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#3 The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase
Real Name: Theodore DiBiase, Sr.
Debut: 1974
Career Accolades: In addition to over thirty other titles in various promotions, DiBiase was a four-time NWA North American champion, a WWE world tag team champion, and created his own title, the Million Dollar championship. Despite what some may believe, DiBiase was never actually WWE world champion: Andre the Giant 'surrendered' the belt to Ted DiBiase, and the federation stripped him of the title and refused to recognize his reign, leading to the Wrestlemania IV tournament for the title.
Ted DiBiase actually spent a great deal of his career as a good guy, before he naturally gravitated to being a heel. It was in the WWE that he developed his best character, the Million Dollar Man, the ultimate personification of 1980s American greed.
Why he never wore the WWE's big belt: Dibiase was actually picked by Vince McMahon to dethrone Hogan for the title, but eventually, the CEO changed his mind, believing that a bad guy champion would be bad for ticket sales and buy rates of PPVs. Randy Savage was chosen instead, and many think Dibiase's Million Dollar Championship may have been compensation.
