History Wrestling / DiamondDallasPage

* TookALevelInBadass: Despite starting his in-ring career well into his 30's, he developed into a skilled wrestler.

'''Diamond Dallas Page''' (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.; April 5, 1956) is an American professional wrestler best known for his stint in Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He became a major player in the "Invasion" storyline following Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s buyout of WCW, and was so excited to work for [=WWE=] that he took a buyout on his contract to the tune of $.50 on a dollar. What happened was an abysmal trainwreck of a storyline that ended with him playing the part of a stalker, and later leaving the business altogether. He now maintains a health and fitness website called [[http://www.ddpyoga.com/ DDP Yoga]] (formerly Yoga for Regular Guys).

Feel free to check out ThatOtherWiki for more info about his career.

!!! "These tropes are gonna feel the BANG!":

* FinishingMove: The Diamond Cutter

** BadassGrandpa: At the time of his debut in 1991, he was, at thirty-five years old, the oldest rookie in history. Since then, however, [[{{Wrestling/Batista}} other]] [[{{Wrestling/Boogeyman}} wrestlers]] have taken that title.

* SirSwearsALot: According to Wrestling/MickFoley, DDP is a walking example of this; he jokes that Page "uses at least two f-words to describe a newborn puppy." During one of their trips around the country, Page ended up screaming "Who put fucking cookies in my bed?!"

* ClusterFBomb: According to Wrestling/MickFoley, DDP is a walking example of this; he jokes that Page "uses at least two f-words to describe a newborn puppy." During one of their trips around the country, Page ended up screaming "Who put fucking cookies in my bed?!"

* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}:
** Dennis Rodman
** Jay Leno
** DDP as the "stalker" of Wrestling/TheUndertaker's wife Sara.
** His feud with Wrestling/KevinSullivan's [[{{Kayfabe}} "dyslexic"]] [[UnrelatedBrothers "brother"]] Dave "Evad" Sullivan.

'''Diamond Dallas Page''' (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.; April 5, 1956) is an American professional wrestler best known for his stint in Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He became a major player in the "Invasion" storyline following Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s buyout of WCW, and was so excited to work for [=WWE=] that he took a buyout on his contract to the tune of $.50 on a dollar. What happened was an abysmal trainwreck of a storyline that ended with him playing the part of a stalker, and later leaving the business altogether. He now maintains a health and fitness website called [[http://www.yrgfitness.com/ Yoga for Regular Guys.]]

* SmallNameBigEgo: Showed signs of this in an interview in early 2012, saying that he was the biggest star in wrestling in the 90's and drew more than any other Wrestling/AttitudeEra wrestler. While he was popular with the crowds, to call him a bigger star/draw than such wrestlers as Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/MickFoley, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]], {{Wrestling/Sting}} and Wrestling/HulkHogan is ridiculous.

** OlderThanTheyLook: DDP really doesn't look much different now than he did in WCW apart from his shorter hair.

** DoingItForTheArt[=/=]AwesomeDearBoy: Page, however, never cared how he was booked during this period as he was ''so'' happy to simply be in the WWF that he was ''willing'' to do anything the writers (and purportedly the Undertaker) asked him to. And whether you liked the gimmick or not, there wasn't any doubt Page put his full effort into it to get it over.

* LifeImitatesArt: That whole "Self Help Guru" schtick he had going towards the end of his WWE run? [[http://youtu.be/qX9FSZJu448 That led into this]], where his "Yoga For Regular Guys" was able to help a disabled Gulf War veteran lose 140 lbs (and regain the ability to walk unassisted) over the course of a year. Also doubles as a [=CMoH=] and [=CMoA=], as the guy was rejected by other Yoga instructors he'd approached.
** His current work turning Jake Roberts and Scott Hall around appears to be nothing short of epic.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: DDP reportedly had two of his friends in his early days at WCW tape his matches for him so he could study them. His friends proceeded to add their color commentary to the matches. Later on, DDP joked he could make a fortune of these DDP matches with commentary by Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and Wrestling/MickFoley.
** ''Very'' shortly before his WWE career ended, the WWE bookers had decided to try pushing DDP as... wait for it... DDP. They let him go back to his old gimmick, and even started hyping the Diamond Cutter as a devastating finisher that could come out of nowhere. About 3 matches into his push, DDP fought [[Wrestling/BobHolly Hardcore Holly]]. First DDP botched a super-plex and landed hard on the back of his neck, and a bit later Holly concussed him with a dropkick. The combined injuries ended his wrestling career.

