Ted Dibiase & Virgil @ The Arsenio Hall Show

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[@gmadera7]

i love how Virgil stays in character and don't even flinch.

[@Youdidnthearme]

He's getting paid to , wouldn't you ??

[@robertwalker7979]

I don't understand how Virgil did this with a straight face, lol. Also the VHS messing up brings back memories. Lol

[@itsjustnopinionok]

He signed up to do it. He knew the story line and that staying it ment his career. It was a hated role. But it made him rich. In other words. He had a price and he went for it.

[@RobertSmith-gn2he]

I love the scan lines!

[@rlouie05]

@@itsjustnopinionok Virgil is rich? Why was he at these conventions back in the mid 2010's with those "lonely Virgil" memes?

[@box5bastard277]

I'm just shocked when the tape came back it didn't make the voice go fast lol yell

[@outis439-A]

@@rlouie05 He was paid good. Bad for like wrestlers I guess.

[@Gildhattie]

Back then you stayed in character

[@cortezmauricio56]

david bond yup rite

[@FDSixtyNine]

Kayfabe

[@ronaldshank7589]

PEWDEL PRIME Back then, as you and I know, Kayfabe was to be strictly protected and enforced at all times! Today, Kayfabe is pretty much dead and gone. When Kayfabe died, so did the mystique of wrestling. Now, wrestling (or, should I say, "Sports Entertainment"), is a joke, and it's a horrible joke at that! 4 wrestlers began the destruction of Kayfabe. Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, & Triple H. The curtain call at Madison Square Garden in 1996, where all 4 were in a steel cage, hugging & showing comraderie, is the incident that started the destruction of the house of cards known as Kayfabe. True wrestling is no more. I weep for the future of wrestling...oops! (I meant "Sports Entertainment")!!!

[@GulfCoastSportsLLC]

Ronald Shank in

[@MrSmitty1074]

@@ronaldshank7589 I agree

[@almo8989]

Ted Dibiase has such an awesome voice

[@socialwarsmiejercito5608]

That cynical laugh too. He had a real charm as a bad guy....

[@tami8458]

He actually does!

[@BeastNationXIV]

@@jasonchandler2463 Captain Obvious on deck. Room tench-HUT!!!!

[@Mp25DIII]

His birth father was a professional singer

[@marksneddon3709]

@@Mp25DIII Really? Cool

[@marcleon1513]

This is why Arsenio should be in the WWE hall of fame. He was a wrestling fan and understood what was going on unlike practically all of the other host who invited wrestlers on their show. He almost made Virgil laugh and break character 6:24

[@cparry-uf8ez]

It would open a can of worms with the steroid denial by Hogan which nearly broke the company. Having said that, yeah he should be in the hof.

[@ddt99]

I have never really been a fan of Arsenio, but I agree with you 100% here. He was great at bringing wrestlers onto his show, knowing what was going on with them and letting them show their personalities.

[@Dr.Thirteen]

@@ddt99 the ultimate warrior scared Arsenio lol

[@RobertHustwick]

Virgil died today. He inspired me in a way. Whenever I have to go to some sort of meeting that I don't want to go to, I keep my mouth shut and keep a straight face and think of Virgil, hoping that my lack of words will make the meeting end faster.

[@thelegend7406]

Proud

[@mattraspo9912]

Absolutely not at all a weird flex…loved this

[@soawkwardshow]

Dibiase doesn't get enough credit. He's gotta be in the top five greatest heels in the history of wrestling, if not THE greatest.

[@AndyinMTL]

Amen to that!!!! Always loved him as a heel

[@TheJer1963]

so awkward He is a preacher now.

[@TheJer1963]

I don't know about that but he is a real preacher now.

[@stndrds79]

I'm not sure about that but he was a great hand in the ring and unique gimmick

[@bigwillietheb]

+so awkward he was one of a kind, i don't know why vince McMahn didn't give him a push to be WWF Champion that would've been good , but oh no can't take the belt from hogan

[@brandonallen3289]

Man Virgil was so good at staying in character. He didn't smile once or even come close to breaking character.

[@sluggzmcgee6272]

Rest peacefully, Mike "Virgil" Jones (1962-2024)

[@DJRitty]

Dibiase is amazing here...he's totally in character...i loved when the boys came on arseino - he let them kayfabe and it's awesome.

[@traviswaynegreer1]

Arsenio for WWE Celebrity HOF... he did so much for WWE back on the day

[@kefkarothsephka7708]

did so much for WWF!!!

