#1 Teddy Long

Holla holla, playa! Was there ever going to be anybody else at the top of this list? Teddy Long's two runs as SmackDown GM between 2004 and 2007, and then between 2009 and 2012 are two of the most iconic authority figure stints in wrestling history.
Long, who had started his career as a WWE referee, is still one of the most lovable on-air personalities in wrestling and the company managed to tap into that perfectly during his runs as SmackDown GM.
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His 'one on one with The Undertaker' and 'a tag team match' are the exact kind of things memes were made for, and there isn't a wrestling fan on the planet who doesn't look back on Long's time in the WWE fondly.
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