Ted DiBiase SHOOTS On Demanding WrestleMania Main Event!

[@InsideTheRopes]

What's your favourite Ted Dibiase moment? Let us know in the comments below!

[@timbow1356]

When he passes away, it will be my favorite ted contribution. He didn't just steal from one children's charity, he stole from multiple. Proceeded by playing the Jesus gimmick and preaching for money. F him and his felonious kids

[@timbow1356]

F# Ted and his charity stealing children

[@thingsturnout]

I really liked how he kept up kayfabe in the real world as a greedy grifter. Especially that time he committed welfare fraud and DiBiase's ministry received more than $2.1 million in welfare funds from the state of Mississippi after his son, Brett, was hired as deputy administrator of the state's Department of Human Services.

[@timbow1356]

@@InsideTheRopes Ted flying around promoting Sky-Daddy while demanding 15k for one session. Meanwhile, the same company that manages these grifts, are pushing other famous wrestlers into becoming Preachers.. it's embarrassing. I genuinely hope he and his ilk get long prison sentences.

[@Rambo-lv9hu]

Leader of his Survivor Series teams

[@gamerschannel9610]

I love how Virgil just sits there and gives approval like his character on TV 😂

[@majinsnake]

It was more like C'mon already and finish it. I wanna talk on the microphone.

[@richmiller8615]

Virgil reminds me of that character from Welcome Back, Kotter named Murray who was Carvelli's sidekick.

[@jonestraloma]

It’s so good lol

[@killagun1154]

Virgil never smiled

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

​@@killagun11542 minutes in he's already smiling. Don't put your hate on that man. You're projecting

[@chuckvelzy6615]

RIP virgil. Met him at comicon one year. Virgil was a funny and awesome guy, very nice and talkative. But Ted was my favorite when i was 7 or 8 watching him on tv. I still to this day want his autograph and to talk to him for 2 minutes. Would be the best moment of my life and would treasure that autogrpah for as long as i live.

[@christopherbaker9676]

Go to his church

[@bobbenbrown123]

​@@christopherbaker9676he's a pastor now right?

[@mandolfc9549]

I love hearing Ted tell stories. He came to my high school in Canada in the early 2010’s. Absolutely love hearing him talk

[@atstv3560]

A True TED talk

[@willjohnboy]

Just be careful he doesn't embezzle your money

[@bryanmack4054]

@@willjohnboy who knew the million dollar man gimmick was a shoot lol

[@arthurmorgan7086]

​@@willjohnboyHe stole from the government? Oh no

[@maturin1919]

His silver tongue helped a lot in his, uh, financial dealings...

[@FrankThe77Tank]

I was born in 87.. I had 150 action figures by the time I was 5, had the little million dollar belt (best belt ever).. One of the best gimmicks, songs, voices on the mic, vignettes, etc..

[@jerrymarshall5965]

The million dollar man’s laugh is legendary

[@m8x425]

I liked it when he came on as the manager of the NWO. He added a bit more legitimacy to that faction.

[@TRivera13]

I always thought that he should've been the one behind the "Invasion" angle. That he bought WCW and wanted to take down the WWF. Why? Because the biggest star in WWF history was once his "Million Dollar Champion".

[@BruceMichaelFilms]

I love hearing stories about Vince’s business savvy. Telling Ted he had to sign a contract to even hear his pitch created a ton of intrigue.

[@bradstoneman8876]

Probably not a popular opinion, but Wrestlemania 4 is still my favourite. Loved the final of the tournament. There was a match prior to this Wrestlemania between Ted and Savage which was astounding, one of the best matches I have seen.

[@Meridianmachine]

WMIV was my favorite too, I always like Savage over Hogan.

[@edwardkay288]

Same! I always say WrestleMania IV turned me from a casual fan to a wrestling fanatic.

[@ok-zm5se]

Loved renting the double video cassette. Parents wondering why their 8 year old was begging for a trip to Trump Plaza Casino and Convention Centre in Atlantic City.

[@FrankThe77Tank]

Loved the match from 1991 Summerslam at MSG when Virgil beat Ted DiBiase for the Million Dollar Belt!

