Teddy Long says John Laurinaitis & Mark Carrano were the 'two worst people on the planet'
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- It's Q & A time with WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long. Host Mac Davis conducts a special session with the questions YOU sent us on Twitter. In this special edition of the show, with Bill Apter on assignment, the former SmackDown General Manager picks Roman Reigns' successor, reacts to The Undertaker's comments about Bray Wyatt, lashes out at John Laurinaitis, and talks about how Bray Wyatt used to pay tribute to him.
Enjoy this special edition of our weekly show - The Wrestling Time Machine.
Timestamps:-
00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - Teddy's current favorite wrestlers
01:30 - Who can take Roman Reigns' spot?
02:11 - Favorite moment as Smackdown General Manager
02:56 - Thoughts on Undertaker's comment on Bray Wyatt
04:31 - Most influential wrestler backstage during his time as GM
07:20 - Wrestlers that Long prefers to work with
09:07 - A mysterious quote
09:32 - His favorite booking as GM
10:33 - Why doesn't WWE sell Teddy's merch?
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For those curious why Teddy Long declined to speak on Flair, he previously accused Flair of regularly calling him the N word back in the NWA / WCW days.
Yeah exactly. In teddys words flair once told him “do you still wanna work here (N WORD)? Then do what I say!””
Yeah I remember that and it's sad, not only him but Hogan also did it. Hogan was fired by WWE for it and then had the nerve to say he actually liked the guy.
Of course Flair would say that.
Yet fans hail him as the greatest ever.
Warranted
@@unrealisticcliffburton3893you can like someone’s work without liking the person.
Laurinitis sounds like a an autoimmune disease.
The WWE locker room was infected with a case of the ol’ Laurinitis 🦠
Johnny Ace was the Covid of the WWE. Corny would rant and raise Kane about that goof.
Animal was his (more) famous brother, from the Road Warriors (Legion of Doom), with Hawk; manager "Precious" Paul Ellering (with a newspaper in hand) + Rocco (the stupid puppet); Droz (Darren Drozdov, R.I.P.) and maybe (Jon) Heidenreich (creepy promos and a criminal act that he wanted to do, to Michael Cole). "Big" Johnny Ace/Laryngitis aka "People Power.." In WCW, he thought that he was Tony Hawk, a skater "the Dynamic Dudes" with Shane Douglas, before he became "The Franchise" in ECW. Long has real life heat against Ace... I like that ! I don't know if Johnny Ace, when he came into the ring, of any WWE show (RAW, Smackdown): has he ever received a "Road Warrior (style) POP ?" (I don't think so.)
He mixed up Roman and Seth Rollins 😂
You Noticed that too? Lol
Mac Davis shaking his head knowing he wrong 😂.
Teddy has been around hundreds of wrestlers over the years, it's pretty easy to get names mixed up
It was an honest mistake. Of course I would NEVAR make one myself...
Cuz hes full of it! Player
In an era where WWE was just trying to recreate the Mr. McMahon authority figure archetype again and again, Teddy broke out of that mold and became the only babyface GM/Authority figure I can think of. He was like the cool boss, an agent of Karma who would give the heels their just desserts, which was a lot of fun. Rather than feeling dread when his theme hit, you'd feel joy because you knew the segment was about to get more fun.
Hard not to love Teddy. His GM run on Smackdown was when I was really getting seriously into wrestling. He also just seems like a nice dude.
I was VERY fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Long on a show. He was very kind and nice to me. For some reason he liked me. During a battle royal we were sitting together and he asked me how long I've been in the business. I told him ALMOST 30 years. (I broke in at 17) He asked me what was going wrong in that royal. I gave Mr. Long my honest, true feelings. He said I was correct and then said "If THIS was the WWE, Mr. McMahon would be telling me to get them the heck outta there. I am grateful Mr. Long likes me. I learned a LOT from him. He even called me Playa and took a pic with me. Thank you Sir for excepting me and making ME feel special. I appreciate you. Holla!!!!
Cool. Freakin'. Story!!
Definitely one of the best GM's in pro wrestling. The best Smackdown GM ever. Teddy is like the boss you wish you have.
