Best manager/valet in Ring of Honor history

[mcmahonfan85]

Alexis Laree

Wrestlers managed:
- Christian York & Joey Matthews

Accomplishments as a manager:
- One of the first breakout female personalities in ROH.

Mistakes as manager:
- Turned her back on Joey Matthews instead of helping him when he got hooked on drugs and joined Special K.

Allison Danger

Wrestlers managed:
- Christopher Street Connection (Buff E & Mace)
- The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels, Xavier, Donovan Morgan, Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer)
- Flash Flanagan & Chicano
- Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Was in the opening segment of the very first Ring of Honor show, "The Era of Honor Begins".
- Turned a one night booking into a five year run.
- Managed Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

Mistakes as manager:
- Turned into an obsessed psychotic bitch when Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer dropped her like a bad habit.

Allison Wonderland

Wrestlers managed:
- The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, Necro Butcher, Zach Gowen, Joey Matthews, Delirious, Lacey & MsChif)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Helped convince Delirious to join The Age of the Fall

Austin Aries

Wrestlers managed:
- The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Molded The All-Night Express into a cohesive unit that would one day go on to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
- Successfully “pulled the strings” of the puppets in New York to get them to chant “Golden snack cakes!”

Mistakes as manager:
- Let real life attitude lead to his ultimate dismissal from ROH.

Bobby Heenan

Wrestlers managed:
- Colt Cabana
- Jimmy Jacobs
- Nigel McGuinness
- CM Punk

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Twice led tag teams to defeat teams managed by Jim Cornette in a "Battle of the Managers"

Brutal Bob Evans

Wrestlers managed:
- Mike Bennett

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Has trained and guided Mike Bennett to success in ROH

Mistakes as manager:
- Not as sexy as Maria Kanellis
- Been dropping the ball a lot lately

Daizee Haze

Wrestlers managed:
- Matt Sydal
- The Embassy (Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, Abyss, Sal Rinauro & Prince Nana)
- Colt Cabana & BJ Whitmer
- Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe)
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Delirious
- Rhett Titus

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- In a promotion with very few females, she stayed an integral part of multiple storylines by acting as a manager/valet
- Helped bring about the end of The Age of the Fall.
 
Mistakes as manager:
- Couldn't figure out what Rhett Titus was up to.
- Told Delirious she wanted to "just be friends", breaking his heart and sending him into a depression, with him ultimately joining The Age of the Fall

Jim Cornette

Wrestlers managed:
- The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Dan Maff)
- Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe)
- Generation Next (Roderick Strong & Jack Evans)
- Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer
- Team ROH (Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer, Ace Steel & Homicide)
- Adam Pearce
- Steve Corino

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Managed the Briscoe Brothers to their first reign as ROH Tag Team Champions
- Managed Team ROH to victory over CZW

Mistakes as manager:
- During the ROH vs. CZW feud, he failed to sense Claudio Castagnoli was going to side with his best friend and tag team partner Chris Hero and turn on Ring of Honor.
- While ROH Commissioner, he let his pride as well as his hatred for Homicide and Low Ki get the better of him, leading to his eventual dismissal from Ring of Honor.
- Is known to hold talent back

Julius Smokes

Wrestlers managed:
- The "Rottweilers" (Homicide, Slugger, Grim Reefer & Benny Blanco)
- The Rottweilers (Homicide, Low Ki, Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero)
- B-Boy
- The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans, Ruckus, Jigsaw & Mercedes Martinez)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Managed Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero to win the ROH Tag Team Championship
- Managed Homicide to win the ROH World Championship

Mistakes as manager:
- He had Jigsaw unmask himself

Lacey

Wrestlers managed:
- Special K (Izzy, Dixie, Deranged, Angel Dust, Cheech & Cloudy)
- Lacey’s Angels (Izzy, Deranged, Cheech, Cloudy, BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs)
- Brent Albright
- The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, Necro Butcher, Joey Matthews & Zach Gowen)
- Austin Aries

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Was directly responsible for a series of events that led to the creation of The Age of the Fall, which forever altered ROH

