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| Page Joseph Falkinburg | |||
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| Ring Names | Diamond Dallas Page | ||
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight | 248 lbs (112 kg) | ||
| Born | April 5 1956 | ||
| Point Pleasant, New Jersey | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Billed | The Jersey Shore | ||
| Trained by | Dusty Rhodes Jake Roberts The Assassin | ||
| Debut | November 18, 1991 | ||
| Retired | August 9, 2009 | ||
Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkenberg; April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page, is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor, signed to WWE in a Legends contract. In the course of his wrestling career, which spanned two decades, Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Page first broke into the wrestling business in 1988, as a manager in the American Wrestling Association, 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. Over a decade in WCW, Page became a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and one-time WCW World Television Champion. He is the fourth WCW Triple Crown Champion.
After WCW was sold in 2001, Page signed with the WWF, where he became a one-time WWF European Champion and one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion. Due to a series of injuries, he allowed his contract with the company to expire in 2002. He worked for TNA from 2004 to 2005. Page is now an actor in small-budget films, as well as a fitness guru and motivational speaker.
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Early life
Page Joseph Falkinburg, the oldest of three children, was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the son of Sylvia (née Seigel) and Page Joseph Falkinburg, Sr. Page was raised by his father during his early years, after his parents divorced. The name "Dallas" came from his love of the Dallas Cowboys. His brother and sister were raised by their maternal grandmother. Page lived with his father from the ages of three to eight. His father took him, at eight years old, to live with his grandmother, who raised him. Page admitted in his autobiography he is dyslexic. He had many challenges hit him throughout his childhood and educational years. DDP attended St. Joseph's High School (now Monsignor Donovan High School) in Toms River, New Jersey) for his freshman and sophomore years, spending his first season on the JV basketball team and making the varsity squad as a sophomore. He transferred to Point Pleasant Boro High School in Point Pleasant, where he was a star basketball player with the Point Pleasant Boro High School Panthers.
Professional wrestling career
Early years / American Wrestling Association
Page's first wrestling appearance was in Canada in 1979. However due to poor initial training and a subsequent bad knee injury he gave up wrestling shortly afterward.
Page ran a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida called "Norma Jeans" (known for its Pink Cadillac) while he was working as a wrestling manager in the American Wrestling Association (AWA). He started managing in 1988, where he handled Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka), a team he led to the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19. Badd Company, was often accompanied by female valets known as the "Diamond Dolls" (Tonya, Jennifer and Torri). During his time in the AWA, Page also managed Col. DeBeers, Curt Hennig and Madusa Miceli as the leader of the Diamond Exchange stable. He worked for the AWA at 12 dates over a period of nine months, where they filmed all the television shows in one day. He also worked as a color commentator in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where he worked alongside Gordon Solie, before finally debuting as a professional wrestler.
In 1990, Dallas received a tryout with the WWF as an announcer, but never got the job. At WrestleMania VI, he drove Rhythm and Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine) to the ring in his pink Cadillac. At this time, he was virtually unknown in the World Wrestling Federation. When FCW went down, Page was still involved in the club business until Dusty Rhodes returned to World Championship Wrestling. Rhodes started booking and brought Page in on a small contract in early 1991.
World Championship Wrestling
Managing the Freebirds and the Diamond Mine (1991–1992)
Page came to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 as manager of The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael P.S. Hayes). Page managed the Freebirds to a shot at the NWA World Tag Team Championship where they defeated Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) on February 24. Before that match took place, Page unveiled the stable's new road manager, Big Daddy Dink, formerly known as Oliver Humperdink, who interfered in the match. During this match, Page introduced the Diamond Dolls. Page added Scott Hall to the stable under the name of Diamond Studd. Page also worked as a color commentator for WCW with Eric Bischoff. With rumors that the WCW wanted to take the Diamond Studd away from Page, he decided to take the advice of Magnum T.A. and begin to wrestle himself. He headed to the WCW Power Plant where Buddy Lee Parker, The Assassin, and Dusty Rhodes trained the 35 year old rookie. He debuted as a wrestler in a tag team match later that year. With the Diamond Studd, he faced Kevin Sullivan and his partner. He was relegated to the "jobber" list. He made his wrestling pay-per-view debut at Starrcade in 1991, teaming with Mike Graham in a losing effort to Jushin Liger and Bill Kazmaier. In regards to this period, he stated:
Page continued wrestling and brought other wrestlers into his stable, The Diamond Mine, such as Scotty Flamingo (Raven) and Vinnie Vegas (Kevin Nash). The relationships between DDP, Flamingo, and Vegas were used in many angles over the following months. Page went in the corner of Scotty Flamingo, at Clash of the Champions XXI on November 18, 1992, when Flamingo fought Johnny B. Badd in a worked boxing match. Flamingo won this bout with a little help from Page who filled Flamingo's glove with water. The following year, after Studd and Flamingo left the stable, Page teamed with Vinnie Vegas as the Vegas Connection. However, the team was disbanded shortly after its debut when Page suffered a torn rotator cuff in a match against Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce toward the end of 1992 and was later fired, while Nash left WCW for the World Wrestling Federation.
Video Blog
Wrasslin Wednesday Rewind
Wrasslin Wednesday Rewind is a video series put out by Dallas Page where Page goes back in time and shares some of his most memorable angles throughout his career.
DDPtv
DDPtv is the most current video series put out by Page. It brings you into the home of DDP, where he has guests such as Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Glacier.
DDPYoga
- Main Article: DDPYoga
DDPYoga is a fitness system developed by Diamond Dallas Page. Page developed DDPYoga after a devasting injury which lead into his retirement.
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Diamond Cutter
- Diamond Dust (Diving Top Rope Cutter)
- Nicknames
- "DDP"
- "The (self-proclaimed) People's Champion"
- "Handsome"
- Tag teams and stables
- Managers
- Diamond Doll (WCW)
- Max Muscle (WCW)
- Wrestlers managed
- Wrestlers trained
- Theme music
- “Spirit” by Dale Oliver (TNA)
- "Self High Five" (WCW)
Championships and accomplishments
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3 time)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 time) - Bam Bam Bigelow (2), Kevin Nash (1)
- WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- WCW World Television Championship (1 time)
- WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Kanyon
- WWF European Championship (1 time)
See also
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