One night after announcing her retirement from the ring, Paige emerged as the new General Manager of SmackDown LIVE in April 2018.
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From the moment he was introduced as the WWE 205 Live General Manager, Drake Maverick promised to keep the interests of WWE fans in mind.
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Maverick helped usher in a new and exciting vision for the Cruiserweight division.
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AJ Lee was named Raw General Manager by Mr. McMahon on Raw 1000.
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After ending his managing career, Armando Estrada took on a new role: General Manager of ECW.
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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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Debra was once named Lieutenant Commissioner by Mick Foley.
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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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Ernest "The Cat" Miller served as WCW Commissioner.
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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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Longtime members of the WWE Universe remember the esteemed WWE President, Jack Tunney.
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Gorilla Monsoon succeeded Tunney as WWE President in 1995.
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper briefly took the helm as WWE Interim President in 1996.
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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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Kurt Angle was the SmackDown GM while out with an injury in 2004.
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In April 2017, Mr. McMahon inserted Angle as Raw's General Manager. The appointment came three nights after Angle's WWE Hall of Fame induction and marked his first time in a WWE ring in 11 years.
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After his retirement, Mick Foley was appointed WWE 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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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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After Gorilla Monsoon stepped down as WWE President, Sgt. Slaughter was given the title of WWE Commissioner.
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Shawn Michaels 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 first 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...
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... and, most recently, NXT General Manager.
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Mr. McMahon named Booker T the General Manager of SmackDown on Aug. 3, 2011.
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The Authority reigned supreme in WWE from 2013 until 2016.
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In 2016, Shane McMahon was named Commissioner of SmackDown and made Daniel Bryan General Manager.
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On Raw, Commissioner Stephanie McMahon named Mick Foley as Raw's General Manager.