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WWE RAW has been one of the longest running TV shows, and in its various storylines, we have had the fortune to see some very good General Managers that were able to “get over” with the audience. But as all good things go, there were some General Managers who were plain bad and proved to bad choices. Here are 5 of the worst. If you think we should have added anybody to the list, let us know in the comments section below.
The Anonymous Raw General Manager
“The RAW General Manager says and I quote”
If there ever was a bad idea for a General Manager, then it was the Anonymous General Manager. For over a year, we were treated to the nauseating ding-dong of an email being received, and Michael Cole following up with his catch-phrase. There were different storylines played out during this period, but the GM did not get as much heat as may have been expected. And let’s face it – while the idea of nobody wanting to be GM after what Nexus did to Bret Hart, the previous GM, and so the need for an anonymous one was a story that seemed logical, it did not go down well with the audience.
And to top it all, WWE finally revealed that the anonymous RAW GM was Hornswoggle! Worst. story. ever.
Bret Hart
Bret “the Hitman” Hart was a fantastic wrestler and gave us some fabulous promos and storylines. But Bret Hart the manager was nowhere close to what was expected. The promos were not the same level as was the case when he was actively wrestling, but then again, who can blame him? With the wrestlers that he had to work with, it wasn’t exactly as if he was squaring off against Shawn Michaels!
Nevertheless, his 2 month reign as the General Manager of RAW was one of the forgettable storylines and won’t be looked back at fondly. And to further blot this short legacy, it was followed by that “Anonymous RAW General Manager”. Clearly, it wasn’t the best time to be a GM back then!
Linda McMahon
The McMahon family has always been intimately involved in storylines, and almost all of them have been authority figures, at one time or another. But unfortunately, Linda McMahon was not a success story. She had literally no expressions on her face, and her blank look did not go well with whatever she was saying on the mic.
By her own admission, she was never good on camera, and so it proved during her spell as the authority figure on WWE RAW, as technically she was playing the CEO role rather than as the GM. She was best left to sporadic appearances, to introduce shock value to the audience.
John Laurinaitis
John Laurinaitis became the General Manager following the walkout of all the superstars following the violent methods of the COO, Triple H. To be fair to Laurinaitis, he did get a lot of heat, which was what he was supposed as a heel manager. But that’s not all that matters.
He couldn’t sell the storyline, and the promos were made worse thanks to his fumbling promos. It is a tragedy really, considering that he had everything going for him, especially being a former wrestler meant he was a much more credible GM than anybody else.
Mike Adamle
Perhaps the worst ever General Manager to be on WWE RAW has to be Mike Adamle. There was no reason whatsoever to make him the GM – not only did he have the qualities to get the audience over nor did he have the experience needed.
Even as a commentator he was nothing great to talk about, and you have to but wonder what Vince McMahon may have seen in him to make him the GM. Whatever it was, it didn’t take long for him to get found out. He made a shocking number of mistakes even before he was the GM and he continued to do so throughout his tenure as well.
