Ted DiBiase on If There Were Any Wrestlers he Didn't Like

'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase looks back at his Hall of Fame career, from Mid-South, to Japan, to WCW, to WWF, and everywhere in-between! Join Ted and Marcus every Friday at 6am ET on all podcast platforms or if you want early access, get it commercial free on Premier+ with Premier Streaming Network!

[@christopherkrug2191]

Everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man. Legend!

[@georgevarughese4886]

Great gimmick 💯💯. We can't pull stuff like this now!

[@emersonmayeaux2482]

Ted was one of the best technical wrestlers ever. He could tie most people into a pretzel if he so desired. Ted is also a gentleman. I miss watching him in Mid South.

[@bigj6143]

The Million Dollar man gimmick was perfect for Ted and it's uniqueness set him apart. This niche in the business is what they strive for in a form of entertainment that is all predetermined.

[@livewire4519]

I just seen and met "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase at WrestleCon in Detroit. My girlfriend was wearing an Ultimate Warrior shirt and he told her that he liked the shirt but not the guy on it lol. He told us that Warrior was the most self-centered person he ever met. Mike Rotundo "IRS" was with him and confirmed that Warrior was careless in the ring and was famous for going for a clothesline and actually punching you in the face rather than hitting the clothesline correctly. Ted was super nice and cool and so was IRS.

[@garethcullen9604]

How long ago was this as IRS’ son just died a few days ago.

[@livewire4519]

@@garethcullen9604 Saturday August 5th. Just under a month ago.

[@fartdonkey8290]

Irwin R Scheister was there????

[@livewire4519]

@fartdonkey8290 yes he was.

[@abdulrahamshabazz4903]

How about Batista vs ultimate warrior

[@christophercase3444]

Ted is 1 of the best to ever do it

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

Agreed… a prime example of how good he was is when him and Andre wrestled Hulk and Savage at Summerslam. Due to Andre being so immobile because of injuries and health issues Ted essentially wrestled the whole match by himself against the 2 top stars in the company. He worked his ass off during that match

[@georgevarughese4886]

Yes sir 👏 🙌 🙏

[@Atomykpimp]

DiBiase actually wrestled the Warrior and Sting in Tag Matches with Dr. Death in Mid South before WWE.

[@Desstrik]

True! 👍🏻

[@lockedinnn]

Yeah but that kills the narrative of Warrior just being some weirdo who popped outta nowhere with no background..

[@illu322]

he was such a great worker, that's why he got along very well

[@Holden308]

From what I do remember hearing a number of times, the straw that broke the camels back as far as ribs went with the Bulldogs and Rougeau's was one time when the Rougeau's were out in the ring, Curt Henning got into their bags and cut up their underwear, then blamed it on Dynamite who'd left the arena having already wrestled (the Bulldogs apparently had a rep for doing shit like that to people's clothes). Jacques believed it and apparently that's what caused him to hit Dynamite with a fist full of quarters. It was basically Curt Henning's fault, but a lot of people felt that Dynamite deserved it and probably had it coming from someone anyway. He was probably lucky that it was the guy with the worst real punch in the locker room.

[@geneanthony3421]

That's not what happened. Hennig did cause stir it, but Dynamite came up from behind and hit Jacques while they were playing cards. Jacques was beat up pretty bad and Raymond was on crutches during the time so he couldn't get involved (he was legit tough). Jacques was humiliated and on an airplane someone made a comment about Jacques losing his boxing match. Jacques was actually training with Raymond because he felt like he had to come back at him. His dad even mentioned to get a roll of quarters before he saw him again. Jacques and Raymond planned it out and waited for Dynamite to be alone and Dynamite was carrying coffee and when passing Jacques he tried to punk him and Jacques gave him a big smile and Jacqeues hit him twice I believe. Both Jacques and Raymond have told the story in shoot interviews which are up on youtube.

[@Holden308]

@@geneanthony3421 ... I've heard that story before too. You jogged my memory.

[@mattm7798]

Dynamite definitely got what was coming to him. I'm actually kinda surprised Kid would pick Jacques to mess with because his brother Raymond had a legit tough guy rep and Dynamite very likely would have known that.

[@arlichar11]

i would think the same thing, but you got to remember dynamite was tough sob too.probaly not scared of anyone .(probaly why he got him with the quarters) and jaque was kind of a softy friendly fella.. maybe dynamite saw as weakness? .

[@rahowherox1177]

Raymond was injured and on crutches for most of it.

[@randychase305]

Dynamite Kid was legit tough. Hilarious the revisionist history.

