History Wrestling / DiamondDallasPage

* HeyItsThatGuy: You might recognize him as Rhythm and Blues' driver in Wrestlemania VI.

* JerkAss: His character was one pre-nWo.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Page's theme music was an off-key rendition of "[[Music/{{Nirvana}} Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".

* {{Took A Level In Badass}}: Despite starting his in-ring career well into his 30's, he developed into a skilled wrestler.

* 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 StoneColdSteveAustin and MickFoley.

'''Diamond Dallas Page''' (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.; April 5, 1956) was an American professional wrestler best known for his stint in {{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.]]

!!'''Tropes concerning Diamond Dallas Page:'''

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues 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 European championship against Toronto native {{Christian}}, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

** Later, in the WWE, he built up a gimmick as a self-help guru: "It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."

* ClusterFBomb: According to 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?!" The incident is also a CrowningMomentOfFunny.
* DemotedToExtra: Despite being in the top card at WCW, when he moved to WWE, he was put in an angle where he stalked TheUndertaker and his wife. After he jobbed there, he was stuffed into the lower mid-card, given his "self-help guru" gimmick and never even came close to the main event scene.

** 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.

* {{Finishing Move}}: The Diamond Cutter
* {{Hey Its That Guy}}: You might recognize him as Rhythm and Blues' driver in Wrestlemania VI.

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

** ''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 [[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.

* 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 AttitudeEra wrestler. While he was popular with the crowds, to call him a bigger star/draw than such wrestlers as StoneColdSteveAustin, TheUndertaker, MickFoley, DwayneJohnson, {{Wrestler/Sting}} and HulkHogan is ridiculous.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues 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 European championship against Toronto native {{Christian}}, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues 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 European championship against Toronto native Christian, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to Wrestlemania X8, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his European championship against Toronto native Christian, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to Wrestlemania X8, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his European championship against Toronto native Christian, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

* BookEnds: Very early in Page's career, he made a cameo at Wrestlemania VI in Toronto's Sky Dome driving Rhythm and Blues to the ring in his pink Cadillac. Fast forward 12 years later to Wrestlemania X8, DDP wrestles one of the last matches in his active career, successfully defending his European championship against Toronto native Christian, who attended Wrestlemania VI as a young fan.

'''DiamondDallasPage''' (Page Joseph Falkinburg, Jr.; April 5, 1956) was an American professional wrestler best known for his stint in {{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.]]

* 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.

* {{Hey Its That Guy}}: You might recognize him as Rythem And Blues' driver in Wrestlemania VI.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Self High Five" and "Get ready to feel the BANG!"
** Later, in the WWE, he build up a gimmick as a self-help guru: "It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."

* JerkAss: His character was one pre-nWo, and pretty much anyone who worked with him in WCW maintains that he was a jerk who abused his relationship with Eric Bischoff to maintain his political power and gain preferential treatment in angles. While he wasn't the only one to do this in WCW (not by a long shot), he was definitely viewed as part of the problem, and part of the reason WCW folded. Mark Madden has been particularly unflattering in his editorials since becoming a regular commentator for Wrestlezone.com.

* ClusterFBomb: According to MickFoley, DDP is a walking example of this: "Who put fucking cookies in my bed?!" The incident is also a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

** ''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 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.