WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page aka DDP made an appearance on the WINCLY podcast where he spoke about a wide range of topics. 

During the interview, he talked about his appearance on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite and whether fans may see him wrestle one more match.

“I’ve gotta say no, truthfully, and I’m not working you. My body feels too good that I don’t wanna screw anything up. I didn’t understand it because I was 51, 52 and felt like I could run through a brick wall. At 63 I kinda understand.”

DDP stated that while he doesn’t see himself wrestling another match, he’ll be more than willing to give out some Diamond Cutters as he has plenty of those left in him. He stated that he won’t wrestle and would say to it right now before joking that he would have to get paid to take any kind of bumps. 

DDP continued by stating that if Cody Rhodes needs him to do something, then he’ll do it but wants the younger talents to do their thing. 

“These are the superstars where if I can help them get any cred – I did it back in the TNA days when they brought back me and Scott and Kev – that’s what got them on Spike. These guys are already on TNT.”

DDP Believes AEW Could End Up Helping WWE’s Ratings

DDP made his promotional debut with AEW back at Double or Nothing earlier this year. 

His most recent appearance came on last Wednesday’s Dynamite where he helped Cody, Adam Page, and Dustin Rhodes brawl with the Inner Circle in the arena after Jericho interrupted Cody’s promo to build their program heading into Full Gear.

NBA star Enes Kanter has shown interest in pro wrestling and took his training a bit further. He did so when he trained with WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page.

The Score has released this video of Kanter spending time at Diamond’s facility in Atlanta training to fully learn all aspects that go into becoming a professional wrestler.

Kanter has always had a fascination with wrestling and the WWE. In the video with The Score, Enes tries his hand at the art of professional wrestling with the help of the wrestling icon.

He also took part in DDP Yoga which has been highly praised by not only fans but also wrestlers including WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley and All Elite Wrestling star Chris Jericho.

You can check it out here: 

NBA’s Enes Kanter Shares Training Footage, Expresses Interest In WWE

This isn’t the first time that the former center of the Portland Trailblazers expressed interest in making a transition to the squared circle from the basketball court.

Earlier this year, the 6-foot-11 center took to his official Twitter account where he showed off a video of skills as a pro wrestler while training. He might just have a future in wrestling once he’s done in the NBA.

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke to Wrestling Inc. about AEW’s arrival and WWE’s current product.

On Wednesday, it was officially announced that AEW would air a weekly TV show on TNT later this year. With such a move on a big-time TV network, which is the same that WCW aired on, many fans are excited about the possibility of such a move will bring to the pro wrestling business.

DDP brought up how when WCW went against WWE they didn’t split the rating WWE was getting. Instead of dividing the wrestling community, they increased viewership and both companies benefited.

“The WCW fans came over too and they just kept increasing the ratings. I think what’s happening all around with wrestling is gonna help the business.”

DDP was also asked if WWE will get a rub from AEW arriving on the scene with their ratings, which have been declining for several months now.

“I don’t know because WWE is the juggernaut. But AEW is doing something completely different,” said Page. “WWE is rated G and is for families. [AEW] is not aiming for that, they are aiming for an older market, really…

“Cody’s like my nephew, but I think it’s great for wrestling in general and it’s definitely great for wrestlers. In sports entertainment, when there is one dominant force and nothing else, you don’t have to work as hard. Coke and Pepsi exploded because they were going against each other. Competition makes things better and I’m excited for the boys.”

One of WWE’s worst kept secrets is the fact that Vince McMahon enjoys control. It’s an incontrovertible truth that has been apparent for decades. His thirst for maintaining that control over the WWE Universe extends to the very language that is permitted by his roster and on-air talent.

Catching up with his friend “Diamond” Dallas Page on his podcast, Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho shared a number of terms currently banned within WWE.

The conversation was sparked after Jericho accidentally referred to DDP’s fitness programme, DDPY, as “yoga.” This prompted Page to correct him. That then caused Jericho to remark that DDP sounded like Vince McMahon and his list of banned words.

Common terms, once accepted, are taboo as far as Vince is concerned.

