Recap courtesy of LordsofPain.net:
WWE Hall of Famer Ted Dibiase Sr. recently spoke to Raj Giri of WrestlingINC.com.
Here are some highlights:
Wrestling as WWF World Champion at house shows after buying it from Andre The Giant: “I don’t know whether it was a week or two where I would go to a few house shows and they introduced me as the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion. Of course, that was to continue to let people’s anger stew, so to speak. How could this jerk do this? Then of course they come out with the statement from [storyline WWF President] Jack Tunney, the supposed boss, saying there was no way I could buy the title. They were stripping me of the title and since technically speaking, Andre had won, whether it was fair or not, that was the decision made that night. And since Andre was unwilling to take the belt back because I had paid him, what are they going to do? Well, the only thing they could do was hold a tournament to crown a new champion. So there was the setup.”