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Virgil was SO OVER for a brief moment in time. People forget that

[@craign8464]

​@@ModernDayRenaissanceManNo doubt, it is hard to believe but can't deny it once someone sees that SummerSlam match.

[@SonnyBubba]

Virgil’s character got his name because Dusty Rhodes (the WCW star and booker)’s real name was Virgil.

[@illwillshomega5034]

Million Dollar Man shoulda been Heavyweight Champ.

[@ppate8]

yeh best heel

[@karimglasgow5518]

Disagree. Different time. WWF's MO at the time was keeping their face champs looking strong, and admittedly, that worked for them. I think people say this too often about wrestlers who main evented but never held the world title, and more often than not, I'd ask why? The allure of the world title is supposed to be that it's incredibly difficult to win, plus certain wrestlers were over enough w/o the title and didn't need it (e.g. Andre the Giant). In DiBiase's case in particular the failure to win the title was essential to the gimmick. Whole point was, all the money in the world can't get you the one thing you covet more than anything else.

[@MiningForPies]

No, great wrestlers do not need titles to get over.

[@mexmexican8619]

No. He didn’t draw. It’s not a participation award.

[@aaronhodge4136]

Facts hardest mf

[@markhamilton3363]

One of the greatest (if not the greatest) gimmicks ever. DiBiase nailed it. Him and Virgil were must watch on any card or show. Definitely should have had a championship run.

[@moore2music]

I met him in the 2010s in Amsterdam NY! What a great man. He is so Humble. Virgil was a troubled man. God rest him!

[@Johnny_Fox_Show]

Ted was one of my favorite wrestlers and favorite characters in WWE history. He was just so good when he worked with Randy Savage.

[@Crash88]

I love how Virgil was asked a question and TED answers for him, let the man have his damn time.

[@c.l.freeman7654]

I just commented about it. Virgil was kind of struggling through it so he jumped in but he went back to him and let him finish

[@SubZero_125]

All the Ted Dibiase vignettes

[@rawhydemusic8620]

OMG when he said Andre winked at him I knew what was coming. That is hilarious God bless you Andre 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markstephenson6744]

I enjoy the content on this channel, but would be nice if the description would contain the date of recording, for context. Virgil (Mike Jones) passed away on February 28th 2024..

[@shanewoods1980]

Yes, the video said it was uploaded or released 2 weeks ago and as soon as I saw Virgil I knew the time was off. I do agree with you on that sir

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

The Helmsley Palace. Well now I know where they got that name from

[@victorearl-melton1109]

Thank you Ańdre the Giant Thank you Ted Dibiase You just made my day

[@PsychopathicSavior]

Virgil lived close to me and I’d see him at flea markets. Class act and good guy rip

[@Daewonnni]

One of the best gimmicks of all time

[@jonestraloma]

As he tells the story, my brain can’t even comprehend that he wasn’t already wealthy when he got signed lol

[@KenL414]

It's so great how many Andre stories are about him farting. Larger than life. I met Ted at a convention a few years ago - it wasn't too crowded that afternoon, so he was nice enough to share many stories with me from his days in WWF. He was easily one of the friendliest former stars I have ever met. Amazing that he was such a great heel - I would argue one of the best ever in that role.

[@bigjermboktown6976]

That's the one thing that made wrestling so great and so believable back in those days was because the news couldn't really travel but so fast. And you believed these characters were just the characters you saw on TV. Those days were great

[@captainkirk9691]

What a tough job 😂 lucky guy sincerely it's very funny.

[@airfixx_8952]

Not lucky.... Talented enough for Vince to hand-pick him for the gig.

[@daemonartursson5952]

Ted Dibiasi was an incredible performer both in the ring and on the mic.great story teller. Sadly, this film shows why Virgil was a silent character. Ted takes over the story from Mike Jones - Virgil, when its clear he cant do the microphone. RIP Mike Jones

[@heehee25]

It's a good thing the idea Vince had for him wasn't The Red Rooster

[@neilb1334]

Cool interview 😎

[@vkartikv]

Loved his entry theme song and that laugh😂😂

[@stanettiels7367]

5:53 This basketball skit is still one of the funniest skits in wrestling. I was about nine when it was aired and I laughed hard back then. It’s even funnier to me now.

