Summary

Randy Orton has now clarified that the Ted DiBiase he said owed him $25,000 was Ted DiBiase Jr., not Ted DiBiase Sr.

The confusion started after Orton said during a recent interview that "Ted" still owed him money, a comment that quickly spread online. After Ted DiBiase Sr. pushed back publicly, Orton responded and specified that he meant DiBiase Jr., his former Legacy stablemate. That clarification adds a new layer to a story that first took off when Orton publicly called on Ted DiBiase Jr. to repay $25,000.

The update also puts the focus squarely back on DiBiase Jr., who returned to the headlines in March when he was found not guilty on all counts in his Mississippi welfare fraud case.

Quote from Randy Orton

Orton originally said during his interview:

"Ted owes me 25 grand. Clip this shit and put it out there, maybe he'll hear it and pay me."

Randy Orton clears up the Ted DiBiase mix-up

Ted DiBiase Sr. publicly denied owing Orton money, which led directly to Orton making the distinction between father and son. With that, the story shifted from a vague name-drop to a pointed reference to DiBiase Jr.

For WWE fans, the clarification matters because Orton and DiBiase Jr. were tied together on television as part of Legacy, making the remark feel less like a random joke and more like Orton talking about a former ally from one of the defining factions of his late-2000s run.

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