[@user-cv3gd2wr5q]

Travis Greer you know what? I never thought about that but it is so true what you said. He had everyone on back then for Vince.

[@grawakendream8980]

May as well put Robert Loggia in as well

[@traviswaynegreer1]

@@grawakendream8980 the guy from Scarface?

[@box5bastard277]

Damn he's not in? Yell

[@nethbt]

Dibiase is such an underrated technical wrestler, plus he had that speaking ability and that character to go with it. One of the greatest indeed

[@thedrewdog]

Virgil probably tried to get Robert Loggia and Arsenio to buy autographed pictures afterwards.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Na'ah...he had plenty of Meat Sauce and breadstick money back then.

[@tomhood7343]

Virgil never spoke a word. Did he ever speak?

[@polkaproductions9120]

sad but harsh reality.

[@bkbass98]

For a tenner, no doubt

[@d00ks]

thatonedrewguy gota get that f*ck money!

[@cmd2973]

Arsenio has the best interviews with all of the WWF superstars back in the day. I remember taping all of them and watching over and over.

[@reggiejames7812]

Dibiase is one of the most flawless heels of all time.

[@Shaverboy516]

Piper was the number one heel.

[@arjunkaul]

I used to watch this stuff as a kid. I find it even more awesome now. Ted's great.

[@valuecalc]

He often pinned the faces without cheating, too.

[@icfwu]

Ted was definitely one of the greatest heels of all time

[@zeropoint5807]

Good old VHS,i love it!

[@hectorlopez1069]

VHS was part of our early years.

[@stndrds79]

When arsenio said joke to Virgil u could tell Ted wanted to laugh

[@CircaMay85]

Dibiase is probably the best ever at not breaking Kayfabe.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

Captain Tripz yeah he even said he didn't have kids or married...but yet he had a son who wrestled lol

[@socialwarsmiejercito5608]

True

[@misterlinn2096]

Iron Sheik is the same

[@RealColdG]

I love how these guys stayed in character on his show and never broke kayfabe.

[@neosupreme7971]

The 80's and 90's were lit. Plus the VHS cut ins/outs and the tracking were hilarious to see.

[@Lord_Bibulous]

Plays Monopoly with real cash. Love It.

[@andycarver297]

If the cartoon clip bleeding through the old VHS recording was planned, it was genius. As a kid I had a VHS tape dubbed over so many times there was an episode of Ninja turtles with the audio from Cops.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Nothing like watching Ninja turtles and then a piece of Dad's old porn popping through

[@tyreezy87]

10:07 when Dibiase and Virgil avoid shaking Arsenio's hand as they get up and walk away 🤣🤣 Love how they stayed in character.

[@midnightcassettelibrary5171]

A wrestler with actual acting skills. Those were amazing times.

[@Heruproductionsla]

Arsenio always seemed to have a lot of fun with the WWF guys. His interviews with them were always entertaining.

[@valuecalc]

Million should have been the WWF champion.

[@valuecalc]

*****, I would have loved seeing DiBiase defeating Warrior with some type of a surprise pin. He outsmarted Hit Man that way.

[@valuecalc]

*****, boredom is the issue indeed. I no longer watch the program. Like many others, I prefer the older style as we see here on Arsenio's dynamite late-night show. Heels like Million were the best. I liked him much more than Hogan and Warrior and would have preferred seeing him defeating both for the belt.

[@valuecalc]

*****, those heels earned a special place in wrestling history. Plus, I totally enjoyed seeing babyfaces who turned heel so wickedly. The Heartbreak Kid is one of many.

[@valuecalc]

*****, at times there have been those heels who were so good at being bad that the fans just started loving them. When that happens, it's a good time to make them turn babyface. Demolition did so.

[@valuecalc]

*****, it's all too true. That's why it seems too dull for me to keep watching it any longer. It's simply funner to watch these older matches here on youtube. I always enjoy the ones in which Hogan and Warrior get clobbered too easily by Taker. Now, if only they'd been tombstoned and pinned left and right, but their egos wouldn't let them ever do clean jobs like that.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Holly crap, that was great acting by Dibiase there! Seriously. Dude was cool and badass too. Like a Lion.

[@MatthewCaligari]

Love how back then they stayed in character, and upheld kayfabe.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

+Matthew Caligari So do I but I watched Dibiase's shoot interview (From RFVIdeo) and I really like how honest he is (even though I don't get why he treats Hogan like gold and treats Warrior like dirt).

