On a recent edition of his “Everybody’s Got A Pod” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase Sr. discussed his managerial stint, which wrestler he loved managing, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his favorite wrestler that he managed: “I managed a few. Who was in the who was in Money Incorporated?… Steve Austin was there for a while, but obviously [he moved on]. I saw that coming. I mean, obviously Steve Austin has become a super icon and I get it. I didn’t manage him very long. And to be honest with you, I didn’t think I’d be managing him very long because I could see what the guy had and I just, ‘Man, this guy is going to shoot to the top.’ And that’s exactly why I said he’s not going to be with me long because he doesn’t need me.”
On whom he had fun managing: “That’s a whole lot of talent. But in terms of as a manager and a — probably Steve Austin [sticks out]. But I tell you who I had fun managing: Bundy. I mean, he’s a good guy. He’s a fun guy. I mean, obviously not the greatest wrestler in the world, but he was a fun guy, for sure. And I’ll be honest with you, he did pretty good on his own. Yeah, that’s a hard question. I mean, because there’s so many guys. It’s a plethora of talent. And it’s like, I don’t want to pick one and cut somebody else short.”
On who is his favorite manager of all time: “Do you mean just in general a manager, or somebody who managed me? Well, Bobby Heenan. Bobby Heenan could do it all. And you give him a microphone, and you just let him go. He was really good, in my opinion. And of course, Jimmy Hart. Jimmy Hart was a good manager. And of course for a while, I had Sherri. And let me tell you something: Sherri was good. It’s kind of like, if I was going to have somebody as a manager I would rather have somebody who I had to grab and kind of pull back in instead of, ‘You got to do more.’ With Sherri, it was, ‘Whoa whoa, whoa whoa.’ You want to make the special moment special, and if you do too much you kind of blow it. But again, as a manager, she did really well. She worked very well with me and she got plenty of heat.”
On having good chemistry with Sherri: “Oh, exactly. I mean and listen, and when she was before — Oh, gosh, I knew Sherri way, way back when I was first starting. I mean, I remember she was down when she was in Baton Rouge and I can’t remember — obviously, when I first met her and I can’t even remember if she was seeing one of the guys or whatever. But I just recognized a toughness in her. I mean Sherri, I’ll be honest with you. She wouldn’t take crap off anybody. She’d stand up right up to one of the guys if they went the wrong way with her. So. And I always admired that, you know, ‘Good for you.’”
