10 Most Shocking WWE WrestleMania Role Reversals

6. Ted DiBiase - WrestleMania IV & V

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'The Million Dollar Man' had entered Trump Plaza as the scourge of Hulkamania in 1988, advancing all the way to the final of a WWE Championship tournament he'd directly caused. Dropping millions to screw Hogan out of the belt in order to claim it himself, DiBiase felt the full force of the Mega Powers that night.

He was sadly sidelined with the sidekick in the very same building just one year later.

Whilst Hulk and Randy Savage's story moved forward without him, DiBiase was relegated to propping up the midcard with lifetime Hogan toadie Brutus Beefcake. Ted was permitted a tête-à-tête with Trump himself ahead of going into battle with 'The Barber' but both men looked poorer than probably was intended.

It would have made sense for 'The Donald' to mix with DiBiase back when he was working main events - there were higher rollers the building's owner should have been mixing with in his role as host of the 'Show Of Shows'.

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