[@williamwilson5718]

Some of those old mid south matches are legendary. There's this one with Dibiase and Flair where Dibiase gets a head injury and bleeds out about a gallon of blood all over the ring. It gets progressively more disturbing as the fight goes on and the blood just keeps on pouring and you're thinking "how much blood is there in a human body vs what's spread around on the floor there?"

[@chacer1885]

Virgil was a legend

[@jd9119]

The thing with the "flash cash" story is why would The Million Dollar Man pick up the restaurant check for anybody?

[@HeywoodJablowme7]

Well at the time wrestlers were still pretending that they really were the people they portray on TV. So if he "really" was rich, he'd pay for people's food wouldn't he? No it's not a bad guy move but it is a move that legitimises that he is rich.

[@jd9119]

@@HeywoodJablowme7 Being rich isn't his gimmick to. His gimmick is he's better than you, because he's got more money than you. Buying your dinner is what a nice guy does. Not what an evil heel that's willing to buy the WWF championship would do

[@arthurmorgan7086]

Because it added to the gimmick. The work. When people watched and if someone said "this is fake. He's not really a millionaire". Someone else could say yes he is he paid for everyones meal in such a such restaurant. All a work and this was back before kayfabe. It was extremely important

[@mexmexican8619]

Because he can

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

When Virgil (Mike Jones) started talking is when i realized why he never spoke!

[@mikeburchfield9205]

Did Ted cut off Mike when he was asked a question and never stopped talking???

[@christianrapper5]

I think that ne had trouble speaking actually. Something seemed to pass between them during that segment.

[@maketheswitchton6779]

Virgil - the self made 9 time WWE Champ in his own mind! Shame he passed!

[@Diaz23]

Yea for real..Rip Virgil

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

What? Psycho people.

[@jamesnicholson5609]

Money Inc tag team Ted Dibiasi and IRS were dinamite on the mic, they cut the best promos 🎤

[@LordBelial1978]

RIP Virgil. The poor guy sounds like he isn't good on the mic. But boy did he have the image nailed. Thanks for being part of the golden era of WWE/WWF The only era that matters to me.

[@undertakerfanz628]

I can't see nobody else pulling off that gimmick

[@ELPRES1DENTE45]

Vince did. A little too well, perhaps. He literally became the character.

[@toddsmods.623]

Italian Stallion could have. Way more believable than Diabase.

[@Mykamania]

Met ted a couple years ago at a ComicCon bought a combo pass that day (autograph and photo) came back the next day so I could get my printed photo sign and he was a Man of his word and did so, good guy.

[@nickperkins8477]

The basketball kicking gimmick is fairly famous. It’s still occasionally shown from the WWE archival footage.

[@c.l.freeman7654]

10:18 I like how Ted sees that Virgil is having trouble spitting it out so just kind of takes over the question

[@mikehunt1741]

R.I.P Virgil

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Damn Ted wouldn't even let Virgil talk

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEYYYYYY HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@tenorandrewowens]

A dude my dad knew in the early 90s benefited from some of that ‘flash cash’.. got a big tip at the golf course where he was the pro.

[@snowsensei]

Picking up my tab at a restaurant feels like a babyface move because that guy certainly wouldn't get heat from me.

[@OikPoinFive]

yea i agree! but i think it was vince's idea to have MDM pay the tab for EVERYone in the restaurant so that many people all over america in restaurants will ask "who is that nice rich man who paid for EVERY ones tabs??!!"" the curiousity adds to his gimmick then. yet im confused - most of us fans from back then - at that time when MDM wrestled in WF from 1987 to 1993 - we did not know that wwf gave Teddy all this free expensive stuff! we just thought it was part of his fake gimmick. im sure wwf bragged about ted via their wwf magazine but most of us will just think it was fake money that ted carried around. if ted was arriving in a limo - that limo was probably for Vince and ted just happened to be there due to his gimmick. that is what i assumed.

