Ted Arcidi recalls working with a young Undertaker, who helped him get a job in WWE, the popularity of his action figures
January 26, 2021
The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast with Ted Arcidi
Host: JP John Poz
Interview available at Tmptow.podomatic.com
Entering the WWF: Well, they knew my background as the World’s Strongest Man from breaking power lifting records. So my buddy Ken Patera got me a meeting with Vince McMahon up at the original WWF office in Greenwich Connecticut. I was really tight with him then and still am today actually. So, Vince basically hired me on the spot and sent me up to Tony Altomare’s school to train up in Connecticut. The WWF put me through wrestling school so I could be ready to get on the road. I only got about six months of actual in ring training because they wanted me on the road right away. At the time, Ken Patera had just gotten canned for beating up a cop at McDonalds, so they needed a replacement for him right away. It was a