Actor
Theodore R. Long
September 15, 1947 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Randy Orton
12 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
John Cena
12 titles together
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE Royal Rumble 2007, WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Glenn Jacobs
11 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Paul Wight
11 titles together
WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah
10 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Paul Levesque
9 titles together
Raw, WWE WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE WrestleMania XX
Full filmography · 37
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
as Teddy Long
2022
WWE Hall of Fame 2017
cast
2017
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Teddy Long (archive footage)
2012
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Teddy Long
2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
20127.9
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2011
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as Theodore Long (SmackDown G.M.)
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Teddy Long
20078
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
as Theodore Long (SmackDown! G.M.)
2006