[@Drummer_Jeff83]

From what I heard, dynamite was Retaliating on Jacques for something he didn't even do. Curt hennig pulled a rib on dynamite and he thought jacques was behind it so he slapped the shit out of jacques while he was playing cards in the locker room. Jacques retaliated to that accordingly, if you ask me. Vince told them both to knock the shit off or theyd be fired. Shortly after... the british bulldogs put in their notice so the Rougeaus figured they had something coming. That's why if you watch survivor series 1988 (british bulldogs last match), the rougeaus are the first team to get eliminated. They had a car waiting for them outside and left with their ring gear on. Cant blame em 🤷‍♂️ lol

[@wrestlerama]

The thing that’s kind of sad about was Ted DiBiase had to say even though I respect his opinion is that the ultimate warrior was very complementary during his Hall of Fame speech towards MDM and what did he did for him in his career Regards to people saying that the ultimate warrior was horrible at promos what kind of promo do you want from him? If you want one that is where he just speaks eloquently or one that is crazy and off-the-wall like his character is it got over so well with people sometimes if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

[@rahowherox1177]

Lol. In the adult world, honesty is key. It matters not what warrior thought of ted. The only thing that counts is Ted's opinion of warrior... I mean, would you prefer he lied

[@ronfroehlich4697]

I always felt like Warrior's promos matched his character.

[@johnnybeefum]

@@ronfroehlich4697 The Warrior was a phenomenon and fans were always attracted to him. I agree that his promos matched the character very well but I know one thing. The Warrior's promos if not anything else, were at least entertaining as incoherent as they might have seemed. They certainly didn't hurt his character though.

[@elizabethjones2027]

I would have been proud to put the world title belt on the million dollar man ted dibiase one of the greatest heel ever

[@kenterminateddq5311]

8:35 I like how it took many minutes for Ted to say that only one guy that he didn't like and that's Warrior.

[@davemontano3790]

Warrior pissed in a lot of bowls of cheerios 😂

[@luxdico]

the ultimate warrior was incredible to watch and he's probably still sellin' way more merch than the million dollar man. That bein' said, I liked the deal between Andre the Giant and the Million Dollar Man.

[@Rob78169]

Great clip!!

[@RichardStephens-eo6rh]

"everybody has got a price for the million dollar man"

[@AlexThorn]

Ultimate Warrior talk starts at 8:40

[@lockedinnn]

10 people could have been the Million Dollar Man.. Vince, Flair, JBL and even Alberto all did it.. only ONE man could have been the Ultimate Warrior..

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Please . Plug in any musclehead and have him spout gibberish

[@fuqui035]

I liked his laugh

[@johndawhale3197]

Trying to outdo The Undertaker for the amount of "you know's" in an interview...

[@SonnyK248]

I mean as a guy who hits the heavy bag on a daily basis I'm going to give credit to Rougeau. Every time I hear this story people act like he hit him with a solid gold glove 😂 Everyone, just put a roll of quarters in your hand a throw a punch in the air... It's the same 😂 Rougeau knocked his teeth out cold like a badass. The coins barely did anything. A roll of quarters weighs noting especially if you're a 220 pound wrestler. It would be like putting a microphone in your hand and expecting 10x more power 😂

[@stevencarter4338]

Wondered how long it would take before he bashed the Warrior

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

"Join Ted and Marcus every Friday at 6am ET on all podcast platforms" *Marcus, DiBiase lives in Mississippi, not your crappy time zone! Get your facts straight!*

[@madtownangler]

Ted isn't gonna talk crap about anyone still alive he is too cool of a guy to do that.

[@zombiefulci3301]

Ted's side hustle is to shop around worn out stories and to bash Ultimate Warrior

[@Manican2000]

Well said Teddy

[@user-bg5uu2ji3u]

That's what happens when your a pro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brian_keith]

Ted looking like a Great Value James Hetfield

[@PaulioBee]

Flipping hell, the interviewer is trying his best, but not getting much back from Ted, and I've always loved The MDM. I imagine it's much easier working with someone like Cornette, who is very free with his opinions. 😂

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

The interviewer makes these clips a real challenge for many of the more experienced fans.

[@Brook11223]

Yes Dynamite and Davey Boy were pulling stiff ribs which is wrong but the rib with Jacques was not done by Dynamite Kid, but Curt Hennig who was new to the business. Curt saw the opportunity that Dynamite was ribbing other wrestlers and took advantage of the situation by escalating the conflict by ribbing Jacques Rougeau. Then when Jacques sees that someone messed with his gym bag Curt innocently, convincing that it was Dynamite Kid. Then Curt goes tells Dynamite about Jacques going to Vince complaining about the rib you pulled on Jacques which lead to the whole rivalry. Ramon and Jacques both knew about Curt Hennig pulling the rib, but it escalated to such new levels that the focus became on the rivalry between Dynamite and Jacques. Yes Dynamite is a bully of sorts but he was also the policeman of the wrestling locker room who kept everyone in check. He was a bit of bully but at the same time kept everyone in line. Dynamite's view point when it comes to wrestling is you have to work hard to earn a spot and him being that badass type of person kept everyone in line, but also at the same time he was dangerous with doing drugs and hurting himself in wrestling. Dynamite is like 50/50 where he had good and bad qualities. You like him but at the same time don't like him.

[@MiniatureMasterClass]

Your ignorance is pretty impressive with that bu****it comment. Dynamite was a piece of trash human being who got exactly what he deserved... dying alone crippled in a wheelchair. As Bret said in his book, for a bully what goes around comes around.

