Diamond Dallas Page

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Diamond Dallas Page
Page in 2016
Born
Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr.

(1956-04-05) April 5, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Professional wrestler
  • actor
  • wrestling manager
  • fitness instructor
Years active1988–1991 (wrestling manager)
1989–2020 (wrestler)
1999–present (actor)
2012–present (fitness instructor)
Spouses
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 1991; div. 2005)​
  • Brenda Nair
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2015; div. 2020)​
  • Payge McMahon
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2021)​
Children2
Websitediamonddallaspage.com
Ring name(s)Diamond Dallas Page (DDP)[1]
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2]
Billed weight248 lb (112 kg)}[2]
Billed fromThe Jersey Shore[2]
Trained byJake Roberts[1]
WCW Power Plant[1]
Debut1988
RetiredJanuary 15, 2020[3]

Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., April 5, 1956), better known by his

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and All Elite Wrestling
(AEW).

Page first broke into the wrestling business in 1988, as a manager in the American Wrestling Association,[1] where he worked for nine months before signing with WCW in 1991. There, he continued as a manager until late 1991, when he became a wrestler.[1] Over a decade in WCW, Page became a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion,[1] two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion,[1] four-time WCW World Tag Team Champion[1] and one-time WCW World Television Champion. He is the fourth WCW Triple Crown Champion,[1] and the only United States Heavyweight Champion to defend the title in a pay-per-view main event, defeating Bret Hart at the 1998 World War 3.

After WCW was sold in 2001, Page signed with the WWF where he made his pay-per-view debut in the main event of July's

NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Destination X 2005. On March 31, 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Eric Bischoff. He is considered "one of the finest WCW legends in history."[4]

Since 2012, Page has run a mail order and online fitness video business called DDP Yoga, based on

dynamic self-resistance
.

Early life

Falkinburg as a child

Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., the eldest of three children, was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the son of Sylvia (née Seigel) and Page Falkinburg Sr.[5][6] He was raised by his father during his early years after his parents divorced. He stated that he is of German, Irish, and Dutch origin. Falkinburg/Falkenburg is also the name of multiple German villages and at least three German castles. The name "Dallas" came from his love of the Dallas Cowboys.[7]

His brother Rory and sister Sally were raised by their maternal grandmother.[7] Falkinburg lived with his father from age three to eight. His father took him, at eight years old, to live with his grandmother, who raised him. Falkinburg admitted in his autobiography he is dyslexic.[5] He had many challenges hit him throughout his childhood and educational years.[7]

He attended St. Joseph's High School (now Donovan Catholic High School) in Toms River, New Jersey, for his freshman and second years, spending his first season on the JV basketball team and making the varsity squad as a sophomore.[8] He transferred to Point Pleasant Borough High School in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, where he was a star basketball player with the Panthers.[6] He attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina briefly before leaving school to work full-time.[citation needed]

Professional wrestling career

American Wrestling Association (1988)

See also: The Diamond Exchange
Diamond Doll Tonya
in 1988

Page ran a

Diamond Exchange stable.[1]
He worked for the AWA at 12 dates over a period of nine months, where they filmed all the television shows in one day.

Professional Wrestling Federation (1989–1991)

Page also worked as a color commentator in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), soon renamed Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF), where he worked alongside Gordon Solie, before finally debuting as a professional wrestler. Page's first pro match occurred in May 1989 against Dick Slater.

In 1990, Page received a tryout with the WWF as an announcer, but wasn't offered a job.[11] At WrestleMania VI, he drove Rhythm and Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine) to the ring in his pink Cadillac.[1] At this time, he was virtually unknown in the World Wrestling Federation.[12] When FCW went out of business, Page was still involved in the club business until Dusty Rhodes returned to World Championship Wrestling. Rhodes started booking and brought him in on a small contract in early 1991.[1]

World Championship Wrestling/WCW (1991–2001)

Various alliances (1991–1993)

See also:
The Vegas Connection

Page came to

Buddy Lee Parker, The Assassin, and Dusty Rhodes
trained the 35-year-old rookie. The advice was fruitful, as on the August 31, 1991 episode it was announced by commentators that the Studd and Page had indeed parted ways.

