Ted Dibiase is currently signed to WWE working in their Legends program.
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32 Facts About Ted Dibiase
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Ted Dibiase is best recalled by mainstream audiences for his time in the World Wrestling Federation, where he wrestled as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
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Ted Dibiase has been named as one of the best technical wrestlers, and greatest villains, in pro wrestling history.
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Ted Dibiase held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship once, although recognition of this reign was withdrawn by the company.
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Ted Dibiase is the biological son of wrestler Helen Nevins and Ted Wills, an entertainer and singer.
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Ted Dibiase is the adopted son of wrestler "Iron" Mike DiBiase, who married his mother when he was 4 years old.
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Ted Dibiase attended Creighton Preparatory high school in Omaha, Nebraska and attended West Texas State University on a football scholarship.
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Ted Dibiase made his professional wrestling debut as a referee in June 1974 in the Amarillo territory owned by the Funks.
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Ted Dibiase 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.
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Ted Dibiase's first match was a loss against Danny Hodge.
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Ted Dibiase was awarded the short-lived North American Championship, becoming the title's first champion.
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Ted Dibiase was Hulk Hogan's opponent in Hogan's first Madison Square Garden match.
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Ted Dibiase held various championships and made frequent trips to All Japan Pro Wrestling until his eventual departure from Mid-South Wrestling.
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Ted Dibiase won the NWA United National Championship on October 14,1983 in a tournament defeating Jerry Lawler by forfeit.
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Ted Dibiase came out to the ring to announce to those in attendance that it was only fitting that he was now competing in the WWF.
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Ted Dibiase went on to lose two additional house show confrontations to The Gang.
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Ted Dibiase 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.
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Ted Dibiase frequently stuffed a $100 bill into the mouth of a wrestler on whom he had used the Million Dollar Dream move.
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Ted Dibiase eliminated Hercules from the main event at Survivor Series.
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Ted Dibiase created this belt because he was unable to buy or win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage.
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Ted Dibiase eliminated two opponents before he was eliminated by The Ultimate Warrior.
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Ted Dibiase then continued his feud with Jake Roberts, who stole the Million Dollar Belt, leading to a match at WrestleMania VI where Roberts was counted out.
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Ted Dibiase then went on to lose to the Kid, giving Razor a newfound respect for the Kid thus turning Razor face.
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Ted Dibiase revealed in a shoot interview that his decision to leave the WWF at this point was motivated by a desire to resolve his marital problems.
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Ted Dibiase 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.
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Ted Dibiase accepted the job and worked as part of the creative team a year and a half.
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Ted Dibiase eventually led the attack on Rob Conway, who had come down to the ring to insult the legends.
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Ted Dibiase appeared at the Raw Family Reunion on October 9,2006 aiding Ric Flair in his match with the Spirit Squad.
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Ted Dibiase is a playable character in WWE Legends of WrestleMania and an unlockable superstar in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 and WWE 2K14.
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Ted Dibiase returned on the March 4,2013 Old School Raw at ringside with The Prime Time Players and agreed to be their manager if they won the match against Team Hell No DiBiase, again accompanied by IRS, appeared at the 2014 Old School Raw special, encountering Big E Langston on his way to a match and told him everybody's got a price, to which Langston smiled.
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Ted Dibiase later lost the title to Drake Maverick in a limousine on the same night.
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Ted Dibiase is the author of Every Man Has His Price, a part-autobiography and part-Christian testimony.
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