Jericho explained further, using championships as an example: “‘Hey Vince, I don’t know if I should lose the belt. [Puts On Vince McMahon Impression] ‘The what?’ ‘Sorry, the title,’” Jericho joked.

Trying to justify Vince’s logic — the “Vince verbiage” — Jericho added, “You couldn’t say ‘belt’ because a belt is what you use to hold up your pants.”

As far as WWE’s fanbase goes, they aren’t ‘fans,’ per se. Instead, they must always be referred to (by all on-air talent) as the ‘WWE Universe.’

“You couldn’t say ‘fans’ because it’s the ‘WWE Universe’ — and never say ‘marks’ because [Puts On Vince McMahon Impression] ‘They’re not marks, they’re our fans!’”

What do you make of Vince’s banned words? Does it make for a unique product or is it totally unnecessary?

Whether or not AEW will be a success will be revealed in future but with signings like Chris Jericho and Pac, for now, the company has certainly left the wrestling world buzzing.

Various Wrestling personalities have been talking about the promotion in recent times and DDP, who is very close to the promotion’s Vice President Cody Rhodes, joined this list during his recent interview with WrestlingInc.

Page first talked about his early days in wrestling and recalled how Dusty Rhodes was one of the first guys who believed in him which gave him a lot of confidence.

When asked about Dusty’s son Cody starting his own wrestling promotion with The Young Bucks and others, the WWE Hall Of Famer said that ‘it’s f***ing amazing’:

“It’s f***ing amazing, I’m about to put an interview out with him – the last two years we’ve filmed me talking to Cody of what happened last year. Last year he came light years from leaving the WWE and this year it’s like warp speed. He’s like my nephew and I’m enjoying watching it. It’s amazing.”

Continuing on the topic, DDP remembered the atmosphere at last year’s All In event and said that he wants Cody to have the greatest success ever.

Finally, Diamond Dallas Page claimed that with AEW’s launch, things are closest they have ever been to the Monday Night Wars Era and implied that he is excited to see what happens.

Apart from this, DPP also talked about Ric Flair loving his Dusty Rhodes impression and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page was recently interviewed by WSVN-TV Entertainment Reporter Chris Van Vliet.

“DDP” was asked about his appearance at last week’s All In pay-per-view (PPV) event. Page was ringside for Cody’s NWA World Title win against Nick Aldis. He explained how the late Dusty Rhodes played a major role in the bout:

“Dusty used to always tell me ‘I got five friends D and every time I count them, you are one of them’ and that meant a lot to me.

“So when he passed, Cody called me and said Dusty, because he always calls him Dusty and not pops, he said ‘Dusty told me right before he passed that he had five friends and you’re on that list’.

“I appreciated that because I had heard it, but hearing it from him took it to a different level. So fast forward a year a half later and he’s putting together ALL IN, he really loved that five friends thing.

“And three guys who couldn’t have been any closer besides me were Ray Lloyd who is Glacier and Tommy Dreamer. He of course threw in his brother-in-law Kevin who he loves dearly and his father-in-law Otis and of course his dog Pharaoh.

“It was like super special and it was super emotional. We were all looking at each other trying not to cry.”

Appearing At All In For Free

Page then talked about how Cody convinced him to hit a Diamond Cutter during the show. He also revealed he didn’t charge Cody and The Young Bucks a dime for his appearance:

“When I first heard Cody was doing ALL IN, I told him you know I don’t do Diamond Cutters anymore. I mean, if WWE calls me I’ll f*cking do a Diamond Cutter, but not for an independent wrestling company.

“I’ve been offered $10,000. I’m not hitting that mat anymore. But for Cody, I told him if you need me for anything, I said I’m there and I wouldn’t charge him nothing. I’m sure plenty of people got paid a lot of money to be there, I took nothing and I won’t take nothing from him.”

WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page was recently interviewed by Wrestling Inc. to talk about several professional wrestling topics.

During the conversation, Page opened up about his relationship with the Rhodes family. In particular, “DDP” talked about how long he has known Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star Cody Rhodes:

“I’ve known Cody since he was ten. Without Dusty Rhodes there is no Diamond Dallas Page, he took me under his wing and believed in me when nobody did, nobody. …

“Back then, I used to always call [Cody], ‘young buck.’ I’ve never really told this story until this week, because I’ve been saving it, because of the Young Bucks and how amazing they are.”

