Posted on 09/17/2016 11:38:02 AM PDT by EveningStar
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. -- It is nearly 11 p.m. on a late-August evening, and we're up in the sanctuary at Victory Christian Church. The congregation that once filled the church is gone, and just four of us remain: a publicist, the pastor, myself, and the subject of the interview. I prop my camera up with a few books and DVDs that went unsold. We do a check for audio levels, and then it happens.
The quiet, humble man I had met only hours earlier unleashed it. He belted out that loud, diabolical laugh that only one man could deliver.
It was Ted DiBiase's alter ego, the "Million Dollar Man."
DiBiase's pro wrestling career spanned four decades, from 1974-2006, to be specific, with his most significant WWE years coming in the late 1980s and early 90s. Now, at age 62, DiBiase is deep into his second career, doing what he has done for the last 16 years.
"I'm preaching the gospel," DiBiase says. "The last thing I thought I would be doing is traveling the country and traveling the world preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, but God had a plan and nobody is more surprised than me. A lot of people who knew me before have been equally surprised over the years."
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The best matches were with him and Hogan durong the late 80’s from Summer Slam onwards. When he was the first manager of the NWO, it was awesome. One of the top 3 heel managers of all time.
Never heard of him, but I hope his conversion turns out to be more real than his rasslin. Time will tell.
Oh, wait - That was the Six Million Dollar Man...
Hey, wrestling was fake. This is... fake, too, most likely.
Why do you think this is fake?
Because for showmen, the show is most often what’s important.
But, it’s true, I have no particular insight into DeBlasie’s religious sincerity.
On the other hand, I remember a number of big-promoting preachers who got caught up in scandals, so it does happen. One that comes to mind is Jimmy Swaggart, who was so self-righteous and had a big sex scandal. Although, I turned on the TV the other day, and he’s back. Much older, but back.
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