10 Wrestlers Who Suffered For Being Too Good

10. Ted DiBiase

Like so many others featured in this article, Ted DiBiase was a performer who could get a great match out of anybody. And like so many of those others, DiBiase was the one who paid the ultimate price for this.

Could Ted DiBiase have been a credible WWF Champion during the late '80s and even possibly into the early '90s? 100%. Instead though, the Million Dollar Man's in-ring smarts and brilliant character work meant he was largely utilised to make other performers look better than they were.

Need somebody to bump around and make Ultimate Warrior look like a beast? DiBiase was your man. Need somebody to go up against uber-babyface Hulk Hogan? DiBiase was your man. Need a credible heel to be on the losing end of the final of a title tournament? DiBiase was your man. Need somebody to go 45 minutes in the Royal Rumble? DiBiase was your man.

At the time that Ted DiBiase was in his prime, it was a time when the wrestling world was all about making the hulking larger-than-life grapplers shine. As such, somebody as smooth as DiBiase was viewed as the perfect person to be there-or-thereabouts towards the top of the card - but always with the intention of making others end up taking the spotlight.

Sure, the Million Dollar Man got his own Million Dollar Title, but still, we all know DiBiase should've at some point been handed the biggest ball in the yard to run with.