Theodore R. Long
Born: 1947-09-15 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- WWE This Is Awesome as Teddy Long (archive footage)
- Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon as Teddy Long
2012
- The JBL and Cole Show as Teddy Long
- WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Teddy Long (archive footage)
- WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
- WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! as Teddy Long
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 Breaking Point 2009 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2007
- WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Teddy Long
2006
- WWE ECW as Theodore Long
- WWE The Great American Bash 2006 as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)
2005
- WWE No Way Out 2005 as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)
- WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Theodore Long
2004
- WWE WrestleMania XX as Theodore Long
2003
- WWE Survivor Series 2003 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- WWE Insurrextion 2003 as Teddy Long
2002
- WWE Velocity as Teddy Long
2000
- WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs as Teddy Long
1999
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown as Teddy Long
1996
- WCW Fall Brawl 1996 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- WCW World War 3 1996 as Teddy Long (Manager)
1994
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI as Teddy Long
1993
- Raw as Theodore Long
- WCW Starrcade 1993 as Himself
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 as Himself
1992
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1992 as Teddy Long (Backstage Correspondent)
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXI as Teddy Long (Cornerman)
1991
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- WCW The Great American Bash 1991 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 as Himself
- WCW WrestleWar 1991 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- WCW Clash of The Champions XVII as Teddy Long
- WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite as Teddy Long (Manager)
1990
- WCW Starrcade 1990 as Himself
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 as Himself
- WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop as Himself
- WCW WrestleWar 1990 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder as Himself
- NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout as Himself
- NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush as Teddy Long (Manager)
1989
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 as Himself
- NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout as Himself
- NWA The Great American Bash 1989 as Himself
- NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as Teddy Long (Manager)
- NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory as Teddy Long
1988
- Clash of the Champions as Teddy Long
1985
- WWE Pay Per View
- NWA World Championship Wrestling as Teddy Long (Referee)