Ted DiBiase Jr.
| Ted DiBiase, Jr. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | November 8, 1982[1] Clinton, Mississippi[1] |
| Website | tmdj.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ted DiBiase Ted DiBiase Jr.[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] |
| Billed from | Clinton, Mississippi West Palm Beach, Florida Palm Springs, Florida[2] |
| Trained by | Harley Race's Wrestling Academy |
| Debut | July 8, 2006[3] |
| Retired | 2010 |
Theodore Marvin DiBiase, Jr.[1] (born November 8, 1982)[1] is an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in WWE.[2] He is a former World Tag Team Champion with Cody Rhodes. He also starred in the sequel to "The Marine" which starred WWE wrestler John Cena.
Early life
[change | change source]DiBiase grew up in Clinton, Mississippi and graduated from Clinton High School in 2001.[4] At Clinton, DiBiase was the football team's starting quarterback. He attended Mississippi College and was the starting wide receiver for the college's football team, before he left the squad after his freshman season. He graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration.[5]
World Wrestling Entertainment
[change | change source]DiBiase first appeared on WWE television on May 26, 2008, where he said he was going to become a champion like his father WWE Hall of Famer, Ted DiBiase, and challenged the World Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly.[6] At Night of Champions, DiBiase won the World Tag Team Championship in his first match in WWE, after Rhodes turned on Holly, and decided to team up with DiBiase.[7][8] They held the titles for a month, but then lost them to John Cena and Batista on August 4.[9] The next week, DiBiase and Rhodes had a rematch, and won the titles back.[10][11]
DiBiase and Rhodes were joined by Manu, but on the October 27, 2008 episode of Raw, DiBiase and Rhodes lost their championship to CM Punk and Kofi Kingston.[12] DiBiase was then taken off television, so he could film the movie The Marine 2.[13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ted DiBiase Jr Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "DiBiase Boys debut". harleyrace.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ↑ Nunnery, Nash; O'Bryan, Susan (June 19, 2008). "Son makes name as WWE heel". Clinton news. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ↑ "WLW Profile: Ted DiBiase Jr". harleyrace.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ↑ DiFino, Lennie (2008-05-26). "Priceless". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ↑ "History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes". WWE. 2008-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-06-29). "Results: Priceless partnership". WWE. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-05). "Championship scramble". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ↑ "History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (2)". WWE. 2008-08-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-11). "Bracing for a SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-10-27). "Just desserts". WWE. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ↑ Csonka, Larry (2008-11-18). "Major News on the Future of Ted DiBiase". 411mania. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Ted DiBiase Jr. on WWE.com