Dallas Page would make his debut as a wrestler on August 22, 1991, at a house show in Jacksonville, FL, losing to

Johnny B. Badd. On the house show circuit, Page and Studd suffered their first defeat when they fell to the WCW Patriots in Baltimore, MD on November 27.[15] On the December 21 edition of "World Championship Wrestling", Dallas accomplished his first single victory, defeating Johnny Rich. Later that month he faced former clients Michael Hayes and Jim Garvin in house show matches, losing each encounter.[16]

He made his wrestling pay-per-view debut at

Jushin Thunder Liger and Bill Kazmaier.[1]
In regards to this period, he stated: "Bischoff gave me the job as I was a good example of work ethic, passion and someone that cares about the business. Since they wouldn't really book me, I went down to the WCW Power Plant every day I wasn't working. That's how you adapt to adversity. Even when I started to make it, I still kept going back. Until I was on the road 260 days a year-plus, I was still going to that Power Plant. For five years I went there, because that's how long it took me to get to the top."[17]

Page in the ring

Page opened 1992 with a house show victory over

dark match at the SuperBrawl II
PPV.

In April 1992 he began teaming with Richard Morton (

Marcus Alexander Bagwell at a house show in West Palm Beach, Fl.[18]

World Championship Wrestling announced a tournament to crown the

WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting in a non-title matchup and was defeated. On June 20, he teamed with Tracy Smothers and Richard Morton in a losing effort to The Junkyard Dog, Tom Zenk, and Big Josh in the dark match of Beach Blast 92
.

Page continued to wrestle and gradually brought other wrestlers into his stable,

Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce toward the end of 1992 and was later fired, while Nash left WCW for the World Wrestling Federation.[11][13][21]

World Television Champion and feud with Randy Savage (1993–1997)

Page, determined to continue improving his character, sought the help of Jake Roberts who advised him on the psychological aspects of the business.[13] After his injury had healed and following a tour of Germany for World Wrestling Superstars in the summer of 1993,[22] Page re-signed with World Championship Wrestling. He made his return on the December 19, 1993 edition of The Main Event, losing to Scott D'Amore via countout. He closed the year by defeating "Jungle" Jim Steele at a house show in Kennesaw, GA [23][21]

Page had returned with his wife

Renegade for the WCW World Television Championship.[1] In the build-up to his first title defence at Halloween Havoc, there was growing dissension between Page and Kimberly. Johnny B. Badd defeated Page for the TV title and again at World War 3 on November 26, winning Kimberly's freedom from DDP.[1] At Uncensored on March 24, 1996 The Booty Man with Kimberly as The Booty Babe defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Loser Leaves Town match.[1]

Page performs the Diamond Cutter on Goldberg

Page returned on the May 18, 1996 episode of

La Parka and beat Savage on the July 7 edition of Monday Nitro. Around this time, Page also started fighting nWo leader, Hollywood Hogan. Page and Savage battled for the last time at Halloween Havoc. The match was billed as a Las Vegas sudden-death match, where Savage pinned Page after Hogan, dressed as Sting, came out and hit Page with a baseball bat in his already "injured" midsection, resulting in Savage picking up the win.[1]
On an episode of Nitro shortly after Halloween Havoc, Page fought Hogan, but was again beaten down by the nWo.

United States Heavyweight Champion (1997–1998)

In 1998, Page tagged with Karl Malone (above) and Jay Leno at two different pay-per-views.

At Starrcade, Page won the United States Heavyweight Championship from Curt Hennig.[1] The following year at Uncensored, Page defended the title in a Triple Threat, Falls Count Anywhere contest against Chris Benoit and Raven, putting Raven through a table with a Diamond Cutter to retain the belt. Page later lost the title to Raven at Spring Stampede.[1] Later in the year, Page tagged with Karl Malone against Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman at Bash at the Beach, losing due to interference.[1] Page tagged with late night talk show host Jay Leno at Road Wild, where they defeated Hogan and Eric Bischoff.[1]

Page, along with Raven and the Flock, were featured in the music video for the song Rising by the band

Warrior match and all of the DDP versus Goldberg contest. WCW decided to air the Goldberg versus DDP title bout in its entirety on the October 26 episode of Nitro, which proved immensely popular in the ratings and resulted in a ratings win for Nitro over Raw – the last win Nitro ever had. Despite this setback in the World title picture, Page rebounded this same following night of Halloween Havoc, on the October 26 episode of Nitro, with a win over Bret Hart to capture the United States Heavyweight Title. The two headlined the following month's World War 3, in a title match which Page won.[24] Page lost the title to Hart on the November 30 episode of Nitro in a No Disqualification match, when he was assaulted by The Giant.[25]

WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1999–2001)