[@lonniec7603]

👍

[@troc60]

Well now that I've met DiBiase and knowing how he acted when I saw him... The scandal makes a lot of sense now 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@stacydornan9765]

HIS SKITS WERE LEDGENDARY WITH VIRGIL

[@craigdavies1747]

I'm British but sounded like dynamite was a dick behind the scenes. Small man syndrome etc.

[@rahowherox1177]

He was a turd indeed. From injecting mentally disabled kids with drugs to justifying putting a shotgun in wives mouth by saying it wasn't loaded. Tbf he's honest about it (or was) and said he fully deserved getting thwacked by Jacques

[@user-bg5uu2ji3u]

Ted look what you did for jyd

[@CaseyScoffieldWOW]

It took him over eight minutes to admit that he hated the warrior. Which, if you were a wrestling fan, we all knew that anyway. Just danced around the question the whole time. I always liked Ted but, I always felt like he was one of the most dishonest people in the business. But then again what the hell do I know I'm just a fan. Right?

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

They hate Warrior but Ted and the host keep name dropping him and usijg his name on video titles often to get clicks.

[@tothebatcave673]

Ultimate warrior had the worst promos of anyone. I agree with Ted. Completely incoherent & grunting/ snorting. It was childish & embarrassing to watch/listen to Ted was a great promoter & a legend

[@TheRmm1976]

He's wrong about Warrior being bad on the mic. Warrior was actually great on the mic for his particular gimmick!! Yeah he spoke nonsense but it was charismatic nonsense lol

[@jaythor70]

He was absolutely spot on about the UW. Incoherent ramblings on the mic, no ability in the ring. If you think that was good gimmick, you are what was wrong with the business then, and why it sucks so bad now. The idea behind the interview was to get the information over of the day, place, and opponent, and selling the match. He did little to none of that. Ted isn't that top tier- Dusty, Piper, Flair- promo, but he was definitely one of the better ones- like Hawk, Arn Anderson, Michael Hayes. As a guy who grew up in the business and was taught it the right way, Ted saw UW as an anathema to all he believed about the business.

[@rahowherox1177]

It appealled to pre teen dimwits, like myself, but got boring and rather pathetic the older I got.

[@TheRmm1976]

lmao i agree, in hindsight it's pretty bad but at the time it was awesome (for kids at least) kind of like hogan's prayers and vitamins garbage@@rahowherox1177

[@ShadowAngel1860]

No. Warrior wasn't great on the mic. Nobody understood what he was saying, nobody could even decipher the made up words he used. There's a reason why his promos in WCW became total rating killers. Overall, Warrior is the Vanilla Ice of wrestling. No talent whatsoever but he somehow catched on for 5 minutes of fame, but just as fast as his star rose, it faded away. By 1990 he was down and out, hence why Wrestlemania 6 bombed so badly in the buyrates and why, for a short while until Bret, he was the lowest drawing WWF Champion of all time.

[@foshizzlejoee1]

The intensity was entertaining but I wouldn’t say he was a great talker. He just spewed out anything….loudly.

[@darlinbood3991]

So bitter. A lot of guys used wrestling for money but only Warrior was better than him. He will never let it go.

[@jaythor70]

Better than who? UW was worse than the Brooklyn Brawler. To Ted, a man who grew up in the business, UW was totally useless, and Ted couldn't understand why this one-dimensional (a look) idiot who didn't love the business was getting this push. And, if you noticed, he didn't bring him up- Marcus was completely leading Ted to bring up UW.

[@darlinbood3991]

@@jaythor70 he got pushed because the fans loved him. He worked how the character, who he created not Vince like the mdm gimmick, should work and talk. Ted is just like a lot of old timers who can't accept how the business worked. Not respecting wrestling and making more money than teddy, will haunt ted until the day he dies.

[@ShadowAngel1860]

@@darlinbood3991 Ted RESPECTS the business. Hence why he dislikes Warrior, because he never respected the business (or humans or anything, that racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist scumbag) and the same goes for everybody else. When 99% of all people within the business hate you and say the same things, it's a fact.

[@darlinbood3991]

@@ShadowAngel1860 buzzword salad. A lot of people don't respect it but it always comes back to him. Its not 99%. If it was, it doesn't make it true.

[@KryMoore]

Yet these same people who trash Warrior would praise Pat Patterson, sad.

[@raysullya.k.amassholehead817]

I don't think he was there for that ...

[@HulksWrestlingShow]

Liked when Ted bought Sapphire😂

[@BlueBellsRBlue]

Wow, no surprise the subs to this channel are low. Not exactly setting the world alight with his stories.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

He doesn’t bullshit

[@arlichar11]

as a kid the warrior started off great..but even as a naive kid i realized warrior sucked, and all he had going was the look, the music, the entrance...! his interviews made no sense and aweful...! hearing that noone really cared for him makes me feel good that i was right! one of vinces biggest goofs, trying to mesh the fantasy cartoon world with reality,, you cant have both ways...! if u call yourself ultimate warrior, u should art least know how fight.. not just look strong..

[@bradleylove8606]

Why did Vince let such a fake dipstick like the ultimate dummy go to the top. He was to imbalanced mentally to be a champion