Line #98 Characters/WCWManagers


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3	Lists the various ring-side managers throughout Wrestling/{{WCW}}. Please limit associated tropes to the individual's time in WCW.
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8	[[folder: Crockett Era Managers (1982-1988)]]
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10	!!! Wrestling/JimCornette (James Mark "Jim" Cornette) 1986-1990
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12	!!! James J. Dillon (James Morrison, 1982-1988, 1997-1999)
13	* PowerStable: A founding member of Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen.
14	* RedBaron: "J.J."
15	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the Chairman of the WCW Executive Committee in '97 and '98. He was brought in as a face authority figure to combat the [=nWo=] after Wrestling/EricBischoff was outed as secretly being part of the [=nWo=].
16	* SelectiveEnforcement: As WCW Chairman, he and the committee decided that the rules were going to be more stringently enforced. He decided to invoke this newfound enforcement of the rules not on any of the literally hundreds of matches the [=nWo=] had screwed up, but when undercarder Chris Adams upset Wrestling/RandySavage after someone else interfered against Savage.
17	* ShoeSlap: He'd give the Horsemen his shoe to use as a weapon.
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19	!!! Paul Ellering (1986-1990)
20	* TheArtifact: His 'Precious' moniker was created for his muscular "pretty boy" character, but he continued using it well after he switched over to the bald bearded look.
21	* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses. Since he had been a wrestler before this, and is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}}, he absolutely qualifies for GeniusBruiser.
22	* RedBaron: "Precious".
23	* WrestlingFamily: His daughter Rachael, who competes for ''NXT'' as Rachael Evers.
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25	!!! Sir Oliver Humperdink[=/=]Big Daddy Dink (John Sutton, 1982-1983, 1988-1992)
26	* EightiesHair: A "business in the front party in the back" style flowing mullet.
27	* BeardOfEvil: Averted, he had a well groomed full beard that, according to the trope image on GoodHairEvilHair, belongs at the top of ''good''. Dink was very rarely 'good'.
28	* ClassyCane: Usually carried one, and ''of course'' he'd hit his team's opponents with it behind the referee's back.
29	* EvilRedhead: His hair was red as could be, and he was for the most part a thoroughly unpleasant person during his time in wrestling.
30	* IHaveManyNames: At various times in his career he went by Red Sutton, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Rooster Humperdink, and Big Daddy Dink.)
31	* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: His style was incredibly elaborate, ornate suits as colorful as stained glass windows over ruffled, frilly, almost as brightly colored dress shirts, along with an ornate cane.
32	* {{Heel}}: Although he did have a few face runs, he was known for disliking playing a face. He was even curmudgeonly backstage in WWF when forced to play face.
33	* NonActionGuy: He could wrestle a bit when forced to - in fact, he was a successful singles wrestler in [=NWA Florida=]. By the time he got to WCW though, he was a manager and never wrestled if he could help it.
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35	!!! Paul Jones (Paul Frederick, 1982-1988)
36	%%* ArchEnemy: Jimmy Valiant. (Someone who was watching back then expand this please?)
37	* BaldOfEvil: After Valiant defeated him in a Hair vs. Hair Match at ''[=Starrcade=] 86''.
38	* MedalOfDishonor: ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter'' named him "Worst Manager" for 1986.
39	* LoserLeavesTown: Defeated Valiant in a [[GimmickMatches "Loser Leaves Town Tuxedo Street Fight"]] at ''[=Starrcade=] 84''.
40	* PowerStable: He was the manager of Paul Jones' Army: Baron Von Raschke, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham, Wrestling/ThePowersOfPain (The Warlord and Wrestling/TheBarbarian), Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, The Assassins (#1 and [[Wrestling/HerculesHernandez #2]]), Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher, Wrestling/RickRude, Manny Fernandez, Shaska Whatley, Teijo Khan, Vladimir Petrov
41	** He was also a member of [[Wrestling/SirOliverHumperdink The House of Humperdink]]
42	** (in SAPW): Jones' Rangers, with Ranger Ross, Bo Ragin, [[Wrestling/KenShamrock Vince Torelli]] and [[Wrestling/{{Tatanka}} Chris Chavis]]
43	* RedBaron: "Number One" and an unwanted one in "Weasel" by other wrestlers.
44	* RetiredBadass: He was a very successful singles and tag team wrestler in the southeastern territorial scene from the early 60s through the early 80s, but he had to retire from active wrestling in '82 due to accumulated back injuries.
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48	[[folder: NWA-WCW Era Managers (1988-1993)]]
49	!!! [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]] (Paul Heyman) 1988-1992
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51	!!! Wrestling/TeddyLong (Theodore Rufus Long, 1985-1997)
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54	[[folder: Bischoff Era Managers (1993-1996)]]
55	!!! The Assassin (Jody Hamilton; 1983-1984, 1993-2001)[[note]]From 1994-2001 he was the trainer for WCW's Power Plant and was rarely seen on camera.[[/note]]
56	* BadassTeacher: Ran WCW's Power Plant program and was responsible for training, among others, Wrestling/KevinNash, Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]].
57	%%* CoolMask
58	%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
59	* WrestlingFamily: His son is WCW and WWE referee, Nick Patrick.
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61	!!! Col. Robert Parker (Robert Welch, 1993-1997)
62	* BerserkButton: Being referred to as Colonel Sanders, or chants of "KFC".
63	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Not fat at all, but invokes this trope completely otherwise.
64	%%* GoodOlBoy
65	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: With his Cuban cigars.
66	%%* {{Heel}}
67	* PowerStable: The Stud Stable
68	* RedBaron: "Colonel".
69	* SouthernGentleman: Of the AffablyEvil variety.
