WWE Once Again Dropping The Ball With Ted DiBiase

[wewantchange]

I thought debiase was going to fued with cody rhodes for awhile atleast and eventually put him over. But obviously that's not heppening especially if theyre going to make cody rhodes big. But whats next for ted debiase? It was practically pointless for him to turn on cody rhodes this early and attack him and all that. I personally think they have dropped the ball on debiase. The only way he can really be relevant as a face (Which is what they were trying to book him as) is if he fueds with ziggler for the US title or something or maybe once this conspiracy angle is over he can go back to fueding with Rhodes or he can fued with the miz or someone idk but They deff dropped the ball on him. And i personally thought he was the future about a month ago after attacking cody rhodes and turning face but whatever..
Gimme ur thought and opinions on Ted Debiase.

ENTERING THE REALITY ERA!!!

 

[This Is My Name Thank You]

I never liked Ted to be honest with you. Just looking at this guy screams boring to me. Hell, he had one of the hottest divas with him along with the million dollar title and he still screwed it up. He may have the look and a sick finisher but that’s all he has. He was everyone’s choice to be the Shawn Michaels of Legacy but he is definitely the Marty Jennety of the group. Ted has the look, decent in the ring, ok on the mic and that is all. He just isn't appealing to the fans out there. Hell, Otunga is more interesting in this guy. Ted needs to head to FCW or something to help him out or he is going to be on the Future Endeavored list soon.

 

[keehlnate]

He looked sharp on his last assault on Cody Rhodes, but I haven't seen him ever since. Just when I thought that Rhodes-DiBiase would be the feud of the year. Cody Rhodes has far more potential than this guy, but I don't see WWE is done with him yet. They may have future plans for him.

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

I love how people are quick to point the finger at WWE management and the people backstage rather consider the wrestler.

Ted cant get over, hasn't been able to get over, and no matter what they've done to try an help him get over it hasn't worked. He's boring, hes not interesting in the ring, and he can't cut a promo to save his life.

The only time they could have got him over was during the feud that began in Legacy breakup when he faced Orton several times in solo competition. He could have been sky rocketed if he came out on top in the Triple Threat at WM between him, Orton and Rhodes, buuuuuuuuuuut neither him or Rhodes were ready at the time.

 

[Shotlycrue]

I love how people are quick to point the finger at WWE management and the people backstage rather consider the wrestler.

Ted cant get over, hasn't been able to get over, and no matter what they've done to try an help him get over it hasn't worked. He's boring, hes not interesting in the ring, and he can't cut a promo to save his life.

The only time they could have got him over was during the feud that began in Legacy breakup when he faced Orton several times in solo competition. He could have been sky rocketed if he came out on top in the Triple Threat at WM between him, Orton and Rhodes, buuuuuuuuuuut neither him or Rhodes were ready at the time.

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The WWE has attempted on several occasions to push this guy to the moon, but DiBiase has dropped his own ball. (testicle joke not intended...but still kinda funny) Legacy should've put him at least at the mid-card level, his run w/ Maryse and the Million Dollar Championship was on TV every monday night, and recently w/ Rhodes. The reason that he's not successful is 100% his own fault. The WWE has tried over and over again to turn this guy into something huge.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

IMO, the only thing keeping him in the WWE is his name DiBiase! He tries and tries, but he can't get over, heel or face! He doesn't scream 'BIG NAME' to me, The ONLY thing I like about him, is how he tricks his oppents after irish whipping them towards the ropes and then clotheslines them..

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

Nah ... Ted Debiase proved nothing with his short feud with Rhodes. If anything it showed Rhodes ability to generate a lot of heat and make fans care about a lower midcard talent.

Ted Debiase has a name and, possibly, Vince McMahon doing all he can to make him relevant because he loves Ted. But if you take that all away he's just a generic wrestler no different from the Drew McIntyre's, Wade Barrett's, or heck Hardcore Holly.

 

[mr.wrestling iv]

Hate to say it but I have to be objective. There is nothing special about Ted other then his last name. He's a good wrestler. There are plenty of good wrestlers in WWE. He is passable on the mic. In my humble opinion he is Morrison without the fancy moveset. He is just there. Nothing stands out. He is background music. But I do appreciate his wrestling ability thought. I haven't seen a bad Ted Dibiase match. Too bad he doesn't have a compelling personality/character that screams star.