Advice For A “Young Buck”

Page then shared some advice he once gave to a young Cody Rhodes, who he used to call “young buck”:

“I went, ‘Woah, well, slow down young buck. I think I was a three-time world champion at one time.’ He was like ‘No! Come on, man!’ and I was just busting his chops.

“I said, ‘Listen, young buck, the deal is you’ve got to keep your feet on the ground because you got a whole big sign on your back. You got a big bulls-eye on that and you gotta keep your feet on the ground, but keep reaching for the stars, bro.”

Finally, Page shared the emotional message that Cody gave him shortly after the passing of Dusty Rhodes:

“When he passed, Cody had called me and he said, ‘Listen man, you know Dusty would always say he has five friends and I just want you to know right before he passed, he told me that again.’

“He said some guys were off and on the list, but Dallas was always on that list. And for him to tell me that – even though I had heard that from Dream – it was super special.”

WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently talked to CBS Washington DC where he discussed WWE’s new TV deals, Ronda Rousey getting a significant push early on in her WWE career. Below are some highlights from the interview:

DDP on Ronda Rousey getting WWE Raw Women’s Championship opportunity:

I think that would be like asking whether you’re a Republican or Democrat. You’re gonna have people say, ‘She’s who she is and she should get it.’ And other people are gonna go, ‘No, she didn’t earn it, she didn’t deserve it.’ But a lot people don’t understand all the work she put in to get to where she is today. So bottom line is, she’d be one of the highest paid people there. And she’s one of the highest paid people there because she draws and people are tuning in.

My opinion is, I think she’s gonna draw. I haven’t been watching enough to see her work, but I know what she did at WrestleMania and she killed it. So I think the girls are so good today. One of the things when you’re a great worker like a lot of these young ladies today, from Bailey to The Boss Sasha Banks. Charlotte’s one of the best athletes in the company. When they get there and they realize you’re in a feud with Ronda Rousey, guess what, you just got mainstream attention.

That’s gonna hold on for a while. Because I would never even push Ronda out of maybe doing a comeback [in UFC]. And guess what. She’s still a draw. She wouldn’t come back and go right against the champion, but she’d go out there and everybody would want to tune in. So don’t discount that either.”

On new TV deals acquired by WWE:

“Wrestling is cyclical. And if you look at the 80s, it had an unbelievable run and then it just fell down. 90s had the biggest run ever, because of the Monday Night Wars. People would say, ‘Do you think you’ll ever see that again?’ I say to them, ‘You’ll never see it like that again.’ See Vince [McMahon] has mainstreamed the television. And he’s the taken the wrestle and over the last 20 years made him a superstar not a wrestler. And the biggest star in the world is who? Is The Rock. Then out of wrestling the next guy would be John Cena. And then maybe Dave Bautista, because what he did in the wrestling world, but what he’s doing in Hollywood. He is an A List actor, now so is John.

You’re gonna see a lot of guys come out of that. You’re gonna see The Miz come out at some point and have a hell of a film career. Cody Rhodes just got five episodes coming up on The Arrow. He’s mainstreamed the boys, and the girls. Because it’s not like these crazy ratings that they had. We had better ratings than they had back in the day. But it’s more mainstream audience, so it’s a way more valuable audience.

So no, I’m not surprised at all. I’m super happy because they’re getting these kind of money numbers from the television and they own the network, the WWE Network. So owning your own channel on a spot where you’ve got it 24/7 and we’re talking about creating your own channel. Just like I did with DDP Yoga. My DDP Yoga channel with my DDPY workouts, it’s my own channel. And I’m constantly putting money into making it better. I’m like over $2 million into my DDP Yoga Now App, which is insane. And no one, and that’s including Beach Body or anybody else is doing it the way we’re doing it.”

There has been, and will be, a lot of talk around Ronda Rousey before she makes her in-ring debut as an official WWE superstar, with many offering their opinions on the UFC Champion’s potential in the world of sports entertainment.

