Teddy Long on ‘Buckle up Teddy’

WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long joins Chris to discuss his storyline with The Undertaker on Smackdown which led to the famous line 'buckle up Teddy'.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

Watch the full interview with Teddy Long on my main channel here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp3UhGVofbiSsKM

[@omarmohd34]

"God damn that's good shit" 😂😂 1:49

[@Joecbg100]

add in a PAL and that's how i've imagined it was always him

[@wearethepros]

Teddy drafting the Undertaker to SmackDown in the 2024 WWE Draft was the greatest wrestling decision ever made.

[@bigboss4178]

2024 oh I wish mate

[@FaThor23]

U mean 2004? Lol

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

As opposed to the time where he made Logan Paul go ONE ON ONE WITH DA UNDATAKA also in the year 2024????

[@kbhalacy]

Hold up there, playah! Imma put you in a tag match! Holla holla

[@wearethepros]

@@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct Imagine at WM 41 the Undertaker still had his streak and it was Logan Paul ending the streak

[@danielmelo7146]

"You will go one on one with The Undertaker." (Long, Teddy)

[@robertnapier624]

Now hold on a minute playa!

[@natemartin69]

Like a judge giving a death sentence (gong)

[@ap3x581]

“Buckle up Teddy” (Undertaker, The)

[@gamingwithvulpixanddratini7604]

Teddy was always using Taker like his personal Pokemon

[@horatiotulloch9285]

“That’s good shit” RIP Bray

[@aaronneabril20]

Taker: "Stop booking me Teddy!" 😂😂😂

[@tl101art7]

Good one lol

[@brainflash1]

Teddy: "I quit."

[@agentcodybanx8909]

"Gawddammit thats good shit" the fact so many people have impersonated Vince by saying that same line is hilarious

[@altmansgamelair]

Him redoing his reaction like he did when Taker said Buckle Up Teddy is Priceless 😂😂😂

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

I was at that Smackdown taping, September 18, 2009. It was in Hamilton Ontario On my way to the venue I saw Teddy standing outside of the hotel. I glanced over and he said, "hey playa". 😂😂😂 Such a good guy, very approachable.

[@littlesmitty]

I was there too! Sadly they never said Hamilton in the broadcast

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

@@littlesmitty I believe I have that episode on a hard drive somewhere, maybe I should go back and watch it.

[@littlesmitty]

@@mopsandmuscles7855 I would love to see it too. I was on camera at some point

[@TheRealMrMic]

I was there... dark match was lit

[@damianking42]

Taker had enough of those one on one matches 😂

[@itsJP302]

ONE ON ONE WIT THE UNDERTAKA

[@goldenwolf8081]

LISTEN UP PLAYA!!

[@malikedmond8398]

JUST FOR THAT YOUR GOING ONE ON ONE WITH THE UNDERTAKAA

[@monoxidepoisonwolf6124]

Tonight playa it's a tag team match and if you win, your gonna go one on one with the Undertaker holla holla

[@sholabolaji2975]

Undertaker’s ultimate revenge on teddy long “buckle up teddy” this was one of the earliest moments I’ve had watching Smackdown

[@andycanoy863]

Taker's revenge for Teddy putting him in too many one on one matches

[@theogking8309]

Same, I was terrified .😂

[@sholabolaji2975]

@@andycanoy863 there was this one time where he got revenge on teddy because of what happened in 2009 at this ppv where he and punk had a match taker wins by using his hell’s gate submission hold and teddy restarted the match and has a put a ban on it

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

I was surprised that line was improvised

[@EarlBiggs]

This was one of the last episodes of WWE I ever watched

[@feedthedavid]

Iconic line in wrestling history 😂

[@cuteheat4886]

He looks great for someone who's 76

[@watersandblue6001]

you can tell he was living a healthy lifestyle. no drugs, no unhealthy food makes you mostly older than the other way around, that's just a fact.

[@roktoprobal9505]

Them Black, Don't Crack...

[@haysan32]

76?? GODDAMN!!! My fault...

[@mikays7059]

@@watersandblue6001 in the same interview he said long before he entered the wrestling industry, he was a heroine addict. anyhow also mentions he goes to the gym regularly too for a very long time too

[@killwillv2610]

I remember watching this episode as a teenage boy. The Undertaker could always give me goosebumps, but THIS had me wide eyed. Teddy was my favorite GM, The Undertaker was my favorite wrestler, this spot was epic

[@swishbenoit4489]

Everybody loves teddy his contributions to the business for almost 50 years is amazing . Started as nothing what a legend

[@sethkaplan]

Buckle up teddy😂😂

[@KingChrisXX]

That moment scared me 😅 Miss those days of Smackdown!

