Post by Peep's Naitch on Oct 6, 2017 10:42:37 GMT -5
WWE Hall of Famer Ted Dibiase discussed, in an interview on the Two Man Power Trip podcast, that he has an autobiographical film being released November 7th called "The Price of Fame". In the interview, he talks about a number of things, including his respect for the late Bobby Heenan, the creation of the Million Dollar Man gimmick and his son Ted Jr. and his involvement with the project.
"Well, it was all part of the process. Again, the things I value the most are my family, my wife and my sons. When this all broke down with my wife way back when it first came out, one of the things that she said to me was, “Despite what you’ve done to me, you’re a great dad. I don’t want to destroy that so until these boys are old enough to understand this, they don’t need to know about it.” So, it was never spoken about, but at the same time, I started going to churches and telling the story, so my boys had sat in church and they had heard me tell the story very candidly, honestly. And forthrightly. I waited for them to come to me with questions. So, when this project came up, my son said how about we put a twist on the story and tell the story maybe through our eyes? I said that’s good because this is not just going to reach struggling married couples. This is about a father and son relationship as well and I speak about father and son relationships and how important it is. We have 30 percent of the children in the United States being raised without dads. The breakdown of the families is the breakdown of our society as far as I’m concerned and it starts with the dad. So that’s the other big part of this that I see and that I hope people come away from the film understanding."
Credit:
www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2017/10/04/ring-rust-radio-oct-4-w-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-preview-ted-dibiase-interview
prowrestling.net/site/2017/10/05/ted-dibiase-price-fame-film-life-sons-role-film-bobby-heenan-million-dollar-man-character/
"Well, it was all part of the process. Again, the things I value the most are my family, my wife and my sons. When this all broke down with my wife way back when it first came out, one of the things that she said to me was, “Despite what you’ve done to me, you’re a great dad. I don’t want to destroy that so until these boys are old enough to understand this, they don’t need to know about it.” So, it was never spoken about, but at the same time, I started going to churches and telling the story, so my boys had sat in church and they had heard me tell the story very candidly, honestly. And forthrightly. I waited for them to come to me with questions. So, when this project came up, my son said how about we put a twist on the story and tell the story maybe through our eyes? I said that’s good because this is not just going to reach struggling married couples. This is about a father and son relationship as well and I speak about father and son relationships and how important it is. We have 30 percent of the children in the United States being raised without dads. The breakdown of the families is the breakdown of our society as far as I’m concerned and it starts with the dad. So that’s the other big part of this that I see and that I hope people come away from the film understanding."
Credit:
www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2017/10/04/ring-rust-radio-oct-4-w-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-preview-ted-dibiase-interview
prowrestling.net/site/2017/10/05/ted-dibiase-price-fame-film-life-sons-role-film-bobby-heenan-million-dollar-man-character/