10 Forgotten Final Wrestling Matches Of WWE Hall Of Famers
Going out, but not the way you might recall...
4. Ted DiBiase
Older WWE fans tend to remember DiBiase fading away as a wrestler after the 1993 SummerSlam. After DiBiase lost to Razor Ramon in the evening's opening match, Money Inc partner IRS suddenly became a singles wrestler, and "The Million Dollar Man" was persona-non-grata for close to five months, before returning as a commentator at the 1994 Royal Rumble. When DiBiase bowed out from the WWE ring at the end of August, some assumed that that was the end of him as a wrestler period, and that's actually not true.
Days after finishing in New York, DiBiase returned to his former All Japan stomping grounds, reforming his old partnership with Stan Hansen. Immediately, they won the World Tag Team titles, and DiBiase wrestled for the company while taking the occasional American indy booking. However, neck injuries halted DiBiase's Japanese revival, forcing him to drop out of the 1993 All Japan Tag League. His final match came on November 15 of that year, a non-tournament bout where he and Hansen defeated Abdullah the Butcher and the second incarnation of Kamala, at an event in Saitama, Japan.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.