Every Member Of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation, Ranked Worst To Best

Ted DiBiase forming the Million Dollar Corporation came after he retired from the ring and was no longer taking bumps due to injury. Vince McMahon viewed DiBiase as arguably the greatest heel he’d ever have by the New Generation Era when getting a manager role to continue with this act.

Many of the most important heels of that time spent time in the faction. DiBiase wasn’t considered an active member since he didn’t wrestle and was calling the shots. However, some legends and other interesting names had important runs in the group for their careers with various results. Each wrestler from the Million Dollar Corporation will be ranked from the worst to the best.

11 Fake Undertaker

The Fake Undertaker was one of the worst ideas in WWE history, so it only makes sense he was the worst member of the Million Dollar Corporation. Brian Lee was hired for the role of an Undertaker character that Ted DiBiase claimed was now joining him.

It turned out to be a huge misdirect with the real Undertaker coming back to defeat the fake. SummerSlam 1994 featured the all-time bad main event between the two. WWE ended the Fake Undertaker after the real Undertaker defeated him to end the brutal angle.

10 Xanta Claus

Another awful idea to feature the Million Dollar Corporation showed Ted DiBiase claiming he had enough money to buy Santa Claus. Balls Mahoney was hired to play the evil Santa under the name of Xanta Claus.

The character clearly had a short shelf life since it was based around Christmas. Fans had no idea what to make of an evil heel Santa gimmick. Not even DiBiase’s heel promos could save this act from floundering.

9 Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling veteran Nikolai Volkoff received his final push as part of the Million Dollar Corporation shortly before retirement. Ted DiBiase recruited Volkoff based on his past success and general heel work with an anti-American gimmick.

Volkoff didn’t have any must-watch matches nor did he stand out stronger than the others ahead of him. The Million Dollar Corporation needed more bodies for heel character depth, and Volkoff was luckily part of the group early.

8 Tatanka

WWE actually pulled off an elaborate heel turn when Tatanka shockingly joined the Million Dollar Corporation. A feud between Tatanka and Lex Luger featured Tatanka accusing Luger of being in cahoots join the Million Dollar Corporation.

The payoff came with the swerve of Tatanka being the one the turn heel as the latest member. Despite having a great moment for the heel turn, Tatanka struggled to fit into the group. The face run of Tatanka was his peak and this felt like an unnecessary change.

7 King Kong Bundy

King Kong Bundy was an established veteran and upper card act in the 1980s, but he joined the Million Dollar Corporation towards the end of his career. Vince McMahon wanted some familiar names like Bundy around with the top stars leaving with the New Generation Era changes.

WWE even trusted Bundy to be the singles opponent for The Undertaker at WrestleMania 11. However, the big man was over the hill and could barely keep up. Bundy became a background player rather than a top heel for the Million Dollar Corporation.

6 Kama

The Godfather had a few noteworthy gimmicks in WWE, but an overlooked time featured his transition to the Kama character. WWE wanted him to show his real fighting background and developing a character as the ultimate fighting machine.

The Million Dollar Corporation added Kama as an enforcer of the group to give them an intimidating presence. WWE even trusted Kama in a short program against The Undertaker. Kama struggled to get over until he moved to the Nation of Domination, but it wasn’t all bad.

5 The Ringmaster

Steve Austin joined WWE towards the end of the Million Dollar Corporation and continued working with Ted DiBiase afterwards. Fans mostly remember this arrangement with just two of them as Austin’s push as The Ringmaster coincided with DiBiase prioritizing him alone.

Austin felt out of place playing a DiBiase light gimmick and the Million Dollar Championship belt couldn’t even help him. The Ringmaster was a failed character that saw Austin benefiting more when DiBiase left for WCW and allowed him to break out on his own.

4 The 1-2-3 Kid

WWE pulled the trigger to turn 1-2-3 Kid heel faster than anyone would have expected. The 1-2-3 Kid became arguably the greatest underdog character in WWE history up to that point. Fans loved him at first, but a change was needed when the act grew stale.

1-2-3 Kid turned heel on friend Razor Ramon to become the latest member of the Million Dollar Corporation. Even though he was used more for Razor to get comedic revenge, it was a successful turn to see Sean Waltman changing things up.

3 I.R.S.

The heel character of I.R.S. was bonded to Ted DiBiase due to their tag team run as Money Inc. Both wrestlers and characters fit perfectly together, with the heel I.R.S. demanding that fans pay their taxes to live heat every week.

I.R.S. remained united with DiBiase after the Million Dollar Corporation formed and added him. The act worked quite well and always kept the audience invested in his matches. I.R.S. recently appeared at Raw XXX with DiBiase since they are still associated with fan memory.

2 Sycho Sid

WWE signing Sycho Sid again during the New Generation Era saw a much bigger push planned this time. Sid turning on Shawn Michaels to end the bodyguard role featured WWE placing him in the Million Dollar Corporation faction.

Fans got used to Sid in the heel role and it led to some momentum forming. Ted DiBiase cutting the heel promos for Sid made it easier for the audience to invest in him. Sid also helped add to the group’s credibility since they had few names with a main event ceiling.

1 Bam Bam Bigelow

Bam Bam Bigelow deserves credit for most fitting into the Million Dollar Corporation faction. Ted DiBiase adding Bigelow allowed WWE to truly portray him as a monster heel. WWE trusted Bam Bam more in the faction here than with bigger opportunities coming his way.

WrestleMania 11 was main evented by NFL star Lawrence Taylor facing Bigelow in an attraction. Bam Bam getting selected for such a role showed how much the Million Dollar Corporation helped him. The monster heel role worked to perfection for Bigelow having some great moments.