Teddy Long is a Hidden GEM 💎 of All of Pro Wrestling
He is awesome. I thought he was going to go in there with the Skyscrapers and help beat up that jobber, who refused to sell.
We have Teddy, Corny, Dutch, then Deucie, my Rushmore on the UA-cam 🤠
Theodore R. Long ("Peanut Head") is definitely one of the GOATs, in terms of the Pro Wrestling industry. Vickie Guerrero: "Excuse Me !"
Tonight you will go 1 on 1 with the Undertaker!
Bray said he’d never go back to any of his past gimmicks but Undertaker also has said he’d never want to be the deadman anymore when he was biker. I’d take Takers advice if I was Bray
Thank You Mac Davis !
I had this same Idea years ago until I got Injuried / 3 foot Surgeries/ 5 yrs to recover. I truly enjoy these conversations.
I miss when Teddy Long says “1 on 1 wit da undatakah!” just as much as I miss Vince saying “In this very ring…”
Teddy got Roman and Seth mixed up there at the beginning.
Yeah 😂😂😂
I was like they singing Roman song lol I thought he was thinking Seth too
I'm all in for a Teddy Long podcast.
It's already available on youtube and where you download your favorite podcast. @RoadTripAfterHours
@RoadTripAfterHours Good looking out, thanks. I honestly didn't know that!
When Long was asked if he loved LA Knight, I legit was expecting him to go YEAHHHHH!!
😂
😂😂😂
It’s great there channels like this.
I love to hear old road stories.
I once knew Mr Long, watched him work out, talked with him probably once a week every week. Remember Johns car wash Teddy. Me and my brother washed his car many times and Teddy would open his trunk and start giving us shirts and different things he had. You wanna talk about one of the best and nicest guys on the planet . I remember Bally's too. Love to see and talk to you again playa.
Teddy is always a great listen. I would have DEFINITELY bought teddy merch if it was available and a teddy action figure.
Gives us more Teddy Long and him telling us funny stories
I love me some Teddy Long playa ! I was watching wrestling when he was a ref . And then managing Doom and what not . Teddy is a legend and seems like one kool kat from every interview ive seen .
During the Attitude Era even the lower midcard down to the European and Hardcore titles were stars. Godfather, Val Venis, Goldust, and Gangrel were far more over than todays main eventers
Laurinaitis was a racist toward Teddy!
What a shock
And probably NOT just TL either.
"N**** you like working here?"
- Ric Flair (According to Teddy Long)
He is an asshole to everyone!!!
Dude you people always got to be blaming white people
9:43 I was waiting this whole clip JUST to see Uncle Teddy say that line. Du rag pioneer, Living Legend! My guy! (playa!)
Like Teddy in Doom with the Jim cornette episode Jim cornette interview Teddy Long and Teddy Long he said Jim cornet is a black Muslim interview that was funny
I always liked Teddy, he seems so humble and honest. He always made me smile and was so entertaining.
Teddy said LA Knight! YEAH!
YEAH!
Teddy Long was one of, if not the best host for a wrestling show.
They were singing Seth Rollin’s song on the way out of MSG. Come on now Teddy
Nobody sings seth Rollins song fans sing every word of Jerichos Judah theme at best the hum a wordless line of Seth Rollins song it's pathetic
He's saying that like they don't be singing Sami Zane's song and his has words to it. At money in the bank they were singing every wrestler's entrance.
Yes they do it for Sam Zane as well...because Sam Zane is legit...not that Rollins isn't great at what he does but he is holding back Zane they need main event talent Zane has it his tag team run with Kevin Owens is incredible but both should be main event singles
Exactly what I was thinking lol. Like really, come on.
@@chroniccam9976 I think that sound guys pump audio and cue the audience to hum seths line it seems forced
Of course Teddy's favorite moment has something to do with the Undertaker
JOHN WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE SHADOW OF HIS BROTHER IN THE ROAD WARRIORS.
RIP 🙏 Joe
Oh, What a RUSH !!!
Teddy long was my boi as the smackdown manager..... He represented for sure!
