Every Major Feud In Ted Dibiase's WWE Career, Ranked Worst To Best

Ted DiBiase became one of the all-time great heels due to his impressive work in WWE. Vince McMahon picked the right wrestler to portray the Million Dollar Man character as a wealthy rich bad guy. DiBiase did everything he could to humiliate others or cheat the system to get ahead with his money. WWE fans hated him as arguably the top villain in the Golden Era.RELATED: 10 Ted DiBiase Backstage Stories We Can't BelieveQuite a few noteworthy wrestlers worked with DiBiase in feuds on the face side of things. DiBiase had a couple of different roles in WWE from a main event wrestler at his peak to a manager after he was forced to retire. Each talent to have such a program with the Million Dollar Man was given a chance to do something noteworthy. The following wrestlers showed that some had better experiences than others feuding with DiBiase in WWE.

10 Hercules

WWE signed as one of the countless muscle heads of the Golden Era. Bobby Heenan managing Hercules as a heel led to Heenan selling Hercules’ contract to Ted DiBiase for the big pay day. DiBiase was more interested in making Hercules follow his orders than anything else.

The storyline allowed Hercules to turn face and feud against DiBiase for a short time. WWE’s biggest use of their rivalry came at the Survivor Series 1988 event. DiBiase eliminating Hercules from the match gave him the upper hand moving forward. The final singles match to end the feud saw DiBiase winning on Saturday Night’s Main Event in a forgettable angle.

9 Virgil

The role of Virgil as Ted DiBiase’s manservant saw him getting involved in matches with the typical bodyguard role. DiBiase clearly was not respectful towards Virgil, but the peak of their work together came as allies.

WWE eventually turned Virgil face to feud against DiBiase, but he wasn’t the most impressive in-ring performer. Virgil scoring a win over DiBiase to become the new Million Dollar Champion, but it led to little success. DiBiase won the title back months later with Virgil falling out of the spotlight.

8 Brutus Beefcake

Ted DiBiase worked against Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake for two mini-feuds. The first came in the form of a singles angle culminating at WrestleMania 5 with a disappointing double count out finish. However, they had a more noteworthy feud years later in tag team action.

Beefcake and Hulk Hogan teamed up as the Mega Maniacs to feud with DiBiase and his new partner I.R.S. as Money Inc. WrestleMania 9 featured a big tag match, but there was little interest in the DiBiase vs Beefcake interactions.

7 The Steiner Brothers

The tag team run of Money Inc. continued to find success with Ted DiBiase and I.R.S. working together as hated heels. WWE signing Rick and Scott Steiner away from WCW saw the top face team feuding with Money Inc.

Both teams traded the WWE Tag Team Championship as the two most important duos in the division. Unfortunately, the Steiner Brothers never fit into WWE as well as WCW. The tag feud was fine, but it is barely talked about today.

6 The Big Boss Man

WWE signing The Big Boss Man in the Golden Era made him one of the most underrated characters. Boss Man could work with most talents, and it showed when having a feud against top established heel Ted DiBiase.

Jake Roberts stealing the Million Dollar Championship saw DiBiase trying to force Boss Man to get it back for him. Boss Man refusing led to them getting into a short program with the audience becoming more interested in him for standing against the hated villain.

5 Dusty Rhodes

The WWE signing of Dusty Rhodes saw him having a lackluster run compared to his previous success. Vince McMahon putting Dusty in the polka dot gear made people think he was burying his formal rival, but Rhodes still did his best in the tough spot.

Ted DiBiase buying the managerial services of Sapphire caused Dusty to stand against him. There was even an attack on a young Dustin Rhodes led by DiBiase to make things more personal with Dusty in the solid feud.

4 The Undertaker

Ted DiBiase was forced to retire earlier than expected due to injuries changing his career. WWE pivoted with DiBiase becoming a manager and having his own heel stable known as the Million Dollar Corporation.

The biggest feud of the faction saw DiBiase targeting The Undertaker with his wrestlers representing him. Kama, King Kong Bundy and a fake Undertaker were some of the members forced to wrestle him. DiBiase usually managed his talent against his wrestlers’ enemies, but he was the one to make things personal with Undertaker.

3 Jake Roberts

The Golden Era saw Jake Roberts as arguably the most underrated star of the time. Roberts never won the WWE Championship and rarely had main event matches. The face run of Roberts gave him a noteworthy program against Ted DiBiase.

Fans loved it when Roberts stole the Million Dollar Championship since DiBiase was usually the one getting away with breaking the rules. Roberts was written off television during an injury by DiBiase’s attack, but his return continued their feud with compelling segments.

2 Randy Savage

The feud between Randy Savage and Ted DiBiase started at WrestleMania 4 in the finals of a tournament to crown a new WWE Championship. Savage won the title for the first time by defeating DiBiase on the biggest stage.

An angry DiBiase continued the feud for months trying to get the belt off Savage. The biggest match afterwards featured Savage teaming with Hulk Hogan to defeat DiBiase and Andre the Giant. Savage winning both tag and singles matches over DiBiase made him a bigger star to pay off the feud.

1 Hulk Hogan

WWE making Hulk Hogan the face of the company throughout the entire Golden Era made it obvious that he’d feud with Ted DiBiase. Most of the rivalry featured DiBiase hiring other heel wrestlers to have title shots or singles matches against Hogan.

Andre the Giant’s highly successful feud with Hogan came with DiBiase hiring him as part of the story. The various singles and tag matches saw Hogan always getting the better of DiBiase to tell the good vs evil story. Even though they never had a big PPV main event, DiBiase vs Hogan was a great rivalry for the time.