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Fact or Fiction: The WWE should bring back Ted DiBiase

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Yes, The WWE should re-sign this man. The man doesn't need to wrestle at all, and for that matter, he doesn't even have to work every week. But this man should be the manager of Ted DiBiase Jr.

Before people state that The WWE has phased out managers, consider this; The WWE has brought back a Hall of Famer before, in the hopes of also providing a mentor for the man he was managing. The WWE, somewhat randomly, admittedly, brought back Tony Atlas to mentor Mark Henry. And you know what? I think it actually worked. Mark's promos have certainly gotten better, and while his matches are still centered around brute force, he's learned how to get the crowd involved on the match. Now, Mark looks like he's going to go on a terrorizing run through Raw, and perhaps even make the push at the WWE Title. Read: He probably won't win it, but he'll get his shots. And doesn't that leave him far better off than when he began?

The point is this: The WWE paired one of its wrestlers with a Hall of Famer. Tony didn't exactly get Mark over, per se, but that's because he isn't that recent of a name to have gotten a crowd reaction. The last time I checked, the last time fans saw Tony Atlas in the WWE, it was as Saba Simba. That's sure to bring back fond memories for the fans.

This is a bit different, as people actually know The Million Dollar Man, and he could be used to get Ted Jr. over. DiBiase Sr. does wonders on the microphone, where as we've seen already, The younger form is much more cautious on the mic, and has yet to find an area of comfort. Ted doesn't have to be around his son all of the time on the road, as I can see the conflict of interests here, and he doesn't even need to appear every week. All he has to do is be his manager. Speak a couple if times for Ted on the mic, and "make matches" for Ted.

And even more to the case, they can play off a gimmick where Ted Sr. Bribes the GM of that week's Raw to either place Ted in high profile matches, or to rig the matches in his favor. That right there is instant heat, and immediately could piss off the fans. Haven't you ever seen the case on a Football Team, in which a booster club's son got to play over someone more deserving? That can instantly draw people to hate the junior DiBiase. Plus, once Ted gets tired of his dad paying off his matches, it starts off his face turn, in which he strives to go alone in his matches. This could leave Ted to manage someone like Cody or Randy, just to get back at his son. The reason I say Cody first is because it could also do the job of getting the younger Rhodes a bit of a push.

But anyway, I've rambled enough. Fact or Fiction: Ted DiBiase Sr. should become a WWE Employee, with very much the same schedule as Shawn Michaels or Vickie Guerrero?
 
Good post man, and I agree. Seeing the Original DiBiase back on TV was a breath of fresh air on RAW and the crowd really responded well to what he did. He hasn't lost a step on the stick and I think he'd make a great on screen character. It'd also make RAW more consistent than having this "New random guest host every week" gimmick they're doing.

Also, like you mentioned, it'd be a great way to help push Legacy, in one shape or another, as DiBiase Jr. proved he could hang well with Orton on Monday and the crowd received the match well. I don't see any real reason to NOT sign the man unless it's by his own choosing. RAW could use a new consistent management character, one that doesn't start every promo with "Excuse me!"
 
If they are going to push Ted Dibiase now then yes. If they are going to wait. Come back to the father son thing after he breaks away from legacy. Could have Ted Jr. Complain about being in his fathers shadow and in orton's shadow. Start that fued and expand on it.
 
Ted Dibiase Sr back full-time, or even a decent part-time with WWE, Im up for it.

He always done nothing but good for the brand. And if he wished to be back more regularly on WWE tv they owe him that.

I was thinking of starting a thread about something similar to this, but because Im still new in the forum I have limitations and I cant start a thread yet.

But what if Ted Jr aquired his fathers gimmick?

Its obvious everytime we see Ted Jr on tv we remember and go back when his father had that cool Million Dollar Man gimmick. I really see this happening, and it would make a great storyline. The son inherits the millions.

This storyline is a must.
 
But what if Ted Jr aquired his fathers gimmick?

Its obvious everytime we see Ted Jr on tv we remember and go back when his father had that cool Million Dollar Man gimmick. I really see this happening, and it would make a great storyline. The son inherits the millions.

This storyline is a must.


In the way you present it, I can somewhat agree with your point. However, I'm notoriously agains the concept of allowing for such a thing to occur, and having a another spin at someone else's gimmick. You see, if you're asking Ted Jr. To attempt to recreate the gimmick of his father, and interact in a similar manner, I would say that's placing an impossible standard of Ted Jr. DiBiase Sr. Was one of the greatest heels of all time, and though we'd attempt to keep an open mind about Ted's gimmick, still we'd pine to watch Ted Sr. come down the aisle in a similar gimmick. We would no longer be judging Ted's work by his own ability, but comparing him to his father, a rather lofty, if not impossible, standard to reach.

