On the latest episode of his “Everybody’s Got A Pod” show, WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase lavished praise on Michael Hayes for his longevity in WWE.
Hayes, who signed with WWE in the 1990s as Dok Hendrix following a successful run as part of the Fabulous Freebirds, currently works as a backstage producer for the company.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Hayes becoming Dok Hendrix: “I loved it because I always, I mean Michael Hayes, you know when he and Terry Gordy and you know, what was the third guy? Buddy Roberts. When the three of them were doing their thing, Michael was the mouthpiece and he should have been. I mean now you know the other guys, you know they got their opportunity to talk. But Michael was the mouthpiece and he had the wherewithal and the mental savvy. I mean, he was the guy that led that team and and and led him well, very well. And I mean everything Michael’s done in my opinion, it’s been very good.”
On Hayes’ WWE longevity: “I recently ran into him. We’re getting on the same airplane somewhere, I think in Atlanta. And I had just had a brief, brief moment to speak with him. And I said, ‘You are still going at it?’ He said, ‘Still there.’ And I said, Well, you know,’ and I just kind of gave him this ‘God bless you.’ Because man, that they stay in the heat there. You know what I mean? It’s hard. I mean, I know Michael loves it and of course, you know it’s got — wrestling was hard, but I loved it too. But that aspect of the business I didn’t love and I wasn’t comfortable there. But Michael is, and he’s gifted that way. You know it’s true. It’s his creativity, but everything, I got the greatest respect in the world for the guy. But you know, all these years later, I mean, my gosh, he’s still there, still doing it. And I’m like going man, you know, and and and Vince, you know, he’s the boss man and you know he’s not always the easiest guy to get along with, either.”
