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.

Most Famous Work

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WWE Raw

(1993) Teddy Long

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WWE This Is Awesome

(2022) Teddy Long (archive footage)

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WWE SmackDown

(1999) Theodore Long

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The JBL and Cole Show

(2012) Teddy Long

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WWE ECW

(2006) Theodore Long

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WWE WrestleMania XX

(2004) Theodore Long

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WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

(2012) Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)

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WWE Extreme Rules 2011

(2011) Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Teddy Long	Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon 2022-11-27 Movie
	Teddy Long (archive footage)	WWE This Is Awesome 2022-07-29 TV Show
2019	N/A	WrestleCade Supershow 2019 2019-11-30 Movie
2017	N/A	WWE Hall of Fame 2017 2017-03-31 Movie
2012	Teddy Long	The JBL and Cole Show 2012-12-07 TV Show
	Teddy Long (archive footage)	WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak 2012-07-23 Movie
	Teddy Long	WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! 2012-07-03 Movie
	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE WrestleMania XXVIII 2012-04-01 Movie
2011	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE Vengeance 2011 2011-10-23 Movie
	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE Extreme Rules 2011 2011-05-01 Movie
2010	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 2010-06-20 Movie
2009	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 2009-12-13 Movie
	Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)	WWE Breaking Point 2009 2009-09-13 Movie
2007	Teddy Long	WWE Royal Rumble 2007 2007-01-28 Movie
2006	Theodore Long	WWE ECW 2006-06-13 TV Show
2005	Theodore Long	WWE Survivor Series 2005 2005-11-27 Movie
	Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)	WWE No Way Out 2005 2005-02-20 Movie
2004	Theodore Long	WWE WrestleMania XX 2004-03-14 Movie
2003	Teddy Long (Manager)	WWE Survivor Series 2003 2003-11-16 Movie
2000	Teddy Long	WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs 2000-08-22 Movie
1999	Teddy Long	WWE SmackDown 1999-04-29 TV Show
	Theodore Long	WWE SmackDown 1999-04-29 TV Show
1996	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW World War 3 1996 1996-11-24 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW Fall Brawl 1996 1996-09-15 Movie
1994	Teddy Long	WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI 1994-01-27 Movie
1993	Himself	WCW Starrcade 1993 1993-12-27 Movie
	Himself	WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 1993-10-24 Movie
	Theodore Long	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
	Teddy Long	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
1992	Teddy Long	WCW Clash of The Champions XXI 1992-11-18 Movie
1991	Teddy Long	WCW Clash of The Champions XVII 1991-11-19 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW Halloween Havoc '91 1991-10-27 Movie
	Himself	WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 1991-09-05 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW The Great American Bash 1991 1991-07-14 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW WrestleWar 1991 1991-02-24 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite 1991-01-30 Movie
1990	Himself	WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course 1990-12-16 Movie
	Himself	WCW Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder 1990-11-20 Movie
	Himself	WCW Halloween Havoc '90 1990-10-27 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush 1990-06-13 Movie
	Himself	WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop 1990-05-19 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing 1990-02-25 Movie
	Himself	WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout 1990-02-06 Movie
1989	Himself	WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout 1989-11-15 Movie
	Himself	WCW Halloween Havoc '89 1989-10-28 Movie
	Teddy Long (Manager)	WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 1989-09-12 Movie
	Himself	NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days 1989-07-23 Movie
	Teddy Long	NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory 1989-06-14 Movie
	Himself	YouShoot: Teddy Long Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv