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AJ Lee is the latest in a long line of people who have risen to power at the helm of Monday Night Raw.* a5 d$ m. Y* L6 g, J
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9 f8 G$ k. t, E3 pThe Diva left Daniel Bryan at the altar and said "YES!" to Mr. McMahon's job offer during Raw 1,000.6 D! e. R1 k: V0 n
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/ g$ L( ~' j0 b* G" n; M6 oMr. McMahon named Booker T the new GM of SmackDown on Aug. 3, 2011.# z! y* y; w3 t- V$ B% a) B5 ?) h2 j, u
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& t1 K$ B$ }' A I' {7 PThe former World Champion got right into things after his appointment, stepping in between Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus.
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Booker showed Del Rio that he's not a pushover.
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' d$ A' q# h y0 Z3 J" W9 t5 mThe need for new GMs was created after the firing of John Laurinaitis, who won the jobs at WrestleMania XXVIII.) M4 ]# T3 K. Y: \
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After ending his managing career, Armando Estrada took on a new role: General Manager of ECW./ k1 o7 x$ h. ~$ I/ s% y. c$ k, L( ^
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In June 2009, billionaire Donald Trump bought Monday Night Raw from Mr. McMahon.
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The sports-entertainment world was shocked when Mr. McMahon hired Eric Bischoff as the first Raw GM.
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Bischoff had previously spent years at the helm of WCW, trying to put WWE out of business.# x" `% Q* ?$ W* Y4 Z* P, [( j
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- T* j e& k9 ELongtime members of the WWE Universe remember the esteemed WWE President, Jack Tunney.$ s+ z g: K L. t: @, x% z* u
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) p4 R4 o; X% E+ G/ ^+ G0 QTunney 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.
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0 B) ?) N6 u" T9 X( iFor nearly two years, the Anonymous Raw GM sent rulings by email, which announcers read to the WWE Universe.2 |+ W% K( D1 T' i
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! G+ n. w! e- M, g4 z; j+ CKurt Angle was briefly SmackDown GM while out with an injury.
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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., b O4 B8 h" z2 K" \
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Paul Heyman succeeded Stephanie McMahon as SmackDown GM, and also held the same role for the relaunched ECW in 2008.
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, A2 w. N b! u# e% p0 r8 ERic Flair surprised Mr. McMahon by revealing he had purchased Shane and Stephanie McMahon's stock in the company, making him co-owner of WWE.
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When Raw and SmackDown were split into individual brands, Flair was given control of Monday nights.
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After Gorilla Monsoon stepped down as WWE President, Sgt. Slaughter was given the title of WWE Commissioner.3 f8 s% s* s" Z6 A# y" v! H
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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 being a decorated in-ring competitor, William Regal has held a variety of authoritative roles in WWE.
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After running roughshod over WCW with The Four Horsemen, JJ Dillon became Commissioner of WCW in the late 1990s.
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