See also:
The Insiders, and The Millionaire's Club

Page became WCW World Heavyweight Champion in April 1999, at Spring Stampede when he defeated Sting, Hogan, and Ric Flair for the title in a Four Way Dance with "Macho Man" Randy Savage as Special Guest Referee. Page pinned Flair after giving Flair the Diamond Cutter.[1] Around this time some fans were starting to boo Page at various WCW events, so shortly after Spring Stampede a decision was made to turn Page heel for the first time in three years. The turn played out slowly at first, with Page undergoing a change in attitude. Then, on April 19, Page defended his title against Goldberg, where he cemented the turn by first knocking Goldberg out with brass knuckles and then propping his leg up against the ring stairs and repeatedly smashing it with a steel chair, all while taunting the fans with repeated utterances of "boo me now". Page only stopped when Kevin Nash, an ally of Hogan's who was angry at Page for (kayfabe) injuring Hogan's knee during the match at Spring Stampede, came back from injury and chased him away.

On April 26, 1999, Page lost and regained his title in the span of two hours. Sting challenged him to defend his title in the first hour of that night's Nitro and defeated him to regain the title he had lost a year earlier. This ended Page's reign at 15 days, but he gained an opportunity to get the title back ninety minutes later. Nash came to the ring and made a challenge for a four-way match for the title, and the just-dethroned Page joined defending champion Sting and Goldberg in the match. Page regained the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by using a foreign object to hit Nash and take the win and regain the title without actually defeating the reigning champion.[1] Nash became the number one contender shortly after and vowed to get revenge on Page for his friend Hogan, culminating in a match at Slamboree in May. Page originally retained the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after Savage interfered and hit Nash, but the match was ordered to continue by Eric Bischoff and Nash pinned Page to win the title after a powerbomb.[1] Page dropped out of the title picture shortly thereafter.

Shortly after Slamboree, Page entered into an alliance with fellow New Jerseyan

Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner
in a team effort to take on Hogan, Sting, and Goldberg. Soon after that feud ended Page turned into a hero again and feuded with both Kanyon and Bigelow before the year ended.

In 2000, with WCW under new management, Page earned a shot at the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Spring Stampede against Jeff Jarrett. In a surprise twist, Page's wife, Kimberly, turned on Page and helped Jarrett become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion.[1] Page got the better of Jarrett on the April 24 episode of Nitro, where he defeated Jarrett in a steel cage match to become WCW World Heavyweight Champion for the third time, then lost the title to his tag partner, actor David Arquette, three days later on Thunder; the rules stated that whoever got the pin would win the title, and Arquette pinned Jarrett's partner, Eric Bischoff. Page attempted to win the title back at Slamboree later that month in a triple cage match against Arquette and Jarrett, but lost after Arquette hit him with a guitar. Page then entered a feud with Mike Awesome, who defeated him in an Ambulance Match at The Great American Bash after Kanyon turned on Page.[1]

Page took some time off shortly after this, but returned in late 2000 as a full-time wrestler. After Page came back he formed a tag team with Kevin Nash called

The Insiders, and the team won the WCW World Tag Team Championship on November 26 at Mayhem by defeating Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo).[1] The team was temporarily stripped of the titles but won them back at Starrcade defeating Stasiak and Palumbo again. Page and Nash lost the titles to Palumbo and Sean O'Haire at Sin in January and broke up shortly thereafter. After his tag team run Page briefly feuded with the returning Kanyon, which saw Kanyon defeat Page at SuperBrawl Revenge, and Page defeating Kanyon the following night on Nitro, ending their feud. Page then moved into the World Championship picture again by facing Scott Steiner. Their feud hit a climax at WCW's final PPV Greed, saw Page's final match in WCW as he passed out in Steiner's finisher, The Steiner Recliner, after refusing to tap out.[26]

World Wrestling Federation (2001–2002)

Main article: The Alliance
See also: The Invasion (professional wrestling)

When WCW was purchased by

The Dudley Boyz, defeating Team WWF, after Team WWF member Stone Cold Steve Austin turned on his team members mid-match.[31]

Page and Chris Kanyon reunited on the August 6 episode of Raw when Kanyon helped Page attack The Undertaker backstage.[32] Three days later on the August 9 taping of SmackDown!, Page and Kanyon defeated the APA to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.[33]

His feud with the Undertaker culminated when Undertaker and Kane defeated Page and Kanyon at SummerSlam on August 19, 2001, in a Steel cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championship. During the match, Page was injured, keeping him out of action until late October 2001.[34] While Page was injured, he developed a new gimmick in which he became a motivational speaker. The character involved Page constantly smiling and acting optimistic, with his trademark phrase "That's not a bad thing... that's... a good thing".

