If I were to give an award for the best performance of a villain ever, it would have to go to the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. DiBiase's evil laugh is something I think every wrestling fan will always remember of wrestling's golden age. The villains of today's wrestling just somehow lack the performance and significance that make people despise them today.
A toast to the Million Dollar Man himself Ted DiBiase! You truly are a missed legend in the ring, and you deserve to be inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame sometime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0fkZWHRP...%20dibiase
I always liked Ted's heel roles that he played. Unfortunately, I didn't start to watch wrestling until around the time that DiBiase quit. I mainly remember his managing in the last year or 2 in the WWF. His laugh is probably the thing I remember most about him.
Just a few years ago, I went to a Youth Evangelism Conference in Birmingham and Ted Dibiase was one of the speakers and he did a fabulous job.
DiBiase was UNDOUBTEDLY one of the all time classic heels in WWE history.
Little known fact, Vince was ready to put the World title on DiBiase at WrestleMania IV, but due to the Honky Tonk Man not wanting to drop the Intercontinental title to Randy Savage at that time, Vince decided to reward the Macho Man with a World title run...which was supposed to be DiBiase's turn at the championship.
DiBiase never got another chance to have a run with the title.
DiBiase was the man. He was also excellent as the Million Dollar man as well.
But I remember him before his WWE days on the Mid-South Wrestling circuit. He was pretty as a good guy as well. Just one of many wrestlers who would have done an excellent job wearing the World Title Strap but didn't get the chance.
Ted was an ATO in college, and after leaving wrestling, became a minister.