Money Inc.

‎Formation ← Previous revision Revision as of 04:08, 23 June 2016 Line 18: Line 18:       ===Formation===   ===Formation=== − [[File:Ted DiBiase in 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Ted DiBiase as a manager in 1995|[[Ted DiBiase]] in 1995]] + [[File:Ted Dibiase 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Ted DiBiase in 2014|[[Ted DiBiase]] in 2014]]   Both DiBiase and Schyster had [[List of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmicks]] that focused on money. Schyster, whose initials spelled [[Internal Revenue Service|I.R.S.]], portrayed an evil tax [[accountant]].<ref>{{cite book|title=WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling|last=Baer|first=Randy|author2=R.D. Reynolds|publisher=ECW Press|year=2003|isbn=1-55022-584-7|page=105}}</ref> DiBiase had used the gimmick of an arrogant millionaire in the WWF since 1987. He called himself the "Million Dollar Man" and created his own championship belt, the [[Million Dollar Championship]].<ref name=million$>{{cite book|title=Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man|last=DiBiase|first=Ted|isbn=1-57673-175-8|year=1997|publisher=Multnomah Publishers|page=116}}</ref> He was involved in [[List of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angles]] that included purchasing the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] and paying wrestlers and fans to perform demeaning tasks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jobber of the Week: Sean|publisher=Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/jobbers/jobber-of-the-week-sean/|first=Blade|last=Braxton|date=June 11, 2014|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Conner|first=Floyd|title=Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers, and Other Oddities|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=1-57488-308-9|year=2001|page=105}}</ref> The WWF [[Creative director|creative team]] decided that the two characters fit well together and made the decision to pair them together in late 1991.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ted DiBiase|first=Ted|last=DiBiase|page=174|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2008}}</ref> In February 1992, a storyline began in which [[Jimmy Hart]], who had been managing [[The Natural Disasters]] ([[John Tenta|Earthquake]] and [[Fred Ottman|Typhoon]]), turned against his team. In return for a bribe,<ref>{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Shields|page=68|title=30 Years of WrestleMania|publisher=Penguin|year=2014}}</ref> he gave his team's contract for a [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] match against [[The Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] (LOD) to Money Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Money Inc.'s first reign|publisher=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132113111|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref>   Both DiBiase and Schyster had [[List of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmicks]] that focused on money. Schyster, whose initials spelled [[Internal Revenue Service|I.R.S.]], portrayed an evil tax [[accountant]].<ref>{{cite book|title=WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling|last=Baer|first=Randy|author2=R.D. Reynolds|publisher=ECW Press|year=2003|isbn=1-55022-584-7|page=105}}</ref> DiBiase had used the gimmick of an arrogant millionaire in the WWF since 1987. He called himself the "Million Dollar Man" and created his own championship belt, the [[Million Dollar Championship]].<ref name=million$>{{cite book|title=Every Man Has His Price: The True Story of Wrestling's Million-Dollar Man|last=DiBiase|first=Ted|isbn=1-57673-175-8|year=1997|publisher=Multnomah Publishers|page=116}}</ref> He was involved in [[List of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angles]] that included purchasing the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] and paying wrestlers and fans to perform demeaning tasks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jobber of the Week: Sean|publisher=Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/jobbers/jobber-of-the-week-sean/|first=Blade|last=Braxton|date=June 11, 2014|accessdate=June 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Conner|first=Floyd|title=Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers, and Other Oddities|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=1-57488-308-9|year=2001|page=105}}</ref> The WWF [[Creative director|creative team]] decided that the two characters fit well together and made the decision to pair them together in late 1991.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ted DiBiase|first=Ted|last=DiBiase|page=174|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2008}}</ref> In February 1992, a storyline began in which [[Jimmy Hart]], who had been managing [[The Natural Disasters]] ([[John Tenta|Earthquake]] and [[Fred Ottman|Typhoon]]), turned against his team. In return for a bribe,<ref>{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Shields|page=68|title=30 Years of WrestleMania|publisher=Penguin|year=2014}}</ref> he gave his team's contract for a [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] match against [[The Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] (LOD) to Money Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Money Inc.'s first reign|publisher=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132113111|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref>