10 Underappreciated WWE Managers

[@Hains22]

Zeb Colter was so freaking under appreciated. He was an excellent promo during bland era of WWE. He knew how to draw heat

[@antmaster360]

He was so good they had to publicly go “This isn’t real” on tv lol

[@rdtbrik1161]

Who? Oh you mean Dutch

[@joeyl7656]

No doubt, Duval. I hated the whole anti-immigration bit but the fact he got me so worked up was proof of how good he was.

[@sgt_chugganuggz]

That's cos Dutch was a draw in the 80s on promos when ric flair and Randy savage were the best on the stick.

[@nickday1627]

Dutch was unbelievable as a heel in Memphis he also brought the undertaker in as the master of pain I was blessed to grow up close to Memphis and getting to grow watching some of the best ever

[@PrizeJ]

MVP, Selina Vega, Bivens, Paul Ellering all deserve to be far more celebrated as managers.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

I fully believe that had they had Swagger win MITB while being managed by Zeb. It would have been far better than Swagger winning it as his "All American American." gimmick.

[@tomdelong808]

Or even Cesaro when he was part of the real Americans

[@pablojimenez2392]

also imagine the heat they would have created if they did those propaganda promos in 2016 instead of 2014, they might have even make it to the news

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@theblackcircle6648 So? It's a storyline and if people get angry over a storyline then that means Swagger and Zeb would have been doing their jobs as heels well.

[@siegfriedc2332]

Iirc, wasn't Swagger caught for DUI just before his wm match with Del Rio? I was expecting him to win the title then, but was made to lose instead because of the DUI incident.

[@h_noel7380]

*"My naaame... is Aaarmando! Aleeejandro... Estrada Ha ha!!"* Classic

[@ms_0317]

Feel like Ricardo Rodriguez deserves a mention for his work as Alberto Del Rio’s manager

[@haydenelliott3654]

Loved Ricardo Rodriguez he was great

[@juanresto6756]

But he wasn't. He was only his ring announcer and servant. That's like saying Virgil was Ted DiBiase's manager. But I kinda get your point though.

[@adolfocoy7516]

Maybe in another video

[@haydendivine8412]

Even his brief run with RVD was great too 👍

[@scoobysnacks6548]

He doesn’t he was awful and unfunny

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

Teddy Long managed DOOM. Ron Simmons and Butch Reed were monsters.

[@BronzeAgeBryon]

Great with Teddy, but got started with Woman and some Bob Seger music coming down the aisle. R.I.P. Nancy / Woman

[@kmversion1]

Damm

[@MrSplash33]

Always Loved Zeb Colter He Was One Of Those Heel Managers That Was So Good I Couldn’t Even Hate Him Loved His Run Definitely Underrated💯

[@NewfieMan98]

I hated Zeb Colter. He played his heel character so well that he actually made me want to jump a barrier and push his old ass off that scooter. He has my absolute respect as a human being, anybody able to make me that mad, or make me hate the character they play as much as I did his, is an amazing actor and performer. Well done, Dutch Mantel, I'll buy you a beer if I ever meet you.

[@MrSplash33]

@@NewfieMan98 You Just Made Me Laugh😂😂😂Thats Literally How I Felt About JBL In ‘04&Edge In ‘06 It Was Literally Times I Wanted To Reach Through The Tv And Punch Their Fucking Lights Out But You Gotta Remember If A Heel Can Make You Hate Em So Much You Wanna Punch Em Foreal They’ve Done Their Job💯

[@ibushi5467]

Well he's a veteran at this business. He was one of the people who was there when Bruiser Brody was killed.

[@savidcaralho]

Why do you write as if you're writing a book name Harry Potter and Always Loved Zeb Colter He Was One Of Those Heel Managers

[@HAMMYZ94]

Rico with Billy and Chuck and 3 minute warning was elite

[@craigs9934]

I'm giving an honourable mention to Maryse. Miz often at his best when she is at ringside with him

[@christianmelton9076]

My brother and I love to say that the miz is dumb for ever having anyone at his side not named Maryse. He is always winning with her, and fails hilariously with others

[@kevinrosario2729]

Fun fact: They are married irl and have two daughters together

[@rvawildcardwolf2843]

She did well with other "charges" as a heat magnet or giving lines, but The men were either booked so bad or underwhelming there was nothing for her to do. She stole Duece and Domino from Cherry (supposedly Cherry's BF and own brother) and made Cherry an unlikely strong babyface for a bit. But Cherry was released and creative decided not to keep Maryse with the greaser gimmick. So that was dropped. She also was the spoiled girlfriend of Ted Bibase Jr for a while when he was doing a Trust Fund brat gimmick. She played the role well, but creative forgot about Ted (who just wasn't a big star kinda guy despite look and pedigree) so that didnt last long either.

