Ted DiBiase He is “the million dollars.” An wrestling icon member of the WWE Hall of Fame.
► Ted Dibiase's decision
But this might not have been like this having accepted a millionaire offer in Japan. He remembers it in Everybody’s Got A Pod:
Jim Crockett Promotions: “I don't think a guaranteed offer would have changed my mind, simply because everyone saw what Vince was doing. All … that is, he could have been tempting, but we are talking about the Crockett bought Mid-South. And then they had Charlotte, who were two of the largest territories in the country, but that was all they had. They were not the machine that was Vince. I don't think they had the necessary capital to compete with him. That was the matter. It was like, 'here is this guy who is about to conquer the world.' “
Dejar All Japan Pro Wrestling: “Stan Hansen (his teammate) stayed with Japan, and that was what he did. Stan Hansen did not end up being well known in the United States. But … I put it like this: if I earned a thousand dollars a day, he won more. He was the guy … even when I went with Giant Baba and said: 'Look, this is an opportunity that I can't miss. I hope you understand. And thanks. I said: 'I'm going to meet all my dates.' And Baba was great. He told me: 'Thank you very much, and the door is open'. In other words: 'When you want to return, just call us.' “
Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. x Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase. Some sturdy 1980’s pro wrestling! (8.29.1985) 🌟
pic.twitter.com/ZtVp7cna5t— Vintage Puroresu Pro Wrestling (@vintagepuro) June 1, 2024
A decision still considered: “Sometimes, even now, after all these years, I still ask me. I begin to think that I could have been doing many other things when I was at home. The only thing to work for Vince was that he was now traveling throughout the country. And it was, when I started, it was a three -week tour, 21 days in a row, and then a week off. Twenty -one days in a row, 21 cities, and that when they were in full expansion. And then my mother, she was amazing … and when I think about the fact that I could have been going to Japan, without paying anything but my food, taking all the money home … And was he earning a thousand dollars a day in the United States? No. It was a difficult decision. And I just didn't want … I wanted to remain relevant. I wanted to remain relevant in the United States. And who cares? At the end of the day, while I'm talking to you here, I'm 71 years old. Yes, I have action figures and all that, and I go out in many video games, and everyone knows who is the 'Million Dollar Man'. And that would not be true if I had been working for Giant Baba and All Japan Pro Wrestling. But maybe I would have had more money. Maybe I would have saved more. Don't know.”
