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Post by occupant on Mar 16, 2019 20:46:59 GMT -5
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Post by endo on Mar 17, 2019 12:33:07 GMT -5
I'm old (school), and growing up on the WWF I'm really partial to the three wise men, The Grand Wizard, Fred Blassie and Capt. Lou Albano. So, I really disagree with Albano being on the worst managers list. Everything the guy that wrote that hates about Albano was part of what got him over and got heat for his proteges. Then the guy admits that Albano took more teams to the tag team title than anyone. Maybe his image wouldn't have worked in the "new" WWF, but the guy was a legend as a manager and doesn't deserve to be on the worst list. I agree with a lot of the other stuff, would maybe shift some orders around. I think Hennan deserves his spot at the top, not just for his WWF stuff, but also his years in the AWA and WWA, and his willingness to get in the ring and take bumps and get really bloody. He was only a commentator in WCW so I didn't include his time there. He was the total package, the dry wit, the ability to get heat and put his guys over. All the while driving the fans nuts with his cheating and insults. The guy could just work. Miss him. J.J. Dillon could be higher on the list for The Four Horsemen alone, and I think Gary Hart deserved more than just an honorable mention. I don't know enough about Tolos as a manager, and in my whole time growing up watching the WWF, I only saw Arnold Skaaland manage two people, Sammartino and Backlund. But, given that Sammartino is still the longest reigning WWF Champion ever, I think he should have been on the best list. I'm just meh about Al-Kaissie, never did much for me at all. Honorable mention for him maybe and Gary Hart get's his spot, I don't know.
Jones, Poffo and Fuji belong on the worst list IMO. I know a lot that grew up on the expansion WWF and Hogan and Warrior will probably disagree about Fuji on the worst list, but to me he was awful. It felt, at least to me, that he was given the spot to repay him for all the years he worked for the company. Like they felt bad for him, so here do this and draw a paycheck. Could be way off on that, but that's the way it seemed to me. He just seemed really out of place at the time.
Anyway, I like these lists. Thanks for posting it occupant . |
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Post by occupant on Mar 17, 2019 13:46:29 GMT -5
^ Good points, I agree with your analysis endo. I have to say, I too was surprised to see Albano on the worst list. He did manage so many tag team champs after all. Maybe I'm just nostalgic for the days of the big three also: Captain Lou Albano, Classy Freddie Blassie & the Grand Wizard, they were always ringside at the matches I attended back in the WWWF days. I also saw both Albano & Blassie inside the ring wrestling, well mostly Blassie wrestled, Albano's match with Gorilla Monsoon was pure theatre, but fun to watch as Monsoon sent the Captain running from the ring. Here's a vintage interview (audio only) of Albano promoting a match between his then client, Classy Freddie Blassie, vs the Champ, Pedro Morales. Both men really diss the New York fans big time ensuring a packed house at MSG... |
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