Million Dollar Championship
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| Million Dollar Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation (unsanctioned) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | February 15, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | May 28, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Million-Dollar Championship was an unsanctioned title in the World Wrestling Federation created by The "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.[1]
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[edit] History
Ted DiBiase was unable to win the WWF Championship, having lost the final match of the WWF Championship tournament at WrestleMania IV to The "Macho Man" Randy Savage.[1] During the Summer of 1988 DiBiase teamed with André the Giant, in a team known as "Mega Bucks", while chasing the WWF Championship.[2]
DiBiase decided that if he couldn't win or buy the WWF Championship he would purchase his own championship belt.[3] In 1989 DiBiase unveiled a new championship belt, which he called the Million Dollar Championship. This title was never official and therefore unsanctioned by the WWF, and rarely did DiBiase defend his "title".
As the title was never sanctioned by the WWF, WWF championship match rules did not apply to matches where the Million Dollar Championship was defended. The ruling affected many of the championship matches, including at WrestleMania VI, where DiBiase defeated Jake Roberts via countout to win the Million Dollar Championship.[4]
As part of his feud with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper DiBiase's servant Virgil turned face and trained with Piper to face DiBiase at SummerSlam 1991 for the title, which Virgil won, making him the only wrestler to win the title.
During DiBiase's second title reign he abandoned the title when he won the WWF Tag Team Championship on February 7, 1992 with IRS.[5]
Ted DiBiase would later go on to award the title to his newest protegé "Ringmaster" Steve Austin on his arrival in the WWF in early 1996.[1] After his protegé lost a match against Savio Vega on May 28, 1996, which forced DiBiase to leave the WWF,[1][6] Austin abandoned the Million Dollar Championship, as he became "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.[6]
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Ted DiBiase | 1 | February 15, 1989 | Binghamton, New York | {{Dibiase had the title created for himself and unveiled the belt on the Brother Love Show on the March 4, 1989 edition of Superstars.[1]}} |
| Virgil | 1 | August 26, 1991 | New York City, New York | Won the title at SummerSlam.[7] |
| Ted DiBiase | 2 | November 11, 1991 | Utica, New York | Aired on Survivor Series Showdown on November 24.[8] |
| Dibiase abandoned the title upon winning the WWF Tag Team Championship with Irwin R. Schyster on February 7, 1992 in Denver, Colorado.[1] | ||||
| The Ringmaster | 1 | December 18, 1995 | Newark, Delaware | The title was awarded to The Ringmaster by Dibiase on the Brother Love Show on the January 8, 1996 edition of Monday Night RAW.[1][6] |
[edit] Notes
- In an interview conducted by IGN.com, DiBiase once stated that the Million Dollar Belt was worth $40,000.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Ted DiBiase's Wrestling Biography. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ SummerSlam Greatest Moments. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Andre the Giant's First WWE Championship reign. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ WrestleMania VI (6) Results. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Money Inc.'s first World Tag Team Championship reign. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c Stone Cold's WWE Profile. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ SummerSlam 1991 Results. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Ted DiBiase's Wrestling Biography. Wrestlin Rollercoaster. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Robinson, Jon (2003-10-24). IGN Interview (Part 1) with Ted DiBiase. IGN.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
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