[@jd9119]

Ted should've announced he was picking up the tab for everybody and then walked out without paying anyones.

[@arthurmorgan7086]

​@OikPoinFive nah it was real. He flew a higher class flight to other wrestlers and stayed in better quality hotel etc

[@cutekanjii]

Yeah, he'd have been better off making that announcement that he was paying for all their meals. Getting virgil to collect the bills and then pay for his only and drop them all and walk out laughing without paying any of theirs.

[@shanewoods1980]

Not going to get heat right now! I don’t know many that can actually afford to go out to restaurants and eat so for someone else to pick up the tab would definitely draw attention and fans but no heat whatsoever

[@nickperkins8477]

Ted sold The Million Dollar Man gimmick wonderfully well. He was also a terrific technical wrestler.

[@RoofDoctorsJoanne]

That was one of the Greatest acts ever.

[@Ameliethecoolll]

Million Dollar Man was my favorite heel as a kid

[@AnnieBananie316]

That’s my new favorite Andre story

[@tyrooneyfromdababooney7585]

Good stuff 👍👍👍

[@paulwatson3025]

Should've been multiple time world champ

[@__-bc4bs]

Oh Heck Yeah! Ted one of the greatest. 🧸✝️

[@Zobavajaina]

I got a polaroid with Virgil (RIP) at a house show in the ring. He scooped me upside down and hung my legs on the top ropes in a corner and put his boot to my face for the photo. Haku later in the night beat the shit out of him with a chair after Doink no showed.

[@nickperkins8477]

I think of Milwaukee, and I think of beer and baseball.

[@gabrielgray]

22:44 this has to be my favorite Andre the giant Fart story, this is better than Princess Bridge, better than Jake the Snake getting andre the giant chainsaw ripped on his shoulder.

[@max__p1765]

Alone the gimmick alone was a jackpot. Most of the guys were travelling from show to show in a rent-a-car, maybe sharing a room in a cheap motel to minimize costs on the road.

[@maturin1919]

Who invited Virgil? Wait. He just showed up, didn't he? And y'all were being polite?

[@Classic_DionysuS]

Talk about getting rolled the best character ever when you hear of how everyone was living broke as hell trying to get city to city.

[@shanewoods1980]

I know you are right!! There was Luger, undertaker and (insert any wrestler you choose) renting 1 car and driving from city to city on the loop and Ted was living high on the hog

[@anthony12861]

No wonder Virgil had no mic time😮

[@moore2music]

You have to practice to sound good! If they gave him minimal or NO lines then he can’t really practice.

[@fitzgivesfits1]

This was the first time I heard Virgil speak.

[@rayflojenkins8689]

Looking back at the 'buying of the belt'. Andre should have announced right after the match that he wants to wrestle Ted Dibiiase for the belt at next show and just lay down and take the 3 count.

[@notsupposed2583]

Where can I find this full interview?

[@muhammad_alshammari84]

Which year is this interview?

[@bobbenbrown123]

Probably like about 5 or 6 years ago

[@izzy3166]

Dibiase should have been Heavyweight Champ. Thanks HOGAN POLITICS!

[@prodigalson5905]

Yes, DiBiase should have been world champion, BUT it wasn't Hogan playing politics.. it was Honky Tonk Man refusing to job to Macho Man.. look it up if you aren't familiar.

[@izzy3166]

@@prodigalson5905 I’ve previously read it. That was Vince’s fault for not making Honky drop the IC belt to Macho Man.

[@mexmexican8619]

No. It’s not a participation trophy.

[@manic5378]

I remember an interview where Ted said it would have been nice to be the champion, but he got way more heat by creating his own championship and strutting around as the Million Dollar Champion than he would have by being a heel world champion, that he ultimately didn't need it. Still, seeing Ted have a run with the iconic Winged Eagle championship belt would have been great.

