TED DiBIASE MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM INTERVIEW RECAP
- 12/22/2006 (8:15:41 am)
- Press Release
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Former WWE Road Agent & WWE World Tag Team Champion, "The Million DollarMan" Ted DiBiase, was the special guest on this past week's live edition
(12/18/06) of Monday Night Mayhem (w/The Big Mosh & Blade), which can be
heard in streaming audio every week (and live at 9PM ET/8PM CT every Monday
night) exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network
(www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.ObsessedWithWrestling.com,
www.Dory-Funk.com, www.AllWNYRadio.com. & www.AudioWrestling.com - your
official home of "The Spring Break Incident" Video-On-Demand, featuring
former WWE Diva, Stacy Keibler).
The interview with "The Million Dollar Man" is now available to hear for
FREE in Real Audio!
Here are some of the highlights from the interview provided by The Mayhem's
senior show correspondent, and host of Mark Out Radio, Dan "Ho-Ju" Kriegbaum
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Here are some of the highlights from this past week's LIVE interview
conducted by The Big Mosh, Blade, & former guest co-host, The Angry Hero,
along w/Ted himself:
His takes on his recent WWE stint as a road agent: "Having spent a year & a
half back in the business, the other thing that I'm doing, is I'm going to
work towards where I'm really talented." He said that being part of the
creative team wasn't one of his best abilities, "but what I really felt I
was good at was dealing directly with the talent and critiquing guys who are
trying to learn the business. So one of the things I'm going to do is I'm
going to be running my own clinics." Upcoming clinics include one in
Rochester, NY and possibly Phoenix, AZ. Log onto www.MillionDollarMan.com
for more details.
On what you can expect attending one of his clinics: "You get guys that have
no experience whatsoever showing up, plus you got guys that have some
experience -- maybe they've learned how to take bumps & what not, and
perhaps you have guys that have been on the circuit for awhile. What I do is
I give them a little taste of everything -- we excercise, we do some
cardio...some serious exercise to let these guys know." He then said that
the Million Dollar Belt will also more than likely be making appearances at
the clinics/shows.
His best/favorite Christmas or holiday-themed road story: "I know I spend a
lot of time wrestling around & on the holidays. There was a time when
holidays were the biggest nights of the year, and you could always count on
having a sellout." He then remembers opening presents on Christmas morning
with his family, then driving to New Orleans to perform in front of sold out
crowds on Christmas night. He also added that it was worth it, thanks to the
big paycheck.
His proudest moment in his career, both as a road agent & competitor: "There
were two matches that I was directly involved in, creatively. The match that
Randy Orton had with The Undertaker (as part of their feud) when the coffin
got lit up and 'Taker himself was gone for awhile. That was when 'Cowboy'
Bob, Randy's father" was there. The other one that I was a part of, that you
wouldn't think I would be associated with, was Mick Foley's match with Edge
at this past year's WrestleMania in Chicago, IL. I thought they did a hell
of a job of getting that match over that night, and I was a part of it, so a
good moment for me."
The future of wrestling into 2007 & beyond: "You know, I'm concerned. I'm
concerned about the business, and this is something that even Vince McMahon
himself would tell you. When the WWE became the entity that it is today,
when it got so big...I've actually heard Vince say this...when he took over
the ship from his dad, his wish was to make his company the best that it
possibly could be. He said it was not my wish to drive everybody else out of
business, I just wanted this company to be the best that it could be. But in
the meantime, that's exactly what happened, one by one."
On reuniting with Virgil, as part of the huge Ward Family Promotions
reunion/convention: "Virgil's a good guy. He had a look, and that's why they
hooked him up with me. Virgil was very coachable, when I worked with him, he
was a good student. He listened well. He wasn't a big partier, wasn't into
drugs, just a good guy. As many people know, his real name is Mike, and he
still lives in the Pittsburgh area. I still talk to him from time-to-time,
and I think one of the things he does now is part time teaching,
substituting."
The life of "The Million Dollar Man" around the holidays: "I just love being
with my family. When you spend most of your life traveling, and now as an
evangelist preacher I still travel, going where I'm invited to go. I just
got home today from Iowa and I'm not doing anything until after January 1st.
The next couple of weeks are totally devoted to my family, and in fact New
Years Eve will be my mine & my wife's 25th wedding anniversary, so it's a
real big marker for us -- so I just like being with my family. One of my
boys is a big hunter, he loves to go deer hunting, so there's a good chance
sometime in the next week or two we'll be out in the woods trying to get a
buck or a doe, or some good meat. I'm a movie buff too. There is always a
rash of movies that come up in the holiday season, and I go to see them.
That's one of my passions, is going to the movies. And I love eating, and if
you guys have seen me lately, you would notice know that."
More goodness is included in this 30+ minute interview with Ted including:
more on his thoughts of the future in wrestling, and his training
style/old-school mentality, life after wrestling, does he think he will be
inducted into next year's 2006 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame, & much more!
For more information on Ted and the wrestling clinics log onto
www.MondayNightMayhem.com or www.HeartOfDavidMinistry.com.
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