AJ Lee is the latest in a long line of people who have risen to power at the helm of Monday Night Raw.
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The Diva left Daniel Bryan at the altar and said "YES!" to Mr. McMahon's job offer during Raw 1,000.
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Mr. McMahon named Booker T the new GM of SmackDown on Aug. 3, 2011.
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The former World Champion got right into things after his appointment, stepping in between Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus.
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Booker showed Del Rio that he's not a pushover.
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The need for new GMs was created after the firing of John Laurinaitis, who won the jobs at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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After ending his managing career, Armando Estrada took on a new role: General Manager of ECW.
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In June 2009, billionaire Donald Trump bought Monday Night Raw from Mr. McMahon.
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After airing Raw commercial-free and refunding every fan in attendance, Trump sold the show back to The WWE Chairman after a week.
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The sports-entertainment world was shocked when Mr. McMahon hired Eric Bischoff as the first Raw GM.
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Bischoff had previously spent years at the helm of WCW, trying to put WWE out of business.
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Longtime members of the WWE Universe remember the esteemed WWE President, Jack Tunney.
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Tunney made several controversial rulings as President, including the banning of reptiles from ringside and vacating the WWE Title after a controversial bout between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant in 1988.
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Gorilla Monsoon succeeded Tunney as WWE President in 1995.
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The WWE Hall of Famer famously stood up to Vader, before The Mastodon brutally attacked him.
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For nearly two years, the Anonymous Raw GM sent rulings by email, which announcers read to the WWE Universe.
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It was later revealed that Hornswoggle had been making the mysterious decisions.
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Kurt Angle was briefly SmackDown GM while out with an injury.
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After his retirement, Mick Foley was appointed WWE Commissioner.
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The jovial Superstar made plenty of crowd-pleasing matches during his tenure.
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To help with his workload, Foley named Debra his Lieutenant Commissioner.
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After short tenures as play-by-play man on ECW, Mike Adamle was promoted to General Manager of Raw in summer 2008.
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He took delight in creating new matches he dubbed "Adamle Originals."
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Paul Heyman succeeded Stephanie McMahon as SmackDown GM, and also held the same role for the relaunched ECW in 2008.
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Ric Flair surprised Mr. McMahon by revealing he had purchased Shane and Stephanie McMahon's stock in the company, making him co-owner of WWE.
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When Raw and SmackDown were split into individual brands, Flair was given control of Monday nights.
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He often butted heads with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin during his time in charge.
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After Gorilla Monsoon stepped down as WWE President, Sgt. Slaughter was given the title of WWE Commissioner.
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Slaughter had to deal with some of the most unruly Superstars of all time, including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin ...
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... and Shawn Michaels of D-Generation X.
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Michaels got a taste of his own medicine, as he took over for Slaughter as Commissioner in 1998.
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Stephanie McMahon was the first SmackDown GM, taking control of the brand from her father in 2002.
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Theodore Long is the longest-tenured GM in WWE history, with a combined six years at the helm of SmackDown.
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In addition to his time on the blue brand, Long introduced a new generation of Superstars through his "New Superstar Initiative" on ECW.
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When Long returned to SmackDown, his assistant, Tiffany, was promoted.
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Vickie Guerrero briefly took office as Raw General Manager in spring 2009
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When the WWE Brand Extension was implemented in 2002, Mr. McMahon was given control of SmackDown.
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In addition to being a decorated in-ring competitor, William Regal has held a variety of authoritative roles in WWE.
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Regal has been WWE Commissioner, Raw General Manager and, most recently, NXT Match Coordinator.
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WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hit Man" Hart became General Manager of Raw in 2010, shortly after his WrestleMania XXVI victory over Mr. McMahon.
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After running roughshod over WCW with The Four Horsemen, JJ Dillon became Commissioner of WCW in the late 1990s.
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Dillon's job was never easy, as the constant threat of The nWo loomed over his head.
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Hart had to deal with arrogant Superstars like Batista during his tenure.
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Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo joined forces to "reboot" WCW in April 2000.
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The two wanted to infuse the company with new blood, instead of focusing on older talent.
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Ernest "The Cat" Miller, with Ms. Jones at his side, boogied his way into becoming WCW's Commissioner.