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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-15 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Theodore R. Long

Biography:

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

Acting

2022

WWE This Is Awesome as Teddy Long (archive footage)

2019

2017

2012

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Teddy Long (archive footage)
The JBL and Cole Show as Teddy Long

2011

WWE Extreme Rules 2011 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Vengeance 2011 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)

2010

WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)

2009

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Breaking Point 2009 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)

2007

WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Teddy Long

2006

WWE ECW as Theodore Long

2005

WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Theodore Long
WWE No Way Out 2005 as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)

2004

WWE WrestleMania XX as Theodore Long

2003

WWE Survivor Series 2003 as Teddy Long (Manager)
WWE Insurrextion 2003 as Teddy Long

2000

1999

WWE SmackDown as Teddy Long
WWE SmackDown as Theodore Long

1996

WCW Fall Brawl 1996 as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW World War 3 1996 as Teddy Long (Manager)

1994

1993

Raw as Theodore Long
Raw as Teddy Long

1992

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI as Teddy Long (Cornerman)
WCW Halloween Havoc '92 as Teddy Long (Backstage Correspondent)

1991

WCW WrestleWar 1991 as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW The Great American Bash 1991 as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Halloween Havoc '91 as Teddy Long (Manager)

1990

NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing as Teddy Long (Manager)

1989

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