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Wrestlers' Court is something that truly is hard to believe was an actual concept made by actual people in WWE. Conceived by Dutch Mantel, better known as Zeb Colter, Wrestlers' Court was a way for the boys in the back to blow off steam without actually murdering each other. When jacked up super humans, all filled with constant adrenaline, testosterone, and alcohol get angry at each one another, it's probably for the best they find an alternative. Usually it was The Undertaker serving as the judge, JBL as the persecutor, and whatever poor soul was unlucky enough to cause a minor inconvenience found themselves on the defense. The point of the court was to lay down the law backstage and punish the guys for wrongdoings in the locker room in a less toxic manner, but a lot of times, it was also just for pure entertainment. In the manner of Teddy Long's case, it was a little bit of both.
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Teddy Long Was Taken To Wrestlers' Court For Selling Viagra To Superstars
Teddy Long may have been a beloved character on screen, but behind the scenes, he was a completely different person. On one such occasion, he came into the possession of an abundance of Viagra pills, and he would go around the locker room and start selling them. The issue was that he didn't pay for the pills himself. Nobody really knows how he got them, but he did not pay a nickel for them. Therefore, he was profiteering these Viagra pills. JBL somehow figured this out and hauled him straight to Wrestlers' Court.
With Teddy Long awaiting trial, he thought to himself that he needed a lawyer. That lawyer ended up being none other than Mae Young who's probably never been to law school. Teddy's reasoning was that if he can get the boys to laugh hard enough, he might not get sentenced. Well, Teddy and Mae Young walked into the "courtroom" to a large pop from everyone. Mae started her defense, and said that Teddy was not guilty of selling the, "Niagra." That's right. Teddy's lawyer couldn't even get the name of the contraband right. Teddy was immediately found guilty and sentenced to buy The Undertaker, JBL, and a few others beer and chicken, which was typically the punishment in Wrestlers' Court.
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This Wasn't The Only Time Teddy Long Was In Wrestlers' Court
Teddy Long could very possibly have the distinction of being the only person to be brought into Wrestlers' Court more than once. The Viagra story is one of those times, but the other time is for a completely different reason.
Teddy Long was notorious for being cheap. When he was on the road, he would pretend to be asleep or pretend to not be able to find his money when they reached tolls. The judge this time was actually Triple H, who found Teddy guilty of being, in the words of former WWE personality, Pete Gas, "not a cheapskate, a cheap motherf----r."
Teddy Long Actually Enjoyed Being In Wrestlers' Court
Not everyone in the wrestling world had the same opinion on Wrestlers' Court as CM Punk. Obviously, The Undertaker had no issue, JBL definitely didn't, the crowd of people in the room wholeheartedly enjoyed it, and surprisingly, Teddy Long loved it. Usually it's the people on trial that aren't fans of the mock court, but Teddy had no problem, especially when he wasn't on trial. To be fair, not everyone's punishment were as tame as Teddy's, however. Teddy would say that they needed stuff like that, that it was a chance for them to entertain themselves for a change. It didn't bother him, and he said that, "all the boys loved it." Maybe not all of them.
Wrestlers' Court is no longer a thing in the WWE landscape today which is probably for the best' because even though there are some fun stories like this one, there are also some horrid stories. It's not always an enjoyable little glimpse into the relationships these guys had back in the day. However, for all the bad it did, one can only imagine what would've and could've happened to the defendants in there hadn't been one. The vast majority were found guilty, so at least there was some semblance of a structure. Regardless, people like Teddy Long would learn their lessons, and the locker room leaders would enjoy their free beer.
