Ted DiBiase

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Theodore Marvin DiBiase United StatesUnited States
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Data
Ring name Ted DiBiase
Additions to names The Million Dollar Man
height 191 cm
Fighting weight 111 kg - 125 kg
birth January 18, 1954
Miami , Florida
Announced from Omaha , Nebraska
Seasonal Residences:
Palm Beach , Florida (spring)
Hyannis Port , Massachusetts (summer)
Bel Air , California (fall)
Netherlands Antilles (winter)
Trained by Terry Funk , Dory Funk Jr.
debut 1974
retirement 1993

Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase (born January 18, 1954 in Miami , Florida ) is a former American wrestler . He was one of the best-known players in the wrestling business of the 1980s and early 1990s under his name suffix The Million Dollar Man .

Ted DiBiase was a second generation wrestler. Both his mother Helen Hild and his stepfather "Iron" Mike DiBiase were wrestlers. After Mike died of a heart attack after a match against Man Mountain Mike on July 2, 1969 and Helen fell into depression, Ted grew up with his grandparents.

Ted has three sons. Michael (from first marriage), Theodor Jr., and Brett (both from current marriage), who are all wrestling.

Wrestling career

Beginnings

He made his debut in 1974 with Mid-South Wrestling , where he performed for the next four years. As early as 1979 he made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation , where he held the North American Champion title. In the next few years he was active in various other doctorates. Mainly at Mid-South Wrestling , the National Wrestling Alliance and All Japan Pro Wrestling , where he won the renowned Real World Tag League alongside Stan Hansen .

WWF

In 1987 DiBiase moved again to the World Wrestling Federation, where he received the gimmick of an arrogant millionaire and the prefix The Million Dollar Man . In addition, he was given a personal bodyguard in Virgil , who often intervened in his matches. In this role, DiBiase was one of the most famous heels in wrestling history. In the next few years he denied feud programs with Randy Savage and especially Hulk Hogan . In 1988, shortly before Wrestlemania IV, he bought the WWF Championship title from André the Giant after he had defeated Hulk Hogan. However, the title was revoked from DiBiase and declared vacant; at WrestleMania IV a tournament for this belt finally took place.

Later in the year DiBiase was able to win the King of the Ring tournament. At the Royal Rumble in 1989 he and Big John Studd were the last remaining in the ring, with Studd supposed to win. In March of the same year DiBiase introduced its own wrestling title, the Million Dollar Championship . After feud programs against Jake Roberts , The Big Boss Man and Roddy Piper , he finally had to surrender the title to his former bodyguard Virgil in 1991, but regained it in August of that year.

From 1992 he formed the tag team Money Inc. together with the IRS , which won the title WWF World Tag Team Champion three times and lost it for the last time on June 19, 1993 to the Steiner Brothers . After a few months in Japan, he announced his retirement as an active wrestler. The reason for his resignation was a severe neck injury that DiBiase had recently suffered. In 1994 he returned to the WWF as the manager of various wrestlers (including Steve Austin , who made his debut as ring master ) and remained in the main events until his departure.

WCW

From 1996 DiBiase was active in World Championship Wrestling and managed the New World Order , the Steiner Brothers and Big Bubba Rogers .

When he discovered Christianity for himself, he withdrew completely from the wrestling business because he could not tolerate the extreme orientation of the time. At the end of the 1990s he founded a Christian wrestling league together with Nikita Koloff , who also belonged to the "born again Christians ".

WWE

In recent years, DiBiase has made a number of guest appearances in the WWE and in April 2006 inducted Sensational Sherri into the WWE Hall of Fame . From March 2005 to October 2006 Ted DiBiase was a consultant for SmackDown! active. In May 2008 he introduced his son Ted Jr. as the new wrestler of the RAW roster. A year later he was guest host of RAW for an evening . On March 27, 2010, DiBiase was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his sons Ted Jr. and Brett.

successes

1x AJP Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
September 3, 1993 - November 13, 1993 		Predecessor:
Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada 		Partner:
Stan Hansen 		Successor:
vacant
2x NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
First reign Period:
May 19, 1977 - summer 1977 		Predecessor:
Bob Slaughter 		Successor:
Bob Sweetan
Second reign Period:
January 7, 1978 		Predecessor:
Bob Brown 		Successor:
Alexis Smirnoff
2x NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
First reign Period:
February 12, 1978 - February 26, 1978 		Predecessor:
Dick Slater 		Successor:
Dick Murdoch
Second reign Period:
November 21, 1980 - October 2, 1981 		Predecessor:
Ken Patera 		Successor:
Jack Brisco
2x NWA National Heavyweight Championship
First reign Period:
November 18, 1983 - February 18, 1984 		Predecessor:
Brett Wayne 		Successor:
Brad Armstrong
Second reign Period:
July 14, 1984 - October 11, 1984 		Predecessor:
The Spoiler 		Successor:
Ronnie Garvin
2x NWA National Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
January 26, 1981 - January 31, 1981 		Predecessor: The Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy

