10 WWE Wrestlers Who Were Nothing Without Their Managers

4. Andrade, Austin Theory & Angel Garza

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It was worth waiting a few weeks to see if it was possible that WWE had birthed and broken a new stable in the short window between WrestleMania 36 and Money In The Bank, but they have managed it with the still-unnamed trifecta managed by Zelina Vega.

It's the strangest thing. Vega is an excellent empty arena performer - bombastic, boisterous and believable, she provides much-needed noise over top of that dreaded ceiling fan. Andrade still hits hard, Angel Garza gets his lothario schtick over thanks to a running gag with Charley Caruso, and Austin Theory has literally never had a main roster match in front of fans despite getting the call-up before WrestleMania. The trio should be well placed to cope with the circumstances otherwise working against them, but they can't work as hard as booking doomed to fail them.

The night they formed, they lost. The week after that, they lost. And the week after that. Vega talks an amazing game - maybe the best in the whole company - but forming this group as little more than a goon squad has rendered her words worthless too. She's all they currently have unless all that incredible talent they have magically becomes a recipe for success.

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