Full-Court Press: QandA with Ted DiBiase Jr.

Ted DiBiase Jr. is causing havoc in some capacity when World Wrestling Entertainment on the table, ladders and chairs "Pay-Per-View takes place at 7 pm on Sunday before another AT & T Center full people.

But that's not the kind of impact the former receiver wide and Mississippi College football player, actor and son of future WWE Hall of Famer Ted "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase expected long-term leave.

Like some of his colleagues traveled to Iraq to film the seventh installment of the WWE's annual "Salute to the Troops" (8 pm Dec. 19, NBC), DiBiase Jr., 27, spoke with me by phone last week:

Not being part of a family of third generation in particular is linked to the legacy of his father, has disadvantages?

Yeah, once people compare you to your father and grandfather. My Dad, the impact he made in this business. He will always be remembered as the man of a million dollars, one of the largest in the company, and paved the way for us young guys. But now is not so difficult to make a name for myself as it was earlier. I'm very proud of who I am and where I go, and challenge.

Talk about your first role in "The Marine 2" (direct to DVD on December 29).

I did all my tricks to jump ship except when it exploded. I begged and begged him to, but I understood. It would have seemed too good if I had flown. I did run through some Pyro and jumped out of buildings. I could not believe I have (on paper). Six months passed after my (first WWE). I reach the smaller part, and John Cena (main character of "The Marine") it would. After doing some scenes that were like, "How long have you been acting?" And I looked at my wife and was like, 'Well, about 15 minutes. I gave it my best shot, and called me a week later, and I got the part. But I do not know what part. I was like, 'Cool, I'm getting beat up or something? They said, 'No, you have the lead role. "Six weeks in Phuket, Thailand.

Is there extra pressure to ensure that the role of the military are presented accurately while you are trying to be the best player possible?

Yes Yes, I tried the best I could, because I appreciate so much - "appreciate" is not even a good word - but I very much appreciate what the men and women of our country, being away from his family for over a year at a time and risking their lives every day. I grew up hunting in Mississippi, so I'm pretty good with a gun, but I had to learn to keep a machine gun and replicate the exact way a Marine would be acting. Hopefully I did justice to them.

More difficult - the filming of a movie or wrestling in hell in a cell?

Ooh ... Ooh ... God. You know, I do not know, man. There is great pressure to be in a lead role in a film, especially when his first role, and you have to carry a movie. Then again, when you stand in front of (San Antonio), Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a cell - I have to say that balance.

Is it true that increasingly considered a minister?

Yes, I did. My dad's (Christian), Minister, and travels and talks. I've seen the impact it has had on so many people since leaving wrestling. What we do is entertainment, but outside the ring, I have a strong desire to make a difference with children. I am a bad guy on television, but once you know me, I think it's important for them to have models to admire.

Their toughest opponent and why?

Probably would have to say Shawn Michaels. Although a little older now, you can not underestimate him. He's still Mr. Wrestlemania, he remains "spectacular." Something happens when the bell rings. It's a strong little man. No es poco. It's feisty. I put my head on a chair, and needed stitches, and even disturbing. No practice (taking chair shots). You just hold it. You just hope the adrenaline flowing so that not even feel - until the next day.