"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Real name: Theodore Marvin DiBiase
Home: Omaha, NE, had homes in Palm Beach, FL, Hyannis Port, MA, Bel Air, CA, and Netherland Antilles
Membership: Mega Bucks (w/Andre the Giant), Money Inc. (w/Irwin R. Shyster), Million Dollar Corporation, New World Order
A.K.A.: Teddy Willis
Finisher: Million Dollar Dream
Background: When Theodore DiBiase watch he his father die in poverty, he swore that he would never be poor again. Taking the insurance money, he invested first in real estate before flipping it into various energy companies before dumping those into a series of shell companies.
Of course, the fact that he always managed to skip out right before the bubble burst was an odd coincidence but hey, that's the cost of business, right?
So he came to New York with one goal in mind. Why not buy the Superstars? McMahon thought he was crazy but he liked the cut of his jib (also the size of his check), so he let him play.
DiBiase didn't care much for the rigmarole of the team but he did get on the radar of a few folks, namely Dusty Rhodes and even Hulk Hogan. Eventually his manservant Virgil ditched him due to his abuse, but that just made DiBiase diversify. He started working with other characters, always staying just enough in the spotlight to get attention but not enough to get him arrested. He stayed consistent until he lost a large chunk of his fortune betting on Steve Austin beating up Savio Vega.
He's been seen a few here and there, but the Million Dollar Man never cashes out.
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