Led By: Ted Dibiase Prominent Members: I.R.S., Nikolai Volkoff, King Kong Bundy, Kama, 1-2-3 Kid, Sycho Sid, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka, Stone Cold Steve Austin Date(s): 1994-1996 Ted Dibiase was injured abroad in Japan, and had no choice but to retire from in-ring competition for good. So what did he do? He came back to the WWE and he started a stable: The Million Dollar Corporation. It was group of wrestlers whose contracts were bought out by The Million Dollar Man. At first, the stable was comprised mostly of established heels: King Kong Bundy, Nikolai Volkoff. I.R.S. No surprises there. But then, some well-established babyfaces joined the corporation as well. Fan favorite Tatanka, in particular, was the most shocking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E0StxGHask The Corporations bark was worse than its bite. They lost the big matches when they mattered - King Kong Bundy and Kama both got buried by the Undertaker, and in what might be the worst main event in the history of Wrestlemania, Lawrence Taylor (yes, the football player) took down Bam Bam Bigelow. Its hard to recover your mojo when that happens. Ironically, the best days of the Corporation were actually its twilight years. Sycho Sid was a late member, and so was The Ringmaster the talented Million Dollar Champion who would eventually become Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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