Ted DiBiase on Verne Gagne

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[@Jim-Tuner]

The wrestling territory in Omaha was owned by Joe Dusek from the 1950s to at least the 1970s. He affiliated with the AWA in the early 1960s but ran his own TV and has his own local titles until maybe some point in the early 1970s when it became booked as a normal AWA town.
Ted's father at times worked for the AWA in Omaha. For sure in 1967-1968. He even had a title match against Verne Gagne in September 1968 in Omaha.

[@marqueswilliams345]

Wow Ted never wrestled in the AWA

[@jaythor70]

Ted seems like the type Verne Gagne would have liked to eventually replace Nick. Had the AWA still been a power in the late 80s, or early 90s, that could have been a place for Ted, seeing as how the NWA title escaped his grasp. The "what might have been" concept that doesn't often get mentioned because Ted never wrestled there.

[@grawakendream8980]

verne wouldn't have put that trust in a dory funk guy imo

[@grawakendream8980]

tony stecher was the founding promoter in minneapolis. verne took over for him when he died

[@kenterminateddq5311]

2:13 Ted Dibiase vs Nick Bockwinkel would be a great WRESTLING match.

[@Jim-Tuner]

It happened in a tag match in Japan. The other participants were Curt Hennig and Stan Hansen.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@Jim-Tuner Did New Japan had a talent trade with AWA?

[@Jim-Tuner]

@@kenterminateddq5311 The AWA was affiliated with All Japan from 1980-1988. They had a relationship with New Japan after that for a short time.

[@papboybrooklyn77]

Ted would’ve been a great AWA champion

[@stevesolis725]

Ask Ted why when he wrestled in Missouri in the early 80s they pronounced his name as DiBias leaving out the E

[@ivancook1247]

He would have been a good nwa champ also

[@erinmeggik391]

Would see him on Superstation 📺WTBS Wrestling

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

Verne was like 55 but looked 70 and was the champ...lol. No wonder if went out of business

[@grawakendream8980]

verne made it into the 1990s and espn so he was doing something right

[@kingsports1113]

Oh yeah 😂i see why he didn't work for a man who beat my father why work for him