WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase worked in both WWE and WCW. He was a top star of both promotions in spite of the fact he never got to win any championships in WCW. He is considered one of the top stars in the world of professional wrestling who never got to win any World Championship from any major promotion. Majority of fans still believe that he should have when at least one WWE World title.
In 1996, Ted DiBiase left WWE to join WCW and these two promotions where the biggest Rivals of each other during the time. DiBiase recently talked about dealing with Eric Bischoff for the first time. He also revealed his first impression on the former Boss of WCW. Speaking on the latest episode of his Everybody’s Got a Pod, DiBiase revealed;
The Million Dollar Perspective: Ted DiBiase Talks Eric Bischoff and WCW’s Dynamic Relationship
“I said it from the get-go. I said there is no way that Eric Bischoff will ever top Vince McMahon. Vince McMahon has been in this business most of his life. I’m not even sure how Eric, you know, and, and I don’t know. I’ve never listened to any stories, and Yeah, I know. I had no problem with Eric.
“I knew here’s a guy that somehow got thrust into this position, you know, whether that was thought of by TBS or whatever, or, or decided to take the position. But here’s a guy who had never promoted wrestling of any kind or been a part of wrestling in any way, you know, you know, taken over this job.”
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“Well, I mean, I, you know, initially I had no, I had no problem with him, but I mean, he, you know, the other thing was that the, the, my hire, my, my bishop was initially to be the mouthpieces of the new World order. And, you know, but you gotta realize the thing with, here’s the difference. Eric Bischoff is looking for all the help he can get in terms of putting together a show.
“And what’s the storyline? He’s, so what? But what, who’s he counting on? He’s counting on Paul Nash and Hogan. These are all the top guys. Right? Right. You know, and now, and they’re still in the ring, I’m no longer in the ring. I’m a letter, I’m a commentator, you know, and, and then up turn, turning, turning manager’s thing. This is where, somewhere along the way, Eric starts.
“I said, Eric, you’re doing what you hired me to do. I said, so, hey, look, he said, you want the spot? Take it. You just, you know, you know, send me home, and I’ll just collect a check. And that’s what I did. You know, I mean, I was like, After, after the whole, Well, yeah, I let him know.
“I said, I don’t know, I said, you hired me to be this guy, but you become this guy. And I said, if you think I’m just gonna walk out there every week and stand in the corner and be Hulk Hogan’s belt bearer, you know, I’m not Virgil. You know, that’s what, basically, I told him. But then they hired him too.”
Ted DiBiase is considered one of the biggest legends in the world of professional wrestling and also one of the best heels of the industry. He achieved multiple big accomplishments from multiple big promotions. In 2019, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He still makes sporadic appearances in WWE his latest appearance took place at RAW XXX.
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