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Worst in the World: Eric Bischoff vs Teddy Long-Survivor Series 2005

I've said this more than a few times on this blog , but since it has come up again, I'll say it again; NON-WRESTLERS SHOULD NOT WRESTLE. THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT IT. There are notable exceptions like Lawernce Taylor and Stephen Amell, but they are far and few between. That being said, you can't change the past, and there are a ton of these non-wrester matches to get through. This entry in the Worst in the World takes a look at the ill-fated match between RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff against SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long at Survivor Series 2005. We've already seen Long try to wrestle, let's see how Bischoff fares. I mean, these guys had been around the wrestling business for over a decade each, they must know how to put a watchable match together, right?...Right? Let's get into this. The match kicks off with over a minute of Long dodging Bischoff, Long's manager Palmer Cannon hops up on the apron to mock Bischoff. Hey, remember Palmer Cannon?...

Worst in the World: Paul Ellering vs Teddy Long-Capital Combat

A manager can be a huge part of a wrestlers character. You take a talented wrestler with bad mic skills and put him with a guy who can do the talking for him. Imagine if Brock Lesnar didn't have Paul Heyman by his side, and Brock had to cut promos in his high-pitched, frequently cracking, "Did this guy even hit puberty" voice that doesn't fit his body at all. It would probably kill his aura. Thankfully, he's got one of the best talkers in the business in Paul Heyman to do the talking for him. One thing that managers should not do, however, is get in the ring and wrestle each other. This is mainly because, obviously, they aren't wrestlers. Sure, they've been around wrestling and have gotten an up close view of it, but as history has shown, that doesn't mean they can wrestle. This match pits the legendary Road Warriors manager Paul Ellering against Doom's manager and tag match enthusiast Teddy Long against each other at Capital Combat, a show mo...