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The history of the Million Dollar Championship: photos
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; W, K: N1 r2 [% C+ o6 iFrom the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase was rarely seen without his personal Million Dollar Championship.
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"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase introduced his title during "The Brother Love Show" on the March 4, 1989, edition of "WWE Superstars."
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"The Million Dollar Man" commissioned the title personally from Betteridge Jewelers in Greenwich, Conn.
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Virgil was often responsible for toting the title to ringside.
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! ?2 z% ]4 L9 x$ L, jDiBiase is stunned to discover his prize has been stolen by Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
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* R+ n0 t5 w, [DiBiase battled Roberts on a number of occasions, culminating at WrestleMania VI in Toronto.
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% y' L, K( R" lAt SummerSlam 1991, Virgil finally defeated his former boss to become the second-ever Million Dollar Champion.4 o# L4 N7 B5 _- k
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+ Y% A1 ]# {! f/ dVirgil didn't hold the title for long, and it wound up back with DiBiase.) K- d" S$ A/ Y2 Q6 u3 a/ q
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2 M. h8 n/ r# p5 C7 jIn 1995, a young Steve Austin joined WWE as The Ringmaster under DiBiase's leadership.
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"The Million Dollar Man" named Austin the new Million Dollar Champion, with the announcement once again occurring on "The Brother Love Show."2 d* }' E; V: d9 x
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Soon after Austin grew a goatee and reminded the WWE Universe of a certain bible verse, The Texas Rattlesnake abandoned the title for a more "Stone Cold" persona.
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The title made a surprising return at DiBiase's 2010 WWE Hall of Fame induction in Phoenix., k- ^0 ~! \. |5 t/ H h4 `. o$ i* u y
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& i4 B0 J$ I+ \Soon after "The Million Dollar Man's" induction, his son began carrying the title as if it had always been his own, something the Hall of Famer isn't pleased with.2 S9 U% [4 r! o2 L/ W; ?
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