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* OncePerEpisode: It wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". If Undertaker wasn't available, Teddy would make them face Wrestling/RandyOrton instead. If there were four or six people in the ring, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.

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It wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". If Undertaker wasn't available, Teddy would make them face Wrestling/RandyOrton instead. instead.
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If there were four or six people in the ring, ring and they were arguing or brawling with each other, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.
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* OncePerEpisode: It wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". If Undertaker wasn't available, Teddy would make them face Wrestling/RandyOrton instead. If there was four people in the ring, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.

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* OncePerEpisode: It wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". If Undertaker wasn't available, Teddy would make them face Wrestling/RandyOrton instead. If there was were four or six people in the ring, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.
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* OncePerEpisode: A few years ago, it wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". With 'Taker mostly inactive these days, Teddy resorted to making them face Wrestling/RandyOrton. If there was four people in the ring, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.

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* OncePerEpisode: A few years ago, it It wouldn't be uncommon for Teddy to interupt a {{Heel}} and say "Tonight, you're gonna go one-on-one with ... [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Da Undatakah]]!". With 'Taker mostly inactive these days, If Undertaker wasn't available, Teddy resorted to making would make them face Wrestling/RandyOrton.Wrestling/RandyOrton instead. If there was four people in the ring, chances were he'd interrupt them and place them in a tag team match, ''[[VerbalTic playa]]''.
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Oh, and just in case you do happen to have a partner with ya, it'll be a tag team match, playa! Ya feel me?''\\
But it ain't gon' be easy. Coz you will be doing this '''INSIDE''' a steel cage!\\
[[OhCrap What...?]]

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Oh, and just in case you do happen to have a partner with ya, it'll be a tag team match, playa! Ya feel me?''\\
me?\\
But it ain't gon' be easy. Coz you will be doing this '''INSIDE''' a steel cage!\\
[[OhCrap
cage!''\\
'''''[[OhCrap
What...?]]?]]'''''
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But it ain't gon' be easy. Coz you will be doing this '''INSIDE''' a steel cage!

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But it ain't gon' be easy. Coz you will be doing this '''INSIDE''' a steel cage!cage!\\
[[OhCrap What...?]]
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Oh, and just in case ya do happen to have a partner with ya, it'll be a tag team match, playa! Ya feel me?''

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Oh, and just in case ya you do happen to have a partner with ya, it'll be a tag team match, playa! Ya feel me?''me?''\\
But it ain't gon' be easy. Coz you will be doing this '''INSIDE''' a steel cage!
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-->''Now dat you read my tropes, I'm going to [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin yer life]]...in a handicap match against Randy Orton'' '''AND''' ''Da Undatakah! HOLLA!''

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-->''Now dat you read my tropes, I'm going to [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin yer life]]...in a handicap match against Randy Orton'' '''AND''' ''Da Undatakah! HOLLA!''HOLLA!\\
Oh, and just in case ya do happen to have a partner with ya, it'll be a tag team match, playa! Ya feel me?''
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** He ran "Thuggin And Buggin Enterprises" in WWE, but they were quickly [[OutOfFocus pushed to the side because]] Triple H started his own called Evolution that included Wrestling/RickFlair and won "All The Gold"...Jazz got the Women's Title belt at least.

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** He ran "Thuggin And Buggin Enterprises" in WWE, but they were quickly [[OutOfFocus pushed to the side because]] Triple H started his own called Evolution that included Wrestling/RickFlair Wrestling/RicFlair and won "All The Gold"...Jazz got the Women's Title belt at least.
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He ''was'' the General Manager of [=SmackDown=]!
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* [[IllBoy Ill Man]]: Prone in kayfabe to long absences due to sickness/heart problems.
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* {{Megane}} It was more than just verbal charisma that made him more liked than his TagTeam, Doom. YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses maybe, but you might want to hug one.
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* BaldOfAwesome: When he's a face.
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* {{Megane}} It was more than just verbal charisma that made him more liked than his TagTeam, Doom. WouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses maybe, but you might want to hug one.

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* {{Megane}} It was more than just verbal charisma that made him more liked than his TagTeam, Doom. WouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses maybe, but you might want to hug one.
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* {{Megane}}

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* {{Megane}}{{Megane}} It was more than just verbal charisma that made him more liked than his TagTeam, Doom. WouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses maybe, but you might want to hug one.



