5 Greatest WWE Managers of All Time

#2 Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart and Jim Johnston, made music for the wrestlers in the 1980s

Toting a megaphone and some of the most awesome jackets in sports entertainment, Jimmy Hart changed WWE forever the minute he debuted by becoming the first manager in the company to stick around at ringside during all of his client’s matches.

Previously, managers would generally introduce their clients and then head backstage during the actual match, but Hart insisted his job supporting his clients wasn’t finished until the match was over, and virtually every manager to follow him has agreed with this philosophy.

He has managed an amazing crop of professional wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan, The Hart Foundation, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Andy Kaufman, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and The Honky Tonk Man. He has managed them all.

Jimmy Hart was an amazing manager. He was great at being annoying, and the megaphone was perfect for him. It was very symbolic of his prominence on the mic, and he quickly built up a reputation as an arrogant loudmouth. He was masterful at building heel heat and made people pay their money to see him get beat up.

That's a true heel manager right there.