Ted DiBiase on the Infamous Basketball Segment

[@tonyc7301]

That's awesome that Dibiase ran into the kid as a grown man and that he attended college on a basketball scholarship. Shaun learned from Dibiase to do the job right and get paid.

[@jaxsonsdad79]

My mom HATED wrestling. She saw that segment and cussed him out…she was so mad. Great great heat.

[@sp4604]

its was the most fucked up shit ever in wrasslin

[@WilliamJohn-l6g]

Best stuff ever o well

[@narasimha-dev]

my dad got so mad when Tatanka sold out to Dibiase. he told me to take the Tatanka poster off my door and everything. he knew it was all staged of course but that’s the power the characters have 15 or so years later he had a roommate who used to wrestle and the guy told me wrestling Dibiase was hard because he was so nice to him that he could barely even pretend to hurt him

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

​@brendanshull2125 these guys were the best actors ever. You know it's fake but you still get furious

[@2Less0is0More2]

My mom did as well hahahahaha omg

[@edaniels240]

Yep, that basketball segment definitely defined the Million Dollar Man's ultimate heel status cause to this day we all still talk about it

[@user-cq5nl2gb8t]

Imagine that today

[@chadtalbot8917]

I remember clear as day watching this on television in my living room with my parents when I was just a kid and my dad laughed himself silly and my mom started in "oh that poor thing!" And now I'm listening to Ted talk about it 30 years later. Where does life go and how does it go so fast.

[@jonstefanik9400]

The Million Dollar Man's entertainment value was geared for adult men. If they made your father laugh hard, they did their job perfect.

[@DiBiasehere]

Good pernt

[@davemcnally3543]

Scary how fast time goes and it seems to go even faster as we age.

[@jeremyjames1659]

As an adult looking back on the wrestling from when I was a kid, I can now admit the million dollar man was the best character ever invented. Ted was a great athlete and an even better actor.

[@terranceburrs5832]

He was definitely the best heel in WWE during the late 80s and early 90s.

[@louiem2]

Yeah, same here. I hated Dibiase as a kid, but looking back on it, the character was brilliant!!

[@yorkrothschild9922]

The milllion dollar man, the original goldust!! Phenomenal character

[@UGKZ23]

The 80s JBL!

[@2Less0is0More2]

The best ever. Loved this character

[@leondarnell1]

One of the BEST segments EVER!!!

[@mastercypher9970]

Everyone that met Ted during these segments got famous or found success, these segments were indeed a blessing! 😂

[@Filmaker25]

Yup Rob Van Dam was in a segment with him back in the day too!

[@IsaacIVMarc]

😂 The same kid went to college on a basketball scholarship. What sealed the deal with the story was him unintentionally doing his own iconic evil laugh after sharing the story. 😂

[@noahboddee5238]

No that kid ended up on welfare and crack 😂

[@satan3959]

Remember that kid that kissed Ted's foot...that was a teenage RVD

[@davecunningham4492]

When I was in high school I lived near DiBiase...I even cut his grass and he paid me $35. Wonderful summer 😂 Mortal Kombat just came out on Super Nintendo! I also went to school with his son Ted Jr

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

He should have stiffed you then laugh and slammed the door in your stupid face!

[@jonathandevereaux298]

🙄 I was his milkman so i know you're lying

[@MrAjking808]

Sure

[@oRealAlieNo]

Dude you mowed dibiase bush?

[@edwardjames6023]

I always wanted to be the million dollar champion

[@heisensaul5538]

That's a really cool story. A guy who I watch on youtube who is like in his early 40s said he sounded that clip to his daughter and she just instantly took a disliking to The Million Dollar man b/c of the basketball segment and if he Ted still gets heat over that to this day, then it's still pretty effect almost 30 years later lol

[@simondawe8774]

If I was that kid and I recognized Ted before I talked to him, I'd want to get my hands on a basketball. Then when he's talking about finding a car, I'd be like, "Well here's what I'm gonna do (pick up the basketball) and say"if you can dribble this basketball 15 times consecutively (without missing), I'll get you a car."

