3 reasons why the Del Rio - Colter dynamic could work
Alberto Del Rio made his triumphant return last week at Hell in a Cell when he answered John Cena's US title open challenge and went on to capture the Championship.While the WWE fans were glad to see Del Rio, who had been terminated from the WWE little over a year ago for allegedly assaulting a social media manager who had aimed a racist joke at him, they were more than slightly puzzled at the guy whom WWE picked to be in Del Rio's corner - Zeb Colter.Colter had been part of anti-immigrant story lines as part of the Real Americans and his first feud during that time was ironically with Del Rio. How can a person who has an almost xenophobic persona on screen be managing a Mexican import into the US like Del Rio?It seems to be seen whether the Mex-America angle will work. Well, here are three reasons why it just might -
#1 Colter\'s pedigree
WWE fans might be quick to write off Colter’s managerial abilities, seeing him flounder with Jack Swagger and Cesaro in recent times. How ever, the former Dutch Mantel has been instrumental in shaping the careers of many wrestlers in the nineties, not least, the likes of Sting and the Ultimate Warrier.
Mantel is widely renowned for having a solid wrestling brain and was the man who gave Steve Williams the name Steve Austin. He also worked with the Undertaker and Kane during their early days in various territories.
Colter’s experience is priceless, being one of the few people left with WWE having experience in the Indies, WCW, SMW, WWC, IWA and TNA.
Under him as head writer, IWA’s ratings bolstered and he has also been credited for helping initiate the TNA’s Knockout division – which eventually paved the way for an increase in the popularity of womens’ wrestling in the States.
With this pedigree, it seems a smart decision to book a returning Del Rio with Colter.