* CassandraTruth: Rejected the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder Wolfpac]]'s offer to join them in late 1998 because he didn't trust Wrestling/KevinNash, and in particular implored Wrestling/{{Sting}} and Wrestling/LexLuger not to do so either. Not only did they continue to trust Nash, so did the fans, who in fact booed DDP for his rejection of the massively popular red and black stable. Come the first ''Nitro'' of 1999, the TropeNamer for FingerpokeOfDoom would happen.

* {{Bookends}}: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VI'' in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues (the Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, w/manager Wrestling/JimmyHart) to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'' in the same building, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWE European Heavyweight Championship]] against Toronto native Wrestling/{{Christian}}, who attended ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'' as a young fan.

* UglyGuyHotWife: DDP wasn't especially ugly per se, but compared to [[http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads18/Diamond+Dallas+Page+and+Kimberly+Page1303472370.jpg his ex-wife Kimberly?]] ''Damn.''

** DoingItForTheArt[=/=]AwesomeDearBoy: Page, however, never cared how he was booked during this period as he was ''so'' happy to simply be in the WWF that he was ''willing'' to do anything the writers (and purportedly the Undertaker) asked him to.

* ArchEnemy: Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero), Wrestling/RandySavage, the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]] in general

'''Diamond Dallas Page''' (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.; April 5, 1956) is an American professional wrestler best known for his stint in Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He became a major player in the "Invasion" storyline following WWE's buyout of WCW, and was so excited to work for WWE that he took a buyout on his contract to the tune of $.50 on a dollar. What happened was an abysmal trainwreck of a storyline that ended with him playing the part of a stalker, and later leaving the business altogether. He now maintains a health and fitness website called [[http://www.yrgfitness.com/ Yoga for Regular Guys.]]

* HoldUpYourScore: In his early Wrestling/{{WCW}} days, his valet Kimberly would hold up scorecards whenever he executed a particularly effective move. Naturally, winning the match earned him a "10."

* ImpersonationGambit: On the July 7, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', Randy Savage was scheduled to face MaskedLuchador La Parka. The match seemed to be going along as usual, with Parka doing his usual dancing and strutting. Out of nowhere, "Parka" hit a Diamond Cutter and unmasked as DDP and got the pin. This actually raised Parka's profile in WCW a bit, as, for a short time, he would walk out to the ring and Kimberly would be standing by the entrance and raising the sign of the Diamond Cutter. On DDP's section of WCW's website, someone asked how he got Parka to loan him his costume. DDP said, [[MoneyDearBoy "I gave him a hundred bucks."]]

* {{Bookends}}: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VI'' in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues (the Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, w/manager Jimmy Hart) to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'' in the same building, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWE European Heavyweight Championship]] against Toronto native Wrestling/{{Christian}}, who attended ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'' as a young fan.

* HeyItsThatGuy: You might recognize him as Rhythm and Blues' driver in ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VI''.

* [=Bookends=]: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VI'' in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues (the Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, w/manager Jimmy Hart) to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'' in the same building, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWE European Heavyweight Championship]] against Toronto native Wrestling/{{Christian}}, who attended ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'' as a young fan.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VI'' in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues (the Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, w/manager Jimmy Hart) to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to ''[=WrestleMania=] X8'' in the same building, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWE European Heavyweight Championship]] against Toronto native Wrestling/{{Christian}}, who attended ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'' as a young fan.