[@bennieboilfc123]

Tbf to Colter, at least they made him heel, that exact character would have been given to a face Hulk Hogan in the early 90s.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Still can't believe that Don Callis was The Jackyl in WWF 😂

[@rezsurfer2808]

Cyrus the Virus was my fav

[@brendan909]

did you know he wrestled Ric Martel in a Winnipeg based wrestling federation?

[@Ashley28822]

His hair was unreal

[@apollocreed1703]

Man I used to love seeing Jamie noble and Nidia on TV, and by love I mean hate but in the best ways lol, the whole blind Nidia story with noble using her as a shield was great heel stuff

[@nickonite]

One of my favorite quotes was when Nidia got drafted to Raw and all Heyman had to say was he hoped she went blind again.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

nidia was included as a honorable mention on the WWE's 50 Greatest Women Superstars countdown

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Zeb Colter was one of the best parts of WWE back in 2013 and 2014.

[@alcheman12]

He was one of my favorite parts of the entire decade

[@claymathewselevator8121]

@@alcheman12 WE THE PEOPLE

[@misstrussteLgbTq]

Pretty sure Estrada lost his position as manager when he took his shirt off and Vince saw how surprisingly cut he was, put him on ECW to wrestle.

[@josephcruickshank9530]

He was the guy in that Chris Harris promo that killed his career

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

MvP and Biven are underrated .

[@JaimeD.]

Lio Rush was a good manager and took the role to handle the mic time, boosting the credibility of Bobby Lashley across mid-2018 until early-2019. Some segments were hilarious and others made us hate him so bad, many wanted to punch him. 😂

[@greattitan371]

Younger me wanted Rush to get his shit kicked in so bad lmao

[@syria0110]

Ahh... Teddy Long! A personal favorite of mine. Holla! Holla! Holla!

[@hhtptai]

The "cast iron liver" line sent me 😂

[@dominicsavankham0709]

I had a hunch that Armando Alejandro Estrado would be on this list. I loved saying his name as a kid

[@DJDoubleCee]

Too bad Vince McMahon got rid of Armando Alejandro Estrada. I thought he was a great manager for Umaga.

[@themilkman4448]

Imagine him with Escobar in nxt?

[@BringSomeNoise]

I take your point about Teddy Long being wasted as a referee but he certainly wasn’t “flavourless”. His distinctive voice and willingness to shout out EXACTLY what the wrestlers were doing wrong was great fun.

[@aprentissdaye]

Don Callis/The Jackyl with The Truth Commission, and later The Oddities. My god how times have changed for Callis.

[@turtlehead2]

The Lio and Booby combo was change the channel heat for me.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

No Zelina Vega? She was great in NXT!!!

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

My all time favorite manager is Playboy Gary Hart....R.I.P brother!

[@jasongodfrey823]

Yes sir him,Jim Cornette, Bobby Heenan, and Paul Heyman

[@richardjackson1858]

You can't compare Gary hart to no one,but you can compare all others to Gary hart.he was the gold standard of managers.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Zeb Colter is underrated manager . Shame that Jack Swagger never won the World title at WM 29 at the time

[@btr9160]

Well that’s because he pulled an RVD in 2013.

[@jasongodfrey823]

Well Jack Swagger was trash

[@rezsurfer2808]

Zeb did 2 years in wwe maybe... no way .

[@dylan2na652]

for as long as i live i will never forget teddy longs 5 minute white boy challenge

[@RedOcelot4334]

Also The Jackel is Cyrus the Virus to me

[@marin3933]

Armando Alejandro Estrada was so good

[@sceligator]

Paul Ellering deserves a spot on any follow up list you do. His work with the AoP made them one of my favourite teams ever. I was gutted when they split them up.

[@toddzombie8777]

You do realise he's well known for managing The Road Warriors 🤦‍♂️? Hardly underappeciated.

[@BadNewsRuss]

Estrada is by far one of my favorite managers of all time too bad he stayd for that role only for one year i was always hoping they will bring him back to be manager for Colons since they are not good talkers but that never happend :/

[@conatser]

Another great video. I don’t know how Cultaholic... manages it.

[@conatser]

I promise this isn’t a Tom Campbell burner account.

[@honestreviewer7788]

Anything dutch mantel does is awesome. Great talker, worker, booker, announces, and manager

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bobby Heenan , Ted Dibiase , Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman are the Mount Rushmore of pro wrestling managers in my opinion

[@RonnieG]

Don't forget Jimmy Hart w the megaphone. Fuji is up there too.

