Teddy Long is best known to WWE fans as the former General Manager of SmackDown (more specifically, booking tag team matches and making people go one-on-one with the Undertaker).
Prior to his memorable role as the SmackDown GM, Long worked as a referee and also guided several wrestlers as a manager, including Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed), The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious, “Mean” Mark Callous and Butch Reed), 2 Cold Scorpio, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell and many more.
Teddy Long & The Street Profits
During a recent interview with Riju Dasgupta of Sportskeeda for
Long said, if he were to manage anybody, he thinks he'd probably choose a tag team. He then named multi-time tag team champions, The Street Profits.
"I like them, I watch them," he said. "You know they are good, they are good in the ring. Their mic skills are good. You know they are a couple of nice guys. I had a chance to meet them. So Street Profits are the guys I’d like to be with.”
WWE's roster is loaded with talented performers, but the Street Profits are a great pick. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins are one of the biggest success stories to come out of NXT over the past several years. Ford in particular is seen as having tremendous upside and will likely branch out on his own as a singles act in the future. He had an impressive showing over the weekend in the men's Elimination Chamber match.
Long's illustrious career earned him a much-deserved spot in the WWE Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2017.
WWE produced this video package highlighting some of his greatest moments:
