Theodore Long - Matches

Matches

When Long became SmackDown General Manager, he revived old and made new match types:

  • At No Mercy 2004, he put JBL and The Undertaker in a Last Ride Match. The rules are similar to a Casket Match and an Ambulance Match where one opponent must put the other into the back of the hearse and drive out the arena. JBL won the first Last Ride Match due to interference by Heidenreich. At Armageddon 2006, The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy in the second Last Ride Match.
  • At No Way Out 2005, JBL had to defend his title against The Big Show in the first ever Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match. The rules were the same as a normal steel cage match, but the top of the cage had barbed wire around it so nobody could escape (despite the fact that a victory could still be declared if a competitor managed to escape). This was done by Long to make sure there was no interference from any superstars, primarily JBL's stable, The Cabinet. JBL won the match when Big Show chokeslammed him through the ring, allowing him to escape underneath.
  • Long also brought back the King of the Ring tournament in 2006 as a SmackDown!-exclusive event.
  • At Armageddon 2006, Long brought back the Inferno match, where Kane defeated MVP.
  • On April 10, 2009 episode of Smackdown! he announced that Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy would face each other in the first stretcher match in Smackdown! history.
  • Long, throughout his career, also brought more popularity to the classic tag team match by featuring it in many SmackDown! main events. The result has many internet wrestling fans refer to him as "Tag Team Teddy".

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