[@jasongodfrey823]

Ted Dibiase no sir Col.Rob Parker

[@rezsurfer2808]

Jim off and put The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart there...

[@MrSplash33]

Heenan & Heyman For Sure💯

[@jamesdorward4501]

Gary Hart

[@stevegallo8483]

You forgot about Ric Flair managing his daughter Charlotte. Also Teddy Long managed Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) in WCW and was also a referee in WCW. Dutch Mantell, who is originally from SC, was one half of the tag team the Kansas Jayhawks with Bobby Jaggers during his in ring days.

[@Enzhy]

Just me who feels Lana managing Rusev should be in this list? before WM 31 their chemistry and working the crowd was top notch and you can’t argue against how good of a heel they were

[@alfiekennedy8559]

when Zeb Colter and Del Rio returned, now that was awesome

[@fernandoreyes680]

Nah that Mexamerica bs was pretty bad

[@alfiekennedy8559]

@@fernandoreyes680 i’m on about the return itself, not the run in general

[@fernandoreyes680]

@@alfiekennedy8559 Yeah then I agree. It was good seeing them return but they really messed it all up with the storyline

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

I remember when Zeb and Swagger were turned face out of nowhere to feud with Rusev. Those few weeks were pretty amazing and the crowd was super hot for the angle.

[@yashjethani8753]

I Think Aiden English Was A Great Manager For Rusev It's Rusev Day!!!!!!

[@jasongodfrey823]

Yeah he's not a manager

[@yashjethani8753]

@@jasongodfrey823 Well I Know That But He Was Kinda A Manager And He Did Wonders For Rusev.

[@nickday1627]

Dutch Mantel has always been great on the mic and for those lucky enough to get to watch him wrestle in Memphis probably agree it's a shame he's not in the HOF him and the king had some classic fueds

[@tudorandrei1998]

MVP deserved to be in this top.

[@Wwefan33]

At #1, Jerichoholic, Ralphus

[@lildevil7786]

WWE should have more managers. They can be a vital part of a program when used right. I myself would like to see a General Skandor Akbar type of manager these days

[@dougfancy101290]

I was today years old when I realized Don Callis was The Jackle. I use to watch so much RAW from the Attitude Era on the WWE Network and I never made the connection. 🤦‍♂️

[@rickjames2.0]

Teddy Long was a very well respected manager. He is the 1990 PWI Manager of The Year as voted by the readers of said magazine after all.🤔

[@FigWidIt]

No Malcolm Bivens!? Don't let Austin Creed see this 👀

[@KhanDelnoch]

Ironically, Xavier Woods would blow most of this list out of water, if only he wasn't so talented that they can't keep him out of the ring

[@siegfriedc2332]

Bivens just got a new stable.

[@honeybadger4244]

Surprised Terri Runnels wasnt mentioned....at all. Cigar smoking and all.

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

Remember Sonny Ono from WCW.

[@bubbajoshproductions3990]

I had no idea Don Calis is the one who was Jackyl. Wow!!!!

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

well nidia was a honorable mention on the WWE's 50 Greatest Women Superstars

[@logankerr8090]

did not know that Don Callis was in WWE in the Attitude Era

[@big_tea1983]

Brave to use a picture of David Koresh with the Pacciti VO. They kind of look alike....LEADER!

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

By the way, Daivari us having a bit of a comeback in MLW

[@RonnieG]

Dutch was awesome as zeb.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

WE THE PEOPLE

[@mandzrobertson]

Melina was amazing

[@mandzrobertson]

@@overlord.69 muppet

[@overlord.69]

She is

[@haydenelliott3654]

It’s a shame swagger never won a world title when he was paired with zeb, loved them as a duo

[@bunyan4.20]

Nice and i just got my Umaga figure yesterday wish they had a figure for Estrada

[@everxvi]

How about MVP for reviving the careers of Lashley, (and for a brief moment) Benjamin and Alexander?

[@danielbridger7113]

my fav manager of all time is someone i feel is underrated as a manager, and that is "the million dollar man" ted debiase. if i could pick any manager from any point in time to manage me as a wrestler it would be him because; A. if ur being managed by someone called "the million dollar man" u must be valuable, B. the best kind of manager would be a former wrestler who knew the ring inside and out so he could give u brilliant advice, C. he was a master of the microphone so he could tell the crowd how and why u were the best wrestler

[@jordandunne3508]

Paul heyman is goated

[@SellavinAtoms]

Do a video on the top 10 best wrestling valets I'm sure you'll get sensational Sherry and Miss Elizabeth on here.

