Ted DiBiase Interview: DiBiase Talks About His Future, Family, And More

Hello everyone. As always, I would like to thank you for spending a few minutes with me today.

I read a nice article with Ted DiBiase Jr. that I thought some would like to read. They cover everything from his career and to his dad plus a few other things.

These are a few of the highlights. I would recommend checking out the whole read by Brian Fritz by clicking the link below:

 http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/wrestling/2009/07/rising-star-ted-dibiase-talks-wwe-with-raw-in-town-tonight.html

You grew up around the wrestling business.  What is the first match you remember watching?

Oh, probably my dad and… The first memories I have is with my dad, Jake The Snake and Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake when I think about it. They used to wrestle each other all the time.  Him and Big Bossman, he wrestled Bossman a lot. I couldn’t tell you an exact match but those are the ones I grew up watching. 

Is it difficult carrying the family name? There is going to be a certain level of expectation that comes with it.

I don’t feel pressure from my father. I think I put more pressure on myself. With my dad being “The Million Dollar Man” who was such a profound character in building wrestling into what it is today—this global phenomenon—he and others paved the way. So, yeah, those are big shoes to fill. 

I don’t think it puts too much pressure on me. I don’t put too much pressure on myself. I’m trying to be successful. Yeah, I want to surpass and do things my father didn’t do. I’ve already made a movie! He never made a movie. But it’s not like that. 

I’m not trying to be better than my father. I’m just enjoying what I do. I have the same passion that my father had for wrestling. It’s just a roller coaster ride.

I think that it’s pretty amazing that you had your first match three years ago and you’re already a mainstay on WWE Raw.  What are your thoughts on getting to that point so quickly?  Does it just come naturally for you?

(Laughing) Ah, maybe? I don’t know. I would say that I’m very blessed to be in the position I’m in and I have a lot of people to thank for that. I’ve got a long way to go, I believe.

Like I said, I’m not happy at all with where I am right now. I mean I’m happy but I don’t plan on being here. I want to be the John Cena, the Randy Orton of WWE.  If you don’t, you should just leave. That’s how much we love what we do. You want to be the best. That’s really cool coming from John. 

Does that give you even another level of confidence in that you already believe you belong there but now you can have that type of a match with a top guy?

Sure it does. Absolutely. That’s hard. These are guys that I’ve watched over the past few years, even before I stepped in the ring and I’m like, that’s the guy I want to be. 

Now I’m in the ring with him and I’m competing with them and I’m hanging in there. It definitely is a confidence boost, but nothing to be prideful or arrogant about. I’ve still got a lot of work to do. 

The family tradition is going strong with your younger brother Brett now with Florida Championship Wrestling.  What kind of pointers do you give him?

Same stuff my dad told me. I tell him to be the first one there and the last one to leave. Work harder than everyone else. Set up the ring—do everything little extra thing you can. Be respectful, treat everyone with respect and work hard. Don’t stop learning because I think a lot of guys get complacent, even down there because they have such a great facility. 

It’s easy to just go train and wrestle, but I keep reminding him that your goal is to be on TV up here with me. Brett works hard—he’s a very hard worker and a great athlete and I have no doubt in my mind that he’ll be up here with me soon.

So we’ve got Raw tonight here in Orlando.  You’re part of Legacy and a lot of people like to boo you but it sure seems like more people are starting to cheer for you.

Well, you know, there’s always that initial girl reaction. They like to cheer us. It’s probably because of Cody (Rhodes)—he’s kind of the Abercrombie pretty boy of the group. All of the girls like Randy until he does something horrific which he’s pretty much guaranteed to do every week. 

Legacy has really caught on. I guess a lot of people like us because we’re good but then they hate us because we’re good looking and we know we’re good. It’s a love-hate relationship with some people. Some people just really hate us.

Those are just some of the highlights of the interview. DiBiase came of top me as a nice guy who is very humble. It was a very nice read; I would recommend checking it out.