Mistakes as manager:
- The infamous Vagina of Doom (sleeps with Izzy, breaks up Special K; sleeps with Colt Cabana, he publicly breaks up with her and calls her a "huge bitch!", leading to feud between him, her and Jimmy Jacobs; sleeps with Jimmy Jacobs, he goes off the deep end and forms The Age of the Fall; sleeps with Austin Aries, she disappears from wrestling and he stars a bloody feud with Jacobs that last eight months)

Larry Sweeney

Wrestlers managed:
- Sweet n' Sour, Inc. (Chris Hero, Matt Sydal, Adam Pearce, Brent Albright, Go Shiozaki, Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, Sara Del Rey, Tank Toland, Daniel Puder, Shane Hagadorn & Bobby Dempsey)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Leader of Sweet n' Sour, Inc.
- Sold Matt Sydal up the river to Vince
- Was voted "Best Non-Wrestler" in the Wrestling Observer Year End Awards in 2007 and 2008
- Despite being a "non-wrestler" in Ring of Honor, Sweeney holds pinfall victories over Claudio Castagnoli and Roderick Strong in ROH competition
- Molded Sara Del Rey into the dominate Queen of Wrestling she is today
- Helped bring an end to Faction Warfare when he successfully bought out The Hangmen 3 (Adam Pearce, Brent Albright & Shane Hagadorn) and ended the No Remorse Corps when he convinced Davey Richards to turn on Roderick Strong
- Successfully brought Adam Pearce's reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion into relevance in ROH
- Managed Go Shiozaki to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
- Formed the partnership of The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards), who would go on to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship

Mistakes as manager:
- Upset fans over the internet the with "simulated rape" of Allison Danger
- Allowing Tank Toland to keep Bobby Dempsey was a pet project/whipping boy of Sweet n' Sour, Inc. led to Chris Hero's failure to win the ROH World Championship at "Breakout" in January 2008
- Put Bobby Dempsey in Steel Cage Warfare

Lucy Furr

Wrestlers managed:
- Second City Saints (CM Punk, Colt Cabana & Ace Steel)

Accomplishments as a manager:
- Was the catalyst for the Second City Saints vs. The Prophecy feud

Mistakes as manager:
- Couldn’t read the warning signs about Rob Feinstein at Wrath of the Racket.

Maria Kanellis

Wrestlers managed:
- Mike Bennett

Accomplishments as a manager:
- Way more sexy than Brutal Bob Evans

Mistakes as manager:
- Can often be too sexy, resulting in her distracting fans and commentators from the match (case in point, the guy in the photo staring at her ass)

Mick Foley

Wrestlers managed:
- Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer
- Vordell Walker
- Ebetus Jack
- AJ Styles

Accomplishments as a manager:
- Led the charge for hardcore wrestling in a feud against Ricky Steamboat

Mistakes as manager:
- His praise of Dan Maff & BJ Whitmer as the best hardcore wrestlers in ROH incited a feud between them and the Carnage Crew.
- Ended up kicking his own ass in a brawl with Samoa Joe, resulting in him being stuck managing at the "Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 1" instead of wrestling Joe as he originally planned.

Prince Nana

Wrestlers managed:
- The Embassy [Version 1] (Jimmy Rave, Xavier, Josh Daniels, John Walters, Fast Eddie Vegas, Diablo Santiago, Oman Tortuga, Killer Kruel, Angel Williams & Jade Chung)
- The Weapon of Mask Destruction
- The Weapon of Mask Destruction 2
- The Weapon of Mask Destruction 3
- Petey Williams
- Excess 69
- The Embassy [Version 2] (Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, Abyss, Sal Rinauro & Daizee Haze)
- Masato Yoshino
- The Embassy [Version 3] (Jimmy Rave, Joey Ryan, Bison Smith, Erick Stevens, Shawn Daivari, Necro Butcher & Mr. Ernesto Osiris)
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Dave Taylor
- The Embassy Limited (Tomasso Ciampa, Rhino, Mr. Ernesto Osiris & Princess Mia Yim)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Leader of The Embassy
- Convinced the ROH Pure Champion (John Walters) to sell out
- Led Jimmy Rave to victory over the likes of CM Punk and AJ Styles
- Managed The Embassy (Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley & Abyss) to win the 2006 Trios Tournament
- Convinced Necro Butcher to turn his back on his friends like Grizzly Redwood and join The Embassy after over a year of tormenting him
- Managed Tomasso Ciampa to a year and a half long undefeated streak

