A rumor recently surfaced claiming that Teddy Long would return as the General Manager of WWE SmackDown once the show moves back to a two-hour format this summer.
Long addressed the speculation during an episode of his “Road Trippin” podcast. He said,
“I have no idea. I know nothing about it. WWE has not contacted me, called me, or anything. Whoever started that, I appreciate you thinking about me, playa. I just start laughing because I know that ain’t going to happen.
“It’s not like it used to be. There ain’t no live events so I wouldn’t be on the road, just do TV. I’m at home, I sleep in my own bed almost every night. I love going out and doing the signings. I just enjoy doing those and getting on the plane and going home. I’m not one of these guys that don’t know when to take the cape off. I know when to take the cape off. I had a great run, I ain’t bitter about a thing. That ain’t gonna happen, they ain’t calling me.”
Long served as the General Manager of SmackDown and ECW for nearly a decade beginning in 2004.
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