Since Rousey was seen slamming Triple H through a table at Elimination Chamber, WWE Hall of Famer DDP spoke to UPI.com.

“I think she’ll put the work in, she’ll have to. Because it’s completely different from UFC. I think Ronda brings a lot. She really put women’s sports at the top of the list. She’s the main event. If you look back…there is no way there is ever going to be women’s fighting in UFC. She had a whole different vision. Not too many years after that she was headlining the main event. It really put her in a huge spot. And she had a great career. And I’m sure she’s pretty much moved on from that and she’s on to the next one.”

Diamond Dallas Page explained that it may not happen straight away, and she may not be unbelievable, but he stated that he thinks she’ll hold her own in the ring.

“Again, wrestling is all about believability, Believing in the character.”

“That’s why I think she’ll be successful. Do I think it’s going to take some time? You know I do. If you go back to her run in the UFC, it was almost Tyson-esque. It’s the same thing that Mike did coming in and boxing. She did it with tapouts.”

“She comes with a rep and it’s a good one […] Look what women’s sports are doing today. We’d probably never see any of these amazing fighters in the UFC. WWE, the girls there are serious. She has some great talent there and they aren’t there to hurt her.”

Along with DDP, The Big Show also spoke with UPI.com about Ronda’s new career in sports entertainment.

“You can tell she’s excited about our business and what we do […] As far as the brand the notoriety she brings to our industry, I think it’s an incredible opportunity for WWE and WWE fans as well as Ronda Rousey fans.”

The world’s largest athlete highlighted her presence, athletic ability, and entertainment skills as things to watch out for, stating that ‘she’s just going to be overwhelming’.

“It’s going to raise the bar a little bit in our women’s division. Our women’s division is the strongest it has ever been. It’s so strong, it has actually attracted the talent like Ronda Rousey to want to come and be a part of it….I think it’s absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to see what she does in the ring.”

Opinion:

Is anyone else slightly concerned about the amount of pressure being built up?  There’s a lot at stake for her and WWE.  I know that she’s a professional of course, and will have gone through as much training as possible, but surely there’s still a chance that this all flops?

– WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page was backstage for last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW from Phoenix, Arizona. He arrived to the RAW arena around the time Main Event tapings began. PWInsider is reporting that the former WCW World Heavyweight Champion was filming material for upcoming WWE projects. This includes filming for the upcoming “Unreleased Matches” DVD on “The Macho Man” Randy Savage which comes out later this year.

– Following last night’s Seven-Man Gauntlet match on Monday Night RAW, Finn Balor took to Twitter to heap some praise on Seth Rollins and take shots at WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz:

Forget about any controversial moments over the last 2 years, I’ve nothing but respect for @WWERollins & his performance tonight. ?
As for the @mikethemiz & his goons …. this is chess, not checkers .. see you Sunday, locked IN the #wwechamber ? https://t.co/ACF2oSKUmB

— Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) February 20, 2018

– It seems like Tyler Bate could have some backstage heat within WWE. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio had this to say about Bate’s current status with the company:

“Tyler Bate lost 4 matches this week. He went 0 and 4. He went from being the big guy that they were grooming for the UK for the future and he has fallen out of favor.” He continued, “He lost the title to Pete Dunne [and] there was a situation where they had a tour.

“They, at the last minute, wanted to book him on a main roster tour I think. This was a long time ago but this was right before they put Pete Dunne over him. They called [Bate] late and he had made other plans and that’s what happened.”

– TMZ recently published a story about Jay Z applying to trademark the diamond hand signal for “a variety of entertainment services in either music, video, TV or film.” It also referenced a lawsuit that Diamond Dallas Page filed against Jay Z back in 2005 that was settled out of court. The article also noted “it doesn’t look like DDP ever trademarked it for himself.” DDP took to Twitter to correct TMZ on that matter:

YO @TMZ@DDPYoga @RealDDP#OwningIT2018
DDP pic.twitter.com/NuQonmvCmZ

— DDPY (@DDPYoga) February 2, 2018

WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke with Chuck Carroll of CBS Sports to talk about various topics. Here are the highlights:

Possible appearance in the Royal Rumble Match:

“If they call me, I’ll be there. But if I never get in the ring again, I am so happy to have had the run I had.”