T.Long's interview back in the day's on Kayfade commentaries explains everything you need to know about R.Flair and the Jim Crockett era. People were making excuses that a lot of Wrestlers used N word back then. There wasn't an excuse then or now. One Thing I've learned nobody should come as a shock.
I wonder what Teddy Long would have to say about a certain Fabulous Freebird in the WWE ("Dok Hendrix") vs. a beef against Mark Henry. Michael "Purely Sexy" Hayes. I like Kayfabe Commentaries with Sean Oliver; now, he is doing the "Klique This" podcast with "Big Sexy/Diesel/Oz/Vinnie Vegas," Kevin Nash. Now, that's just 2 Sweet !
John Laryngitis is out of his mind ! I knew then and still know now , that tons of folks would buy a Teddy Long figure !
You're going 1 on 1... wit da Undatakah!!!
What song is he talking about with Roman?
If there aren’t any teddy, long, wrestling figures, there needs to be💪💪
God Bless Teddy
Undertaker part made me chuckle 😆
I totally agree and believe Teddy here
2:17 😂😂😂😂😂 I knew it had to be something with The Undertaker. I shouldn't be laughing this hard.
They would need to Dig up Bray Wyatt to go back to his original character 😂
Teddy is a good man
Holla, holla, holla. Great to see Teddy again.
Is it me or did teddy confuse Roman with Rollins? I don’t recall anyone ever singing Roman’s song
Teddy Long saying's on tshirts would have sold. I love Teddy Long it was a big part of WWE.
Teddy long drinks malt
I had a WWE tryout in Texas years ago and even got to drive Johhny Ace home after a show. He was nice to me but whats funny is Edge was kinda a dick. But thats only one interaction, not enough to base a full long lasting opinion on.
Also, Steiners kid is the next Hulk/Cena/Bruno of the Fed. 76 year old Eli Drake….? Seriously? 🤨🤦🏻🤣
Teddy Long definately had an action figure tho
I love Teddy
You go one on one with undertaker
6:10 to 6:20 is the most insane thing I've heard given the rosters currently in both WWE and AEW coupled with the constant excellent attendance numbers, especially lately on the WWE side of things but also AEW going into Wembley Stadium with excellent ticket sales so far.
This dude doesn't have a clue and Teddy just went along with it. 😂😂
Being a good wrestler, and being a main eventer are different things. The wrestling today blows Attitude, and RA era wrestling out of the water, and it's not close... However, being an incredible wrestler doesnt sell out stadiums, personalities, and STARS do. You could have Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay two of the top 5 wrestlers in the world, and 98 out of 100 people would be like "WHO?". Selling out a 5-10,000 seat arena, and selling out a 60-80,000 seat stadium are VERY different. The AEW Wembley show was billed as once in a lifetime type thing, even then I heard ticket sales weren't as high as initially thought.
Johnny Ace seems like he fell out of the same tree as Vince.
No Vince tried helping people all the time. How many wrestlers did he help successfully into rehab? How many people did he make? Vince isn’t perfect. He’s definitely a unique person. But Vince cares about people. Even if articles and peoples past experiences don’t shed it in that light.
Did he care about Ashley Masero ?
@@unrealisticcliffburton3893 that was unfortunate and everyone agrees
@@unrealisticcliffburton3893 he probably did and we don’t know about it
@keeganhurley119 Ashley herself said he dint care that she was raped
I love teddy
Didn't watch the full video. Who came on Teddy's face?
Playa playa Teddy Long
they need to bump up bron brekker he is a beast
still blows me mind that they never had Ted do much of anything with Ron Simmons in the WWE/F ...idjits
Mac please tell Teddy he can get t-shirts on Pro Wrestling Tees and if he tweets at Zack Ryder, Cody Rhodes, Bryan Myers or any of the toy collector wrestlers they'll point him in the direction of some action figure makers. Hell Pro Wrestling Tees can do that as well.
I’m sure he knows all about pwt
@@Turnheadcough I hope so! He deserves merch!
I saw on JobberTears podcast that the only WWE merch Jazz ever had was a Zippo lighter with her logo on it!
