Theodore R. Long
ActingBorn Sep 15, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
6.81993TV Show
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
7.41999TV Show
NWA World Championship Wrestling
—1985TV Show
WWE ECW
6.52006TV Show
Clash of the Champions
—1988TV Show
WWE This Is Awesome
7.32022TV Show
The JBL and Cole Show
—2012TV Show
WWE Velocity
6.42002TV Show
WWE Survivor Series 2003
8.02003Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
7.92012Movie
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
6.82009Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
4.01990Movie
Filmography
Acting
- 2022Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragonas Teddy Long
- 2022WWE This Is Awesomeas Teddy Long (archive footage)
- 2019WrestleCade Supershow 2019
- 2019WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Storyas Self
- 2017WWE Hall of Fame 2017
- 2012WWE WrestleMania XXVIIIas Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
- 2012WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streakas Teddy Long (archive footage)