[@horsemen601]

thats what i was thinking to lol have some fun with hinting at a memory 😎

[@TempeSoldier123]

I ran into Ted at an airport. He was standing alone and I simply walked up to him and told him I grew up watching him and it was a pleasure meeting him. He just smiled, shook my hand, and thanked me.

[@vcvortex6356]

That wasn't Ted. It was just some guy named Larry...

[@sammyhoy7838]

​@@vcvortex6356He has two brothers named Darryl, laugh ol,

[@TonyBeBlessed]

​@@vcvortex6356 rofllll

[@chrisrobinson3494]

I remember seeing this basketball segment when it originally aired, and im just now finding out that they did give the kid the money after all, glad they did.

[@pinkbeatle2012]

they had to it would of been too cruel 😂

[@johndavis6719]

How much did he pay the kid.

[@chrisrobinson3494]

@@johndavis6719 $100.00

[@tomwalker389]

Wrestling will never be this good again. Ever.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Nope

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

JBL tried and failed.

[@pjb4653]

A friggin men lol . Pretty sure the golden age of everything cool is over

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

NEVER EVER!

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

It can't be. Until, maybe all of this is forgotten. I'm talking hundreds of years in the future. It could all come around again. But, with all we know today, about the business.. the magic is gone. And, the characters, the talent, the whole paradigm has shifted. Wrestling isn't what it used to be, and, as you say, probably won't be again anytime soon If ever.

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

I remember watching this when it happened. I will never forget Dibiase talking about the money "And from the looks of your family, they could suuuurrrre use it." 😂😅😂

[@sethaldrich6902]

Best laugh and theme song ever! He was always one of my favorite wrestlers. Thank you Ted for all your hard work and dedication.

[@scoonman]

LOL @ Rob Van Dam saying he would kiss DiBiase’s feet again, but it’s a lot more expensive now🤣🤣

[@Larry_Sycamore]

One of the all time best heel segments!

[@kevinwagner7333]

Man watching wrestling as a kid in the 80s was rad. It was all so real. The characters were bigger than life and all we knew of them were the characters. Best time for wrestling ever.

[@mspionage1743]

This guy should be in the WWE Hall of Fame. He is one of the classic characters from the golden era.

[@philiptamer8995]

Mr Dibiase has ALWAYS been one of my FAVORITE wrestlers !!!!!!!!

[@alfredlock3902]

If there was ever a top 10 of greatest WWE heels of all time he would be in there no problem. (there might even be one I think now if so it needs updating with Roman Reigns in it).

[@mikey8086]

Ted D was great, loved watching him. He could cut a promo perfectly and one heck of a wrestler as well. My top four when I was a kid was Ted D, Rick Rude, Undertaker, and Mr. Perfect. All could cut a promo so well and had great wrestling abilities to boot.

[@r.boss5373]

Ya ok n my favorites were barry Horowitz BERSERKER Brooklyn brawler and the genius...c'mon bro...only thots liked rick rude ..Undertaker was just too boring n every person in the arena n watching on tv wanted to smack Ted n perfect..so tellin me as a young child u were rooting for those 4 is like telling me in 2003 u knew the 9-7 giants would run the nfc playoffs n go on to beat the undefeated Patriots in 2007...ya maybe once it all happened some clowns said that but thrs no way those were ur 4 favorite guys..more like ultimate warrior Texas tornado big bossman n the bushwackers lol

[@benjones6030]

Thank you Ted for answering my question here.

[@steweslaxe-ts6fg]

i saw ted pull the basketball trick in maple leaf gardens, was great.

[@Caolan114]

They even recreated this moment at WrestleMania 22 In a backstage segment with Eugene

[@BootleggedAtTheGathering]

So awesome! I live in Omaha, NE and never knew he was a Omaha local!

[@arthuridis]

Best laugh ever. Hands down.

[@jonhall3151]

Man I remember watching this like it happened yesterday. Love you, MDM!