Bray Wyatt has always been boring
3:22 Bray Wyatt with the Fiend. Same like American bad ass has his Demon Undertaker. The Fiend is best character and really main event level who can destroy Roman Reigns, remember Bray Wyatt lost his title to Roman which he still holds !
I hope Teddy is enjoying the misery John and Vince are going through now 😂😂
Teddy is the man
He asked him about his time as the GM of Smackdown and he responded with stories of Attitude Era... huh?
Teddy Long is a good man
Thought the fans were singing seth rollins music while leaving the garden
Ric Flair your going one on one with the Ubdertaker
Sure Teddy didn't mean Cody they were singing he's song?
Well Teddy had that opportunity when he faced Johnny Ace on Smackdown back in 2012 he should of shooted on him in that match
It's pathetic when a person held in high regard inside the wrestling industry embarrasses themselves by referring to a colleague or former colleague by the wrong name, showing an ignorance and a lack of education of the product and business.from which they receive an income.
Pretty sure he was talking about seth rollins; scary to think he could be doing the samething calling everybody a racist
I mean. If a man came in my face and laughed and grinned, I wouldn't be happy either
Much love Teddy!
(Mark) Carrano was the (Senior) Director of Talent Relations, who got fired shortly after he sent Mickie James' belongings in a black (GLAD) trash bag. BOOOOO !!!! But, who was the person that replaced Mark ? (It was not good ol' J.R.: Jim Ross, a current AEW talent.) Johnny Ace (John Laryngitis/Laurinitis), the man that married the Bella/Garcia Twins mom/mother.
bray is mizsing one major thing(oyher than talent) to be a true star--a heartbeat.
Who sings Roman's song? 😆
I think Teddy's confused Roman with Seth..
Looks like God, Karma, and consequences teamed up for ol' Johnny boy.
Ric Flair once called Teddy Long a n***er
The 5:08 question the host for sure explained wrong , he meant who was politically the strongest
He did what in Teddy's face?
0:58 Singing his song? Nobody sings Romans song. The guy who says to sing my song is SETH FREAKIN ROLLINS! Roman never goes to Monday night Raw :D :D Teddy just said what wwe wants to hear but for everybody said about Seth Freakin Rollins :D :D :D He doesnt watch these days wrestling, maybe he watches AEW :D :D
Don't interview him no more he doesn't like to answer the questions 🙄
TL>JL ...T done more for the biz than J could ever does
Not at all surprised about Laurinaitis.
To me the man to replace roman is solo
player player from jamaica
Hey player's
La knight
Teddy confusing Roman for Seth Rollins.
Umm Noone sings Roman's song DUNN NAH!!!!!!
Todays wrestlers trying to impress the dirt sheet writers. Trying to get all "their stool"in. They need to slow down, sell, tell their story for that moment. That alone will put pressure on the next match to raise it a level.
Aul laringitis seems like a guy very few people liked.
Teddy look crazy with his upper lip deduction. Didn't think I noticed...lol. Not against it, Teddy just got too much fat off upper lip.
They probably call him the n word
People sing Romans song?
Right ??? What words
Johnny Ace cheated on his wife while she was battling cancer. Enough said.
Everything Wyatt's ever said has been plagiarised either from horror movies or serial killer quotes. It's even worse now, because he's using this lifted material in his catchphrases and merch. He's a hack.
Is teddy long smoking something ruthless aggression was TOP GUY JOHN CENA there's a top guy for the era Teddy
Brock Lesnar was top guy in Ruthless Aggression 2002-2004. Cena got chance coz Lesnar left but Cena wasnt the only star. There were Batista, Edge and Randy as well.
@@buntyskb Cena beat Brock in 2012 and more WWE titles and music and films so I don't count Brock as the man he's a quitting time boy
@@buntyskb I agree about edge and Batista but they weren't considered the face of WWE or hulk Hogan of their Time
Teddy i see your point but you come across as a person who didn't have a plan outside wwe. And for a none wrestling figure he stuck around.
L a k n I g h t yeahhhhhh
8:00 Criticizes John Lauranaitis
9:25 Says if you don’t have nothing nice to say about anybody then don’t say nothing when asked about Flair