His return televised match was on November 3 at Rebellion losing to Big Show.[35] After the Alliance lost at Survivor Series, Page, along with the rest of the Alliance members, kayfabe lost their jobs.[36]

Page eventually returned as a

Big Boss Man on the January 17, 2002, episode of SmackDown!.[37] Page competed in the Royal Rumble match at the titular event on January 20 but did not win.[38]

Page became the

2002 WWF draft lottery.[42]

On the April 18 episode of SmackDown!, he sustained a serious neck injury during a match with Hardcore Holly, after botching a superplex.[43] After receiving opinions from multiple doctors, Page announced his retirement in June 2002.[44] He left the promotion soon after.

Return to Wrestling (2004)

In 2004, Page made his in-ring return by wrestling for several

The Great Muta
for HCW Battle Hawaii.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2005)

He signed with

Impact!, where he attacked Raven, beginning a feud between the two.[45] At Turning Point on December 5, DDP defeated Raven.[46]
and at
NWA World Heavyweight Championship also involving Monty Brown and Kevin Nash, which was won by Brown.[47] Page and Brown subsequently formed a tag team. The following month at Against All Odds, Page and Brown defeated Team Canada (Bobby Roode and Eric Young).[48] Page received an NWA World Heavyweight Championship title shot on March 13 at Destination X, but was defeated by reigning champion Jeff Jarrett when Brown turned heel and hit Page with the Pounce.[49] At Lockdown, Page teamed with B.G. James and Waltman to defeat Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The Outlaw in a Lethal Lockdown match.[50] At Hard Justice on May 15, Page and Ron Killings faced Monty Brown and The Outlaw where they were defeated in what was Page's final match in TNA.[51] Page left TNA shortly thereafter in order to pursue an acting career.[44]

Independent circuit (2005–2011)

After TNA, Page returned to the independent circuit. He lost to Larry Zbyszko at WrestleReunion. DDP had Bruno Sammartino in his corner during the match. Then Page defeated Buff Bagwell on December 9, 2005, at GLCW Blizzard Brawl. In 2006, Page defeated his former Jersey Triad partner Chris Kanyon twice before retiring once again.

On August 9, 2009, Diamond Dallas Page made a special appearance for Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) at their Bloodymania III event, aligning himself with the jWo. He hit his trademark Diamond Cutter finisher on Trent Acid.[52]

DDP returned to wrestling on January 2, 2010, teaming with

The Rock 'n' Roll Express
at AWE Night Of The Legends.

Return to WWE (2011–2017)

DDP on Raw's 1000th episode in July 2012

In late 2010, Page agreed to work on a DVD for WWE, titled The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro, after being approached on the project due to his ties to WCW. Page hosted the DVD, which was released on June 7, 2011. On the June 27 episode of Raw, Page made an appearance promoting this DVD with Booker T.[53]

In 2012, Page appeared on

Michael P.S. Hayes, Roddy Piper, and Gene Okerlund. Page also appeared alongside Kevin Nash and X-Pac at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on March 31, 2012. On July 2, 2012, Page made an appearance on Raw, where he hit a Diamond Cutter on Heath Slater. He also appeared at Raw 1000, accompanied by other WWE Legends, during Slater's match with Lita.[54]

On the January 6, 2014, episode of Raw, Page, along with a number of other legends, appeared on the show as part of its "Old School" theme. On April 5, Page inducted his wrestling mentor and noted DDP Yoga practitioner Jake Roberts into the WWE Hall of Fame.[55]

On January 25, 2015, at

Rusev.[56] At WrestleMania 32, Page competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Konnor.[57]

On March 31, 2017, Page was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida.[58]

All In (2018)

At

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis.[59]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–2020)

On May 25, 2019, during their inaugural pay-per-view

The Butcher and The Blade
in a losing effort.

Yoga

Page developed a yoga fitness program initially called Yoga for Regular Guys Workout (YRG), after discovering the health benefits of yoga through his then-wife Kimberly while he recovered from ruptures to his L4/L5 discs in 1998.[63] His favorite kind of yoga (according to his "Yoga for Regular Guys" book published in 2005) is "Power Yoga", an American-style version of "Ashtanga Style" yoga. Page worked with chiropractor Dr. Craig Aaron,[64] and developed the Yoga for Regular Guys Workout.[1]

