"Badstreet.."

If you've been a reader of my work for a long time, you'd know how much I miss the days when managers were all over wrestling. Whether it was Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Mr. Fuji, Col. Robert Parker, Sister/Sensational/Queen Sherri, Mr. Perfect, Slick, JJ Dillon, Capt. Lou Albano, Paul Bearer, Sunny, Miss Elizabeth, Jim Cornette, etc, etc, etc.. they brought something different to the business, and it's an aspect that we've seen slowly die out through the years.

Well, this week on Superstars, we got a bit of a surprise when Tyson Kidd came to the ring for his match with Trent Barreta. Accompanying Kidd to the ring was one of the most legendary and flamboyant personalities in the history of the business, Michael P.S. Hayes. Hayes cut a promo before the match, and he talked about how athletes need coaches, and vice versa, to win championships. It was a short promo, but it was effective, and it explained why he was out there.

Kidd won in a really good match that is worth going out of your way to check out, and he displayed some new aggression and had some moments where he seemed to be wrestling a "smarter" match, and the commentary did a nice job in pointing out that it seemed as though Hayes had already worked with Kidd before the match began.

I can't put into words just how much I approve of Michael Hayes being Tyson Kidd's manager. Kidd is far too talented to be wasting away on Superstars, and often, not even doing that. However, his lack of mic skills have really hurt him during his brief WWE career. Pairing him up with Hayes allows him to focus on his in-ring work, while one of the most charismatic talkers in wrestling history handles his promos. Will it lead to several WWE/World Title reigns for Kidd in the next several years? Chances are, no, it won't, but it's a nice start for a bigger push than he's been getting. Let's not forget two very important factors here..

1. Tyson Kidd is a Smackdown roster member, and Smackdown is the brand, as I've mentioned several times, that caters more to smaller workers and/or the workers that can "go" in the ring. Kidd is a smaller worker, and he can "go" in the ring. It works well for him.

2. Who is the head writer for Smackdown? Michael Hayes. That doesn't mean he can book Kidd for a 24-month undefeated streak, with title victory after title victory, but wouldn't you want to write yourself into storylines a bit more if you were in his position? I'm assuming the idea to give Kidd a manager wasn't done so that Kidd can be released in a week or two, so that would lead me to believe he's sticking around. Giving him a manager means some sort of push, which would take him from appearances on Superstars to appearances on Smackdown itself. If he continues putting on impressive performances, and there's no shortage of people on Smackdown he can do that with, Hayes will be able to write himself onto television more often.

What's next, though? Will Kidd be the only wrestler that Hayes manages? If you look up and down the Smackdown roster, there are a lot of people that could use his guidance. Brodus Clay, Ezekiel Jackson, The Usos, Heath Slater (if The Corre split up), Justin Gabriel (ditto), Sin Cara (if they decide they want to add some sort of depth to his character), Ted DiBiase, Trent Barreta, Yoshi Tatsu, etc. I'm not necessarily saying Hayes needs to be the leader and mouthpiece of some new stable, although, if done right, it sure wouldn't be a bad thing to see it happen, but I don't think Hayes' guidance will end with Tyson Kidd.

The most likely outcome will have Hayes guide Kidd to a few months worth of victories, but some sort of disagreement will come up.. perhaps Kidd will decide not to follow a piece of Hayes' advice, or Hayes will think Kidd is getting "soft", etc.. and it will lead to a face turn for Kidd when Hayes' new client is revealed and he attacks Kidd. Just for the sake of example, let's use Trent Barreta here. Kidd gets a push as a face, and by then, he'll hopefully have learned enough from his time working with Michael Hayes that he can carry promos on his own, and he gets into a nice televised feud with Barreta, who Hayes is now trying to groom and push towards something better. It's a tried-and-true booking method, and has been successful on many occasions.

Either way, I'm just glad that it appears Tyson Kidd is on the verge of something. He's been one of my favorites in the company since he debuted on ECW in February 2009. There should have been big things for him as a member of The Hart Dynasty, but the company split the team up, and for what? Neither Kidd, nor his partner David Hart Smith, have been pushed since the split. Natalya hasn't received much of anything since the split, either. It was the epitome of breaking up a tag team for absolutely no reason whatsoever. It's not like splitting The Rockers up so that Shawn Michaels can be pushed as one of the biggest singles wrestlers of all-time. It was a split that nobody gained anything from, and that's a shame. Kidd deserves better than he's been getting, so here's hoping that his pairing with Hayes is the start of that. Thank you, WWE. Thank you for at least attempting to bring managers back to the spotlight.

What about you, ReaderLand? What are your thoughts? Do you think Tyson Kidd is on the verge of some sort of push? Do you think Michael Hayes will end up managing anyone else, either at the same time as Kidd or after Kidd? Holla at ya boy and let me know what's on your mind.

Writer's Note: Some of you have been asking, and yes, the second issue of LoP Magazine is on its way. I've been spending a lot of time in the last few days working on my additions to the issue. In the debut issue, I posted the beginning of a very lengthy fantasy booking series which involves TNA. The first issue saw the press conference that would change TNA forever, and the second issue will feature the first month of actual booking. I'm talking full fantasy booking here, ladies and gentlemen. Changes to the roster, new characters, new roles, new feuds, everything. I'll keep everyone further updated as to when the issue officially drops, but once again, we're looking at the 20th, so it's less than a week away.

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