Virgil dropped but picked it up on DiBiase's orders and instead whacked it on his head, turning face. DiBiase and Dusty captained rival teams at Survivor Series, with DiBiase's mystery partner turning out to be the debuting Undertaker. In 2013, DiBiase said about his time in WCW: "Eric Bischoff doesn't know that much about wrestling", "Eric took credit for the NWO but that wasn't his idea, the NWO had already been done in Japan, so they had copied something that had already been done. 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Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Schyster accepted and hopped over the top rope, making DiBiase the victor. [33] André's world title win was still recognized, though it is still considered the shortest world title reign in WWF history. This angle was an amplification of an angle in the old Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), when Larry Zbyszko paid Killer Tim Brooks $25,000 for his NWA National Heavyweight Championship in 1983. **1/4" colonel wrote on 08.03.2016: [ 6.0 ] "Ordentliches Tag Team Match auf TV-Show-Niveau. I'm not good on both sides of the camera. Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man, p.177, Ted DiBiase with Tom Caiazzo, Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2008. I guess the nicest way to say it is sometimes you didn’t think that the elevator went to the top floor. His gimmick got over really fast because he became the heel that you always loved to boo. They would regain the titles on June 16 at a live event but lost them back to the Steiners three days later on June 19 at another live event. DiBiase also had a place in the main event of WrestleMania XI as the manager of Bam Bam Bigelow in his match versus Lawrence Taylor. I’m not sure about that either or sure about any of that. Rich and DiBiase later feuded, leading to a loser leaves town match which DiBiase won, but instead of Rich leaving the area, he donned a mask calling himself "Mister R." The feud culminated in a match between Mister R and DiBiase, Rich appeared from backstage and distracted DiBiase. [2] He also held various championships[15] and made frequent trips to All Japan Pro Wrestling until his eventual departure from Mid-South Wrestling (which by this point was now the UWF). His stage name, though… DiBiase and IRS lost the match by count-out and thus retained the titles once more. He never got out of line and there was never any real problem with the guy. 156f., Ted DiBiase with Tom Caiazzo, Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2008. After the match, DiBiase ordered Virgil to put the Million Dollar Championship belt around his waist. He frequently stuffed a $100 bill into the mouth of a wrestler on whom he had used the Million Dollar Dream move. DiBiase is a member of several professional wrestling halls of fame: he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame upon its inception in 1996, and headlined the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. DiBiase also renewed his connection with the Undertaker after the latter's six-month hiatus after the January Royal Rumble. He won the NWA United National Championship on October 14, 1983 in a tournament defeating Jerry Lawler by forfeit. In 1999, he founded Heart of David Ministry and travels the world ministering to churches, camps and conferences including Promise Keepers and Youth of the Nation. He then went to the Mid-South territory of Bill Watts being promoted as the son of Iron Mike in 1975 where he wrestled for four years. Virgil actually gives good advice: On the November 14 Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI, they defended their titles against the Ultimate Maniacs (Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage). DiBiase offered Studd a bribe to eliminate himself, but Studd eliminated him to win the match. Originally they were sparring partners and when DiBiase signed with the WWF he got him signed as well. Here is the thing where he really hurt himself and our relationship: The guys got to make a living, and I understand that. He eventually led the attack on Rob Conway, who had come down to the ring to insult the legends. He paid his own way and he would pick up his own hotel. DiBiase said about Undertaker's debut "nobody knew him, at the time if you know how this works they were using my celebrity and me introducing The Undertaker was helping him get over. Raw 2010 and WWE 2K14. Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (born January 18, 1954)[2] is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. In 1990, he was punished for buying #30 in the previous year's Royal Rumble. I'm good in front of it. [8][9] He is the adopted son of wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who was Italian-American. Finally at the end of their tag match against Dusty Rhodes and a very young Dustin Rhodes, Virgil finally had enough and stood up for himself, laying out Dibiase in the process. Get the best deals on ted dibiase signed when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. 