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WWE's 10 greatest leaders: photos
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: L) _2 c0 o9 D1 `) N# lTeddy Long has served as General Manager of both SmackDown and ECW.. m% [% G; W& I" U' y2 c7 q+ Y6 Y4 t
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: e; R6 i c( g/ f0 s9 f! CJohn Laurinaitis won the GM position of both Raw and SmackDown at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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% M5 B, D: m* O1 C6 s8 ]9 ~Gorilla Monsoon went from announcer ...2 ^& @* P4 m/ n" H L2 z4 r& J
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... to WWE President in 1995, after Jack Tunney's retirement.. G( n4 S6 W) _9 k/ c" E7 g
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Monsoon famously stood up to Vader, leading The Mastodon to attack him.
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Mick Foley took over as WWE Commissioner in 2000, after Shawn Michaels vacated the position." \- i$ q" _" T& |: J8 T/ l( O
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Foley's happy-go-lucky attitude made him a beloved authority figure.& S1 r- n+ ~ [6 L; y: J/ w8 z/ v
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2 ~2 [1 W% K) ~0 I! EMr. McMahon took WWE from a regional company to a worldwide phenomenon.# j3 z5 i. J6 I- l3 f+ Z
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He isn't afraid to mix it up with the toughest Superstars, when the time is right.
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; c. D1 I% X4 Y' vThe WWE Universe was stunned when Eric Bischoff was introduced as the General Manager of Raw in July 2002.
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; z7 q: B5 c# A' X. h: v; a5 G$ `0 q6 rStephanie McMahon was a no-nonsense leader during her time as General Manager of SmackDown.% Z9 E2 c+ u, D
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Vickie Guerrero quickly rose from Assistant General Manager to GM of SmackDown.: ^2 I5 H0 a M6 M) |. P
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; S+ U+ M, ~) ~% E, tMost recently, The Queen Diva was named Managing Supervisor of Raw after AJ was found fraternizing with talent. f- l! h( L4 x3 D: m# c
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William Regal was both Commissioner and General Manager of Raw.) a A0 s( m- Y1 O
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4 f j# @" ^( kDuring his time in charge of Raw, Regal became a tyrannical despot, going so far as to take Raw of the air when he felt he was disrespected.
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3 y& a6 W3 a+ ^$ x3 qFor 11 years, Jack Tunney made some of the most important decisions in WWE history.
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. W! s" }2 R% x( i9 b/ LTunney even found time to hobnob with celebrities like Aaron Neville.
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