Your idea of an "inheritance" interests me. But that would mean two things for me:

1. Ted Sr. would have to pass away, and we see how well fake deaths work in pro wrestling.
2. Ted Jr. Would be permantly shoved right into the shadow of his father, possibly to never return, and carve a niche for himself
 
Ahhhh Ted Dibiase, what great memories. Just hearing his name reminds me of my all time favorite storyline , bar none, the long build up between Ted and his bodyguard Virgil. The heat that Ted Sr could draw is near the top of the industry. I would absolutely love to see him back to mentor/manage his son, the only slight problem I see is the build up to face they are doing with Ted Jr, and how would his father coming back impact that? Maybe if Ted Sr and Jr blast off on Orton, basically ending with Ted Jr leaving Legacy to follow his own path. This would instantly bring Ted Jr up a few notches in the proverbial WWE pecking order.
 
Fact. Fact. Fact. Fact. Fact. Fact.

Did you see him work the crowd last Monday? My god. That man can cut a promo better than more than half the roster. Including his son.

Of course, this is under the impression that he doesn't wrestle. He should be there as the manager for someone like Benjamin, who can't do shit on the mic or get over with the crowd via ring skills. The crowd will care about you if you have the Million Dollar Man behind you proclaiming your heelish glory.

Either that, or have him be the Million Dollar GM of Raw. Fuck this "Guest Host" stuff. It was a good idea, but when you can help Ted Dibiase ride the wave of last Monday by bringing his father on permanently? Dibiase proved he can work it in the ring. He just needs a feud to prove it. And his father is the key to that feud.
 
I think he'd be a great GM, an antagonist to Ted jr., which would work better I think. When he slapped his father, that really stood out. It kinda reminded me when HBK threw Janetty through the window; it was something you didn't expect.
 
Heck friggin' yes!!! He was amazing the other night on raw. I really think that they should move him into the permeant GM role. He would be great. His promos were amazing. I loved it when Cody came back there and tried to pay him off. It would be fresh, and it would be away to continue to push Ted Jr to the main event level. It really could work well...
 
100% yes.

Ted DiBiase had the misfortune of having his WWE run during the Hogan years where that belt was being meticulously guarded. There is a list of WWE legends that never won the title but really should have. DiBiase tops that list.

The man can cut an amazing old school promo, which he proved again on RAW. He is a great speaker and has that natural charisma that just works.

There is so much that the talent could learn from watching the Million Dollar Man at work it isn't funny. Just look at how he went out to the ring with two of the company's "biggest up and comers" and completely and utterly dominated the segment.

Personally, I'd love to see him work with the Big Show and recapture that feeling he had with Andre. ;)
 
It would be nice to see him all the time as he is still gold on the mic and his son could use 24 hour a day tutoring from his father and after a year, Ted Jr. might be able to go from absolute suck to halfway decent on the mic. However, Ted Sr. is a preacher and is very involved with the church, so I doubt you will see him more than the occassional appearance. Plus, Ted Sr. on the show more often would be detrimental to Ted Jr. A manager should help a talent, not overshadow it, and I'm pretty sure that is what would happen in this case.
 
I think it would be great if they brought him back, even if just for a couple of months. He would be able to excel in whatever position they put him (except for wrestling of course) and he proved that on Monday’s Raw. He is still as good on the mic as he was 20 years ago so I think he would be able to succeed in just about anything. He would make a great manager for someone who isn’t so great on the mic and he would be a phenomenal color commentator.

If he was to be a manager he would be able to get someone over quickly by just using his mic skills. The only problem is, that he might not be able to get someone over as a heel so easily. Even though he hasn’t really been involved with mainstream wrestling for a while, it’s still hard to boo someone who has been around as long as he has. After a while, wrestlers get the respect of the fans and they just can’t boo them. This would be similar to what happened with The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. They have been around so long that the fans can no longer boo them, no matter how hard they may try. Ted DiBiase would have to do something so vile and despicable that it would just force the fans to boo him and the wrestler he is managing no matter what.

Now as far as being a color commentator, it would be great if he was Jerry Lawler’s replacement if Jerry was to become the mayor of Memphis and decided to leave the WWE. Ted is a great old school guy who could really add a lot to whatever show he would be put on. If Ted was willing to go back on the travel schedule at his age then he would definitely be a great choice for color commentator.

If I had to choose which job he would do if he was to return to the WWE then it would the latter. It would just be great to see him back on television with the WWE as a color commentator.
 
Fact!
I think Dibiase Jr. is a growing star, and if his dad were there to manage him BOOM garunteed future world champion! Ted Jr. did very good with his dad around it was almost like RAW was his for the night! Plus MDM is a legend that I miss, HAHAHAHA!
 
