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Ted DiBiase Interview Recap

Posted: Dec 23rd 2006 By: CMBurnham

Former WWE Road Agent & WWF World Tag Team Champion, "The Million Dollar Man" 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 (http://www.MondayNightMayhem.com, http://www.ObsessedWithWrestling.com, http://www.Dory-Funk.com, http://www.AllWNYRadio.com. & http://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 http://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 http://www.MondayNightMayhem.com or http://www.HeartOfDavidMinistry.com.

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