Helping Justin Credible with his substance issues:

“I didn’t get a phone call from him, I made a phone call to him. Because of helping Jake, and Scott, Vader, and Mick Foley … just by reaching out and helping the guys, when someone is hurting, they’ll contact me. So I know about it pretty much right away. I always loved PJ. He’s a great kid who just made some bad decisions…

I told him if he gets to work doing the [DDP Yoga] program five days a week, we’ll talk every day or a minimum of every other day. I told him, if he gets on track for a month, then I’ll bring you down here, and we’ll work together, and I’ll start to really treat him this time. I’ll actually teach him how to teach what I do.”

Vince McMahon bringing back the XFL:

“McMahon has always been a visionary. But, again, they’re a multi-billion-dollar company, and it really comes down to the talent. So I don’t know how you do that. But if he’s got a plan… I’m sure he’s got a plan, because… the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. Some of my biggest victories have come directly after some of my biggest failures… He knows what he did wrong, and probably wants to go back and go, I think I got this this time. I’m sure he’s going to make plenty of mistakes on the way to get there. Who really knows where it’s going to be when it’s all said and done. I love to watch what McMahon does. I love to watch. Vince is a genius.”

– The changes continue to roll in for IMPACT Wrestling, as several talents and managerial figures have parted ways with the company. ProWrestling.net reports that IMPACT has also closed down their Nashville offices after having their last day on Thursday. IMPACT has been based out of Nashville since its inception back in 2002. It will now reportedly be based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is the home of their parent company Anthem Sports.

– WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently wrote a piece for Player’s Tribune entitled “Letter To My Younger Self.” The highlights can be read below:

“Wrestling, man,” you tell Smokey. “I tried it when I was 22.”

“Seriously?” Smokey will say. “You’re kidding. What was your name?”

“Nah, bro, totally serious. I was ‘Handsome’ Dallas Page.”

“Wheeew, well, you could never use that gimmick today,” Smokey will shoot back, and of course everyone will laugh their asses off — before going back to counting up money and drinking. But you … you’ll be in too deep now, kid. Now those wrestling thoughts will be in your head, and there’ll be no getting away from them. So while everyone else is focusing on their cash and booze (I think it was Goldschläger shots that night), you’ll start doodling in this blotter pad that you have in front of you — just sort of in your own world. They won’t even notice.

“That is, until you pop your head up, and — like no less than a fucking bolt of lightning just hit you — say the three words that will change your life forever.

“Diamond Dallas Page.”

“Huh?” They’re confused. But you barely even notice — you’re on a roll now.

“I mean, I’m 31 — I’m too old to be a wrestler now. But you know what I could be? A manager. What if my name was Diamond Dallas Page!” And whether it’s the idea itself or just the fact that everyone is hammered at that point, you’ll never know … but the entire room seems to love it. So you’ll toast more shots — and now you’re really off and running.

“You know how Jimmy Hart has the Hart Foundation? Well, O.K., what if I had … the Diamond Exchange?” More cheers, more shots.

“And what if I had a whole entourage full of hot — I’m talking smoking hot — ladies, and I called them … the Diamond Dolls?” More cheers, more shots.

“Oh that’ll be a stretch,” Smokey says, and everyone laughs.

“By now half the room is passed out drunk — and to be honest, you might’ve sworn that the entire night was a passed-out dream yourself. That is … if you didn’t happen to wake up with your face stuck to a notepad — the very same notepad where you had written it all down.

“The Diamond Dolls. The Diamond Exchange.

“Diamond. Dallas. Page.

“Has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?”

– Some speculation has seemed to have emerged after Roman Reigns’ recent defeat of The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship, leading some to believe that he may no longer be taking on Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 34. This is not the case, per a report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, who notes that plans have not yet changed.

As of last week Reigns is still scheduled to challenge Lesnar for the Universal Title, but it’s unknown if he will go into “The Show Of Shows” as Intercontinental Champion. It’s expected that “The Big Dog” will drop his title before then.

– WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page has released a commercial for his new DDP Yoga Rebuild DVDs. You can check it out here below:

WWE Hall Of Famer Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke to the Atlanta Business Chronicle on a number of professional wrestling topics. DDP talked about suffering an injury after signing a seven-figure contract with WCW, his goal for DDP Yoga within the next four years, and who was the first WWE Superstar to use the DDP Yoga program. Here are the highlights:

Suffering an injury in WCW after signing a seven-figure contract:

“I started wrestling when I was 35, but my career didn’t take off until I was 40. When you look at me in the beginning of ’96 and at the end of ’96, I’m two different people. When my career took off like a rocket in ’97 – me against the nWo and Randy Savage – I wasn’t just a top guy, I was the top guy and then in ’98, I blew my back out. [$250,000 is] a lot of money in the real world, but for being on-top of the wrestling world, that sucks. I had just gotten that 3-year, multi-million dollar deal and that’s when I blew my back out.”

What his goal for DDP Yoga is within the next four years:

“I did what WWE did with the network, but I did it with fitness. Now, my goal is to be a $100 million company before I’m 65.”

Who was the first WWE Superstar to use DDP Yoga:

“I had just done the WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro and while I was there I was shooting behind the scenes with Shawn Michaels, who was the first guy ever to do my program, which, along with his surgery, helped him get back in the ring. [Michaels] told me, ‘Jericho is hurting and I told him to call you.'”

You can read Page’s interview with the Atlanta Business Chronicle by clicking this link here.

Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke with The Mirror to promote his Q&As and DDP Yoga Workshops this weekend. DDP also spoke about several wrestling related topics and below are some highlights from the interview:

There was so much excitement when you were preparing to face The Undertaker. But it fizzled out as quickly as it began. Was that because injuries were starting to affect you?

“No, more than anything, it was designed like that, like beat down the WCW guys. There was a lot of heat that was before us when we first came in there. But bear in mind this was 15 years ago. It is was it is and it lasted a long time. But now when I’m there, forget about it. Ever since I did The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume 1, after that I was back in, because they loved what I did. Then they kept bringing me back to do it and we kept selling DVDs. They don’t even do DVDs any more, but I see I’ve got one, Scott Hall’s got one, Eric Bischoff’s got one… I was so happy just to have it and see it on the shelf. I really can’t wait until it gets to the WWE Network, so people can really see it.”

When you look back now at your initial and short-lived WWE run, as part of the Invasion storyline in 2001, what are your thoughts on it?

“You know I learned a lot of lessons from it. I learned my biggest lesson that you can’t be afraid to walk away from the table. I shouldn’t have done it, but it was a great lesson learned. That’s what I took away from it. You guys have Dragons Den, which became Shark Tank over here. If I hadn’t have gone through that, going into WWE at the wrong time, I never would have got up and walked away from the table when I went on Shark Tank. We went through a lot of s*** to get to the end of Shark Tank, but they wanted me to sign everything away to them. Basically, not my company, but all my rights, my PR, everything. At the end of it I said to my business partner, ‘tell Shark Tank we really appreciate the opportunity, we love the show, but we’re going to pass’. My partner was like ‘what are you talking about bro? We’ve worked so hard on this’. I said ‘I can’t let anybody control me man, I learned that when I went to WWE. I have to be in control of my own destiny. We’ll see if they call back’. Ninety minutes later they called back and said ‘how do we fix this?’

Vince McMahon made me a much better businessman and I’m super thankful to him. The second run they have given me, if I was going to pick between that run in 2001, 2002, or doing what I’ve done in the last five or six years with WWE, I would take that every time. They had me design Topps card. One of them is me wearing my DDP Yoga shirt, going into the ring at the Royal Rumble [in 2015]. Who do they let do that? You know! Ha ha. Guys don’t even own their own names. I own everything. WWE treats me with such respect and this is the cherry on the top of the ice cream sundae at the end of it all. My business wouldn’t be doing as strong as it is without the support of WWE.

They allow me to do a lot of stuff. I just do it and they let me do it, because they know every time I’m a great example for the ‘wrestling afterlife’ ha ha. And I help the boys. The thing I’m the most excited for is Mick Foley, being able to help him. I was there when he put his body through those brutal assaults, in the early years. I’m actually writing a book now called ‘Positively Unstoppable – The Art of Owning It.’ Mick Foley wrote the foreword and it’s awesome.”