61 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Steve Williams, Stan Hansen, and, This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 04:31. At SummerSlam, DiBiase bought the services of Sapphire, who was the manager of Dusty Rhodes at the time. WWF official Pat Patterson informed DiBiase that if owner Vince McMahon were to go out to wrestle, it would be the gimmick that he would give himself. At Survivor Series, DiBiase captained a team dubbed the "Million Dollar Team" consisting of himself, The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian), and Zeus against Hogan's "Hulkamaniacs" consisting of Hogan, Jake Roberts, and Demolition (Ax and Smash). In the early to mid-1980s, DiBiase participated in angles in various territories feuding with the likes of Ric Flair best known from this point in his Mid South return with the likes of Bob Roop, Paul Orndorff, Dick Murdoch, The Fabulous Freebirds and One Man Gang. DiBiase put Roberts out of action for several months with a neck injury. DiBiase turned heel against the Junkyard Dog and formed a group called The Rat Pack with Jim Duggan and Matt Borne, ran Mid-south for months. Do not call these promoters and try to invite yourself to these events, you can’t just do that.” I think that’s what hurt him. He then went on to also lose to the Kid, giving Razor a newfound respect for the Kid thus turning Razor face. Money Inc. dominated the tag team division of the WWF. Bossman refused DiBiase's bribe and returned the Million Dollar Belt to Roberts. He lost it back to DiBiase by November of 1991. At the Royal Rumble in 1989, DiBiase purchased the #30 entrance spot from Akeem to become the final entrant in the match. At the Royal Rumble, Ted DiBiase and Virgil defeated Dusty and Dustin Rhodes in a tag team match. I really think that is what happened to him.". [25] He was billed as having a spring residence in Palm Beach, Florida, a summer residence in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, an autumn residence in Bel Air, California, and a winter residence in the Netherlands Antilles.[26]. He went on to lose two additional house show confrontations to The Gang. He held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship once, although recognition of this reign was withdrawn by the company. [20], In September 1993, DiBiase returned to AJPW and reformed his team with Hansen. Two months later, on November 13, 1993, DiBiase and Hansen would be stripped of the title so it could be put on the line for the 1993 World's Strongest Tag Determination League. He made his professional wrestling debut as a referee in June 1974 in the Amarillo territory owned by the Funks. DiBiase came down to ringside and offered Schyster a bribe to eliminate himself. He is also a playable character in WWE Legends of WrestleMania and an unlockable superstar in WWE SmackDown vs. As a manager, DiBiase also later introduced "The Ringmaster", who eventually became Stone Cold Steve Austin, to the WWF in January 1996. He didn’t drink, didn’t smoke, didn’t do drugs, and he was always on time. $4.00 shipping. You do things the wrong way and it comes back to bite you. When it was all said and done, Virgil had walked away with the Million Dollar Belt after a SummerSlam win in New York City. Virgil carried DiBiase's cash that he liked to flaunt and was the one who got beaten up while DiBiase ran away after a devious act against a face. He defeated The Blue Blazer on the March 11 Saturday Night's Main Event XX. On the June 29 episode of Raw, Ted DiBiase, Jr. announced in a segment with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton that DiBiase would appear on Raw the following week as the special guest host, and DiBiase appeared as scheduled on July 6. In a recent interview on Ring Rust Radio, WWE Hall of Famer DiBiase was asked about his relationship with Virgil then and now and he had some pretty interesting things to say: "You know the thing about Virgil, or his real name is Mike Jones, when we were together he was never a problem. On the October 14 Saturday Night's Main Event XXIII, DiBiase faced Hulk Hogan in a match for the WWF Championship where DiBiase had the monster Zeus by his side. For all of us who grew up watching the WWF back in the day, you can't think of Ted DiBiase "The Million Do. DiBiase participated in the 1991 King of the Ring tournament drawing with Ricky Steamboat in the first round. The war was far from over. Shortly after WrestleMania, he had a brief feud with Big Bossman which dated back to when DiBiase tried to bribe Bossman into retrieving the Million Dollar Belt. His first big in-ring angle came in late 1987 on an episode of Superstars of Wrestling, where he announced his plan to buy the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Hulk Hogan, as Hogan refused and said that DiBiase would have to defeat him in the ring for the championship belt. Virgil … Other skits featured DiBiase traveling in limousines, giving $100 tips to waiters, and using $100 bills in convenience stores for small purchases like chewing gum. Other times, DiBiase invited fans (including a young Rob Van Dam and a then-unknown Linda McMahon[28]) to perform humiliating acts (such as kissing his feet) for money. DiBiase teamed with Ric Flair, the Mountie and the Warlord in a winning effort at the DiBiase also awarded himself the Million Dollar Championship, which was held by various associated wrestlers. DiBiase regained the Million Dollar Championship from Virgil with help from Repo Man on the November 11 edition of Prime Time Wrestling which was dubbed Survivor Series Showdown. [51], DiBiase went to West Texas State University, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. This was the match of the infamous "who is the true Dave Hebner" debacle. DiBiase then became a road agent for the company and left entirely when his contract expired in late 1999. brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. While Roberts recuperated, DiBiase defeated Jimmy "The Superfly" Snuka at SummerSlam by count-out. Seven-time NWA World champion Harley Race rushed to the ring and performed CPR, but was unable to save Iron Mike's life. El Matador makes the save, Survivor He is the biological son of wrestler Helen Nevins and Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer. [30] In the following days, DiBiase was, in fact, billed as the WWF World Heavyweight Champion in three house shows, defending the title one time against Bam Bam Bigelow.