70	* WouldHitAGirl: Defeated Wrestling/{{Madusa}} at ''[=Uncensored=] 96''.
71	* WrestlingFamily: His father Buddy Fuller, his brother Ron Fuller, his grandfather Roy Welch and his cousin Jimmy "Bunkhouse Buck" Golden were all wrestlers.
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73	!!! Wrestling/JimmyHart (Jimmy Ray Hart, 1994-2001)
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75	!!! The Master (Curtis Iaukea, 1995)
76	* BaldOfEvil: As The Master, he had no hair on the top of his head, just an immense amount of deep scars.
77	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He was just phased out of the Dungeon slowly until he disappeared and was never mentioned again.
78	* CoveredWithScars: Seriously, just look at his head. While not often mentioned in the same breath as [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the Sheik]] or Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher in the pantheon of pioneering {{Garbage Wrestler}}s, he could keep right up with them in the brawling and bleeding departments.
79	* EvilOldFolks: He was in his late 50s during his time as The Master, but between the grey beard, shapeless robe, spider webs all over, he really did look ancient.
80	* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Where did he come from? Why did he hate Hulk Hogan? What did he have to gain from ending Hulkamania? We never learned...
81	* GoodScarsEvilScars: The deep jagged scars all over his head put him well into Evil.
82	* GreaterScopeVillain: While having more of a defined personality than most [=GSVs=], all he ever really did was conjure up new wrestlers for Kevin Sullivan to throw at Hulk Hogan.
83	* TheMaster: It was only his {{Stage Name\|s}}, after all.
84	* NoIndoorVoice: Yes, he had no indoor voice ... ''"MYYYYYYYY SONNNNNN!"'''
85	* PowerStable: He was the original leader of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. Before that he was in a number of stables in the territorial days.
86	* WrestlingFamily: His son Rocky Iaukea competed in the Pacific Northwest and in the WWC in Puerto Rico as Abbuda Dein. This is not the same guy as "The Master of Darkness"[=/=]"The Snakemaster" Abudadein, who was a manager in the Army of Darkness and has since led his own group with that same name in the Florida independents. WCW's Prince Iaukea, real name Mike Haynor, is not really King Curtis' son. His nephew Maunakea Mossman is best known for his work in Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling as Taiyo Kea.
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88	!!! Sir William (Bill Dundee, 1993-1994)
89	%%* ActionSurvivor
90	%%* EvilBrit
91	* WrestlingFamily: Not part of a big one, but Bobby Eaton is his son-in-law, Bobby Eaton.
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93	!!! [[Wrestling/SherriMartel Sister Sherri]] (Sherry Schrull, 1994-1997, 2000)
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96	[[folder: [=nWo=] Invasion Era Managers (1996-1999)]]
97	!!! [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "Trillionaire" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] (Theodore Marvin [=DiBiase=], Sr.) 1996-1999
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99	!!! [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell James Vandenberg]] (James Mitchell) 1997-1998
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101	!!! Sonny Onoo (Kazuo Onoo, 1995-1999)
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103	%%* AsianSpeekeeEngrish
104	%%* CoolShades
105	* CunningLinguist: Understood English and Japanese and translated for both languages if needed.
106	* ForeignWrestlingHeel: He'd show up in the corner of just about any Japanese wrestler who showed up on WCW TV. Backfired on him when Masahiro Chono and the Great Muta both joined the NWO.
107	* IKnowKarate: A champion kickboxer that competed for 12 years before he even stepped foot in WCW. Not surprisingly, he'd use these skills to cheat when needed.
108	%%* {{Jerkass}}
109	* JapaneseTourist: His gimmick towards the end of his time in WCW.
110	%%* SmugSnake
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112	!!! Ralphus (John Riker, 1998-2001)
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114	* AscendedExtra: Formerly a WCW truck driver.
115	* BattleButler: Parodied in his role as Wrestling/ChrisJericho's "security guard."
116	* NonActionGuy: WCW put him in a few matches for the Hardcore Title but he didn't contribute much.
117	* OddCouple: With Jericho and with Wrestling/NormanSmiley.
118	* ShoutOut: His name was taken from the infamous horror film ''Film/BloodsuckingFreaks.''
119	* ToothyIssue
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122	[[folder: Managers of the Final Years (1999-2000)]]
123	!!! Tony Marinara (Charles John Spencer)
124	* BigApplesauce: Legitimately born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
125	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: His last appearance for WCW came at the 2000 Souled Out pay-per-view. In an interview with "Mean" Gene Okerlund, he said he had to take care of some business and then left, never to appear in WCW again.
126	* LoanShark: Came to WCW in the first place with the Mamalukes to get Disco Inferno to pay the money he borrowed.
127	* MeaningfulName: Averted with his post-WCW name Tony Mamaluke. Mamaluke is an Italian insult translating roughly to 'knucklehead', but Tony got the name from Joey Styles' attempts at finding a better last name for him than Marinara.
128	* NonActionGuy: He was never booked to wrestle in WCW despite having been trained by Dean Malenko. He only managed the Mamalukes, and left them in relatively short order. ECW took a shot at WCW over wasting Tony's talent when he signed with them.
129	* PowerStable: The Full-Blooded Italians in ECW and WWE, EV 2.0 in TNA.
130	* TagTeam: The Full Blooded Italians, with Little Guido. The FBI had at various times other members, but the core duo was always Guido and Mamaluke. He also had The Purists with John Walters in ROH.
131	* WritingAroundTrademarks: TNA called him "Tony Luke" at their Hardcore Justice show since WWE owned the trademark on the Tony Mamaluke name.
132	[[/folder]]

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