 

[Dagger Dias]

They just need to do something different with Ted. Something that will make him stand out from the others. He gets accused of being generic. That's what happens if you have no gimmick. It is WWE's fault and not Ted's because the only gimmick they gave him was a ripoff of his dad's. They should give him a chance to get over on his own with an actual gimmick. That has yet to happen, therefore I agree that they dropped the ball on him because they never truly gave him a chance.

 

[RavenChaos21]

I think that he needs to get "injured" and come back with a different approach because right now I can not care about Ted Dibiase. I am so indifferent when he was off TV for a small length of time I thought that he had been future endeavored. The WWE has to build up their stars and make the audience care. Put him out there and let him just speak on the mic, no script and have him feud with someone of credibility. Since he faced Cody Rhodes and turned against him is he a face now? IS he just a pissed off heel? I have no idea the direction they want to take him in. Right now I could care less about the guy and that is pretty sad because he has the talent.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I've never been all that impressed with Ted DiBiase to be quiet honest. In all the time he's been in WWE, he's never really done anything that makes me want to invest time in the guy. There've been a couple of times in which he looks as though he's starting off well, like when he was doing the rich guy thing with Maryse as his main squeeze, but interest quickly died out. The interest died long before they had DiBiase going on the losing streak and the "break up" with Maryse. It died out because the guy has about as about as much charisma as an expired jar of mayonaise.

DiBiase can go pretty well inside the ring and he's a nice looking guy. Maybe the problem is that WWE just needs to go back to the drawing board with the guy, because nothing they've tried out has worked. There's also the possibility that DiBiase just really isn't as good as some want to think he is. I know that people love to blame management for the floundering careers of wrestlers, and there's truth in it sometimes. However, it's also true sometimes that some guys just aren't that good. Over the past several years, I bet I've read or heard interviews from guys like Matt Hardy, Lance Hoyt, Trevor Murdoch, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas and others all ranting about how they should have been main event guys in WWE. Some of those guys could go inside the ring, like Benjamin for instance, but had ZERO charisma or personality. Some guys couldn't really go nor did they have personality, like Matt Hardy. Anyhow, the point is that it's always easier to blame the brass than to accept the possibility that you're just not as good as you think you are.

When it comes to DiBiase, I just don't think the guy's all that good. He looks better than his father did. He's much more athletic than his father was and that's all well and gone, but where's the charisma? Where's the psychology? Where's the personality? Where's the ability to hold the attention of a live audience? Ted, Sr. had that in spades and, thus far, Ted, Jr. has shown that he doesn't.

 

[The Champ]

What ball is there to drop with the guy? He's boring, plain and simple. They've tried to push him on numerous occasions, and he has shown every single time to be a charisma-less waste of space. And if he couldn't stay over as a heel, what the hell makes you think that he will as a face, which is the harder role to play? They had might as well invest their energy on people who have actually shown that they have a personality of some sort.

 

[JWGunslinger]

I love how people are quick to point the finger at WWE management and the people backstage rather consider the wrestler.

Ted cant get over, hasn't been able to get over, and no matter what they've done to try an help him get over it hasn't worked. He's boring, hes not interesting in the ring, and he can't cut a promo to save his life.

The only time they could have got him over was during the feud that began in Legacy breakup when he faced Orton several times in solo competition. He could have been sky rocketed if he came out on top in the Triple Threat at WM between him, Orton and Rhodes, buuuuuuuuuuut neither him or Rhodes were ready at the time.

Bing-fucking-go, this is exactly what's up. The WWE has been trying to get the guy going but no matter what they do with him his incompitence prevents him from finding any real success, the man is good in the ring but his character is boring, his look is boring and his mic skills are dreadful. His time to break out was that Triple Threat at Wrestlemania and he couldn't pull it off, his best time was with Rhodes as a tag team but now Rhodes has moved on to a brighter future and Teddy boy is left in the dust, too bad but that's how it works sometimes and unless he makes some major improvements and gets a killer gimmick I don't see him ever recovering.