[@shanewoods1980]

@@mexmexican8619not a “participation trophy” while talking about wrestlers!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😔😔

[@jonbourgoin182]

Did RVD rehearse kissing Ted's feet? Lol

[@TedDiabetes]

Yo, that's me.

[@shanewoods1980]

What’s up mellitus!!!

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

They Were Definitely Believable!

[@maturin1919]

"I hate guys like that! I prefer guys who get their riches and keep quiet about it because the Feds can't find out."

[@retromillenium]

RIP Michael Charles Jones, A.K.A. Virgil, A.K.A. Vincent.

[@GoCaps24]

Was Virgil supposed to be there or did he just sidle up on the interview?

[@pollard068]

Dont know, but someone owes him $200

[@JUSTINCREDIBLEE]

Handling official now business

[@loyalist.city.g]

Dude don't trust him with the mic keeps passing it and taking it from him..super f'n annoying! Lol

[@punkpieuk]

I don't know Steve OOC still wants his $10 back.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

@@punkpieuk Virgil's debt can never be repaid.

[@piltonbadger9897]

Man that Japanese guy who got a face full of Andre fart, we need to hear his side of the story!

[@walterhager8626]

RIP Virgil. You weren't the best but you were always there no matter what. According to the balls Virgil should have a stool in from of him to prop his 3rd leg up😂

[@pop2522]

This was a precursor to the Mr. McMahon character

[@bryanchrisjoseph5526]

Find that man asap!

[@mikeg6666]

Obviously this is old so why is it being posted now?

[@ronniemacdonald2768]

Have you seen it before?

[@mikeg6666]

@@ronniemacdonald2768 Yes and Virgil passed away , I watch Ted's podcast on KZbin also and his hair is grey now. He's 70 , this was from at least 5 plus years ago..✌️

[@ronniemacdonald2768]

@@mikeg6666 So?

[@mikeg6666]

@@ronniemacdonald2768 So you asked me a question and I answered it. What's your problem then , why did you ask me then?

[@mishmashmedley]

@@mikeg6666 you're kinda bein a douche. don't be a douche.

[@DavidBarton777]

R.I.P. Virgil And God bless Ted dibiase Thank you for the all memories 🙏🏼

[@jonaGM4PU]

He shoulda been champion

[@shizzygotitphilly]

Virgil & Ted 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ronniearnold9165]

Vergil...R.I.P.

[@rafeeqbey2690]

Now I see why Virgil never talked 😂

[@HAHAHAHA-69-r4v]

IS VIRGIL LEARNING HOW TO SPEAK FOR THE FIRST TIME.

[@Gagne.AK47]

I wanted ted 2 be wwf world champion 2 bad

[@travis7069]

Hell yeah, I find it funny all orginal wwf wrestlers, when telling stories, they refer it as wwe..

[@comancheviperrrr]

I guess Pat Patterson was right. Because years later, Vince would become the Mr. McMahon character. And he was basically the million dollar man on steroids as far as the character itself.

[@briansmith96]

Can you come to temple Christian academy in Anderson s.c

[@DanielFlores-h4k]

What year was this, this was before Virgil died

[@jamiepasquariello2652]

Dibiase should have had a (legitimate) title run, even a short one.

[@chuckwhitson654]

I thought virgil was the gimmick. For whatever reason, I had in my head that he was an actual rich guy

[@raulduke2763]

Oh God, someone's let virgil talk again...

[@simplymarvelous4983]

Damn the best childhood waking up Saturday morning to WWF superstars watching Ted dibiase shoving dollar bills in some jobbers mouth

[@dank6514]

At what point does Ted talk about demanding the main event?

[@juniorlangston-tz2bm]

Jim cornette tells good stories too

[@jamiethompson1008]

He got the best job in the world

[@ACJ-x9x]

The Million Dollar Belt!!

[@SonnyBubba]

The craziest storyline I ever saw was the match with the twin referees.

[@scotthitman1]

Didn't he do a skit with a young rob van dam too?

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

So really, the MDM was a self-insert, considering how he tried (and sometimes succeeded) to pay everyone off just to get his own way

[@ricflair9717]

Back when a million dollars meant something.