8 WWE Managers You Totally Don't Remember
An iconic manager will make you a superstar. These managers will make you say, "Wait, who?"
Managing is a lost art in WWE these days. Sure, you have flashes of the old days with pairings like Lana and Rusev or Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar, but the days of managers being a constant presence and storytelling tool are long past.
That wasn't always the case, however. In the '70s, '80s, and '90s, managers were ubiquitous in the McMahon's traveling circus. Just watch the 1991 Royal Rumble and see how many managers are lurking around the ring. You could practically restock the ring with managers and go from 30 people to 60 with ease!
There were your top shelf managers, like Bobby the Brain, Lou Albano, Jimmy Hart, Miss Elizabeth, and Jim Cornette.
There were your not-so-top shelf managers, like Teddy Long, The Reverend Slick, Sensational Sherri, and The Genius.
And then, there's these guys. Gimmicky goons who dragged down their proteges rather than enhancing their standing (or their win-loss record.)
Sure, they might've been big names elsewhere, but with tenures shorter than Hornswoggle, less impact than a Gillberg spear, and a legacy more synonymous with Sim Snuka than Randy Orton, these are the managers that'll never make the highlight reel or the Hall of Fame video package.
Let's see if they managed to make an impression on you.
8. Clarence Mason
Clarence Mason was a lawyer character based on Johnnie Cochran, but named after Clarence Darrow and Perry Mason, because even in the mid-'90s, WWF was super-hip and up-to-date with their pop culture references.
He was Jim Cornette's legal counsel, who often interceded on behalf of Camp Cornette to get match results overturned or thrown out.
Mason's biggest run with WWF coincided with the creation of The Nation of Domination, as he "represented" Faarooq at the time. They were accompanied to the ring by three nameless associates, and later joined by Crush, D'Lo Brown, and Savio Vega.
Mason disappeared from television when Faarooq fired everyone from The Nation except D'Lo, setting the stage not only for the horrendous gang wars era of WWF TV, but Rocky Maivia's rise to prominence.
At least Mason had an actual law career to fall back on.