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The Guide to Sports-Entertainment Authority Figures: photos
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4 n8 k$ i1 q. m/ RAJ Lee is the latest in a long line of people who have risen to power at the helm of Monday Night Raw.
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The Diva left Daniel Bryan at the altar and said "YES!" to Mr. McMahon's job offer during Raw 1,000.+ S4 }8 }' h$ p
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Mr. McMahon named Booker T the new GM of SmackDown on Aug. 3, 2011.
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" R" v7 Y+ l, F! n, GThe former World Champion got right into things after his appointment, stepping in between Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus.; n& z( K) r& E- R- |% f9 A0 `% W9 Z
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% o9 R- l8 j! H0 x0 R) V' o! _9 fBooker showed Del Rio that he's not a pushover.% ~) Q( h& n& \. f% e
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The need for new GMs was created after the firing of John Laurinaitis, who won the jobs at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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; Y) Y$ x/ v' o3 X+ Q) VIn June 2009, billionaire Donald Trump bought Monday Night Raw from Mr. McMahon.3 I8 I! \8 {0 P( U* `, M5 P) k
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After airing Raw commercial-free and refunding every fan in attendance, Trump sold the show back to The WWE Chairman after a week.
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The sports-entertainment world was shocked when Mr. McMahon hired Eric Bischoff as the first Raw GM./ U1 a& `! G4 J8 R9 S: C
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Bischoff had previously spent years at the helm of WCW, trying to put WWE out of business.) o1 `5 K7 P/ G) J
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Longtime members of the WWE Universe remember the esteemed WWE President, Jack Tunney. u6 g( t( f9 e% J' e
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Tunney made several controversial rulings as President, including the banning of reptiles from ringside and vacating the WWE Title after a controversial bout between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant in 1988." d! y+ v7 y: Z; }' N; P6 _
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The WWE Hall of Famer famously stood up to Vader, before The Mastodon brutally attacked him.
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For nearly two years, the Anonymous Raw GM sent rulings by email, which announcers read to the WWE Universe.- R1 N# l) x6 t0 z
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Kurt Angle was briefly SmackDown GM while out with an injury.
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! U. W" c+ ]' [" E, fAfter his retirement, Mick Foley was appointed WWE Commissioner.
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2 Z- G! [. O8 F5 M* }The jovial Superstar made plenty of crowd-pleasing matches during his tenure.
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To help with his workload, Foley named Debra his Lieutenant Commissioner.
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After short tenures as play-by-play man on ECW, Mike Adamle was promoted to General Manager of Raw in summer 2008.1 L3 Z4 y; ~1 q! R
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Paul Heyman succeeded Stephanie McMahon as SmackDown GM, and also held the same role for the relaunched ECW in 2008.: \7 D+ o8 x- j6 w/ r6 O5 _: x+ {3 q
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Ric Flair surprised Mr. McMahon by revealing he had purchased Shane and Stephanie McMahon's stock in the company, making him co-owner of WWE.9 X9 I$ |3 R! G+ j2 i3 ?" ~3 B/ g
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8 w/ W7 h4 k. k; a$ r2 O. mMichaels got a taste of his own medicine, as he took over for Slaughter as Commissioner in 1998.
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Stephanie McMahon was the first SmackDown GM, taking control of the brand from her father in 2002.
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In addition to his time on the blue brand, Long introduced a new generation of Superstars through his "New Superstar Initiative" on ECW.
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" s; {- Q3 q% NWhen Long returned to SmackDown, his assistant, Tiffany, was promoted.
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, ~4 I4 G( Q: ], aWhen the WWE Brand Extension was implemented in 2002, Mr. McMahon was given control of SmackDown.
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Dillon's job was never easy, as the constant threat of The nWo loomed over his head.
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Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo joined forces to "reboot" WCW in April 2000.
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Ernest "The Cat" Miller, with Ms. Jones at his side, boogied his way into becoming WCW's Commissioner. |
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