WWE.Com Ranks Top 25 Managers: 6 Women Listed

Subject: WWE.Com Ranks Top 25 Managers: 6 Women Listed Mon 27 May 2013, 5:18 am

http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/top-25-managers

What makes a great manager? WWE.com posed that very question to Matt Striker — expert on all things WWE and an accomplished advisor in his own right — and he said: “A great manager is someone that can incite the emotions of the WWE Universe.”

As usual, he was right. When the final bell rings, it’s not about championships or main events — although those things matter — it’s about making the fans react. And that’s what the 25 men and women on this list did better than anybody else.

# 24 Marlena:

A good valet shouldn’t overshadow their Superstar — that’s a problem bombshells like Sable and Stacy Keibler too often had. Instead, they should complement their charge, bringing out the best in them without stealing the show. This is what Marlena did so well. Sultry, seductive and practically poured into her skintight golden gowns, the provocative valet was every bit as glamorous as the movie stars that obsessed her man, Goldust. But she was just as willing to push the envelope as The Bizarre One — chomping on a cigar while indulging ever inclination Goldust had. They were a controversial pairing, but they were also a sign of things to come. “Marlena coming into play really ushered in a different time in our industry,” Matt Striker said.

# 17 Stephanie McMahon:

Watching the transformation of Stephanie McMahon from an innocent daddy’s girl to a vindictive billionaire princess was a captivating experience for the WWE Universe. Immature at first, Stephanie was naïve enough to get kidnapped by The Undertaker and fall madly in love with a Superstar named Test. But when she entered into a relationship with Triple H in 1999, she became a totally different person — a guiltless witch who once slapped her own mother across the face. As a manager, Stephanie was always more of a puppet master than an advisor, using Superstars like Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle to carry out her own twisted revenge plots, but her onscreen evolution speaks for itself.

# 15 Vickie Guerrero:

For whatever reason, “manager” has become a dirty word in WWE over the past decade, but that hasn’t stopped Vickie Guerrero from making her mark in this position. Dubbed an associate, advisor and consultant at different times, The Cougar has backed Superstars like Edge and Dolph Ziggler to championship success through her devious politics and shrewd maneuvering. She’s also made life hell for the people that have crossed her. “She is very smart,” Matt Striker said, “and she is extremely powerful.” It’s this megalomaniacal mix that has made Vickie Guerrero, at times, one of the most dangerous figures in WWE.

# 13 Miss Elizabeth:

She didn’t have the gift of gab. She hardly ever got physical. And although she rarely looked empowered herself — few valets were as consistently helpless — Miss Elizabeth had the ability to inspire power in others. With the classic beauty in their corner, Superstars like Liz’s former husband, the late “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan rose to new heights, pushing themselves to excel like high school jocks showing off for the prettiest cheerleader. Delicate, soft-spoken and loyal, Miss Elizabeth probably wasn’t cut out for the brutal world of sports-entertainment, but that didn’t stop her from becoming one of its legends.

# 12 Sunny:

“Sunny was able to provide a whole new meaning to the word distraction,” Matt Striker said of the beautiful blonde who first appeared in WWE in 1995. He was right about that, but there was much more to Sunny than that Slammy Award she won for “Best Buns.” A pre-med student before becoming a manager, the New Jersey-native had serious smarts, which served her well when she backed three consecutive World Tag Team Champions in 1996 — The Bodydonnas, The Godwinns and The Smokin’ Gunns. Shrewd and more than a little conniving, the original Diva’s favorite phrase was, “Sunny gets what Sunny wants.” It would be hard not to find her egotistical, but that’s what separates WWE Hall of Famers from the rest of the crowd.

# 6 Sensational Sherri:

A vicious Women’s Champion before becoming a manager, Sensational Sherri brought every dirty trick she learned on the mat to the ringside when she took on the careers of “Macho Man” Randy Savage and The Million Dollar Man in the early ’90s. But it was the volatile valet’s relationship with a young Shawn Michaels that placed her so high on this list. “Go back and look at when Shawn really started to develop — Sherri was right there,” Striker said. “It was Sherri whispering in Shawn’s ear, ‘you’re the best,' that blew his head up and the WWE Universe can only be thankful that she did.”

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What do you think of the 6 women they included in the top 25 managers of all time?

Do you think some women should be on the list and or some of these should not [or be lower]?

WD Stalker Number of posts : 11345 Registration date : 2008-08-24

I think Elizabeth should be higher on the list then Sunny and Sherri really.

I think it's a pretty good ranking, add Sharmell at the end of the list and you have a really solid group of women.

Sensational Sherri was the right pick for top lady. Sunny, great choice. Miss Elizabeth, on the right spot behind them, glam, elegant but not as heavily active as Sunny and Sherri, she was more of a Trophy Wife, knew her role behind her man.

Happy to see some Marlena appreciation, she often gets clustered through so many great valet's but she was this whole anti beauty queen, she had the wholesome look sherri and Sunny didn't have...but the slurty, charm and seduction Ms. elizabeth didn't have. Just add a sigar and she was just superb.

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