10 Best WWE Bodyguards
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3. Virgil
Though often referred to as Ted DiBiase's 'servant', Virgil was initially brought in as The Million Dollar Man's bodyguard.
Virgil - an inside rib on the competition's Virgil 'Dusty Rhodes' Runnels - carried around Ted's big, fat wads of cash and would be on hand to punk out those who would do demeaning tasks in order to get their hands on some of the green stuff.
He was also typically around to take a hiding from a fired-up babyface, whenever DiBiase would flee the scene. Virgil would often be sent in to battle to 'soften up' a Jake Roberts or Randy Savage, though it never went as planned for the heels.
After a long time playing the lackey and increasingly fed up with his frequent humiliations, Virgil finally stood up for himself and turned on his employer, which led to a babyface run and series of matches between the two.
Sadly for Virgil, the emancipation didn't lead to any sort of prolonged singles success, and he was so well defined in his previous role that he found it hard to shake the stigma.
He showed up as Head of Security 'Vincent' (another inside rib) for the New World Order in WCW, before eventually coming back to WWE for a brief storyline with Ted DiBiase's namesake offspring.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.