 DiBiase in 2008 with theNWA North American Heavyweight Championship andNWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Wills Foreman DiBiase II (1977-09-10)September 10, 1977 (age 48)[3] Clinton, Mississippi, U.S.[3] |
| Family | Iron Mike DiBiase (grandfather) Helen Hild (grandmother) Ted DiBiase (father) Ted DiBiase Jr. (half-brother) Brett DiBiase (half-brother) Terry Funk (godfather) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Mike DiBiase |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg)[2] |
| Trained by | Ted DiBiase[3] Terry Funk[3] Harley Race[3] Chris Youngblood[3] |
| Debut | July 8, 2006[3] |
| Retired | 2009[3] |
Michael Wills Foreman DiBiase II (born September 10, 1977)[4] is an American retiredprofessional wrestler.[5] A third generation wrestler, DiBiase is the grandson ofIron Mike DiBiase andHelen Hild and the son of"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.
DiBiase began his career in early 2006, when he and his youngerhalf brotherTed began training inAmarillo, Texas withChris Youngblood while gaining experience wrestling in shows for local independent wrestling promotion Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF).[1] While there, DiBiase became the first-ever PWF West Texas Wrestling Legends Heritage Champion. He also won the 2006 Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup alongside "Radical" Ricky Romero III. DiBiase and Romero became the first tag team in professional wrestling that consisted of two third generation superstars, and became known as Team 3G.
In mid-2006, the DiBiase brothers went to train with formerNWA World Heavyweight Champion andWWE Hall of FamerHarley Race, and began competing in hisWorld League Wrestling promotion.[1] The DiBiase brothers began working as a tag team, and made their debut in April 2006, beating the then-WLW Tag Team Champions.[2] DiBiase continued his stay in WLW and became one half of The WLW Tag Team Champions with "Wild" Wade Chism. On January 13, 2007, DiBiase returned to PWF for their Wrestlution event, where he defeated Mosh Pit Mike. Both DiBiase and his brother Ted signed contracts withPro Wrestling Noah in late January, but suffered a knee injury.[1] In February 2007, DiBiase suffered a tornACL during a training session with Race. DiBiase had immediate surgery and was out of action for over five months. Due to his injury, he and "Wild" Wade Chism were stripped of the WLW Tag Team Titles.
During his injury, DiBiase relocated back toAmarillo, Texas and began scouting matches and offering advice to young wrestlers. He also made several in-ring appearances at the weekly events. On March 3, 2007, he vowed to win the PWF West Texas Wrestling Legends Heritage Championship, after he had returned. His next appearance was on April 28, 2007, when he awarded the 2007 Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup to the team Pain Inc. (Mosh Pit Mike and WidowMaker). DiBiase's first match back after his injury was on July 7, 2007 when Team 3G reunited and became the PWF Tag Team Champions after defeating Pain Inc. and The Texas Heart Throbs (Brice Payne and Shawn Sanders) in athree-way tag team match. On December 8, 2007, DiBiase won theNWA North American Heavyweight Championship by defeating Damien Wayne inLas Vegas, Nevada.[6]
DiBiase added theNWA Texas Heavyweight Championship to his collection on August 6, 2008, defeating Chaz Taylor inAmarillo, Texas.[7] He was later stripped of the title, however, for missing a scheduled title defense on October 4. On May 1, 2009, DiBiase lost the NWA North American Championship toApollo.[1] He retired from professional wrestling later that year.[3]
DiBiase is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather,Iron Mike DiBiase, and his grandmother,Helen Hild, were professional wrestlers, and he is the eldest son ofTed DiBiase.[8] Both his youngerhalf brothersTed Jr. andBrett wrestled professionally.[1][8] DiBiase isTerry Funk's godson.[2]
DiBiase competed in amateur wrestling, collegefootball, andsoccer, before becoming a professional wrestler.[2] He also worked as an account executive forMCI WorldCom.[1]
On January 23, 2014, DiBiase was arrested following a 12-hour standoff with police inAmarillo, Texas. Initially sought by police for a parole violation, aSWAT team usedtear gas to arrest DiBiase for both the parole violation andhindering apprehension.[9][10]
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