[@crazycountryboy8941]

The basketball segment was hilarious

[@craigjackson8008]

Good to see dibiase still well and enjoy listening to these interviews talking about his wwf era and characters .Great days late 80s /early 90s 😅

[@Bubatronic303]

This is the most heartwarming story

[@ThePurge83]

Great story and great job with asking the question to put a button on the story ❤

[@philneliusharris4189]

As a kid watching it I knew he wasn’t gonna get the money yet I was mad but as an adult I think it’s hilarious😂😂😂😂

[@JosephTSena]

Linda McMahon was the lady that barked like a dog.

[@joejacobs3537]

I never knew that....

[@SamuelOji-v3l]

I remember watching that segment as a child and I hated the Million Dollar Man for that. Wow, it was so believable

[@adm712]

The best Million Dollar Man segment was the one where he gets a paper cut and demands immediate medical attention. Lol

[@yeoshow1984]

Amazing skit, truly one of the all time great heels.

[@9952275]

Ted was underrated. His in ring work in the wwf was better than Flair.

[@thecouchpotatoesrgv4719]

Don't let Conrad Thompson read that or he'll have you banned from KZbin lol

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

Lol, no. The Flair - Steamboat matches are better than anything Ted ever did. He was a good worker, obviously knew how to draw heat easily, but he wasn't even close to Flair.

[@r.boss5373]

​@@ShadowAngel-lt8nw....flair is super overrated..his promos were 80% the same every time and and so was his matches...n he said in the wwf..the steamboat vs flair matches were nwa ..flair loved himself too much and ted had real heat not the were jus sick of you heat like flair...seriously flair is way overrated

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

@@r.boss5373 If you think Flair is overrated, you really got no clue about wrestling. And no, his promos weren't 80% the same. If anything, he was one of the few wrestlers who had a wide variety of styles. From being completely batshit crazy (especially in the late 90's), to being a loudmouth egomaniac to being a subdued, respectful worker (1989, Steamboat) to being afraid for his life (Starrcade 1993, Flair acted as if he was about to get killed by Vader), he had a good range of different, fitting characteristics. That made him great. On the other hand, Ted DiBiase indeed always did the same promo. "I'm rich, you're not, hahahahaha". Of course it worked, but he was very one-dimensional. Maybe you should look up some old wrestling, you definitely need to learn a thing or two about it.

[@r.boss5373]

@@ShadowAngel-lt8nw seeing I probably watched triple the amount of wrestling u did..I literally have vhs box sets n over 200 home taped vhs of wwf from 86- 2000...flair definitely said the same shit all the time..n his promo was I'm rich n ur not i got the bitches n the jets n a watch..ppl are so afraid to tell the truth cuz the mass amount of zombies like u jus go off what the tilde instead of actually watching..I literally can't think of one flair vignette or promo that is memorable cuz after hearing the same lines over n over I stopped csring

[@Raven9940]

I always wondered if the kid was in on it or not. This story warmed my heart

[@esta7763]

Ted DiBiase did such a great job. I HATED him so much when I was a kid. I hated how he thought he could just buy whoever and whatever he wanted, and I always wanted to see him get humbled so he would know that money wasn't everything like he thought. Now that I'm an adult, I can look back and see just how great of a heel he was. He did such a great job making everyone hate him. I now appreciate how good he was at being a heel and he's now probably the wrestler from those days that I admire the most now.

[@rebeltvr6046]

They should do a repeat of it, but now as adults. That would be cool.

[@edwinescobar626]

Huh 🤔 lol

[@Filmaker25]

don't forget Rob Van DAm

[@seannevin5086]

Funny how the biggest heals are the nicest guy

[@brutallyhonest123]

Heel

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

More than deserving of a wwf title run at least once.

[@sixfootben4892]

I used to sneak out and ride my bike to the landing strip titty bar right by the Detroit metro Airport when they would have events and meet all the wrestlers. I remember Ted was always really nice to us. I remember him asking where are your parents? Got 5 kids sitting outside of a strip bar at midnight 😂. We snuck out. We would plan to have a sleep over in my buddies club house and ride our bikes uo there. Thise were great times! We had adventures as kids in the 80s . No video games, just adventures in the woods. A bunch of kids witg rambo knives we bought at the fleamarket or throwing stars. Damn whar a time to be a kid.

[@arthuridis]

That's awesome.

