Ted DiBiase, Jr. leaves WWE after no contract renewal

[rnrk supports BLM]

I hate to sound glad about anyone losing their job, but Dibiase Junior was an all-around mediocre talent who was pushed far beyond his ability and contributed nothing to the product. He will not be missed.

[Deleted]

Teddy actually got a lot better in the ring over the years. If he could have ever developed a personality of his own, he could have been a good hand to keep around.

And now I'll never get my dream DiBiase/Axel "Less Than Perfect" tag team.

[kidglov3s]

I just got the ability to post in this thread, my work internet filter has this odd thing where it randomly blocks or doesn't block threads. At first I saw nothing of value in Ted Jr. Then I started watching his matches closely in 2011 and I saw some of the best wrestling that I've ever seen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5BagTjtAUU @ around 4:03 there's this incredible bit of exchanges between Ted and Cody, and it really turned me completely around on him.

When he was pushed in singles after Legacy he was in roles that were really unsuited to him. He was a guy who was just a nice, regular guy. I can't say that I'm not sad to see him drop off in his athletic prime with so much potential untapped, but I also completely understand why a husband and father of small children who is well off financially would rather stay at home than travel the world to not wrestle.

I still hold out hope that we haven't seen the best of Ted Dibiase Jr. The worker.

[Magician under the moonlight]

Remember the time he did that thing?

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Aug 26, 2013 18:06:01 GMT -5 Magician under the moonlight said:

Remember the time he did that thing?

[Wolf Hurricane]

Aug 26, 2013 11:10:23 GMT -5 Dave the Dave said:

This doesn't constitute a no compete clause right?

New ROH champ. He's bland, he is a solid wrestler. Perfect.

I'm mad at how hard I laughed at this. XD

[percymania]

Not surprised really. This was long overdue. I hope Ted tours around on the indy scene for a while developing his skills. Maybe he can come back one day?

[Magician under the moonlight]

Aug 26, 2013 18:45:52 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Aug 26, 2013 18:06:01 GMT -5 Magician under the moonlight said:

Remember the time he did that thing?

Thought so.

[fw91]

kinda forgot he had a job

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

I'm not surprised. When's the last time he did ANYTHING on WWE TV? Even better when's the last time he did ANYTHING notable? Was it even this decade?

[Crimson]

Not-Curtis Axel got fired?!

[Sephiroth]

Was wondering what happened to him. He was a pretty decent hand in the ring, but he just did not have the mic skills to really work the crowd. Turning him into a clone of his dad did not help either. I actually liked how he initially played off his father's legacy a bit, such as his catch phrase "I'm priceless," but having him tote around the million dollar belt of be accompanied by Virgil was really lame.

[543Y2J]

He does seem like an incredibly nice guy from that interview and one's I have seen of him in the past. I thought his ring work was decent, but you guys have already identified the holes in his game that stopped him from become becoming the star he should be. Happy to hear he is concentrating on his family and announced it himself, very classy.

All the best for him in the future, and maybe we just might see a better, more refined overall worker in a few years, as it sounds like it isn't over for him yet. Either way he is happy and confident with this decision and there is no reason he shouldn't be, he already has his priorities in the right place and he knows he can return in the future if he would want. Good luck to him.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

He has to walk in his father's shadow. He can't be any different than the son of the Million Dollar Man. He has to run off that gimmick until he's bankable enough to walk on his own. He needed to be an extension of his dad.

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Aug 26, 2013 13:37:14 GMT -5 Manute Bol said:

Someone on these forums said something about how the new Heyman Guys should have been a pairing of DiBiase and Curtis Axel as a second generation, no nonsense, Brain Busters-esque tag team. I thought it was one of the best ideas I've heard as far as how to make Ted DiBiase somewhat interesting.

Both third generation.

[Lt. Palumbo]

Really nice to see someone go out with some dignity. In an age when everyone has a camera in their home, it's become the norm for people to shoot their mouth off with little consideration.

Seems like a genuine, nice guy. I hope he gets what he wants out of life.

[HollywoodArmbar]

I wish him well, of course. But I won't miss him. Black hole of charisma.

[nate5054]

And nothing of value was lost...just kidding, sorta, at the very least he's way better than Axel.

[Feargus McReddit]

He had a great cameo on the JBL and Cole Show...

[543Y2J]

Aug 26, 2013 18:06:01 GMT -5 Magician under the moonlight said:

Remember the time he did that thing?