 

[rmr21ela]

DiBiase is overrated, and thats hard to say seeing how he's never on tv now.. but they just need to move on [witch there starting to do].. maybe he can just go and be a trainer somewhere since he is pretty good in the ring

 

[billm75]

I think it's unfair to say that DiBiase can't get over and I'll tell you why. He's not been given a whole hell of a lot of time to connect with the fans as a singles competitor. They started a decent program with him and Maryse, and frankly, she did everything she could to avoid making him look good along side of her. She was (understandably) looking to improve her own stock.

Then he disappeared shortly after their breakup. When he came back, he started to work with Cody and had a great turn as a face, but it was a bit too soon, and then poof, that was it. Bye Ted, thanks for coming.

A guy cannot get over (Zack Ryder not withstanding) unless he's given some time to connect with the audience at large. I feel the same way towards Daniel Bryan's character. He's Mr. Money In The Bank and where the hell as he been? Anyone even remember him? And I mean people who aren't aware of his previous accomplishments. For many of the audience, they're first taste of him was NXT/Smackdown. And he's failed to really connect and get noticed by the majority of fans.

I can throw a few other talents in there: Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Tyler Rex, Johnny Curtis (WTF is going on there?), Alex Riley, Curt Hawkins, Brodus Clay, The Uso's, Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre, and so on. All of these people have been given mini-pushes at some point. They were referred to in promos, in story lines, etc, just to disappear from existence with no explanation and certainly no mention of them on TV. Poof, gone.

It's really hard to prove yourself worthy of more when you're given next to nothing to begin with. Sheamus looked like shit when he debuted, but they stayed behind him and gave him room to grow, and look where he is now. It's not that hard to build a talent if you actually remove some of the established guys from the script. You don't need 50% top names on TV at all time.

Ted is talented in the ring, he needs help to get over outside the ring and that's only going to happen when he's given a little room to grow. For chrissakes, they're still shoving Ziggler and Swagger down our throats....to very little reaction by and large. They're talented in the ring, and I think with more time in a legitimate storyline, they'll get the reaction they need to take it up to the top levels. Not "face of the company" but definitely top tier. Same goes for Ted.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

What? Dropped the ball? WWE?

No, here's how it works, if you get over...you get pushed. Ted is about as over as an interracial marriage in Alabama. He has the look and does the moves. but he has no character and never looks like a character. He looks like a guy trying to remember his lines and trying to remember his spots. The people don't believe in him.

Watch Cody. he walks, talks, breathes, wrestles, shits, sleeps his character. People believe him. That's why he's over.

Would you guys PLEASE stop saying "WWE drops the ball"? WWE gives opportunities, if you dont' get over, it's someone else's chance.

As far as a "long" feud with Rhodes, why would you do that to Rhodes? The guy is doing GREAT and getting over. Being with someone like Ted (not over, no one cares) means no matter how hard Rhodes tries, and he tried damn hard, the feud isn't interesting to most people. Notice now Cody is in a feud with Randy Orton. It's because Rhodes is over and Ted isn't. No conspiracy. No "Vince hates these guys for no reason". Vince hates guys who don't make money and loves guys who do.

If anything, WWE dropped the ball giving Ted so many chances. Ted just isn't ready for the WWE. You can have the look and the technical ability, but if you aren't comfortable in carrying a character, you're useless.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

I think it's unfair to say that DiBiase can't get over and I'll tell you why. He's not been given a whole hell of a lot of time to connect with the fans as a singles competitor. They started a decent program with him and Maryse, and frankly, she did everything she could to avoid making him look good along side of her. She was (understandably) looking to improve her own stock.

Then he disappeared shortly after their breakup. When he came back, he started to work with Cody and had a great turn as a face, but it was a bit too soon, and then poof, that was it. Bye Ted, thanks for coming.

A guy cannot get over (Zack Ryder not withstanding) unless he's given some time to connect with the audience at large. I feel the same way towards Daniel Bryan's character. He's Mr. Money In The Bank and where the hell as he been? Anyone even remember him? And I mean people who aren't aware of his previous accomplishments. For many of the audience, they're first taste of him was NXT/Smackdown. And he's failed to really connect and get noticed by the majority of fans.

I can throw a few other talents in there: Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Tyler Rex, Johnny Curtis (WTF is going on there?), Alex Riley, Curt Hawkins, Brodus Clay, The Uso's, Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre, and so on. All of these people have been given mini-pushes at some point. They were referred to in promos, in story lines, etc, just to disappear from existence with no explanation and certainly no mention of them on TV. Poof, gone.