[@sixfootben4892]

@@arthuridis we were very lucky. Even though it's the Detroit Airport it's in a small town. So we didn't have to go down dangerous streets. It was all back trails through the woods so it was all adventure. But I bet my life nothing has changed and if you're ever in Michigan by the Airport after an event the dudes will be at the landing strip lounge.

[@mr.hamachi9918]

Your one of my all time favorites, your skits were so funny, thank you for making wrestling great.Its all jink now.

[@mr1derful74]

I remember watching that spot live when Dibiase did that. Still to this day I think that was the best heel spot ever. People HATED him, and that kid couldn’t have done it any better.

[@alfredlock3902]

That should be part of a Top 10 called "Most despicable moments by WWE heels".. It wouldn't surprise me if it was no.1" Could be passed onto Cultaholic Wrestling or Simon Miller.#

[@Larry_Sycamore]

Best heel segment ever!

[@Rjensen2]

Best heel spot ever....don't make me laugh. It was late 80s WWF flop that needed fake crowd noise because nobody would react to their boring stuff live.

[@josephdell8056]

What a classic promo.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Very cool story. We need the full episodes of this podcast

[@GoldenEraNetwork]

Available on all podcast platforms!

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

@@GoldenEraNetwork you keep saying that but where are they are youtube? There's only short clips on your channel

[@vcvortex6356]

​@@GameTime-yj6qv .... Dude...

[@luciano-km7mq]

Milwaukee is also known for baseball. Robin Yount was huge back then.

[@bigroy38]

Milwaukee is famous for the Crusher.

[@mrsain19]

The green suit will always be my favorite. But when he wore the black and gold one, that's when they should have put the world or IC on him.

[@BobEPeru2]

I LOVED that story! Great follow up to one of the best heat segment ever.

[@LobsterRoc]

"Fack The Ted DiBiase" --Sheiky Baby

[@JustinTymeMedia]

. RIP Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri we love you

[@pinkbeatle2012]

Ted was such a great heel

[@desmondciauri4616]

Mom mom Hated wrestling.She saw that segment and cussed him out…..she was so mad.Great Heat!

[@yragcom1]

Still the greatest heel move in the history of wrestling.

[@BigtimeJuicer]

This is such a great story! I remember thinking how lucky that kid was...But then he booted the ball. No way anyone could forget that! :)

[@XZaziel]

What a great story. I watched this segment the first time it aired on television. It's still one of the greatest heel stories to this day..

[@phxrider950]

That was epic. I remember when he did that, we were kids and my brother showed the skit to our grandmother on VHS, she was really bothered by it apparently, she later told our dad about it and he had to explain to her that it wasn't real. He told us about it afterward. 🤣🤣 There was also the swimming pool skit where he pays the guy to kick all the kids out, and the one where he offers a kid money to do some number of pushups and then puts his foot on the kid's back so he can't make it, and then doesn't give him the money. 🤣 "Do you think he deserves the money, Virgil? Well neither do I! Hahahahahaha

[@dashien2605]

😂grandma was not happy, you cant tell grandma anything

[@sitcom1971]

Marcus you are a great host!

[@GoldenEraNetwork]

Thank you!

[@qdigggs]

My second favorite wrestler next to ric flair

[@jacobkubacki2719]

I was there!! They taped a bunch of Superstars of Wrestling shows & wow!! My dad was a Milwaukee Police Officer & his buddies working back stage said that kid a bunch of stuff! Lol I’ll remember that for my whole life! 13….14….. 👢+🏀 = ☄️ lol

[@jlescault1983]

This was so memorable! Oh man i was just lil kid and felt that kids pain. So good classic wwf

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Love this!!

[@bigb9257]

That would be an awesome promo where Ted would come back with the grown up kid and develop a storyline.

[@jonathandevereaux298]

That's awesome to you? Quality used to be a thing.

[@bigb9257]

@@jonathandevereaux298 it still is!

[@mrmonte1975]

When I was a kid watching WWF.. The Million Dollar Man skits were very clever, and I was believing in them and thought the man was legit 100% cruel.. Yet at the same time, me and my friends got big laughs from his antics on TV especially that damn laugh. Very entertaining character for real.