[@akorarichard4395]

Me too man

[@jeromelange7401]

GM Teddy Long was the UNDISPUTED King of Booking Tag Team Matches on SD!, PLAYA !

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I like how wrestlers are allowed to improvise and give input, essentially becoming their characters rather than just actors memorizing lines.

[@tricdaddy316]

Only because The Undertaker was the captain of the wrestlers back then and Vince allowed him to improvise

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

Im happy they improvise

[@ItApproaches]

Only the top guys who have proven themselves on the mic get more wiggle room with improvising. People like Taker, HBK, Punk, Rock, Cena, Orton, Drew so on. But look at the mid carders and they all just are reading a script written by a writer.

[@xkovacsx09]

"Where to, Stephanie?" Pt. 2 😂

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

Chris needs to interview Stephanie

[@sergiolangston5540]

The best thing about that was the look that he gave her when he said it

[@xkovacsx09]

@@sergiolangston5540 Ministry Undertaker was a menace

[@sergiolangston5540]

@@xkovacsx09 to society

[@karrr1573]

Teddy Long made sure Mark Callaway EARNED his paycheck in the mid 2000s 😅

[@mikejcoen]

"Calaway

[@milesvr4672]

He don't have to do so..hell like u know kids after 2010 don't know 💩💩 bout wrestling.

[@hotfunyunsop6196]

Its funny how being kind to someone in a moment can stick with someone for so long. Im sure we all have a few stories of "they didnt have to say or do that for me, and its stuck with me since" vibes

[@prasithoudomvilay8454]

For many years, I didn't know that was improvised and taker knows how to improvise

[@carlintaylor3229]

Still remember watching that promo the night it aired on smackdown still holds up for the most part 😂😂 one of the best things to come out of 2009

[@ChrisManley1994]

NOW HOLD ON A MINUTE PLAYAS!!!

[@VXGaming]

That's some good shit.

[@meethvncho]

“Goddamit that’s good shit” 😂😂😂

[@Hagersen]

if you havent done it yet Chris. Please give us an interview with vicky. I feel like she got so much hate back then as gm from the fans that she doesnt know how much we appreciate her for her work back then with la familia. Still one of the best heels i have witnessed as a fan

[@DonnellMason-mj9ug]

Agreed

[@Trill_4_Life]

Teddy used to manage Taker back in early 1990 in WCW.

[@gregcordova1032]

2:35 his reaction 😂😂😂

[@SylentEcho]

Thumbnail is epic, lmao!

[@alexthegamer2198]

The fact that the line buckle up teddy was improvised is awesome

[@battlerap314]

One of the most infamous scenes with Teddy and The Undertaker 😂😂

[@spiceupyourlife7755]

One of the best segments

[@FAMOUS_OMNI2K]

Teddy has been long enough in the business that he is a goat, he managed undertaker in his first times as a wrestler and he worked with him in the biggest stages in America

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It CVVCLIPS Playa Holla Holla Holla.

[@ReignofIndepence]

I could listen to Teddy talk all day about his life. He has some really good lessons in there. Like not letting things go to your head

[@everc9674]

Teddy greatest smackdown manager

[@johnnygucci9097]

I loved Teddy as smackdowns gm! My childhood was those friday night smackdown episodes.

[@woobgamer5210]

the original: 'Where to, Stephanie?' the successor: 'Buckle up Teddy'

[@shawnmiller1105]

Mrmcman sniffing that zah got damn thats good shit 😂

[@Symbiote-Man]

I love everyone can do a Vince impression on the spot.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

My favourite Line ever from the Undertaker!

[@jesseandrews2303]

Where tooooo Stephanie???? Buckle up Teddiieeeeee!!!!!!!!

[@RetroTiburon]

Holla! Holla!

[@imxmisael9345]

man I remember being 9 yrs old and watching that segment live hahaha

[@louis3141]

Teddy Long is a good man in and out of the ring!

[@LordRaptor]

🎤👉 He went one on one...with the Undertaka!✊

[@jduke93]

That subscribe button is going one on one with THE UNDERTAKA!!

[@antonioHollywoodLA]

Still remember that shit from svr

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Such a good impression of Vince

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Teddy is a great storyteller.