After Randy drops the belt in the future. Ted Sr, Jr, and the other son should take on Randy, Bob, and Cody Rhodes. I'm not saying Ted Sr, and Bob have to get in the ring but at least be a part of the feud. There hasn't been a good "family feud" in wrestling for a long time. We have had numerous "brother vs. brother", "father vs. son" etc etc. But Dibiase family versus the Orton "family" would be great!!!!!! Imagine the promo's alone!!!!
 
After what happened this past Monday, creative set up a wonderful storyline and unfortunately, they probably don't realize it.

As jellmoo wrote...

Personally, I'd love to see him work with the Big Show and recapture that feeling he had with Andre.

This would be the perfect way to continue Junior's face turn - have Senior manage The Big Show the same way he managed or mentored (Heenan was really Andre's manager at the time) Andre - basically have him use his money to influence Show.

As much as I hate watching Show in the ring, a good storyline makes everything better, plus it makes Show relevant again. His Cena feud did nothing for me personally.

Somehow, The Million Dollar Belt also needs reintroduced. Not sure how it would factor in to this equation, but that's why I'm a sports producer, not an entertainment / wrestling producer.
 
They could definitely use him in some sort of capacity. He would make by far and away the best General Manager possible. People seem to want Flair, who would be shit, Dibiase would be 100000000x better. He can work a crowd so well and he had the fans both cheering and booing him whenever he wanted them to on Monday. Him as a General Manager would own.

Also, if he could be involved with Ted in some way it would be brilliant. Big Teddy did so much for little Teddy on Monday, he basically made Ted look like one of the main superstars on the show. If he could occasionally come back to try and make little Ted "see the light" and leave Orton it would make brilliant tv, with little Ted eventually kicking Orton's arse and leaving Legacy.

Or the third option WWE have. Hire Big Ted to try and teach the new superstars the art of cutting a proper promo, and whilst he's at it he can teach the rest of the roster. I know you can't teach charisma, but every little bit of help the superstars get they should be jumping at the chance.
 
Fact:All of us older wrestling fans who grew up watching managers want to see “Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase return and be a manager. I read one idea where he could manage the Big Show. What would be cool is if he started is own second generation stable to feud with Legacy and his son. The WWE could call up Brett Dibiase or even sign Mike Dibiase, the options are just there.

Another this is Ted is still good on the mic, he would be great as a general manager, but I would rather see him as a mentor on screen which would be better. Plus he still has the coolest theme in the WWE and everybody has a price.
 
Fact. I think in about a month or two of random guest hosts, he should come back as the permanent GM of raw. His mic skills are the best I have ever seen in my life. His guest hosting last week(not yesterday's show) was amazing, he has such a presence and such great mic skills like I said. Plus, this random celeb guest host gimmick is surely to become old and tired pretty fast. Ted DiBiase would be amazing and would be a great GM of raw.
 
Yea, I like the idea of bringing back Ted DeBiase Sr.
He was great on the mic. Have him manage Ted DeBiase Jr.
Also, bring back Virgil, and have him manage someone else, and have them and the DeBiase's feud.
OR
Have JBL as his rich guy gimmick, manage someone against DeBiase's.
Rich vs Rich.
 
Fact. The WWE should bring Ted Dibiase back to assist his son. Ted Dibiase j.r isn't getting over well, and isn't effective on th mic. I'm not saying his mic skills are terrible, however his dad can be used as a huge mouth piece for him, and get him more over as a heel. face it, Dibiase isn't cutting it, and with his dad and his tremendous mic ability, he'd have his son boo'd out of building across the nation faster than Rosey O' Donald devouring a buffet of chicken wings. Yea, not remotely clever, but true. So, fact, Dibiase could help his son greatly, and get him over as a heel with his mic talent.
 
Fact:Who would you rather see as host of raw. The legend that is the million dollar man or a different random C lister who has little or no connection with wrestling? I know which I'd pick!
 
Ted DiBiase Sr. would be a great addition to Legacy. He could be to Legacy what Ric Flair was to Evolution. He could buy out opponents. For example: Big Show is scheduled to go one on one with Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Main Event time, and we see Big Show warming up for the match. Punching bags, lifting weights, the works. Big Show looks like he's training hard, and then DiBiase Sr. walks in with a briefcase and says Big Show can sell his title shot to him. BAM! It's not like anyone would want to see Big Show get a title shot anyway, and it makes Orton look like a cowardly heel, which is how a heel is supposed to look. As for the main event, you could have Kofi Kingston or somebody get a shot, and get major exposure. By doing this, a midcarder like Kofi Kingston gets a title shot, and you don't risk PPV buyrates by having a newcomer be in the main event.

It would also make the group look more official. He could be the group's mouthpiece. It's a win-win. So yes, Ted DiBiase Sr. should be in the WWE and he should be in Legacy.
 

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