[@stevendajuan4915]

yes kayfabe need to come back

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Steven Dajuan Kayfabe means getting into character, right?

[@brand88]

+kenterminatedbygoogle staying in character no matter what*

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Beejay da Gigolo Oh, right. Kinda like how Brian Pillman kayfabe the ECW fans.

[@georgepascual1]

I love how these guys stayed in character during these interviews lol. Man I wish I was 5 again

[@ManuelGarcia-ki4vc]

That ending was awesome! I was cracking up!

[@benjaminfloyd7846]

Virgil played it to the hilt. Even with the Ben Johnson joke Arsenio used. This was one of the best interviews.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

How? Arsenio made it awkward..

[@aceisagodkiss3872]

6:52 - "Are you married?" - " No, I am not" (Ted forgets to take off his wedding ring prior to the interview.)

[@bond00nz]

What is noticeable is how a wrestler from this era puts over their opponent. Something Cena could learn from

[@gunnyakdo1653]

yes i liked it when ted dibiase praises the face wrestlers as being big and muscular

[@ronaldshank7589]

John Cena's not gonna put anybody over! At least not if he's healthy, and has a championship belt around his waist. Oops-hold up! He hasn't had a championship belt around his waist for quite awhile. Furthermore, the Undertaker squashed Cena in less than 4 minutes at Wrestlemania 34! Karma really has a way of comin' back atcha, doesn't it, John?

[@MikeSmith-qp2vt]

I finally found out who tapped over my cartoon

[@Bradman77]

Bwahahahahahahahaha

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

*taped

[@presidentsnow7315]

Ted Dibiase was an amazing wrestler and showman!

[@charlessmith48]

Ted Dibiase was so damn underrated! An absolute amazing heel!

[@MorganTyler86]

He's also a super nice guy in person I met him back in 2016

[@charlessmith48]

MorganTyler86...Yes he is a very nice guy! That's cool you got to meet him recently...I met him at a Legends Of The Ring event in 2014, & I met him when I was a kid...backstage @ the Springfield Civic Center in Massachusetts where I'm from. It was 1989, they were there for a Saturday Nights Main Event taping, & Wrestling Challenge! That's back when kayfabe was still strong, especially with Virgil, he was miserable! Lol...

[@MorganTyler86]

cool story. Another great legend to meet is Jim Duggan another guy that takes the time to talk to his fans

[@Rambo-lv9hu]

dibiase, what a brilliant talker!

[@toucansam3]

I miss the kayfabe days. Even though I knew it was fake, the kayfabe made me forget half the time.

[@toucansam3]

@RockMeAmadeus Yeah, just like a movie. I know Tom Cruise is not actually in any danger, but I still suspend disbelief and forget it's fake when I'm watching a movie. Can't do that anymore with wrestling.

[@filmjunkie4034]

Rest in Peace Virgil 🕊️✝️

[@stndrds79]

actually credit to vince for believing in the gimmick and wnating it to be believable and giving him cash to use

[@socialwarsmiejercito5608]

It was the brainchild of Vince

[@Turnheadcough]

Yeah and not having to show receipts he had $3000 on hand and was told to walk into restaurants and pay for everyone’s meals and things like that all in the name of kayfabe and all he had to do was tell Vince he spent x amount of money and Vince replenished it

[@TheAxlepup]

"in essence he would be my slave" with Virgil sitting next to him. hilarious

[@brianparker5592]

The 90’s were wild

[@TheGrowlerCatB2BGame]

@@cj7115 He's not racist. He's just playing a character. He had to stay in character or Vince McMahon would have probably fired him. Then both He and Virgil probably wouldn't have had jobs. The guy is an ordained Minister for crying out loud.

[@IslandBoy-808]

But he wasnt talking about virgil. He was takking about Hercules. At least use the while statement,.

[@billroasts6701]

Arsenio Hall was awesome to have the wrestlers stay in character.

[@patluvsvettes]

Man it had to be hard for Virgil to not break character and bust out laughing! I actually met him several years ago, and he seemed like a really nice guy.

[@onkardogra1011]

Why does Virgil look like a cross between Don Cheadle and OJ Simpson if he was the Terminator.

[@MsClarissa1979]

Onkar Dogra 😂

[@billroasts6701]

Lmao "You sang with the Pips". Even Ted Dibiase wanted to laugh at that one but held it in.

[@peterlee6374]

Haha he was holding it in real bad

[@emedina73]

You have to hand it to these guys for staying in character,they are pretty funny!!