It's really hard to prove yourself worthy of more when you're given next to nothing to begin with. Sheamus looked like shit when he debuted, but they stayed behind him and gave him room to grow, and look where he is now. It's not that hard to build a talent if you actually remove some of the established guys from the script. You don't need 50% top names on TV at all time.

Ted is talented in the ring, he needs help to get over outside the ring and that's only going to happen when he's given a little room to grow. For chrissakes, they're still shoving Ziggler and Swagger down our throats....to very little reaction by and large. They're talented in the ring, and I think with more time in a legitimate storyline, they'll get the reaction they need to take it up to the top levels. Not "face of the company" but definitely top tier. Same goes for Ted.

That's such a bullshit excuse. Was Golddust given much? Was Santino? Shit was CODY RHODES? "Be a handsome jerk" "hasn't that been done before? "make it work" Cody makes it work. "You hurt your face and you're going to keep it covered and claim you're disfigured, you're going to put bags on people's faces and call them ugly" "....." "yea" cody makes it work.

You see, Cody walks a certain way. Cody talks a certain way. Cody smiles a certain way. Cody IS a character at all times. It's not about being a "5/5 on the mic, 5/5 in the ring" it's about being a believable character. Not believable as in "yea that's realistic" but believable as in you believe when Cody Rhodes orders at McDonalds (if he even eats there) he says "don't bother giving me the bag, put in over your hideous face" in that creepy tone he uses.

Ted does NONE of that. Nothing Ted does is personalized. You can't expect the WWE to give you a great gimmick and a great story and a great push. If you need all that to get over, you fucking suck. shit even Cena isn't given much. He was a rapper who pulled it off and then an all american good guy who pulled it off. Any idea how many other similar gimmicks to those there were that never got over? Guys personalize gimmicks and make a connection. Ted doesn't. Ted doesn't look confident and he doesn't look like a character. Being good looking and being able to do moves is easy. Like Raven once said "to an extent, we can all do all the moves, the hard part is doing them in a way that people care about you".

Before you say "well cena was pushed to the moon", well, he also kept getting more and more over. He kept selling more and more merch. If it ever started to dropped, he wouldn't have been pushed so hard.

It's like buying stock with the WWE. You have a handful of guys you think will produce. You push (invest) in some. the ones that seem to be working out, you invest more in. If one isn't growing like you thought but you still think it will, you invest more. If it still doesn't, you sell and put more into the stock that you thought was gonna grow and is growing and looks like it will keep growing. Ted is the shit stock you thought was good but wasn't, Cody is the awesome stock you thought was good, is producing returns, and looks like it will for a long time.

 

[XXJJ]

When Legacy broke up he did get a big time push. It just failed miserably. I thought him and Maryse both were horrible together.

Maybe put him in a tag team. That seemed to work for Evan Bourne. I dont think he is going to make it as a singles wrestler.

 

[Dusty Roids]

I think Ted DiBiase can only be succesfull in a tag team. Why not bring in one of his brothers and let them team up. And because WWE wants to revive the tag division they can use some new tag teams. And we all know tag teams that consists of brothers have worked very well, Steiner Brothers, Harlem Heat, Hardy Boyz. Maybe have Ted senior as manager for a while, it could work very well as a tag team.

 

[SaveUsCMPunk]

Sadly, Ted's future (if there is one) seems to be on Superstars. Unfortunately, his stock doesn't look that good after this week's episode. (Not going to spoil it for anyone, but all I could do was shake my head at the result of that match.) I'm going to go as far as to say that his face turn has been handled worse than MVP's. (I mean, at least MVP got another U.S. title reign before his career went down the *******.)

 

[ABMorales787]

WWE can't drop the ball if the one with it is DiBiase. When the Legacy feud began in 2010, it was supposed to just be DiBiase and Orton stemming from when Orton punted him. But what happened? Ted's rather bland personality became more visible, and Rhodes shined through. Ted was given a second chance when he was repackaged with his father's gimmick. One of the most memorable characters ever. All he had to do was mimic his dad. He wasn't even able to do that properly. Another chance a few months ago and not a soul in the world cared when Rhodes mistreated him, or when he turned. The only thing Ted has is a name. And that's it. He's got a long way to go if he ever wants to even stick in the midcard to be honest.