Ted DiBiase Recalls Wrestlers Not Being Happy With Zeus Working WWE SummerSlam 1989

Aug 30, 2024 11:05

On the latest episode of Everybody’s Got a Pod, WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase talked about WWE booking Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake teaming up to take on Randy Savage and Zeus (Tony Lister) at SummerSlam 89. You can check out some highlights below:

On the locker room not being happy with Zeus being in the match: “Yeah. I’m sure there’s several guys who were not too crazy about it. I don’t even think Hogan was so crazy about it. Because I mean, I think Vince [McMahon] thought he could make anybody. And you know, we got out of Lister what he could, but that wasn’t much. I mean, there wasn’t much to work with.”

On being upset with such a match: “Brother, that’s just wrestling. I mean, there’s just going to be times when, you know — hey, I’ve been all the way to the top, and I was there a long time. And I went back down and I didn’t go down to the bottom, but — let’s put it this way. I was always in the group that was doing interviews. So if I was on a major show, I had done an interview for that match. I was never like the curb jerker, and you understand that’s wrestling. It’s like you keep feeding the guy at the top, your hero.”

On Zeus having the spot: “It’s like being the right guy, the right thing they’re looking for at the right time. They were going to do this movie, and this guy fit the bill, so okay. But it’s a one-off. What else did he do? After that was over, you never heard about him again.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Everybody’s Got a Pod with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.

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Ted DiBiase Recalls Wrestlers Not Being Happy With Zeus Working WWE SummerSlam 1989