WrestleMania 28 Team Teddy vs . Team Johnny < br > Desperate times , desperate measures . With tensions running increasingly high between SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long and Interim General Manager of Monday Night Raw John Laurinaitis , the WWE Board of Directors was forced to take a drastic step . The nine - member panel released a letter stating that sole control of both Raw and SmackDown would be decided in a 12 - Man Tag Team Match – Team Teddy vs . Team Johnny – at WrestleMania . Relations between the GMs began to deteriorate at Elimination Chamber when Laurinaitis announced his intention to govern both shows . Not surprisingly , Long took umbrage to the overt power grab and told Laurinaitis so in no uncertain terms , both in person and on Twitter , where @ GMSmackDown and @ WWERawGM have been strident in their criticism of each other . In an attempt to determine who might perform better as dual GM , one week before the Board released the letter , it allowed Long to run Raw while Laurinaitis took control of SmackDown . The one - upmanship was fierce with Long and Laurinaitis even competing against one another in a match that saw Teddy roll up Laurinaitis , a ring veteran , for the win . The Board decided that both men had performed their duties above expectation and that , to determine control of both shows , Long and Laurinaitis must each choose a six - man squad to compete against one another . On the March 12 episode of Raw SuperShow , the rosters began to form , with Long naming U . S . Champion Santino Marella as his captain , while Laurinaitis selected David Otunga as his own captain . Before the night was out , Mark Henry had joined " Mr . Excitement ' s " troops as well . And with just three weeks until The Show of Shows in Miami , the struggle to add key Superstars to the rosters is sure to be intense . And the competition among Superstars to be selected to those teams promises to be just as ferocious . Then , in a WWE . com Exclusive video , Teddy Long revealed to the WWE Universe that R - Truth would join Team Teddy . Truth – who has recently made noise battling alongside Kofi Kingston in tag team action and who possesses a dangerous high - octane arsenal that is more than capable of electrifying The Show of Shows – is a natural fit for the SmackDown GM ’ s squad . Prior to being selected , the explosive Superstar has already shown allegiance to Team Teddy ’ s captain Santino Marella , coming to the aid of the United States Champion on the March 12 edition of Raw SuperShow . Upon his return to SmackDown on the March 16 episode , Christian officially announced his intentions to join Team Johnny at WrestleMania . During a special edition of “ The Peep Show , ” Christian invited Long and Laurinaitis the opportunity to court him to their team at WrestleMania . While Teddy refused to beg , “ Mr . Excitement ” stated that if the outspoken Superstar competed on his team and they won , he would get “ one more match ” for the World Heavyweight Title . Christian proceeded to join Team Johnny . Not to be outdone , Teddy Long countered with an exciting announcement of his own by adding Kofi Kingston to Team Teddy ! Before the March 19 edition of Raw SuperShow , Laurinaitis revealed Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger as the latest member of his squad . Zack Ryder and The Great Khali officially assembled under the Team Teddy banner on the March 23 edition of SmackDown . Teddy Long came away impressed from the Broski love given to Long Island Iced - Z in Philadelphia during Ryder ’ s rally to join Team Teddy prior to Raw SuperShow on March 19 . Ryder then wooed the SmackDown GM into bringing him onboard by recruiting Hornswoggle to carry the Team Teddy flag into WrestleMania as their side ’ s mascot and revealing that The Punjabi Giant also wanted to compete against Team Johnny . On the final Raw before WrestleMania , Teddy and Johnny announced their final team members . The Miz was officially named to Team Johnny when he came to the aid of Laurinaitis , who was hit by Santino with the Cobra . Teddy named Booker T to his team for coming to help avoid being obliterated by big Mark Henry . And , Drew McIntyre officially replaced Christian , who was ruled not medically cleared to compete at WrestleMania after a brutal attack by WWE Champion CM Punk .