Theodore R. Long

Personal Info

Birthday

September 15, 1947

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

Teddy Long

Theodore R. Long

Theodore Long

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

Raw

WWE SmackDown

The JBL and Cole Show

WWE This Is Awesome

WWE ECW

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

WWE WrestleMania XX

WWE Survivor Series 2003

Filmography

2022
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
as Teddy Long
2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Teddy Long (archive footage)
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Teddy Long
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2011
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
WWE Extreme Rules 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
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
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
as Teddy Long
1996
WCW World War 3 1996
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
as Teddy Long (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Teddy Long
1993
WCW Starrcade 1993
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as Himself
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
as Teddy Long (Cornerman)
WCW Halloween Havoc '92
as Teddy Long (Backstage Correspondent)
1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Teddy Long
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Himself
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
as Teddy Long (Manager)
1990
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
as Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc '90
as Himself
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Teddy Long (Manager)
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
as Himself
NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing
as Teddy Long (Manager)
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
as Himself
1989
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
as Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Teddy Long (Manager)
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
as Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as Teddy Long