Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. (born January 18, 1954) is a retired 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.
Championships
DiBiase held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
All Japan Pro Wrestling
AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (one time) - with Stan Hansen
NWA United National Championship (one time)
PWF World Tag Team Championship (two times) - with Stan Hansen
World's Strongest Tag Team League (1985) - with Stan Hansen
Central States Wrestling
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (two times)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA National Heavyweight Championship (two times)
NWA National Tag Team Championship (two times) - with Stan Frazier (one) and Steve Olsonoski (one)
NWA Tri-State / Mid-South Wrestling Association
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (four times)
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (five times) - with Matt Borne (one), Jerry Stubbs (one), Hercules Hernandez (one) and Steve Williams (two)
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (one time)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (one time) - with Dick Murdoch
NWA Western States Sports
NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (one time) - with Tito Santana
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
He was named the PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in 1982
He was ranked #17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991
He was ranked #32 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
He was ranked #20 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Steve Williams in 2003
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2007
St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (two times)
Texas All-Star Wrestling
TASW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Million Dollar Championship (two times)
WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WWF World Tag Team Championship (three times) - with Irwin R. Schyster
King of the Ring (1988)
Slammy Award for Humanitarian of the Year (1987)
WWE Hall of Fame (2010)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Best Gimmick (1987)
Best Heel (1987, 1988)
Best Technical Wrestler (1981)
Feud of the Year (1982) vs. Junkyard Dog
Feud of the Year (1985) vs. Jim Duggan
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (1996)
References
Other websites
Official website
Ted DiBiase's WWE Hall of Fame profile
1954 births
Living people
American professional wrestlers
Former WWE wrestlers
WWE Hall of Fame
Sportspeople from Nebraska