* OlderThanTheyLook: Would you believe he's in his sixties?

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Would you believe he's Age wasn't the kindest to him, but he looked very good for a man in in his sixties?sixties!



* PowerStable: Ran two in WCW. Neither had proper names. One in the early 90s had The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) and Norman the Lunatic in it. The other was in the late 90s, and it was called Quittin' Time, consisting of Jim Powers and "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, which never appeared on anything besides the C and D shows like ''WCW Pro'' and ''WCW Worldwide''.

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* PowerStable: PowerStable
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Ran two in WCW. Neither had proper names. One in the early 90s had The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) and Norman the Lunatic in it. The other was in the late 90s, and it was called Quittin' Time, consisting of Jim Powers and "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, which never appeared on anything besides the C and D shows like ''WCW Pro'' and ''WCW Worldwide''.Worldwide''.
** He ran "Thuggin And Buggin Enterprises" in WWE, but they were quickly [[OutOfFocus pushed to the side because]] Triple H started his own called Evolution that included Wrestling/RickFlair and won "All The Gold"...Jazz got the Women's Title belt at least.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: But once he became a GM, he grew out of it to become the authority who tries to give everyone a fair shot.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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But once he became a GM, he grew out of it to become the authority who tries to give everyone a fair shot.


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** In Southwest Wrestling Entertainment he's forced to confront his bias towards Rodney Mack, and usually manages to put it aside and make the right choice, or close to it.

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Theodore Robert Rufus Long (born September 15, 1947), more commonly known as '''Teddy Long''' is an American wrestling personality who has in his time been a referee, manager, authority figure, and general manager for the [=WWE=]'s [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]] brand.

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Theodore Robert Rufus Long (born September 15, 1947), more commonly known as '''Teddy Long''' Teddy Long is an American wrestling personality who has in his time been a referee, manager, authority figure, and general manager for the [=WWE=]'s [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]] brand.



-->''Now dat you read my tropes, I'm going to [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin yer life]]...in a handicap match against Randy Orton'' '''AND''' ''Da Undatakah! HOLLA!''

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-->''Now dat you read my tropes, I'm going to [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin yer life]]...in a handicap match against Randy Orton'' '''AND''' ''Da Undatakah! HOLLA!''

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!!Holla, holla, tropes, playa:

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!!Holla, !!"Holla, holla, tropes, playa:playa":

* AbusiveParents: Not necessarily a parent, but he was in charge of Norman the Lunatic in WCW. He would threaten Norman, who had the gimmick of the mental asylum patient, that he could send him back to the asylum at will, and he carried around a key to keep Norman in line.



* BaldOfEvil: Heel, dating back to his days as a manager in NWA and WCW.

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* BaldOfEvil: Heel, dating back to his days as a manager in NWA and WCW. Although during those early days he was bald on top with a mullet in the back, rather than completely bald.



* ImprobableWeaponUser: He threw shoes at people.
* LongRunner: Was the [=SmackDown=] GM from 2004-2012. Longer than any other GM, on Raw or [=SmackDown=]. [[note]]He was demoted to assistant GM from late November 2007 until mid-May 2008 when he quit due to getting sick of Wrestling/VickieGuerrero, opting to manage ECW instead. When Vickie left [=SmackDown=] for Raw in April 2009, Teddy would return as GM, holding it until Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis won the job from him.[[/note]]

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* ImprobableWeaponUser: He During his time as a heel manager, he would threw shoes at people.
* LongRunner: Was the [=SmackDown=] GM from 2004-2012. Longer 2004-2012, longer than any other GM, on Raw or [=SmackDown=]. [=SmackDown=].[[note]]He was demoted to assistant GM from late November 2007 until mid-May 2008 when he quit due to getting sick of Wrestling/VickieGuerrero, opting to manage ECW instead. When Vickie left [=SmackDown=] for Raw in April 2009, Teddy would return as GM, holding it until Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis won the job from him.[[/note]]


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* PowerStable: Ran two in WCW. Neither had proper names. One in the early 90s had The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) and Norman the Lunatic in it. The other was in the late 90s, and it was called Quittin' Time, consisting of Jim Powers and "Hardwork" Bobby Walker, which never appeared on anything besides the C and D shows like ''WCW Pro'' and ''WCW Worldwide''.

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