Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin " Ted" DiBiase ( born January 18, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska ) is a former American professional wrestler. He was one of the most famous actors in the wrestling business in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Ted DiBiase was a wrestler in the second generation. Both his mother Helen Hild and his stepfather "Iron" Mike DiBiase were wrestlers. After Mike after a match against Man Mountain Mike passed away on July 2, 1969 of a heart attack and Helen fell into depression, Ted grew up with his grandparents.
Ted has three sons. Michael ( from his first marriage ), Theodore Jr. and Brett (both from the current marriage), who are all active in wrestling.
Wrestling career
He made his debut in 1974 at Mid-South Wrestling, where he took the next four years. As early as 1979 he had a short time appearances in the World Wrestling Federation, where he performed as North American Champion. In the next few years he was active in various other promotions, this was Mid-South Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was allowed to win on the side of Stan Hansen, the renowned Real World Tag League.
WWF
In 1987, DiBiase again in the World Wrestling Federation, where he was given the gimmick of an arrogant millionaire and the prefix The Million Dollar Man. In this role, he was one of the most popular heels in wrestling history. In the next few years he should have feuds with Jake Roberts, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Dusty Rhodes. In 1988, shortly before WrestleMania IV, he bought André the Giant from the WWF Championship title after this Hulk Hogan defeated. The title was, however, DiBiase explains stripped and vacant; at WrestleMania IV was a tournament held at this belt.
In the further course of the year, DiBiase won the 1988 King of the Ring tournament. At the Royal Rumble, he and Big John Studd were the last remaining in the ring, Studd could eliminate him. In March of the same year, DiBiase introduced his own wrestling title, the WWF Championship one million U.S. dollars in the WWF.
In 1992 he formed together with I.R.S. the tag team Money Inc., which is three times the title WWF World Tag Team Champion won. As a finishing move he used a half nelson Cross Face- sleeper or cobra clutch, which he named The Million Dollar Dream. After a few months in Japan, he announced his resignation as an active wrestler. The withdrawal had a serious neck injury as a reason that DiBiase suffered shortly before. In 1994, he returned, but was then only act as a manager of various wrestlers in the WWF.
WCW
As of 1996, DiBiase was active in World Championship Wrestling and managed here the New World Order, Steiner Brothers and Ray Traylor. When he discovered Christianity for himself, he withdrew completely from the wrestling business back, because he could not tolerate the former extreme focus. In the late 1990s he teamed with Nikita Koloff, who was also a born-again Christian, a Christian wrestling league.
WWE
In recent years, DiBiase had a few guest appearances in the WWE and introduced in April 2006 Sensational Sherri into the WWE Hall of Fame. From March 2005 to October 2006 was Ted DiBiase as a consultant and road agent for SmackDown! active. In May 2008, he introduced his son Ted Jr. ago as a new wrestler of the RAW roster. A year later he was for an evening guest host of RAW. On March 27, 2010, DiBiase was introduced by his sons, Ted Jr. and Brett into the WWE Hall of Fame.