 		Partner:
Stan Frazier 		Successor: The Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy
Second reign Period:
June 10, 1981 - July 6, 1981 		Predecessor: The Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy

 		Partner:
Steve O 		Successor:
Jimmy Snuka & Terry Gordy
5x NWA Tri-State North American Championship | Mid-South North American Championship
First reign Period:
December 1976–1977 		Predecessor:
The Brute (Bugsy McGraw) 		Successor:
The Great Zimm (Waldo von Erich)
Second reign Period:
February 1, 1980 - September 19, 1980 		Predecessor:
Mike George 		Successor:
The Grappler
Third reign Period:
November 1, 1981 - March 17, 1982 		Predecessor:
Paul Orndorff 		Successor:
Bob Roop
Fourth reign Period:
June 23, 1982 - November 25, 1982 		Predecessor:
The Junkyard Dog 		Successor:
Stagger Lee
Fifth reign Period:
January 16, 1985 - March 13, 1985 		Predecessor:
Brad Armstrong 		Successor:
Terry Taylor
1x NWA Tri-State United States Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
April 28, 1976 - May 11, 1976 		Predecessors:
Buck Robley & Bob Slaughter 		Partner:
Dick Murdoch 		Successor:
Killer Karl Kox & Bob Sweetan
1x NWA United National Championship
First reign Period:
October 14, 1983 - January 28, 1984 		Predecessor:
vacant 		Successor:
Michael Hayes
2x NWA Western States Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
July 1977 - December 2, 1977 		Predecessor:
Dory Funk Jr. & Super Destroyer 		Partner:
Erwin Smith 		Successor:
Brute Bernard & Frank Morell
Second reign Period:
early 1979 - February 15, 1979 		Predecessor:
Akio Sato & Mr. Pogo 		Partner:
Tito Santana 		Successor:
Akio Sato & Mr. Pogo
2x Pacific Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
March 1987 - July 3, 1987 		Predecessor:
DiBiase replaced Bruiser Brody , who had previously left the league 		Partner:
Stan Hansen 		Successor:
Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Mask II
Second reign Period:
July 11, 1987 - July 1987 		Predecessor:
Jumbo Tsuruta & Tiger Mask II 		Partner:
Stan Hansen 		Successor:
DiBiase resigned the title when he moved to WWF
5x Universal Wrestling Federation World Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
October 27, 1982 - March 12, 1983 		Predecessor:
The Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia 		Partner:
Matt Borne 		Successor:
Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway, Jr.
Second reign Period:
April 13, 1983 - July 24, 1983 		Predecessor:
Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway, Jr. 		Partner:
Mr. Olympia 		Successor:
Magnum TA & Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Third reign Period:
December 3, 1984 - December 25, 1984 		Predecessor: The Rock N'Roll Express Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson

 		Partner:
Hercules Hernandez 		Follower : The Rock N'Roll Express Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Fourth reign Period:
May 3, 1985 - May 28, 1985 		Predecessor: The Rock N'Roll Express Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson

 		Partner:
"Dr. Death “Steve Williams 		Successors:
Al Perez & Wendell Cooley (DiBiase was replaced by Bob Sweetan when they lost the title)
Fifth reign Period:
December 26, 1985 - March 16, 1986 		Predecessor:
Eddie Gilbert & The Nightmare 		Partner:
"Dr. Death “Steve Williams 		Successor: The Sheepherders Butch Miller & Luke Williams

WWF King of the Ring 1988

3x WWF World Tag Team Championship
First reign Period:
February 7, 1992 - July 20, 1992 		Predecessor: The Legion of Doom Hawk & Animal

 		Partner:
Irwin R. Schyster 		Successor: The Natural Disasters Earthquake & Typhoon
Second reign Period:
October 13, 1992 - June 14, 1993 		Predecessor: The Natural Disasters Earthquake & Typhoon

 		Partner:
Irwin R. Schyster 		Successor: The Steiner Brothers Rick & Scott
Third reign Period:
June 16, 1993 - June 19, 1993 		Predecessor: The Steiner Brothers Rick & Scott

 		Partner:
Irwin R. Schyster 		Successor: The Steiner Brothers Rick & Scott
1x WWWF North American Heavyweight Championship
First reign Period:
March 6, 1979 - March 19, 1979 		Predecessor:
First title holder 		Successor:
Pat Patterson
WWE Hall of Fame Member
Launch year:
2010 		Presenters:
Ted DiBiase jr. & Brett DiBiase
1x WWE 24/7 Championship
First reign Period:
July 22, 2019 - July 22, 2019 		Predecessor:
Alundra Blayze 		Successor:
Drake Maverick

literature

Web links

Commons : Ted DiBiase  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ted DiBiase: "Every Man Has His Price" - The True Story Of Wrestling's Million Dollar Man, p. 23, ISBN 1-57673-175-8
  2. ↑ DiBiase's Mania memories center on Toronto , report on Ted DiBiase on slam.canoe.ca
personal data
SURNAME DiBiase, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DiBiase, Theodore Marvin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida