The WWE Career of Diamond Dallas Page

Wrestling Bios Presents - The WWE Career of Diamond Dallas Page
When people think about DDP in the WWF, we think of missed oppurtunities. Dallas Page had worked hard in WCW to become a standout superstar, becoming very popular at a time when WCW was beating WWE in the TV ratings. Diamond Dallas Page allowed the WWE to buyout his guarenteed money contract with WCW to begin work with Vince McMahon. DDP's time in WWE was memorable, but maybe for all the wrong reasons. The DDP WWE debut was questionable, to say the least.
In a continuation from my last DDP video that looked at his meteroic rise in WCW, this mini documentary from Wrestling Bios looks at the WWE Career of DDP.
Topics covered in this video include:
The decision made by DDP to join the WWF and giving up a steady cashflow to join Vince McMahon
The stalker angle including DDP, Undertaker and Undertaker's wife Sara
Vince McMahon and his booking of former WCW superstars
DDP wanting to debut in the WWE in angle with The Rock
Diamond Dallas Page becoming Positively Page
DDP leaving the WWE due to an in-ring injury
DDP returns in the WWE including at Raw 1000, Old School Raw, Royal Rumble matches and WrestleMania
Much More!
If you missed The WCW Career of Diamond Dallas Page, check it out here: • The WCW Career of Diam...
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[@alanguages]

DDP married to Kimberly Page at the time and the audience was suppose to buy, DDP was stalking Undertaker's then wife Sarah. In the words of Kurt Angle to the Undertaker in reference to Sarah: "First of all, I met your wife once! I didn't even like her! I didn't even find her attractive!"

[@BIGTABBY420]

As far as wrestling fans had last seen Kimberly had turned on DDP. Why not say he went a little crazy after her betrayal? Besides Sara was attractive, who's to say she can't be stalked? I liked the stalker angle, his promo after being revealed was great and he got to work with Taker! That should be a highlight for anyone's career. I do wish he would have gotten to do the angle w/ the Rock... but his idea for a debut SUCKED.

[@stevelowe2647]

@@BIGTABBY420 Sarah was attractive?? I personally thought Undertaker was prettier.. She's a dog

[@Tngo_M]

@@stevelowe2647 you prefer a man over a women, each to their own i guess

[@superrobz]

Imagine how goddamn good DDP vs The Rock would have been if deluded McMahon wasn’t around to be so petty? We could have had one hell of a feud. Just another case of Vince and his ego bs

[@KentKaliber]

At that time, DDP was INSANELY over. One of the literal TOP stars in the entire industry. A trilogy with The Rock would have drawn HUGE numbers at that time.

[@superrobz]

Kent Kaliber if only triple h had been behind the scenes like he is now for NXT or Paul Heyman, maybe it would have been different

[@agthaog1986]

eeehh i dunno i mean by this time WWE had a little more leverage and lets be real DDP was peoples champ.....in wcw

[@Coldstone47034]

Well it wasn't only Vince who didnt want to respect Diamond Dallas Page. There were plenty of talent who didnt like him cause they thought he had a big ego. Lame as hell.

[@KentKaliber]

@@agthaog1986 Of course WWE had more leverage, but DDP was a major star at this time.

[@jwnj9716]

Gosh, his WWE run was embarrassing. A creepy stalker.........

[@crystalf1441]

Weve all been there albiet facebook stalking

[@kennethflaglerjr3843]

I hated that stalker gimmick it's wasn't believeable because you stalking undertaker wife Sarah but you married Kimberly paige fine ass I couldn't take the stalker gimmick serious

[@anthonyanderson9303]

@@kennethflaglerjr3843 Not to mention the fact that Kimberly was about 10000000 times hotter than Sarah.

[@chrisasst]

I am a 40 year old guy and I cry almost all the time watching your videos. I was a kid ( well, maybe teenager or so) when these guys were in my life. I miss those wrestling years

[@MrMarcodarko]

As a kid never knew he was that old. Every wrestler looks 40

[@danielrierson6683]

Every body looked young compared to ric flair lol

[@jamiewalsh9184]

Not true, Ric Flair was 60 for 30 years nearly

[@TeeKoon]

@@danielrierson6683 LOL!

[@eX1Dtv]

I watched the debut of DDP back then and my soul died when i realized how he had been booked. Wasted talent like oh so many others that came to WWE back then.

[@tayojones9460]

And WWE are still wasting talent to this day

[@eX1Dtv]

@@tayojones9460 Funny how not a whole lot has changed under Vince huh.

[@thejoker2846]

@@tayojones9460 and still do this day good thing we got AEW

[@andresmartin67]

How many non wwe/f wrestlers were buried during those years by uncle vinny or triple h??😡

[@chperezjr]

It all started since the 80s Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, Tully and Arn and Barry Windham are prime example of it

[@tightwrite85]

Very true but he didn't have much in ring time left anyway. So what's the point of putting him over younger stars that will help carry the business

[@anthonyanderson9303]

@@tightwrite85 No but they left some money on the table in not having him fued with guys like Rock and Austin. Say what you want but DDP was super over and a feud with the Rock would have been epic.

[@toddrichardson8595]

Too many to count

[@emilkoch4098]

@ Andres Martin more than I care to think about.

[@B33FY2011]

Your content never ceases to amaze me. The quality and regularity of these videos are unbelievable. Keep it up man and those KZbin play button's will be in the mail quicker than you can blink your eye.

[@Nick-s-f]

''Its me undertaker! It was me all along!'' - Vince Mcmahon

[@cunnra]

I feel like WWE dropped the ball by not having Scott Steiner as Sara’s Stalker. Hell it probably also would have worked if DDP debuted in the role Steiner did in ‘02.

[@swav.zielin]

The freaks come to Steiner not the other way around though

[@danielrierson6683]

I think Steiner was injured

[@CinefreekProductions]

And Bruce Prichard, who came up with this "Genius" stalker angle, defends it like if it was a great idea.

[@kevynhansyn2902]

I am glad you mentioned what he has been doing in your final statement. He is a inspiration to many upon many of us out there that struggle in life. I dont personally do DDP Yoga, but my Navy Brother teaches classes out in Japan and it has changed his life around for the positive.

[@PUUN402]

I remember how pissed I was when the stalker turned out to be ddp. I was like hes a high star why is he being used like this. I was really pissed. They screwed page.

[@taylormademyself89]

I think they should of used steven richards as the stalker that would of made sense

[@danielrierson6683]

Right To have taker and Kane vs kronik

[@babalon7778]

Thanks for explaining the stalking thing, it didn't make sense to me at the time. He's such a lovely man, what a shame they put him through this garbage.

[@jjay75]

DDP's angle should have been a feud with Austin where he tried to draw out the real Stone Cold, cause bringing out the best in people was half his gimmick in WCW. He sort of tried that early on with his Undertaker storyline, but it didn't fit. Raven should have had the stalker angle, but that's another story.

[@danielrierson6683]

Not really because taker already destroyed raven in a hardcore match months earlier.

[@manraisedbypuffins9080]

Another seriously good video :) Looking forward to seeing who is next, hope you get to 50K followers soon

[@toddrichardson8595]

Even in 2001, Vince was out of touch and clueless.....

[@Cwright386]

Rock started calling himself the people's champ to get more boos, the crowd started calling DDP the people's champion...so DDP take it lol

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Bolt Nation sure The Rock cslling himself people champion was after fans were booing him saying he sucks. Where DDP calling himself the people champion was probabily referring himself to being a life saver. Wwe has been out of touch for many years.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

I wish The Rock and ddp should gave had a match that year. As well with Kurt Angle and stone cold Steve Austin even Kane or Bog show or chris Jericho. That year he was so underated.

[@ChriS-zh6bh]

I remember DDP as manger for Diamond Studd Scott Hall in WCW, I know he didn't become a wrestler to 35 years old quite nice run, his WWE run it was forgettable

[@merkcityboy834]

Hell I just found out he was on WWF television back in the day that’s crazy.

[@shermansherman3630]

I remember how awesome his debut was when he took off the ski mask. Then I was completely confused as to why he was stalking Undertakers wife. Everyone knew he was married to the smoking hot Kim Page. Also, I seem to recall DDP admitting that the buyout of his contract cost him over $400,000 dollars and that he regretted taking the deal.

[@BIGTABBY420]

Kim Page got a flat ass

[@robertgreen216]

😆

[@merkcityboy834]

@@BIGTABBY420 no she doesn’t I bet it looks got outside those clothes.

[@tightwrite85]

You are the absolute best at what you do no one makes Better wrestlers In ring biographies than you

[@TheHomeInvasionShow]

Bruce Prichard owned up to this phuck up He's the one who wrote DDP as a stalker 😒😒

[@JMAC____]

Not surprising he wrote it lol

[@AstonishingRed]

I’m glad that DDP was able to get at least one more crushing pop from the crowd in a WWE ring. Dude took a serious risk, it didn’t pay off but he tried.

[@MrMarcodarko]

Ddp was wasted. . Like sting. I'm sure it was Jericho that saved styles from martyrdom

[@v.k.rt.m.6030]

Funny thing is, Styles was a WCW lower card guy.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Wrestling Bios That's cool you got to see DDP go into the Hall of Fame

[@bernardmcdowell2454]

Self Hi-Five❗️ Excellent insight into WWE’s Universe.

[@DemonDethchase]

5:26 It's me Undertaker! It was me along along!

[@italianostar74]

The Man deserved a lot better when he was in WWE DDP BANG!

[@cameronjohnson9361]

He should have never shot on jimmy king his career was all down hill from there

[@stingersplashentertainment3410]

They wasted DDP 😢 I remember watching the match that ended his career.

[@danielrierson6683]

I think him and booker would’ve have teamed up throughout 2002. They were the last men standing in wcw. We could have had another ddp rejecting the nwo storyline. Or a hhh fued because hhh was trying to steal his finisher earlier in his career. Maybe he could have convinced Scott hall and stone cold to stick around since they were all friends.

[@only1icon1801]

Deserved so much better in his WWE tenure but could say that about a fair few individuals. Remember his HOF speech and was truly touched by his words and seems completely genuine and humble man. He will always have my admiration along with the millions (AND MILLIONS) of DDP fans. (Man, that would have been a huge draw)

[@jaretmoss9297]

Absolutely love these wrestling videos they all take me back, keep up the good work

[@th3gr81]

Another golden biography! Stellar!

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

Vince screwed this opportunity so hard. Rock vs. DDP was a no-brainer... nearly everyone wanted that happening! What they instead did with DDP was a disgrace.

[@dabig25]

Need to do a Bio on "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert

[@SmoothLion78]

Great video and best wrestling channel.

[@williamspence1294]

Wrestling great and a classy man

[@riotMikeV1]

Another amazing video!

[@timbartschwolfman]

I wonder how Kimberly DDP's Ex-wife felt when she saw her husband at the time stalk the Undertaker's Wife on TV during the Invasion Storyline

[@crystalf1441]

Only in her dreams

[@jackoneill842]

I think the motivational speaker character probably did more damage to DDP’s longevity than the Stalker. The Stalker at least played into the smirking villain that DDP was in “Ready to Rumble,” a film that most of the WWF audience was probably more familiar with, than the last two years of WCW. Once he wasn’t a strong face or a strong heel, he was just a guy with a disturbing smile. That’s no character at all.

[@ArticulatedDoom]

I was never a fan of WCW but I used to turn to watch certain guys, DDP was at the top of list of guys I HAD to watch

[@ejspinn]

Another great video! Do one about jimmy snuka and almost getting away with murder. And how he was nick foleys idol!!

[@MarkieMX]

Doesn't make sense for DDP to want Sara when he had KIMBERLY at home.

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Loving these vids

[@Jpgator1214]

As a die hard WWF/WWE fan the DDP Rock angel would have been amazing. The promos would have been epic from those two.

[@Xehanort10]

They also put Sara in Undertaker's 2002 feud with Brock Lesnar as well with Brock and Heyman threatening her.

[@PeterHowe228]

I remember when the stalker angle started I was 12, I thought it was going to be Kane because Undertaker had a real life and Kane was still an outcast hiding behind a mask. While this idea wasn't exactly groundbreaking I still think it's better than what they did.

[@christophernicholson20]

I agree they could have had other ideas and plans for the stalker angle storyline instead of DDP they could have picked someone else like Sting, or Warrior (Ultimate Warrior) that would have made sense he put Warrior in a casket sealed it shut or Barry Windham would have been perfect his gimmick was a stalker

[@mitchell9041]

Can you do one on Pscyo Sid?

[@1joshjosh1]

Bless you DDP.

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

The answer to why Vince wouldn't let DDP go out and be DDP is because he was super over and vince knew it. He couldn't have some WCW guy coming over and being liked more than his guys so that's why he turned him into a weirdo. Vince and his stupid ass ego totally botched the invasion angle which in my opinion is the biggest botch in wrestling history. It's unbelievable the opportunity that the WWF wasted just to gloat about winning the Monday night wars.

[@damienbutler8508]

Rock vs DDP The people’s champ vs the people’s champ!!! It wrote itself!!! Also A DDP Orton feud would have been cool, Diamond cutter vs RKO

[@Riosokkablackwolf]

5:45 so in other words Vince McMahon was really the stalker not DDP. Honestly, Vince being the stalker would be more believable over DDP and could have worked better for an angle. Wish DDP could have had his feud with Rock 😞

[@azapro911]

The way Page would look at it is this: he main evented Invasion, won two championships and won a title match at WrestleMania.

[@frankvonfrauner]

We don't have stalkers in wrestling anymore, but AEW is booking 2 kidnappings a week.

[@Andulvar]

I wouldn't have minded the story if the Undertaker was in each photo too and it turned out DDP was stalking him to see how he ticks so it would be easier to beat him. All the while people thinking DDP is stalking Undertakers wife.

[@JLvatron]

DDP was amazing. The People's Champ angle was a great idea; which guaranteed Vince and Jim Ross wouldn't do it; those guys are the worst.

[@christophernicholson20]

I would have loved to see the Rock vs DDP can you imagine that match if it had happened The original people's champion vs the people's champion at Wrestlemania they dropped the ball big time

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

If your only exposure to WWE was how it booked WCW and ECW stars like DDP, Raven, Scott Steiner, Jerry Lynn, etc. during the Invasion Angle, you'd have to wonder how the hell WWE could have not just survived the Monday Night Wars, but actually bought put its main competitors. It screwed up the most idiot-proof opportunity in the history of wrestling.

[@sandroilpelato7153]

5:36 It's me Taker! It was me all along Taker!

[@v.k.rt.m.6030]

I also heard according to DDP, that Undertaker might have contributed to the nixing of the People's Champion vs People's Champion angle. DDP hugged Vince McMahon one time backstage.

[@ToysToolsandTales]

C'mon guys y'all show DDP some love! And wrestling bios. Man they did DDP so wrong. He must of knew what they were doing to him. This is too hard to watch. I love DDP he was a jam up guy. Idk how they could do this.

[@michaelaburns734]

I knew DDP in the WCW/ The WWF run disappointed me. Still really like DDP more than ever.

[@volklupo5133]

Vince ruining another angle

[@reign114]

Vince McMahon burried EVERY WCW star that ever went to WWE after the buyout.

[@jaydub2971]

I'm probably the outlier, who only enjoyed Page during his "Positivity Page" phase.

[@Mart_Ruiz]

Was this guy in the Devils Rejects ?

[@Cwright386]

Yeah that was Page fighting Otis. He and Rob zombie are buddies.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Knowing the Diamond Dallas page was tag team partners with Stone Cold Steve Austin. And also knowing that the Diamond cutter is exactly the same as the stone cold stunner... That would have been a epic match... But damn it Vince McMahon just had to ruin it.

[@rickyhunt4075]

Diamond Cutter isn't the same the stunner Austin sat down whereas The Diamond Cutter was a fall and of course the kick to the mid section was missing from the Diamond Cutter.

[@robthecommentor6940]

DDP uses the Ace Cutter. Austin uses the Sitting Jawbreaker. It's Different.

[@danielrierson6683]

Ddp also had a version of the rock Bottom and people’s elbow

[@ghostfac3182]

I thank god every day that Sting didn't go to WWE during the buyout

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

Ha ha, Vince McMahon sounds like Hulk Hogan at 5:17!

[@walker1984]

It made no sense for him to stalk Sarah if you knew who Kimberly Page was.

[@robbieweirddick9158]

He is a great wrestler had all the potential in the world to be a heavyweight champion like a lot of people in the business he didn't get a shot like he deserved but he always has us fans behind him DDP forever

[@solomonshields443]

Please do Jim Ross!

[@cosmicrust9715]

Lesson For Already Famous Wrestlers; DONT SIGN WITH WWE.

[@thataurus2492]

Feuding with The Rock would of been awesome to see

[@v.k.rt.m.6030]

Two faces at SummerSlam.

[@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150]

It was pretty easy to tell it was Vince doing the voiceover imo.

[@dli1976]

Scott Steiner would be a good topic for a video if possible pls

[@emilkoch4098]

There's no question that DDP got screwed in his time with wwe. McMahon hated WCW. A lot of favoritism BS from him. Some would say DDP didn't get screwed because he was in Wrestlemania 18. But the bigger picture is he should have been given a big push with the right storlyline/angle. Every big star in WCW should have been given a fair shot in the wwe. Even the upper mid cards who were one step away from becoming a superstar. Even if DDP didn't get injured McMahon would have found a way to get rid of him. Sure DDP was older but so what, he was still very believable and could still put on a good match at 45 which is amazing. I could tell DDP took real good care of himself behind the scenes to be able to go in the ring.

[@gypsyauh2o]

The biggest burial in WWE history...and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

[@DeadFrontierCamouflage]

he deserved better tbh seeing it as a kid back then broke my heart I stopped watching wwe it seems like its where wrestlers go if they want to kill their careers.

[@ironman2326]

I stopped watching wwe so much around this time because they ruined the invasion and I hated what they were doing with ddp. I like to pretend it never happened.

[@keishamurrell3095]

One of my favorites 😁👍

[@Bertaut]

The really nonsensical thing about DDP's introduction was why in the hell would someone who was married to Kimberly Page be interested in Sara Calloway??

[@kushpack4668]

Should have put him in a feud with big show since they wrestled from wcw

[@mrowley7300]

I have alot of respect for Booker T and DDP for agreeing the buy out

[@kidkous]

When People think of DDP in WWF we cry, because DDP was awesome and was treated very not awesome.

[@megatardx]

Your channel is AMAZING!!! Unreal upload schedule and quality doesn't suffer,keep up the good work!

[@michaelcapps8052]

Only thing WWF did wrong was not let ddp be ddp that's heel enough. He was right where he should have been lower mid card

[@antonymarjeram576]

If he would have jumped before Jericho they probably would have gone with the idea but knowing Vince he probably thought the story line was to close

[@bashlivingstonstampededojo882]

DDP vs the rock would have been fuckin awesome McMahon f..cked up

[@katiemcweeny8196]

Might be the most wasted wrestler in any promotion ever....the biggest mistake was booking him as a heel, he's a natural babyface

[@zimzimma5688]

I thought at the time and I still think today the only one who could have pulled off that horrible stalker angle with the Undertaker is Paul Bearer, but obviously that would have only worked if he had some monster alla debuting Kane for the Undertaker to fight.

[@Eric-wu7bp]

Can you talk about the life and career of Miss Elizabeth?

[@CarlitosWayTheOnlyWay]

Its me ..... D ... D ... P

[@drphot6050]

DDP was so over at the time they could’ve easily booked him better but they just didn’t care to do so!

[@DR.K14]

15 min video? Yea that seems about right, since WWE only let him be over for about that amount of time

[@Muppio]

DDP is a 100% legit badass.

[@Barosin1]

Even 19 years ago Vince was at the stage where he was out of touch

[@talkinhoustonsports9908]

I actually like the Sara angle... But i was a kid that never watched WCW so i had no idea who DDP was.

[@ericdravenX00X]

As a young kid in WCW DDP was my Favorite wrestler.. I thought he was a Great wrestler, and i liked his gimmick.. This edgy guy that looked kinda grungy, and just did his job and minded his business and i liked his finisher the Diamond Cutter.. And secondly, the initials of my name are DDP..

[@jimmysak1175]

Wwe killed his popular career pushing him down when we all loved his original style and who he was the money was there. I loved it when he was who he was "The Master Of "The DIAMOND CUTTER"!!!!!