10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Teddy Long
2. The Infamous Heart Attack Angle
With his attention taken by Kristal Marshall, Teddy Long installed Vickie Guerrero as his assistant on SmackDown in the summer of 2007. Becoming lovers on screen, Long and Kristal were engaged to be married on the 21 September 2007 episode of SmackDown. There, WWE would stage yet another wrestling wedding that didn't go as planned.
The usual disruptions were booked, before Long suffered a heart attack during the segment. This was all part of the story, one that would never be completed due to Marshall leaving WWE. As it turns out, her real-life boyfriend Bobby Lashley wasn't too keen on the whole angle.
Kristal left WWE just a few weeks after the wedding storyline, meaning it was dropped as soon as Long returned in late-2007. During his absence, Teddy had been stripped of his General Manager duties, replaced by Vickie.
Due to the fact that Kristal left abruptly and Long's tenure as General Manager was interrupted, this has to be considered a storyline to dismiss. WWE didn't really attempt to follow up on the heart attack, and Teddy was back as good as new just a few months later.