harley Race, Sunny, Ted DiBiase, the Genius, the Sinister Minister, Colonel Robert Parker, Bill Alfonso, and Debra are just some of the names who spring to mind - with several of those being easily in the conversation for the top ten managers of all-time.