T had announced that Long would serve as the general manager for his Reality of Wrestling promotion's Summer of Champions iPPV. Teddy Long acted as the general manager for SWE Fury, a nationally televised wrestling promotion based in Plano, Texas. Long left the company in August 2021. From 2021-present Teddy Long has worked as commissioner for Georgia Independent promotion Main Event Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Network Filmography Web series Matches During his time as general manager, Long became known as "tag team Teddy" due to his tendency to book impromptu tag team matches in many SmackDown main events as a way to settle scores between four or more wrestlers. Another signature move was to punish heels by forcing them to "go one-on-one with The Undertaker." He also revived many old and made new match types: At No Mercy 2004, he put JBL and The Undertaker in a Last Ride Match. The rules were similar to a Casket Match and an Ambulance Match where one opponent must put the other into the back of the hearse and drive out the arena. JBL won the first Last Ride Match due to interference by Heidenreich. At Armageddon 2006, The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy in the second Last Ride Match. At No Way Out 2005, JBL had to defend his title against The Big Show in the first-ever Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match. The rules were the same as a normal steel cage match, but the top of the cage had barbed wire around it so nobody could escape (despite the fact that a victory could still be declared if a competitor managed to escape). This was done by Long to make sure there was no interference from any superstars, primarily JBL's stable, The Cabinet. JBL won the match when Big Show chokeslammed him through the ring, allowing him to escape underneath. Long also brought back the King of the Ring tournament in 2006 as a SmackDown-exclusive event. At Armageddon 2006, Long brought back the Inferno match, where Kane defeated MVP. On April 10, 2009 episode of SmackDown he announced that Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy would face each other in the first stretcher match in SmackDown history. Awards and accomplishments Combat Sport Pro Hall of Fame (Class of 2015) National Wrestling Alliance NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Manager of the Year (1990) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Worked Match