Dave Meltzer reported in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the anti-manager sentiment WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has had for years seems to be slowly changing following the success of Paul Heyman with Brock Lesnar.
Thus, this is the reason that WWE has paired Drake Maverick with Authors of Pain and Lio Rush with Bobby Lashley. There are also talks of bringing in managers from the indies for future roles.