WILL MANAGERS EVER FULLY RETURN?

Managers, valets, agents, whatever you want to call them have been slowly dying off over the years in the WWE. Which is both sad and ironic as some of the greatest have come from or through the WWE. Legends like Bobby The Brain Heenan, Captain Lou Albano, Paul Bearer, Miss Elizabeth, Jim Cornette, the list goes on. Paul Heyman (who is truly one of, if not the greatest) is keeping the position alive appearing mainly with Brock Lesner. He was put with guys like Ryback and Cesaro but wasn't with them long enough to really do anything. CM Punk he wasn't "needed" but was surly amplified by Heyman's presence.

That is what managers are for, they make their clients better. The most obvious is their ability to cover the weak points, and magnify the strong points (Heyman is a master at this). Best examples would be the managers doing most, if not all of the talking. Both to cut a promo on an opponent, but to also boast about the performer. This helps carry the talent in an area they may be new or struggling with, while they learn to do so or improve on their own. Remember when Bobby The Brain Heenan began to manage Andre The Giant? It wasn't as though Brain was needed, it was Andre The Giant. With Andre's heel turn, most notably against Hulk Hogan, there needed to be more of a verbal build up given the new age of Sports Entertainment. Given his French accent, Andre wasn't always "understandable". So, Heenan would run his mouth, and Andre would basically close with a one liner. It truly added to the build up of one wrestling history's biggest main events. Or how about Paul Bearer shortly after Undertaker debuted? His voice, mic work and ring knowledge added to that character in a massive way. Would Undertaker have become a what he is today if he didn't have Paul in the beginning? Maybe, but maybe not.
We are sort of seeing Lana as a manager, but the more WWE has Rusev speak, the more it adds to the apparent problems that are brewing between them. Which is a shame if it happens. She combines both the mic work of a traditional manager, but also adds the beauty of a valet. Imagine where past stars like Vladimir Kozlov or Ezekiel Jackson could have done with a valet or manager like this. They may have done better, and lasted longer. Or even present stars like Ryback or Big E, who aren't the best on the mic but physical specimens.

Sure, WWE wants their stars to be able to do it all on their own. Understandably so, only the best should be at the top. It is just that history has shown us, sometime even the best can go to another level with a little help. It can also be done through the making of tag teams, but that is another topic for another day. Bottom line, WWE might want to consider even creating their own as Heyman and Zeb won't be around forever.


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WRESTLEMANIA SEED PLANTED, OR ONE AND DONE?

If you caught Raw last night, then you are most likely aware of The Great One making a surprise appearance. If not, you missed out on what was one of the more exiting moments as of late. You missed out on the goose bumps from being electrified. Not even sure if the "dirt sheets" knew the The Rock would be making an appearance.

It wasn't a pure verbal segment either, although it was vintage Rock owning the mic. There was a nice small, one-sided exchange with The Rock layin' the smackdown on Rusev. It was short, yet made an impact. Now that is over, I can't help but wonder, "was that it?". It is almost a throw-back to have a legend make an appearance, run through the current monster heel, and then leave. However, The Rock himself has said he wants to be a part of Wrestlemania 31, after missing out on action for Wrestlemania 30 (other than the opening segment with Hogan and Stone Cold). It was apparently going to be Brock Lesner and Rock at 'Mania XXX, but that all fell through due to scheduling, and now The Streak is over. Anyway, with the rumor still being that it will be Roman Reigns squaring off with Lesner for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 31. Who does that leave for The Rock?

If I were in charge of booking, I would have Rusev continue to mow through the competition, even Big Show. With Lana boasting the Russian propaganda. The once we hit the Royal Rumble aka The Road To Wrestlemania, we have Rusev and Lana begin to call out The Rock. The one man to get one on Rusev and go unpunished. It would be USA versus Russia with no real worries about the WWE pulling the plug like they did with Jack Swagger. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a full-blown patriot, and if there were "issues" regarding the story, after match at Mania The Rock can simply leave again and return when the heat has died down. I don't see what the problem was with Swagger, but this is how I would go about it since it is how it is. Guess we will see once we do reach the Road To Wrestlemania at the start of 2015.

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