5 WWE Superstars who held positions of authority that you probably don't remember

#4 Palmer Cannon

Three unusual wrestling characters, all in one picture.

Back during the mid-2000s, SmackDown was being run by on-screen General Manager and recent Hall of Famer Teddy Long. However, Long was joined by a newcomer named Palmer Cannon in mid-2005. Cannon was given the fictitious title of ‘network representative’, whose gimmick was that he was the villain stifling Long’s creativity. His entire purpose was to be the prototypical ‘evil authority figure’ on SmackDown who was meant to elicit boos from the audience.

The character never really got to shine, though. Less than a year into this run, Cannon left WWE following a tour of Italy. He claimed that he was being harassed by Chris Benoit, JBL (this guy again? Really?) and the ‘Wrestler’s Court’, over what we don’t know. As a result of this departure, the Miz, with whom Cannon was feuding, had to delay his wrestling debut. Otherwise, Cannon has been forgotten entirely by WWE.