[@jasongodfrey823]

My Underrated Top 5 managers 1.Slick 2.JJ Dillion 3.Sonny Ono 4.Skandar Akbar 5.Terri Runnels

[@DanANewt]

The Jackyl was a great manager

[@InkedupT-raw]

Theodore long is my favorite GM in wwe HISTORY!!! HOLLA HOLLA!! PLAYA

[@Chigen_Atomic]

From what I read, they kinda screwed Callis over. Had him cut promos over his teams matches then fired him under the justification that he was getting himself over on the backs of the talent. I feel like Mason should have used his IRL name to create an air of legitimacy or at least give more weight to his credentials, but that would have no doubt become problematic later in his run. At least problematic for his non-wrestling career. Did not learn until many years later on why Teddy Long seemed to hold so much sway over the Phenom. Which is that he was his manager back in wCw when he was Mean Mark Callous.

[@Unti1tmrw]

Zeb Colter is severely underrated I really liked him.

[@TheIamlazy9293]

Could we get a top wcw managers as well?? Mmm handsome Harley Race with Big Van Vader

[@honestreviewer7788]

Don callous was at his best in ecw with freedoms playing "Cyrus"

[@sidneal3620]

Teddy long still to.this day is not only the greatest smackdown general manager of all time. Yet indeed the greatest one period. In my opinion

[@joemead718]

Can't believe you got Lio Rush on here I really think you should of had MVP in his spot cause I really think he did more with the little he got then Lio has if you ask me!

[@jjohnwords2873]

Don Callis has always been good . I remember the jackly with that prick kurgan. Lol but Cyrus in ECW was sick. He's a good heel

[@faisalrajpar5355]

Paul Bearer and Paul Heyman are the best managers

[@moodrooms]

Leo Rush with Bobby Lashley was money. It smelled like money

[@Ryan01224]

Lio rush would have been great in the hurt business

[@thesprock5270]

Zeb was great

[@FittedWhisper96]

0:24 LETS GOOOO

[@Avatar1977]

I'm pretty sure they dropped Estrada as the manager for Umaga because the crowd was turning him into a babyface

[@darkill17]

2:25 Is that you Adam?

[@AnnieBananie316]

Where’s Abraham Washington? That guy was unstoppable.

[@zanethind]

Ricardo Rodriguez deserved a spot on this list

[@RF81]

What about Raven? Johnny Polo was better than the entire list combined.

[@BlackJesusVEVO]

Where is Ricardo

[@mkgky15]

If Nidia is not in the list: WE RIOT

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

nidia was included as a honorable mention on the WWE's 50 Greatest Women Superstars countdown

[@mkgky15]

@@guillermosierracuellar9812 for the short time she was with WWE she was memorable... In my eyes 😅

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

@@mkgky15 yeah and she took Some Bumps during the storyline where she was blind

[@MajinGatomon]

Nobody even mentioned Ted DiBiase... that is sad...

[@CarlosMartinez-bd8cj]

Shout out to Percy Pringle the 3rd!!!

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Don Callis is still a Jackyl though ;)

[@lilpoetat]

thanks!

[@mohammedayan6216]

Best manager ever- bobby heenan

[@speraticsilver6899]

Ranking every WWE tag team champion ever

[@zanethind]

I loved Zeb Colter as the kayfabe racist heel manager

[@DFloyd84]

What did Zeb Colter think he was doing when he was railing against immigration? He's Dutch!

[@albertogarcia2317]

Lio Rush and Daivari are in MLW.

[@jerransperarman9411]

good video

[@NewAzn]

Who is that chick with the Oddities at 2:32? That’s no Sable!

[@SellavinAtoms]

I think Armando Alejandro Estrada should be on here the fact that they just got rid of him really didn't make sense they could have brought him back to manage somebody else then again and I can't imagine the guy with anybody else but Umaga and her mother was one of the best restaurants out there it's just so sad that he got written out and then a few years later Umaga died of complications from drugs we just sad I'm sure they would have made him WWE champion Umaga I mean and Estrada was even once ECW chairman but then again the ECW of that wasn't as an ECW as people liked.

[@dushantsingh2017]

Zelina Vega with Andrade, one of the best in the new era in my opinion

[@osteetheman]

Vega can’t be appreciated enough so why isn’t she in this list?

[@robertoquinones8203]

What about honor mention for zelina vega?

[@CP-nz8wl]

No Zelina Vega ?

[@adammarrow5980]

Why doesn't Harvey Whippleman get more love?!