[@giantkiller56]

There are only a few moments in my life when I remember where I was. Most of them were national tragedies. But, somehow, I remember exactly where I was when this segment first aired.

[@sonicboomg862]

Wow that story is unreal....great stuff.

[@Steve-mp7by]

I was dying laughing. Everybody thought it was real

[@CP-kb1du]

Ted was Pure Heat .... Great at Selling at giving Punishment ...

[@Alien415]

Would love to have a signed basketball with both Ted and Sean..

[@Mrwillie95]

I remember this segment as a child

[@anthonysicurella6714]

I thought that took place in Syracuse, NY?

[@JayBurris100]

Life is really I mean truly amazing sometimes I love this story 🖤

[@cjempire1188]

Ted always been one of favorite heel wrestlers.. when they started making the action figures I remember first 3 i bought.. ultimate warrior, million dollar man and Jake the snake.

[@JWH66]

Ted looks so much like Ron Jaworski.

[@johnobrien1528]

The 80’s were just a better decade than today. Gen Z have no idea how good we had it

[@Ace-vf2uf]

Facts

[@Brando-Lee3725]

RVD was actually a kid in one of those MDM segments . I'm surprised that wasn't brought up .

[@paulantoniuk3503]

He kissed his foot, lol.

[@randybradley4151]

I guess you dosed off by the 6:10 mark.

[@matthewthomas9194]

Yeah i was there that night in battle creek michigan at Kellogg arena in 1987 when rvd came into the ring and kissed his foot i was 8 at the time!!!

[@richbaker8211]

I met Mr DiBiase at Wrestlecon in 2019. Was amazing, especially since I absolutely hated him as a young wrestling fan! Absolutely brilliant to chat to, hope I get the opportunity again!

[@NOV123]

They should do a re-enactment 35+ years later!

[@JerryScott-r6v]

ted needs to pay him $500 adjusted for inflation😂

[@sethputnamsghost]

Amazing heel work.🤘

[@blackswanrevelations]

best story ever. I remember that segment. I would love to have you on as a guest on my channel. Once upon a time a go I wanted to be a pro wrestler and was trained by Champagne Gerry Morrow. His thing was I have de money, I have de champagne. I also read your book Every Man Has His Price.

[@williamparrish2436]

I remember watching that on live T.V. and as a kid I was shocked and I laughed so hard! My older brother hated Ted DiBiase, he thought it was racist. But I thought I saw the funniest thing ever!

[@ScottBlackula]

That was classic segment back in the day

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

I remember that skit i remember saying what a heartless SOB!! so ted u did your job very well😂

[@calixa]

that is so incredible learning more to this story. wow.

[@StreetfighterTips]

I still remember that moment as a kid

[@eldiablo3794]

What made The Million Dollar Man gimmick so good was Ted's evil laugh at the end of the segment lol. Imo he's one of the best heels of all time.. and has one of the most sinister laughs of all time.

[@michaelhembree4167]

what brought you to wcw after macho and hogan came there macho and you and the warrior had always some some of my favorites.

[@mizukarate]

How cool you got to meet some of these kids later.💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@ImportAustralia]

Cameron Grimes recreating this was the best thing on TV in years

[@mavericksquid]

I also remember the push-up contest kid. Great stuff.

[@itsmeandnotyou113]

You went to him to buy a car. The dealership should have his information

[@beltway95sports]

I truly remember that moment, the golden age of wrestling.

[@afattori316]

Man I miss the 80’s

[@JonnyHolms]

Me too, so much i actually stress about it...

[@GokuMcDuck]

We all do.

[@dschmidt1140]

Of all the rental car places in all the world....

[@JaceyMitchell]

I wasn't even alive when that happened, but it's an iconic WWF golden age moment to me. If the WWE got a hold of the guy they could totally do something with him and Ted.

[@BoatDoggyDog]

Cool story, but 13 year old me was pissed off that Saturday morning😅

[@Camcolito]

Everyone has a price, for the Million Dollar Man!! AHAHAHAHAAAHHAHA!!!!!!!