7. Virgil
When Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase arrived in 1987, he did so with a manservant named Virgil, who he would rely upon to play tackling dummy for any Superstar looking to get their hands on the most despicable villain in the World Wrestling Federation. Always intent on pleasing his employer, Virgil regularly interjected himself into DiBiases matches, all in hopes of providing just enough of a distraction that the Million Dollar Man could capitalize and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Virgil was not particularly good at his job, though, oftentimes ending up on the receiving end of a beatdown, courtesy of industry giants the likes of Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage, both of whom used him as a punching bag during the rivalry between the Mega Powers and Mega Bucks. Eventually, Virgil became tired of taking orders from DiBiase and being treated as less than human and turned on his longtime employer in 1991, igniting a rivalry that is one of the more underrated programs of that year. DiBiase would get the last laugh in 1996, though, when Virgil took more money from the millionaire to serve as muscle for the New World Order in WCW.
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