Mistakes as a manager:
- His mistreatment of Jade Chung led to some of his wrestlers quitting The Embassy.
- After a feud that stretched back one year, his showboating in Steel Cage Warfare led directly to The Embassy’s defeat at the hands of Generation Next.
- His infatuation with Princess Mia led to his distraction in leading The Embassy Limited, which, along with his trust in RD Evans, led to its eventual downfall.

RD Evans

Wrestlers managed:
- The Embassy Limited (Tomasso Ciampa & Rhino)
- QT Marshall [current]

Mistakes as a manager:
- Pissed off Prince Nana when he dissolved The Embassy Limited, and took over as sole manager to Tommaso Ciampa, leading to a feud between the two.
- Pissed off Tommaso Ciampa when he, along with QT Marshall, tried to “Old Yeller” him with sidelined with an injury, resulting in their current feud.

Ricky Steamboat

Wrestlers managed:
- Second City Saints (CM Punk & Ace Steel)
- John Walters
- Jimmy Jacobs
- Nigel McGuinness & Chad Collyer

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Wouldn’t be intimidated by cocky young assholes like CM Punk and Generation Next.
- Appeared to convince CM Punk to reform himself and become the man he knew he could be.
- Guided the Second City Saints and Jimmy Jacobs in their feuds against Generation Next

Mistakes as a manager:
- Fell for CM Punk’s charade when he turned “good”

Rudy Boy Gonzalez

Wrestlers managed:
- Paul London

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Helped mold Paul London to become the first "homegrown talent" in Ring of Honor history.

Shane Hagadorn

Wrestlers managed:
- Adam Pearce
- The Hangmen 3 (Adam Pearce, Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer)
- The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli)
- The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
- Sara Del Rey

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Became Larry Sweeney’s right-hand man after he bought out The Hangmen 3.
- Became de facto manager of three of the best male wrestlers and one of the best female managers in ROH following the collapse of Sweet n' Sour, Inc.
- Managed both The American Wolves and The Kings of Wrestling to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship, the latter becoming the longest reigning in history
- Managed Eddie Edwards to become the first holder of the ROH World Television Championship.

Mistakes as manager:
- That time he let The Hangmen 3 shave the top of his head.
- His repeated interference led to him being fired by The American Wolves.
- His attempts to take credit for the success of the Kings of Wrestling led to him being beaten up by Chris Hero.
- He’s Shane Hagadorn.

Simply Luscious

Wrestlers managed:
- The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels, Donovan Morgan, Xavier & Mark Briscoe)
- The Group (Steve Corino, Samoa Joe, Michael Shane & CW Anderson)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Helped Xavier to upset Low Ki to win the ROH Championship

Mistakes as manager:
- Let personal feelings get in the way a business, resulting in Steve Corino manipulating her into quitting The Prophecy.

Steve Corino

Wrestlers managed:
- Kevin Steen
- S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs, Jimmy Rave, Matt Hardy, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton & Rhino)

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- Convinced Kevin Steen to turn on his longtime tag team partner El Generico
- Brought Jimmy Rave back to ROH (even if it was only for a short period)
- Led S.C.U.M. to several victories over members of Team ROH (BJ Whitmer, Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe, Mike Mondo, Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander)
- Helped make Matt Hardy interesting again

Mistakes as manager:
- His manipulating of Kevin Steen drove him over the edge, and led to a year long absence of Steen in ROH
Spoiler for tv taping results

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{Spoiler}- His challenging of Nigel McGuinness to one final match (Steel Cage Warfare) between ROH and S.C.U.M. led to S.C.U.M.’s downfall

Truth Martini

Wrestlers managed:
- The House of Truth [version 1] (Christian Able & Josh Raymond)
- The House of Truth [version 2] (Roderick Strong, Michael Elgin, Christopher Daniels & Rhino)
- The Guardians of Truth
- Matt Taven

