Lord Alfred Hayes

[6.0] "Hayes ring work was long before my time, but I am very familiar with his commentary work in the WWF early 80's all the way up to 1993ish. I give him high praise because Hayes was very complimentary of each wrestlers attributes and backgrounds and he talked like a wrestler who had been all over the world and would occasionally tell stories about the old timers and certain events. Only downside, sometimes they couldn't make up if Hayes was supposed to be a baby face or heel commentator."

[8.0] "The older I get, the more I appreciate Lord Alfred Hayes. The best thing he ever did was do his best to add credibility to any number of enhancement talents over the years. If you were even slightly above the caliber of "jobber" he would put you over as being some form of talented individual in your own right; so that when you got in literally ZERO offense, Hayes could say something akin to "The fact that _______ has shown NO offense at all is a real credit to the aggressive nature and power of __________, because I've seen ________ looking really good and he's just not against __________". Things like that go along way. I'm sure I may later add in some favorite Alfred moments, but for now this will be good enough."

[8.0] "When I started watching in 1990, he was more featured as a key guy in the coliseum video series they put out whether it was skits or color commentary. So my knowledge of him is more from his days as the soft spoken englsih announcer, as opposed to the heel he portrayed as a wrestler, and that's what i'm basing my rating on. As a kid I always enjoyed him working along side Mooney, then when i got a little older and started watching the mid 80's stuff back I thought he had a great chemistry with/played the side kick role well to Vince. Near the end of his WWF run, they tried to let him go back to the heel role that I guess made him famous as a performer/manager but I don't think he lasted long enough to let it really catch fire. Either way, i'll always remember Alfred for his laugh more than anything and the way he talked lol."

[2.0] "I'm not old enough to have seen Alfred Hayes as a wrestler, but as an announcer he was lousy. The announce team of him & Sean Mooney is one of the worst WWF/WWE has ever had, which is saying something ? though to be fair he was at least the better half of that duo."

[7.0] "Lord Alfred Hayes or - "Judo" Al Hayes or White Angel, Al Hayes was the youngest judo player to ever reach his black belt level in Britain. He ended up as a 7th level black belt. To some he was a credible heavyweight as British pro-wrestling was on the rise and to others he was a masked crusader who fought evil. In the US, he took on several roles as a pompous bad guy wrestler, then manager and perhaps most famously he was a well-spoken buffoon for Vince McMahon Jr WWF, came to the U. S in his 40's he was able to modify his game and blend elements of the British technique with American showmanship. as a subtle and skillful heel. Hayes drew generous heat with his Lord Alfred Hayes persona and posh accent, this allowed him some solid runs in a few territories. In the AWA, Hayes begrudgingly shifted to managing. Like Bobby Heenan, Hayes could talk and bump, then Lord Alfred Hayes came to the WWF as they were expanding nationally and was a colorful character who filled many supporting character roles over the years. He did interviews, color commentary and perhaps most famously played Vince McMahon’s sidekick on the Tuesday Night Titans show. After years of being a serious heel, Hayes was able to do slapstick comedy and thrived in the role."