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4Theodore Marvin "Ted" [=DiBiase=] Jr. (born November 8, 1982) is a retired American professional wrestler, having formerly worked in WWE. The son of "The Million Dollar Man" [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted DiBiase Sr.]], he is a former two time WWE World Tag Team Champion with his former tag team partner, Cody Rhodes. He is also an occasional actor in film.
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6After being trained by Chris Youngblood and undergoing further training at Wrestling/HarleyRace's Wrestling Academy, [=DiBiase=] made his professional wrestling debut on July 8, 2006. He won the Fusion Pro Tag Team Championship with his brother Mike [=DiBiase=], in February 2007, and also toured Japan briefly with Pro Wrestling Noah. He signed a developmental contract with WWE in July 2007, and was assigned to their developmental facility, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He joined the Next Generation Hart Foundation faction for a short time, before winning the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship in December 2007. Due to injury, he relinquished the championship in January 2008.
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8He made his WWE television debut on May 26, 2008, and in his first match as a member of the Raw roster, he won the World Tag Team Championship with Cody Rhodes. They dropped the championship in August, before winning it again a week later. Rhodes and [=DiBiase=] were joined by Manu shortly afterwards, forming a faction of multi-generation wrestlers, although shortly afterwards [=DiBiase=] was taken off television to film The Marine 2. Upon his return, he formed The Legacy faction alongside Rhodes and Randy Orton. Following The Legacy's dissolution, [=DiBiase=] moved into singles competition, and was drafted to the ''[=SmackDown=]'' brand in April 2011.
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10Aside from professional wrestling, [=DiBiase=] is also an actor, making his film debut in ''Film/TheMarine 2'', a direct-to-DVD movie that was released on December 29, 2009.
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12He left WWE in 2013, and wrestled on the independent circuit for a while, before retiring in 2017.
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14[=DiBiase's=] post-wrestling career would end up taking a major turn for the worse. In May 2022, he, his father, and former NFL great [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeagueQuarterbacks Brett Favre]] were among several people sued by the state of Mississippi over [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_welfare_funds_scandal misuse of over $20 million in welfare funds]]. In April 2023, Ted Jr. was indicted on multiple federal charges related to the scandal.
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17!! Tropes associated with Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr. include:
18* ArchEnemy: While in Legacy, anyone Wrestling/RandyOrton feuded with by default. In singles; Wrestling/{{Goldust}}, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Wrestling/{{Hunico}}, Wrestling/JinderMahal.
19* BattleButler: Virgil, [=DiBiase=] Sr.'s bodyguard, eventually fired by Jr.
20* BattleCouple: Subverted. Maryse was fresh off a Divas' Championship push when she joined his side, but this also marked her becoming a more straight-up valet as opposed to wrestler. They teamed together just twice.
21* DemotedToExtra: The year 2012 was not kind to him with injuries and the like.
22* TheDogBitesBack: After he had enough of Cody's BS.
23* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After his face turn, Michael Cole could not understand why he didn't flaunt his wealth like he used to.
24* EvilIsPetty: He and Maryse tried their hardest to get {{Wrestling/Aksana}} deported just because Goldust was her pro on NXT, and he was after the Million Dollar Championship.
25* FinishingMove: Dream Street, a cobra clutch side slam.
26* HeelFaceTurn: After being mistreated one too many times by Cody Rhodes, he sneak attacked him hidden by one of the paper bags.
27* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Boyfriend]]: To Maryse at one point.
28* ImAManICantHelpIt: Aksana successfully invoked DistractedByTheSexy long enough for him to fall prey to a sneak attack by Goldust.
29* MoneySong: His 2010 onwards theme "I Come From Money", which says everything in the title.
30* ItRunsInTheFamily: Both with his father and grandfather.
31* LegacyCharacter: At first. He brought back his father's manager Virgil, and the Million Dollar Championship. But it didn't amount to much and he never had much success trying to replicate his father's gimmick.
32* NonIdleRich: Doesn't want his father's hand-me-down (Million Dollar Championship) and would rather go after his own opportunities.
33* PowerStable: Was part of Legacy with Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/RandyOrton.
34* PutOnABus: Due to the broken ankle, which had him out of action since March of 2012 before he returned in October, before an injury to his hand in December put him out action again. He then left the company in August of 2013.
35* RedemptionPromotion: Played pretty straight with his HeelFaceTurn.
36* [[RichBitch Rich Bastard]]: As a heel.
37* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: As a heel.
38* SimpleYetAwesome: His Dream Street finisher is an awesome visual for a finishing move, especially if sold well.
39* SmugSnake: As a heel, this was his default look.
40* SpearCounterpart: As a face he was close to a male version of Tina Ferrari and Ashley Cartier of ''{{Wrestling/GLOW}}''.
41* StraightMan: Plays this often, in particular when compared to the [[LargeHam hamminess]] of [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase his dad]], the evil of Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.
42* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Priceless", especially in its first version, is blatantly just "[[Music/PinkFloyd Money]]" with different lyrics.
43* UnderwearOfPower: He always wrestled in trunks.
44* UnholyMatrimony: For a time he had Maryse as his girlfriend. They were both heels at the time.
45* TallDarkAndHandsome: 6 foot 3, with piercing blue eyes and wore tight pants, pretty frequently during segments with Legacy and backstage segments with Maryse. They tried making this part of his character, during his babyface run in 2011-2013 but, it never really took off.

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