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Teddy Long has served as General Manager of both SmackDown and ECW.
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9 i3 ^- d3 B' F2 ZJohn Laurinaitis won the GM position of both Raw and SmackDown at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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' U8 r3 w; I7 o, QGorilla Monsoon went from announcer ...2 `0 X. @5 c6 o
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! I: A0 Z6 k' |% f0 D" \" ~0 j/ p... to WWE President in 1995, after Jack Tunney's retirement.! s z$ ~3 E; j* L8 e1 j9 l
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Monsoon famously stood up to Vader, leading The Mastodon to attack him.# v) L- u- k$ l G+ g0 M; @3 I
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$ W o+ a$ R' |8 v+ { SMick Foley took over as WWE Commissioner in 2000, after Shawn Michaels vacated the position.& A8 C% i% G& I1 G
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0 o8 A1 Q- Z, a kFoley's happy-go-lucky attitude made him a beloved authority figure.
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9 S6 P+ u+ n G# W4 j& nHe isn't afraid to mix it up with the toughest Superstars, when the time is right.* M5 K9 p+ G, M& O* D
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The WWE Universe was stunned when Eric Bischoff was introduced as the General Manager of Raw in July 2002.
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" Q4 X" E# R2 F4 g& GStephanie McMahon was a no-nonsense leader during her time as General Manager of SmackDown.8 \; B0 z2 F0 }) E4 |
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Vickie Guerrero quickly rose from Assistant General Manager to GM of SmackDown.
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4 H. w- B4 ~( o1 v5 LMost recently, The Queen Diva was named Managing Supervisor of Raw after AJ was found fraternizing with talent.
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