Accomplishments achieved as manager:
- After a record breaking 15 failed attempts, Truth Martini successfully guided Roderick Strong to finally win the ROH World Championship
- His bestselling book “The Book of Truth” convinced ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels to see the light and join The House of Truth
- Managed Roderick Strong to win the ROH World Television Championship, in the processes making him the second Triple Crown Champion in ROH history
- Helped Matt Taven to win the 2013 Top Prospects Tournament
- Managed Matt Taven to win the ROH World Television Championship
- He’s got the Hoopla Hotties
- Has gotten Scarlett to repeatedly take her pants off

Mistakes as manager:
- Pissed off Roderick Strong, Michael Elgin and Rhino over a short period of time, leading to him systematically being fired by all three (as well as being thrown from the ring onto a guard rail)

[ratetankmark]

RD Evans (How come Del Rey doesn't get included, she did manage the Kings Of Wrestling)

[OGJB is Slender]

Voted Bobby Heenan because he's Bobby Heenan.

[kidkamikaze10]

I was going to say easily Sweeney, but Truth did get Scarlett to take her pants off.

[AdamAFL was sooooo wrong]

They've had some great managers over the years (Aries, Heenan, Martini, Corino etc.) but Sweeney takes the cake. He was awesome.

[Steveweiser]

One other partially related to ROH plus for Sweeney - he was the only male wrestling personality (not counting referees, ring announcers, commentators or ring crew) to ever appear in SHIMMER, and that was to procure Sara Del Rey a SHIMMER Title shot on an ROH show.

[mcmahonfan85]

Jul 1, 2013 15:13:42 GMT -5 ratetankmark said:

RD Evans (How come Del Rey doesn't get included, she did manage the Kings Of Wrestling)

because she was more the female wrestler in the group as opposed to the manager/valet, who was Hagadorn

[ratetankmark]

Jul 1, 2013 17:31:36 GMT -5 mcmahonfan85 said:

Jul 1, 2013 15:13:42 GMT -5 ratetankmark said:

RD Evans (How come Del Rey doesn't get included, she did manage the Kings Of Wrestling)

because she was more the female wrestler in the group as opposed to the manager/valet, who was Hagadorn

Thanks for the info man

[Chairman of the Board]

Should be NANA,

but, I voted for my personal favorite, Julius Smokes.

[Starshine]

My friend, Prince Nana forever, hah.

[Professor Chaos]

Bobby Heenan managed in ROH, and he managed Punk? How did I not know this?

[froggyfrog]

I was thinking Nana but then I remembered my man Larry Sweeney.

Nana belongs in the E with Kofi though

[HR]

The fact that Maria has votes but Lacey doesn't makes me very sad.

[Evilution E5150]

Lucy Fur? what she wasnt able to be Daffney in ROH?

[Digital Witness]

I can't make up my mind but its either got to be Prince Nana or Larry Sweeney, though Truth Martini's been doing a hell of a job.

Also, "what do you know about shrimp cocktail, eh?"

[AdamAFL was sooooo wrong]

Jul 1, 2013 21:58:50 GMT -5 HR said:

The fact that Maria has votes but Lacey doesn't makes me very sad.

Considering the amount of storylines she played a big part in I'd agree. She was an excellent foil for Jacobs throughout all stages of their relationship and was in important part of Jimmy/BJ, Jimmy/Colt, Jimmy/Aries and AOTF as a whole. No idea how Maria has more votes than her.

[Super Nintenjoe KBD]

Heenan managed Punk, Colt, etc..? That is so cool! Mind blown. I dont have enough knowledge on RoH to have an opinion but on this but I enjoyed seeing pictures of Mickie and Daph at least.

[Djm Doesn't Find You Funny]

GAHT DAYUM that picture of Daffney. #crushsincewcw

But I'm voting for Prince Nana.

[kingoftheindies]

Nana was the once guy that you could pair somebody with and they'd instantly get over as a heel. Love Larry Sweeney, but Sweet N Sour International never got close to what the Embassy was.

[sweatpants]

Sweeney was the most talented, but Lacey meant the most to a lot of really good angles.