[@IndyStyleWrastling]

It was the gasp back then and it’s still funny to this day 😂😂

[@zeospark9715]

Ah man this was one of my early moments of Smackdown when I got back into it around the late 2000s. If I remember right, what lead to the "Buckle up Teddy!" moment was because Teddy Long screwed over 'Taker in a title match against CM Punk and on that next night of Smackdown, Teddy tried to leave the arena before 'Taker to get to him and when he thought he was in the clear by getting into his limo, 'Taker revealed himself as the driver leaving with Teddy. Then the next night on Smackdown, a traumatized Teddy then books 'Taker in another title match against CM Punk in which he came out victorious. This was pretty much the last time Teddy was a heel in any way (one of the fastest face to heel to face turns ever lol)

[@MegaMr46]

That facial expression killed me 😂

[@realjohnlove]

When Teddy goes into the Hall of Fame, Undertaker gotta be the one that inducts him

[@callamastia]

love teddy lmao

[@emiliocarranza4352]

pov: you skipped to the end to see teddys face as seen in the thumbnail

[@troywhite4295]

Holla Holla playa

[@BzaafiedTheFerocious]

I loved that, that was some Vampire in Brooklyn type stuff.

[@Magmar_Dripp]

One of One With The Undertaker Man I Miss that Part lol 😂

[@WhatsBodyfat]

That’s good shit

[@kbhalacy]

The greatest smackdown gm

[@gipsydanger7]

I miss the days of Teddy Long of sicking Undertaker against everyone who rubbed Long the wrong way 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@YOUNGPADAWON]

Playa playa playa

[@gmxgaming2024]

I don't think I've ever seen Teddy not wearing a suit 😂

[@d2.050]

Holla holla, buckle up 😂

[@v1per187]

1:50 LOL so Bruce Prichard wasnt lying... that's really how Vince speaks

[@JWUniverse]

Remember watching that show live once Taker said that line I had the biggest shit eating grin on my face. So glad to know that was off the top of his head! But Teddy’s man I was gone 😂😂😂😂 Classic Smackdown History!

[@suryar9704]

You booked me on too many one on one matches, Teddy

[@vernon.govender]

If you ever interview Batista please ask him the number one question

[@TheLibermania]

There are no airholes in those caskets? I mean like a second layer under where you lay with an opening to the back?

[@Shyhispanicmale]

Marvel should hire undertaker. Seems he's good at improvising on the spot lol

[@karrr1573]

CVV was extra careful with Teddy in this interview.. coz CVV doesn't want to go ONE-ON-ONE WITH DA UNDERTEKAAA

[@DoneRandomLee]

Am surprised more don't bring up "in a tag team match" because like that was the norm for smackdown growing up. Multiple people out and arguing, there's going be a tag team match

[@jeysmoothies]

1:49 1:51 lmao

[@PaulScholtes1980]

If i ever get the honor of meeting Teddy, I would tell him "Buckle up, Teddy 'coz you're going 1 on 1 with the Undertaker!"

[@baeshin]

When I was a kid I used to buy wrestling magazines at the supermarket. WCW magazine had (I think) Christmas edition and they mentioned someone would send Teddy Long a bunch of peanuts each year. Some kind of prank because people referred to him as peanut. I wonder if that was true or just for the magazine.

[@davidslayer]

2nd best to "where to, STEPHANIE?!" 😈😈😠😮

[@tzvikrasner6073]

How freaking long was this man with the company? Part of the original Nation- back when it was a Nation of Islam/Malcolm X spoof before the Nation/Las Boriquas/DOA faction war- worked as a ref, a manager, a GM, all the way up through the 2010s.

[@BlackSheep7878]

1:49

[@deikbeck]

Imagine in another dimension if Teddy Long the GM booked a Undertaker match with the Fake Undertaker. Then Teddy long the manager is leading Undertaker to the ring with Referee Teddy Long presiding over the match. 😮 Playa my mind is blown!

[@eLite-Tiss91]

He told teddy buckle up because he knew he had more one on one matches or tag team matches

[@LighthawkTenchi]

So when Vince called for the two of them, doesn’t that mean that Teddy himself was in fact going 1 on 1 with the Undertaker?

[@KalmoK]

Teddy, dude, Taker said that to Stephanie in the Attitude Era already, you acting like that was something it was just invented for you... 😂

[@roktoprobal9505]

HOLA, HOLA-HOLA...

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Say what you want about vince but hes the man

[@fupalover]

No

[@killwillv2610]

He was brilliant at one point, but his greed and lust for women destroyed him. Nothing else to say

[@jrogill5382]

Why is bros hands way bigger than his body