[@raydawgrules]

Arsenio said some funny stuff, the fact that these guys kept a straight face was amazing.

[@5questcy1]

Back in the day, after a match, we were at a night club and my roommate and I went to a Denny's for breakfast with Jake the Snake Roberts and Ted DiBiase in Madison, Wisconsin. True story!

[@BossChronicles]

Damn Ted was in good shape back in the day

[@EvanderSmart]

Arsenio is not a small guy, he's around 6'2" or so. DiBiase towered over him at least 3 inches. never got the impression Ted was that tall in the ring.

[@MusicDude86]

+Evander Smart Well, Dibiase's hair adds a couple inches to his height lol

[@EvanderSmart]

MusicDude86 No, he was looking down on him

[@Liquidcadmus]

+Bitcoin Video University because all those wrestlers are HUGE, but next to each other its hard to notice. when you see them next to an average person, you can notice how massive they really are. Hulk Hogan and the ultimate Warrior were monster size.

[@MayfieldArchival]

Actually according to sources, Arsenio is 5'11, which isn't really small, just a smidge past average, and DiBiase is measured at 6'3

[@EvanderSmart]

No, Arsenio is not 5' 11". He's had Randy Savage on, who wears boots all the time, and he towers over him. Randy was 5' 10"-11"

[@hectorlopez1069]

Arsenio hall show was epic in the 80s and 90s. It was sweet to watch in that day.

[@QoQabai658]

Robert Loggia! Ted Dibiase! And Arsenio 'friggin' Hall all on the same stage? Death i'm ready now. It's been a great life.

[@eclectica1]

The VHS tracking is everything.

[@paddydoublems]

I remember watching this when it came on and I could not stop laughing. Especially when Arsenio screws with Virgil. All the credit in the world for Mike to not break character.

[@CLewey44]

Virgil about to bust out laughing lol.

[@ibrandedhaterdafarno]

This makes me smile

[@Rambo-lv9hu]

vince picked the right guy to portray 'the million dollar man' character. this ted dibiase guy is so great in his role! very articulate

[@DVLH2]

Virgil is a good bodyguard.

[@cortezmauricio56]

DVLH2 yup rite

[@petelosoya4188]

DVLH2 he’s a slave 🤦‍♂️

[@tomhood7343]

Virgil didn't say a word

[@wheelingguy8335]

@@petelosoya4188 this whole segment was some racist shit

[@joelrolle433]

@@petelosoya4188 everybody is a slave who work for people.unless you are your own boss

[@czikkanhardt4750]

Every damn thing about this was so perfect...

[@jacobkubacki2719]

I was there! WWF Superstsrs taping. Where Dibiase kicked that basketball away from that kid. Little did everyone know is that after the show the kid was taken back stage and compensated for his loss.

[@kevintatum4310]

Kids these days know nothing about the wonderful surprises VHS tapes brought

[@Nickrj3]

Who taped over a portion around 3 minutes?

[@Eric-lx8hp]

the VCR needs a head cleaner

[@socialwarsmiejercito5608]

A little glitch, that used to happen with VHS, it would happen easily

[@bludika]

he kept his character so well

[@maynardsmoreland]

Ted DiBiase, one of the all-time great heels.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The money he is always with when he goes to the ring and wrestle. Virgil holds the money.

[@bretts3954]

Thanks for uploading you by any chance do you have the full show and could upload the rest?

[@bretts3954]

Brett S any chance you have it?

[@b-bopeddie1290]

Brett S hey buddy !

[@-BigMike-]

Virgil pocketed $20 from the Monopoly game.

[@digitalmarketinghumans]

Ted Dibiasse's character HAS TO BE about Vince McMahon or shades of him. The whole 'I get what I want' attitude, from many interviews and people who have known Vince for a long time have said that 'You never say no to Vince'. So yeah, I can see it. RIP Mike 'Virgil/Vincent' Jones You finally had your revenge on the Million Dollar Man at Royal Rumble and beat him at Summer Slam at Madison Square Garden. You won the million dollar belt too! WHAT A MOMENT!! Thank you for our childhood and the great memories.

[@stuartjambo8541]

the bit of interference was so well timed

[@mr.marino9247]

HAHAH the ending is PURE GOLD. hahah Play my song lol MAN THOSE WERE THE TIMES.

[@chriswells506]

Even drawing heat on Arsenio. Dude was a straight up megaheel.

