Teddy Long is a WWE Hall of Famer known for his tenure as Smackdown and ECW General Manager and as a referee in WWE. Big thank you to Chris Hughes from Appalachian Championship Wrestling for helping to make this interview happen! Teddy sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to talk about this legendary career as a WWE personality, his role as the Smackdown GM, his iconic lines like "One on one with The Undertaker", "Lemme holla at ya, playa" and being part of the "Buckle up Teddy" segment. He discusses how becoming friends with James Brown led to him working in wrestling, how he got hired by WWE, working as a referee before becoming an on-air personality, his dance moves, being chased by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on an ATV and much more!Quote I'm thinking about: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. ChurchillSponsors:PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT for a first deposit match up to $100!RHONE: Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVVBLUECHEW: Use the code INSIGHT to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.comROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvvBETTERHELP: Get 10% off your first month with the code INSIGHT at http://betterhelp.com/insightMUDWTR: Get 15% off with the code CVV15 at http://mudwtr.com/cvvPLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.comFor more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.comIf you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVlietTwitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVlietFacebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVlietYouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVlietTikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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