PWI Manager of the Year

Bobby Heenan has won this award a record 4 times.

The PWI Manager of the Year Award, given yearly from 1972 through 1999 by professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best manager of the year as voted by readers of the magazine. Bobby Heenan has won a record 4 times. Lou Albano, James J. Dillon & Jim Cornette have each won 3 times.

Award winners and runners-up

Year	Winner	First runner-up	Second runner-up	Third runner-up
1972	Bobby Heenan	.	.	.
1973	The Grand Wizard	.	.	.
1974	Lou Albano	.	.	.
1975	George Cannon	.	.	.
1976	Bobby Heenan	Lou Albano	Fred Blassie	Gary Hart
1977	The Grand Wizard	Bobby Heenan	Lou Albano	Lord Alfred Hayes
1978	Arnold Skaaland	The Grand Wizard	Bobby Heenan	Gary Hart
1979	Arnold Skaaland	Lou Albano	Buddy Rogers	Oliver Humperdink
1980	Oliver Humperdink	Arnold Skaaland	Lou Albano	The Great Mephisto
1981	Lou Albano	Arnold Skaaland	Oliver Humperdink	The Grand Wizard
1982	James J. Dillon	Arnold Skaaland	Sonny King	Jimmy Hart
1983	James J. Dillon	Adnan Al-Kaissie	Lou Albano	Paul Ellering
1984	Paul Ellering	Jimmy Hart	Jim Cornette	James J. Dillon
1985	Jim Cornette	Lou Albano	Paul Ellering	Bobby Heenan
1986	Lou Albano	Paul Ellering	Miss Elizabeth	Jim Cornette
1987	Jimmy Hart	James J. Dillon	Jim Cornette	Paul E. Dangerously
1988	James J. Dillon	Miss Elizabeth	Jim Cornette	Paul E. Dangerously
1989	Bobby Heenan	Gary Hart	Teddy Long	Skandor Akbar
1990	Teddy Long	Bobby Heenan	Ole Anderson	Jim Cornette
1991	Bobby Heenan	Harley Race	Alexandra York	Paul Bearer
1992	Paul E. Dangerously	Mr. Perfect	Harley Race	Jim Cornette
1993	Jim Cornette	Harley Race	Mr. Fuji	Tammy Sytch
1994	Jimmy Hart	Ted DiBiase	Col. Robert Parker	Paul E. Dangerously
1995	Jim Cornette	Sherri Martel	Col. Robert Parker	Woman
1996	Sunny	Jimmy Hart	Jim Cornette	Bill Alfonso
1997	Bill Alfonso	Miss Jacquelyn	Paul Bearer	Ted DiBiase
1998	Paul Bearer	Bill Alfonso	Sunny	Paul Ellering
1999	Debra	Jimmy Hart	Bill Alfonso	Paul Bearer

See also

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• WWE