[@RickMichaels-if5eq]

Rest In Power Mr. Mike Jones A.K.A. Virgil!💪🏽💵🪦

[@Bliznaut]

Virgil, the original Kanye West mean face!!!

[@ozzymorrison8628]

Damien Holliday he actually looks like kanye

[@almightyone1181]

Lmao true

[@Donkey_Lips]

1:53.... that's Robert Loggia! R as in Robert Loggia O as in oh my God! It's Robert Loggia B as in By God, that's Robert Loggia! E as in Everybody loves Robert Loggia R as Robert Loggia T as in Tim look over there! It's Robert Loggia .. Space L as in Look it's Robert Loggia!

[@josephkirby3515]

Oh! What is that from? I know it, I just can't remember. Is it SNL or In Living Color? I think it may be from one of these.

[@geekrockrats]

family guy

[@josephkirby3515]

geekrockrats Aaah! I remember now!

[@tonoslim]

Lol

[@tyronejones4105]

Who in the blue hell is Robert loggia?

[@hellionsentinel]

This was pure gold

[@calamaty9963]

"People who thought Michael Jackson should be able to adjust the microphone without Eddie Murphy's assistance at the American Music Awards." I remember when that section in the audience had a different topic. My favorite was Jason Voorhies and "these are the people who think Freddy Krueger can whip Jason's ass."

[@maureencora1]

R.I.P. Virgil.

[@ArkOmen1]

Every man has a price!

[@europeanamerican1360]

ArkOmen1 everybody's gotta pay

[@daniloveljkovic8889]

Everybody's got a price for The Million Dollar Man! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@krillin876]

Hey is that Frank Lopez?? Do you know what a hasa is?

[@SirBuzz]

Hey, Frank? You's a piece a chet!!

[@krillin876]

+Buzz-Duh RIP Robert Loggia

[@anthonybenjamin7040]

A pig that dont fly straight

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Chute dat pizza chip!

[@yourmother7748]

ted was a fucking great actor.

[@MrBigcityal]

Gotta love Ted(as Junkyard Dog would say)Desabeease.

[@mkl62]

In 1979, a new pro wrestling publication hit newsstands and magazine racks across the nation. It was Pro Wrestling Illustrated. When the first issue went to press, Ted DiBiase was ranked at #6 in what is now the WWE.

[@chuckgary6291]

One of the best characters of that time, Dibiase really knew how to sell it.

[@slangyung]

I still watch today, but my favourites eras were 87-91 and 96-99.

[@lastlaff2777]

I so remember Dibiase offering a kid money for bouncing a ball and then kicking it away.

[@michaelprestexzzon4052]

Its amazing the amount of wrestlers he had on, maybe the best late night talk show host of all time that's right the greatest!!!

[@drakecarter1780]

Live by his ways and you will be a success.

[@joeblass]

DiBiase was phenomenal in character. I hated his guts Thats the mark of a true master of his craft

[@Dutch3k5]

The video changing channels brought back many memories of ass whuppins from changing the recording of soap operas back in the day.

[@vincentphillips2577]

Lol I love the extra cartoon clip in the middle.

[@geddyleesdaman]

Sheer coincidence..... watched this video immediately after watching a performance of Totos Rosanna!!!

[@TheWordMercy82]

the part where the video goes out with the little cartoon character...it was a perfect segway...shame the sound didn't return right away but don't ever change it

[@IhateUrFuckinFace]

*Anyone notice the guy on the couch before them is the guy who played Frank Lopez in the movie Scarface.*

[@superone5838]

I hit the like button when Arsineo Hall ask Virgil did you sing with the pips lmao hahahahaha hahahahaha

[@rangimarietarei6068]

What a difference from the man he is today.He reminded me of my nephew.Men put up a front so they don't get hurt.I'd love to hear Virgil's story.

[@camilocienfuegos2866]

This must've been so surreal for Robert Loggia.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

An even better one was Macho Man Randy Savage with Morgan Fairchild sitting there.

[@jamanpan5166]

Was this off a VHS because it messed up a little like tapes do

[@daw162]

I saw virgil at a flea market here a couple of years ago. he had tapes (or DVDs or whatever), but I didn't go over to him because I figured he wouldn't be that much for talking about wrestling without getting a sale.

[@joechalmers8428]

Ted Dibiase is the greatest heel ever. He should of won an academy award for how he played that. I don't think I ever saw one match where he was the Babyface.

[@j2times2006]

The way he talked about that basketball story was fucking great!!! LOL!!