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WWE's 10 greatest leaders: photos: @7 |4 t6 I5 y+ s+ W% i$ s) ?
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( j! @" b' Z; j& I/ U4 L5 M$ bTeddy Long has served as General Manager of both SmackDown and ECW.+ g4 W' V! z# U
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John Laurinaitis won the GM position of both Raw and SmackDown at WrestleMania XXVIII.( M, c9 S: u/ m& n* J% J
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Gorilla Monsoon went from announcer ...
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7 O2 ?5 q# _. \... to WWE President in 1995, after Jack Tunney's retirement.
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Monsoon famously stood up to Vader, leading The Mastodon to attack him.
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7 C Y! O# f- ]5 R6 K% fMick Foley took over as WWE Commissioner in 2000, after Shawn Michaels vacated the position.
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- k$ I: h: \$ HFoley's happy-go-lucky attitude made him a beloved authority figure.; O4 K" Q; c7 z. q
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Mr. McMahon took WWE from a regional company to a worldwide phenomenon.' [* V6 m+ C' f! S6 s! k1 N
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5 t0 x/ [5 f' ~He isn't afraid to mix it up with the toughest Superstars, when the time is right.) Z6 @8 C& l( ~) T# w- y
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The WWE Universe was stunned when Eric Bischoff was introduced as the General Manager of Raw in July 2002.8 Z- q) h# O+ M/ i* p' P
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Stephanie McMahon was a no-nonsense leader during her time as General Manager of SmackDown.
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Vickie Guerrero quickly rose from Assistant General Manager to GM of SmackDown.) k4 X; y! K/ W' H( s
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Most recently, The Queen Diva was named Managing Supervisor of Raw after AJ was found fraternizing with talent.
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8 j9 f/ A% h- e, MWilliam Regal was both Commissioner and General Manager of Raw.! g- {* [- P1 q2 p. a$ s
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For 11 years, Jack Tunney made some of the most important decisions in WWE history.2 z; z' n( w% S* a% M
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Tunney even found time to hobnob with celebrities like Aaron Neville.; r# W- u m; e+ o. d3 G0 H
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