So I told myself when I write the evaluation, I would lay off the Teddy Long memes because this is serious stuff we're doing here. So first off, the good news!
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"PLAYA!!"
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"Damn!"...wait, no don't!
"The Champ is here!"... I can't stop!!
"If ya smmmeeeelllll...."
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- "Tag Team!" - I mean this one has to be an obvious #1 love, we can't get an article about tag teams without Teddy getting thrown into the comments. I wonder if he knows about all these memes?
- Longevity - He's been around a really long time (almost 30 years!), in multiple roles, at different companies. Referee, manager, and general manager, Teddy has done it all!
- Entertaining - He has to be somewhat entertaining to stick around this long, right? His character isn't exactly amazing, but he has an obvious passion for the business. Plus it's at the point now where we just hope he says our favorite sayings.
- "The Undatakah!" - Speaking of those sayings, he loved pitting people against Taker. I wonder if Taker ever asked Teddy to pick someone else? Ya know, mix it up a little!
- Memes - They never get old, and it's amazing how many are out there for our enjoyment!
Favorite comment goes to Eric B. Stephen - "Love: TAG TEAM MATCH, PLAYA!"
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Onto the bad stuff, "SUCKA!"...wait that's not..."PLAYA!" Damnit all!...
- "Tag Team!" - Well this is a first, the most loved and hated thing is the same! I mean now that the tag division is good, this isn't such a bad thing I guess. Plus it's not a good thing if this is what his character is remembered by.
- "Holla/Playa" - This one didn't get the love his other sayings get. They are more annoying then funny I think.
- No Character Depth - He's always been that nice authority figure and it hasn't really changed, ever. Plus at this point when he comes out the segments are rarely ever important, fans would get used to that over time.
- Eve Torres Slap - At least he didn't get choked out.
There are two favorite comments for this section, first goes to Eric B. Stephen - "Loath: TAG TEAM MATCH, PLAYA!"
Second comment goes to *Asterisk* - "I don’t really loathe Teddy in for anything he does personally. He’s just a guy with a very low set glass ceiling who spent way too long stuck in the thankless role of Smackdown GM, forced to book an endless series of meaningless matches, usually involving tag teams. You just know whenever he comes out, it’ll be for a really dumb, meaningless segment, and instinctively your brain starts to shut off."
Finally, lets check out DAT POLL. With 94 votes, Mr. Long's average score is 3.
Thanks for checking in, Cagesiders! Tomorrow's pick was requested, and it's going to get ugly.
Until then!