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Encyclopedia > Million Dollar Corporation
Million Dollar Corporation
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Members Ted Dibiase's Undertaker
Nikolai Volkoff
Irwin R. Schyster (IRS)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Tatanka
King Kong Bundy
Supreme Fighting Machine/Kama
1-2-3 Kid
Sycho Sid
Steve Austin/Ringmaster

Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase. When Corporation member Stone Cold Steve Austin lost a Caribbean Strap Match to Savio Vega in May 1996, Dibiase was forced to leave the company as per the match stipulation. Brian Harris (born November 26, 1966) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled the majority of his career under the ring name Brian Lee. ... Nikolai Volkoff (born Josip Peruzovic in October 14, 1947) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation. ... Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Captain Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is a former American professional wrestler. ... Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 - January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known as Bam Bam Bigelow. ... Tatanka (born Christopher Chavis on June 8, 1961), is a Native American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler, better known as King Kong Bundy. ... Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Godfather. ... Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13, 1972) is an American professional wrestler. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born December 16, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up Heel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Savio Vega (born Juan Rivera August 10, 1966 in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a former professional wrestler for what was then the World Wrestling Federation. ...


Dibiase's first members were Nikolai Volkoff and Dibiase's former tag team partner Irwin R. Schyster (IRS). Another infamous addition was made early on, when DiBiase claimed to be bringing The Undertaker back to the WWF after a long absence. The next week a man looking and sounding like The Undertaker was produced by DiBiase on Superstars. Intially, announcers accepted DiBiase's claim, but eventually his man (wrestler Brian Lee) was revealed to be a doppelganger. After a main-event showdown with "the real Undertaker" at SummerSlam 1994, the Million Dollar Man's version was not seen again. This angle is generally cited as an extreme example of the cartoonish character of the WWF in the mid-1990s. Nikolai Volkoff (born Josip Peruzovic in October 14, 1947) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation. ... Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Captain Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is a former American professional wrestler. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986, replacing WWF Championship Wrestling. ... Brian Harris (born November 26, 1966) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled the majority of his career under the ring name Brian Lee. ... Official SummerSlam logo as of 2006 SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...


Also at SummerSlam 1994, the Corporation gained another member. For weeks, the WWF had teased a heel turn by Lex Luger as DiBiase's men constantly interferred in matches on his behalf and offered him bribes to join the stable. His tag-team partner at the time, Tatanka, became suspicious and challenged him to a match, only to turn and join himself after DiBiase distracted Luger to set up the pin. Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former professional wrestler, bodybuilder and football player better known by his ring name, Lex Luger. ... // Chris Chavis, best known as Tatanka (born June 8, 1961 in Pembroke, North Carolina) is a Native American professional wrestler in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation who was popular in the 1990s. ...


Around the same time, Bam Bam Bigelow teamed with IRS to challenge for the tag team titles. After the team's loss in a tournament final to determine new champions, Bigelow became involved in an (kayfabe) altercation with football legend Lawrence Taylor at ringside. The two would square off in the main event of WrestleMania XI, with Taylor victorious. After his loss to Taylor, relations soured between Bigelow and DiBiase, cooling for months until the former turned face and saved then-champion Diesel from a beating at the hands of the Corporation. Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the stage name Bam Bam Bigelow. ... Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Captain Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is a former American professional wrestler. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KEI-feib; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ... Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), nicknamed LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player who played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the NFLs New York Giants. ... WrestleMania XI, was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation in Hartford, Connecticut on April 2, 1995. ... In professional wrestling jargon, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving - that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites. The vast majority of wrestling angles (or storylines) - though not all - place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...


Throughout 1995, the Corporation continued to feud with the WWF's top faces, including The Undertaker, Luger, Diesel and Razor Ramon. At the 1994 Survivor Series, the Corporation defeated a team captained by Lex Luger in an elimination tag team match. To fight off The Undertaker, DiBiase recruited King Kong Bundy and Kama, who stole The Undertaker's urn and had it melted down into a gold chain for himself. In a memorable series of (perhaps unintentionally) humourous skits, IRS travelled to a graveyard in order to "leave no stone unturned" in his investigation of dead tax cheats, and to psych out The Undertaker. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958) is an American professional wrestler currently contracted to WWE in its WWE Legends program. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ... Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Godfather. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ...


DiBiase added the 1-2-3 Kid and Sycho Sid during a feud with Razor Ramon. The Ringmaster (Steve Austin) turned out to be his last protege. Austin later claimed that he intentionally lost the match with Vega in order to be rid of DiBiase, and began his "Stone Cold" gimmick shortly thereafter. Had Austin won the Strap Match, Vega would have to become DiBiase's chauffeur. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13, 1972) is an American professional wrestler. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born December 16, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Ted DiBiase would not appear on WWE programming again until 2006, when he was interviewed for several DVDs and inducted Sensational Sherri into the WWE Hall of Fame. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Sherri Martel (born February 8, 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Sensational Sherri. ... WWE Hall of Fame logo, 2004-present. ...


The motif would be used again in WWE, with Vince McMahon's own "Corporation" stable and its later incarnation as the Corporate Ministry. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ... The Corporate Ministry was a faction in World Wrestling Entertainment (then WWF) in 1999. ...


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Ted DiBiase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1816 words)
Theodore Marvin (Ted) DiBiase (born January 18, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American Christian minister and former professional wrestler, known under the moniker, "The Million Dollar Man".
He was known as "The Million Dollar Man," a wealthy millionaire gimmick which included the wearing of a gold studded suit covered with dollar signs and a custom "Million Dollar Belt" around his waist when entering the ring.
His patented 'Million Dollar Dream' (cobra clutch) was feared by many wrestlers as once the match was over, DiBiase would perform a ritual of stuffing $100 dollar bills down his opponents throats.
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