TED DIBIASE

DiBiase  in  2010.

Birth  name Theodore  Marvin  DiBiase

Born January  18,  1954  (age  61)

Miami,  Florida

Resides Clinton,  Mississippi

Children Michael  Wills  Foreman  DiBiase

(born  September  10,  1977)

Theodore  Marvin  DiBiase  Jr.

(born  November  8,  1982)

Brett  DiBiase

(born  March  16,  1988)

Professional  wrestling  career

Ring  name(s) Ted  DiBiase

Billed  height 6  ft  3  in  (1.91  m)

Billed  weight 260.  lb  (118  kg)

Billed  from Omaha,  Nebraska

Palm  Beach,  Florida  (Spring  residence)

Hyannis  Port,  Massachusetts  (Summer  residence)

Bel  Air,  California  (Autumn  residence)

Netherlands  Antilles  (Winter  residence)

Trained  by Dory  Funk  Jr.

Terry  Funk

Debut 1975

Retired 1994

Theodore  Marvin  "Ted"  DiBiase  Sr.  (born  January  18,  1954) is  an  American  former  professional  wrestler,  manager,  ordained  minister  and  color  commentator.  He  is  signed  with  WWE  working  in  their  Legends  program.  DiBiase  achieved  championship  success  in  a  number  of  wrestling  promotions,  holding  thirty  titles  during  his  professional  wrestling  career.  He  is  best  recalled  by  mainstream  audiences  for  his  time  in  the  World  Wrestling  Federation  (WWF),  where  he  wrestled  as  "The  Million  Dollar  Man"  Ted  DiBiase.

Among  other  accolades  in  the  WWF,  DiBiase  was  the  first  WWF  North  American  Heavyweight  Champion,  a  three-time  WWF  Tag  Team  Champion  (with  Irwin  R.  Schyster)  and  the  1988  King  of  the  Ring.  DiBiase  also  created  his  own  championship,  the  Million  Dollar  Championship.  He  was  well  known  for  his  cutting-edge  heel  promos,  which  were  often  concluded  with  his  trademark  evil  laugh;  DiBiase  has  been  described  by  WWE  as  the  organization's  "most  despised  villain"  during  the  late  1980s. He  held  the  WWF  Championship  belt  in  1988  after  purchasing  it  from  André  the  Giant,  but  this  period  is  not  recognized  by  WWE  as  an  official  title  reign.  Nonetheless,  DiBiase  frequently  headlined  WWE  cards,  including  WrestleMania  IV  and  the  first  ever  SummerSlam  in  1988.  He  has  been  cited  as  one  of  the  finest  in-ring  technicians  in  history.

DiBiase  headlined  the  2010  WWE  Hall  of  Fame  ceremony,  being  inducted  by  his  sons,  Ted  and  Brett.

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