Ted DiBiase on Sean Waltman's Arrival in the WWF

'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!

[@comicbossone2411]

Ted was great again and he had a good physique that was above average but attainable for us regular guys. One of the all time best in ring performers.

[@chico1680]

One of the most memorable moments and entertaining in MNR history

[@makaveli4205]

Ya I still remember that match. It was cool that razor put x pac over. RIP Scott Hall

[@danman1789]

Ted makes a great point here because if you're talking true "old school", the guys weren't bodybuilders, they didn't have the face and body you'd put on a magazine, they weren't chiseled and jacked. If you were a heel you just wanted to look scary, starting with your face. and babyface usually just clean cut and plain looking. maybe a nice haircut and some teeth whitening. Also gotta remember that a lot of those guys were shooters, and shooters usually aren't all jacked. The toughest guy in the room often doesn't look too imposing.

[@vanealmorrow6024]

Grandkids almost joined the podcast 😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreycenga6724]

Yeah, until Ted was like 'gtfoh!' 😢

[@rightbro]

Probably the best in ring performer . Ran circles around everyone. Knew how to play the heel. Take bumps, and split you in two if he wanted to.

[@robertmoore8821]

I remember seeing Sean Waltman in 1991 as the Lightening Kid in the GWF on ESPN and I was very impressed by him.I thought at that time that there was no future for him in the WWF,but I figured he would eventually end up in WCW.I was surprised when I saw him working for the WWF about two years later.

[@CP-kb1du]

Buck used to travel to Japan with Brody and Dory jr ,,,ringside

[@craigdavies1747]

I prefer to see it when guys are a lot bigger than me. It was the point of wrestling to me seeing larger than life characters. I'm middle aged now and around 185 pounds or 13 stone here in the UK and I loved seeing the likes of earthquake, Big boss man and the L.O.D, British bulldog, Hart foundation etc. Now it's small guys doing acrobatics.

[@pauleswitalski8187]

Waltman was trained by Boris Melenko/Simon, so he could go. DiBiase probably knew that as well.

[@chrischar9428]

Not sure of boris but he's a Sharkey guy

[@frankbonini7085]

Ted Went to Japan a Bunch of Times Over the Years, So He's Seen the Junior Heavyweight Style Up-Close

[@SonnyK248]

If you’re on Vince’s ridiculous non stop 24/7 schedule and looked as good as he did in his 50’s or even now, how you gonna accept excuses from your talent for being out of shape? 🤷‍♂️

[@MrRabiddogg]

Dick Murdoch always reminded me of the guy at the end of the bar who would get up just long enough to shut the mouth of someone disrespecting one of the female bartenders and then go back to drinking.

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

1-2-3 Kid and Barry Horowitz suddenly getting pushed.

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

The IRS/Kid match at SummerSlam was a head-scratcher. Over enough to make him a staple?

[@uptowndanram6753]

According to Waltman, he had already been getting into trouble backstage during the first months of his WWF run, and was made to eat a Write-Off from IRS at Summerslam '93 as punishment.

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

@@uptowndanram6753 I guess that explains why most of the match was IRS beating the tar out of him. That Write-Off looked particularly stiff.

[@uptowndanram6753]

@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 The football-esque instant replay with Heenan demonstrating how IRS took Kid's head off is still HILARIOUS.

[@mid-cardjobber]

You know I have admit that my phone came up with ted Debiase on Sean waltmans arr…and I just auto thought it was gonna be arrest ! Silly me ! Go on the 123 kid ! 😂

[@Poppa72]

Live in Mississippi. Ugh. Why?

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

Vince liked buff dudes, because he swings both ways... Shawn Michaels was his boi toy

[@arlichar11]

most champs in history were smaller guys... the bigger guys were usually heels or a gimmick draw... there werent that many really huge guys, it wasnt until 80s that wwf made them more common..

[@bassclay100]

nash would say no yet doesnt have that type of rational with benoit/ y2j/ n eddie?

[@darrenruben2981]

Hi Ted and marcus

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

and he beat Kane Wich is really bad for kanes Character

[@misterknightowlandco]

At 6 feet tall and 180 lbs… you’re still bigger then the average adult male.

[@jd9119]

Not in a first world country. You still look emaciated at that weight. I'm between 6'3 and 6'4 and my weight is currently 225. I'm between 10-12% bodyfat and I look skinny. And Waltman wasn't really "cut" at that weight either. He was "skinny fat."

[@alanguages]

@@jd9119 His face looked odd also. He has a long fat face, instead of a round one.

[@gopherstate777]

​@@jd9119Kinda like CM Punk.

[@misterknightowlandco]

@@jd9119 it’s funny if you look up the medical standards for height and weight if your 6 foot and 188 or higher they call you fat lol. As far as the averages are concerned they say 5’9” is average American male height.

[@ArkOmen1]

​@jd9119 Ha ha good one! "Skinny fat" Yes! That describes him!

[@zombiefulci3301]

This punk ushered in the era of the 150 lb sub 6 ft midgets. Wrestling was best when Warlord, Akeem, Andre, Bundy and quarter ton monsters roamed

[@chrischar9428]

ROFLMFAO

[@vanealmorrow6024]

I miss the the monster steroid era❤❤❤

[@bredenis5]

Ted, please pull the room divider eight more inches to the right. Come on man

[@chelseafrank555]

Miss you unck

[@chad3452]

too small for the porn industry

[@zombiefulci3301]

Chyna was bigger than him 🫢

[@johncook9392]

Never cared for Waltman/123 Kid... In any aspect of his career, I always felt like he simply didnt fit as a pro wrestler! Always felt like Waltman was the very definition of "who you know", if he wasn't part of the Kliq he never would have gotten anywhere in pro wrestling!

[@chrischar9428]

Thanks for letting world know you know nothing

[@jaythor70]

I totally agree. He didn't have the look, but he was pretty athletic, and knew his way around in the ring, though. That said, if not for his connection to the Kliq, he wouldn't have gotten over anywhere other than ECW past a jobber to the stars. He'd have beat other jobbers, and put over the stars, while giving them more than just a squash match.

[@chrischar9428]

@@jaythor70 he was over way before hanging out with them

[@jaythor70]

@@chrischar9428 How do you know? Were you there when he started hanging out with them? And what is "way before"? A week? A month? A year? Seems he didn't get over until his run with Scott Hall, but I wasn't watching WWF, so I don't know the date.

[@chrischar9428]

@@jaythor70 yes

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

X pac. Could work. Not a big guy. But he could work at a fast pace 🤼‍♀️