10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Teddy Long

9. Tag-Team Matches Will Always Be Associated With Him

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It'd be interesting to know just how many tag-team matches Teddy Long made during his combined 6-year stint as SmackDown General Manager. It seemed like a show couldn't go by without the authority figure emerging with a smile on his face, performing his little dance shuffle, then booking opposing forces against one another in a tag format.

Google something simple like 'Teddy Long tag-team matches' and prepare to be met with a stack of memes poking fun at the regularly used idea. In a shoot interview with Kayfabe Commentaries, Long claimed that he didn't intentionally start booking tag matches, but was just doing what he was told.

Despite seeing the pattern himself, he simply agreed to go out and perform each speech as per orders of Vince McMahon. The boss apparently didn't see the joke; he just wanted a way to explain why bumper duos matches were taking place on each episode of SmackDown.

Even today, and as proven by his latest appearance on Raw, tag-team matches are associated with Teddy. That's something WWE may never be able to shake.

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