Without Vince McMahon, WWE wouldn’t be the well-oiled machine that it is today. Vince McMahon’s aspirations for his company have often attracted a lot of criticism as well. In 1995, Vince McMahon had many doubters when he signed a famed former NFL Linebacker, Lawrence Taylor, to the main event WrestleMania 11. While many thought it was a bad move, a certain WWE Hall of Famer called it “genius”. 

Wrestling veteran Ted DiBiase recently weighed in on Vince McMahon’s idea of introducing famous celebrities and athletes to WWE. Despite all the flak McMahon received for his booking, DiBiase believed in Vince McMahon’s vision. The former owner of the Stamford-based company brought mainstream attention to WWE by allowing influential athletes from other sports to lace up a pair of wrestling boots. 

Ted DiBiase showers praise on Vince McMahon’s genius mind for bringing NFL star Lawrence Taylor to the WWF

While speaking on the Everybody’s Got A Pod podcast, Ted DiBiase recalled the main event of WrestleMania 11. In the main event, Lawrence Taylor locked horns with the powerhouse Bam Bam Bigelow. At the time, Bigelow was a member of the Million Dollar Corporation. However, Lawrence Taylor’s win over Bigelow led to the latter’s exit from Ted DiBiase’s stable. 

DiBiase further commended Vince McMahon for taking the risk of signing Lawrence to the main event of the Grandest Stage, despite “facing resentment from the boys”. According to The Million Dollar Man, the addition of Lawrence Taylor brought more notoriety to the product. DiBiase further cited that Vince McMahon’s plan only helped build WWE’s presence. 

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He stated, “That brought more notoriety to the WWF. That was something I think was genius on Vince’s(McMahon) part is- when he started pulling in these people from outside of wrestling that were well-known celebrities and using them, it just helped build our presence overall”.

During the closing moments of the match, Taylor launched himself from the second rope and hit Bigelow with his forearm. This allowed Taylor to pick up the win via pinfall. Ted DiBiase and Vince McMahon shared a great relationship.

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The wrestling legend once revealed how Vince McMahon gave him props for his creativity. As the Million Dollar Man says- “Everybody’s got a price”. So, what was Lawrence Taylor’s price?

Lawrence Taylor reportedly made a whopping six figures from his WrestleMania match

The New York Giants Hall of Famer hit a massive payday for his performance at WrestleMania 11. Not only did Lawrence Taylor get to headline the grandest spectacle in sports entertainment but he also seemingly took home half a million dollars. 

Dave Anderson of the New York Times reported that Lawrence Taylor was paid $500,000 for his wrestling match.

“If everybody’s dignity has a price, Lawrence Taylor’s price apparently is $500,000,” Anderson wrote.

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Lawrence’s feud with Bam Bam Bigelow stemmed from Royal Rumble 1995 when the NFL legend joined the crowd and laughed at Bigelow’s defeat to the 1-2-3 Kid.  

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