Acting
Theodore R. Long
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Born
15 September 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Also known as Teddy Long · Theodore R. Long · Theodore Long
Theodore Robert Rufus Long is an American former professional referee, and manager currently signed to WWE, where he appears on occasion, serving as an on-screen authority figure. Long began his career in The National Wrestling Alliance and made his WWE debut in 1998 as a referee. He transitioned to be an on-screen manager in 2003 and later served as general manager of SmackDown! for two tenures lasting a combined six years as well as one stint as ECW general manager. In 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ron Simmons and John Layfield.
Known for
Filmography
YouShoot: Teddy Long
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Teddy Long (archive footage)
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Teddy Long
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Theodore Long
WWE No Way Out 2005
as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)
WWE WrestleMania XX
as Theodore Long
WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WWE Insurrextion 2003
as Teddy Long
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW World War 3 1996
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Teddy Long
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1993
as Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
as Teddy Long (Cornerman)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Teddy Long (Backstage Correspondent)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Teddy Long
WCW WrestleWar 1990
as Teddy Long (Manager)
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1990
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Teddy Long (Manager)