Page developed the book into a series of workout videos titled DDP Yoga (formerly YRG). DDP Yoga was featured in a video about Arthur Boorman in May 2012.[65] The story was picked up by the mainstream media,[66][67][68] including Good Morning America.[69] The video describes the journey of Arthur Boorman, a disabled veteran who was told by doctors he would never walk again. After spending fifteen years on crutches,[70] Boorman followed Page's yoga plan for ten months and documented his progress on home video. He lost 140 pounds and regained the strength and flexibility to walk and run without his crutches, back braces or leg braces.[71]

On February 21, 2014, Page appeared on the ABC series Shark Tank, where he was seeking $200,000 for a 5% share in the DDP Yoga company. He declined to sell a 50% share for that same amount to Kevin O'Leary. Page had hoped to use the money to develop a mobile app. The other investors were impressed by Boorman's improvement but believed the home exercise market was too competitive and also predicted net profits ($800,000 in the previous year) would fall.[72][unreliable source] Page later said he sold more than $1 million worth of products in the first six days after his appearance.[73][74]

Documentaries and podcast

In 2015, he was a main subject in the documentary The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, which chronicled Page helping Jake Roberts through rehabilitation.

In 2016, Page was featured on the Nine Legends Expansion Pack to talk about his friend Bill Goldberg.[75]

Page currently hosts a radio show titled DDP Radio.[76] Since January 4, 2022, Page has taken part in a podcast with Jake Roberts and Conrad Thompson titled DDP Snakepit.[77]

Video games

Page has been depicted in several

licensed wrestling video games
.

Year Title Notes
1997 WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Video game debut
1997 Virtual Pro Wrestling 64
1997 WCW Nitro
1998 WCW/nWo Revenge
1999 WCW/nWo Thunder
1999 WCW Mayhem
2000 WCW Backstage Assault
2002 WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
2004 Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
2012 WWE '13 As downloadable content
2014 WWE SuperCard Mobile game
2014 WWE 2K15 As downloadable content
2015 WWE 2K16
2016 WWE 2K17
2017 WWE: Champions Mobile game
2017 WWE Tap Mania Mobile game
2017 WWE 2K18
2018 WWE 2K19
2023 WrestleQuest
2024 WWE 2K24 As downloadable content

Filmography

DDP as Skullbucket in Gallowwalkers (2012)

Lawsuits

Page demonstrating his "Diamond Cutter" hand symbol in 2011

Page is commonly associated with the "Self High Five" as well as the "Diamond Cutter" symbol, a hand gesture made by joining the thumbs and index fingers on each hand to form a diamond shape, then parting the two hands in one swift motion. He created the symbol in 1996 and later trademarked it. In December 2005, Page filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z, who, he claimed, had "illegally adopted his trademark hand gesture". Page accused Jay-Z of trademark infringement and sought a prohibitive injunction and monetary damages.[78][79] It resulted in Page dropping the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount of money. On August 31, 2010, Page filed a lawsuit against American electronica musical duo 3OH!3 for infringement of his trademarked "Diamond Cutter" hand gesture.[80][81][82]

Page's WCW entrance music, "Self High-Five", intentionally contained similarities to the 1991 Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", as composer Jimmy Hart and Page felt it exemplified the "sound of the '90s".[83] According to Page, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in turn claimed that "WCW owes us [the band] money", but before any further actions or lawsuits took place, the track was altered to "sound like it was it, but wasn't".[83]

Personal life

Page released his autobiography, Positively Page: The Diamond Dallas Page Journey, on February 1, 2000.[84]

In 2003, he had his name legally changed to Dallas Page.[85]

On December 1, 1991, Page married Kimberly Page. On July 3, 2004, they announced their amicable separation, before divorcing in 2005.[86]

In 2015, Page married Brenda Nair. They separated in 2019. The divorce was finalized in 2020.[87]

In 2021, Page married Payge McMahon.[88]

Page has two daughters, Brittany Page (born 1987) and Kimberly Page (born 1994),[89] and two stepdaughters, (Alexandra) Lexy Nair (born 1996) and Rachel Nair (born 2001). Lexy currently works with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage interviewer.[90]

On January 15, 2019, Page released another book, Positively Unstoppable: The Art of Owning It, through Rodale Books. The book includes a foreword by Mick Foley.[91]

Championships and accomplishments

DDP is a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
The Insiders
.

See also

Notes

  1. Freebird Rule
    .

Bibliography

  • Genta, Larry and Page, Diamond Dallas (2000) Positively Page,
    ISBN 0-9679922-0-6
  • Aaron, Craig and Page, Diamond Dallas (2005) Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet,
    ISBN 1-59474-079-8
  • Page, Diamond Dallas (2019) Positively Unstoppable: The Art of Owning It,
    ISBN 978-1635650204[91]

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