[31][32]. Only one person asked Virgil for a picture – the fan wanted to take a picture of him shoving dollar bills in Virgil’s mouth like Ted Dibiase used to (ouch). On the April 27 Saturday Night's Main Event XXIX, DiBiase fought Bret Hart to a double count-out. Bobby Heenan sold Hercules' contract to Ted DiBiase for his services as his personal slave. On January 22, 2018, DiBiase made an appearance during the 25th Anniversary episode of Raw in which he played Poker with The Acolytes Protection Agency. After the match, DiBiase ordered Virgil to put the Million Dollar Championship belt around his waist. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. He was struggling and he had gone to some comic con events to do autograph signings. With his nose higher in the air than his private 747, DiBiase began every match barking orders at his manservant, Virgil, before displaying a truly priceless technical arsenal and disposing of his opponents handily with his nearly inescapable sleeper hold, The Million Dollar Dream. [41] He was jokingly referred to by the members of the group as "Trillionaire Ted", satirizing "Billionaire Ted", which was itself a disparaging nickname WWF had given to WCW owner Ted Turner. Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man, p. At WrestleMania VII, DiBiase lost by count-out to Virgil, who had help from 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper. Moving to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he first appeared as a jobber wrestling under the name Lucius Brown, losing a squash match to "Mr. DiBiase made his first in ring appearance in over five years at the Raw 15th Anniversary Special on December 10, 2007, by winning a 15-man battle royal, in which he was not even an active participant. For all of us who grew up watching the WWF back in the day, you can't think of Ted DiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" without also remembering his "personal assistant" and "bodyguard" Virgil. Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man, p.193, Ted DiBiase with Tom Caiazzo, Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2008. During one skit, he invited a young boy onto a stage and told him if he bounced a ball 15 times in succession, DiBiase would pay him $500. When you think of the make-up of a perfect heel (or bad guy in wrestling), it’s hard not to think of one man who was a mainstay on WWF television throughout the late ’80s to mid-’90s — the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. We all know that Virgil has had kind of a rough time of it in the years since those "Million Dollar Man" days, but what is his relationship like these days with DiBiase and what was it like back then outside the ring? While locked in talks with the National Wrestling Alliance in 1987 after the UWF was acquired by Jim Crockett, DiBiase received an offer from the WWF. The idea for the name Virgil was based on then-NWA booker Dusty Rhodes, whose real name is Virgil Runnels, though former writer and producer Bruce Prichard disputes this. A representative will … I don’t know anything about Mike’s personal life now. Their first reign came on February 7, 1992, when they defeated The Legion of Doom for the titles. [46], On July 22, 2019, DiBiase "bought" the WWE 24/7 Championship from Alundra Blayze. In August 1985, DiBiase formed a tag team with fellow gaijin Stan Hansen, and the two became the PWF Tag Team Champions when Hansen chose DiBiase to replace Bruiser Brody, who left for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). [citation needed] Ted is also the author of Every Man Has His Price, a part-autobiography and part-Christian testimony. DiBiase also spent time in the Georgia area where he had an early face run. DiBiase quit the nWo shortly after Spring Stampede. For his son who also competed as Ted DiBiase, see. [21], On July 3, 1987, DiBiase and Hansen would lose the PWF Tag Team Championship to Jumbo Tsuruta and Tiger Mask, ending their two-year reign as champions. His actions during the match served to effectively turn Dibiase heel, right before the onscreen debut of his new gimmick. A tournament was announced to crown a new WWF World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania IV, where DiBiase defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the first round and Don Muraco in the quarterfinal before receiving a bye in the semi-finals to advance to the finals of the tournament. Less than a few months later, on the August 4, 1997, episode of Nitro, he made a face turn and began managing The Steiner Brothers, leading them to two World Tag Team Championships. [20] Eight days later, on July 11, DiBiase and Hansen regained the title for a second time, but would be stripped of the title shortly after due to DiBiase leaving AJPW for the WWF. (Photo courtesy of Ted DiBiase) In 1991, Virgil and DiBiase became on-screen rivals, with Virgil ultimately getting the best of the scenario and briefly winning the Million Dollar title from DiBiase. He eliminated Hercules from the main event at Survivor Series. A church in Afton, NY, 2008 and Dusty captained rival teams at Survivor Series $ bill. 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