You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.

Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke to CBS Sports about DDP Yoga and a few wrestling topics. Below are some of the highlights:

Terry Funk wrestling again at 73 years old:

[Laughs] “I’m going to call Terry. You know, one of my biggest supporters is Gerry Briscoe. He’s 70-ish now. He’s a former world champion and wrestled since he was six years old and had a really beat-up body. The last time I saw him at WrestleMania, he looked like Tommy Lee Jones. He looked like a million bucks. He’s the biggest advocate, along with Mick Foley. And Chris Jericho, he’s 46 and bumping around like he’s 23. Now, as much I love Terry, no one bumped around anymore than he did, but he ain’t going to be bumping around like he’s 23. It’s just because he misses it so much. He could get away with it his whole life because he’s so believable. He’s one of the nicest guys on the planet and another Hall of Famer. If there’s a way to see it on the internet, and he’s going to get in there, I’m going to watch. I’m going to call him and tell him I’m going to send him my DVDs, because I know they can really help him.”

Scott Hall & Jake Roberts: 

“Scott still has bumps along the road. Even though he did really well with his transformation, but he never really wanted to stop drinking. He did, and he still will, but he doesn’t want to. Jake does. Probably since the movie (The Resurrection of Jake the Snake), he’s fallen once or twice. Technically he’s been sober for five years and without a bump for two or three years. Jake realizes that he doesn’t want to be that guy and Scott occasionally forgets that.

I feel that it’s part of finding yourself. I’ve seen Scott at that point, and a lot of people have seen friends and family there. They’ve seen the person so close, and they’ve been sober for so long, and then they fall. Well, sometimes there are some little twitches or something that sets them off. Or, like I said, they don’t want to quit drinking. I could never have helped either one of them at the time if they didn’t want to. All I know is that it enabled them to both wind up where they belong which is in the Hall of Fame.”

Ric Flair’s generosity and an epic story:

“I made sure Ric knew how thankful I was to him [at the WWE Hall of Fame]. Even though Ric and I have had adversity with each other over the years and said some things we probably both wish we could take back. We’re in a really good spot today, and I think the world of him. I wanted him to know that him putting me over for that world title, I know it put me one step closer to that Hall of Fame podium, and I will never forget it.

Ric and I, we had such a good time when we were up there. I ran into him a couple times at the Hall of Fame. On the last night before we were going, he asks what time my wife and I are leaving. He asks what time our flight was and I said 7:30.

Now, we’re both at the bar, and it’s 12:30 and I’m getting ready to go crash. He said, “Woo! Who made that reservation?” I said it wasn’t me. He goes, “Forget that. I’ve got a Learjet. You’re coming with me. You and [your wife] Brenda.” I said, “Ric, I’ve got so many bags” and he said, “FedEx them home. You’re not taking that flight!”

So, Mr. Limousine Riding, Jet Flying us home in his Learjet. Then when he found out it was the day before my birthday, he took us both out to his favorite restaurant. We both live in the Atlanta area. He fed us and then sent us home in a limousine. It was the perfect punctuation to an unbelievable career and Hall of Fame weekend. It was amazing.”

You can check out the entire interview by clicking here.

Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader recently took to Twitter to comment on an issue with WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page. Page had reportedly reached out to Vader for him to come start working out at the DDP Yoga Training Center, but Vader isn’t happy with one of Page’s conditions.

That condition is that DDP wants Vader to stop wrestling in order to heal, but Vader says he must continue to pay the bills. Vader wrote on Twitter that he feels Page’s stipulation is “bulls–t” and that he’s “real f–king mad.”

This bull shit @REALDDP TURNED ME DOWN BY SAYING HAD TO QUIT WRESTLING OR I WASN'T WELCOME AT HIS TRAINING CENTER https://t.co/vkl8ywQ4aa

— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) July 10, 2017

I have to wrestle to pay hospital bills he said Iwas still wrestling he couldnt do anything for me. I wrestle twice amont https://t.co/dnIosrZ0p9

— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) July 10, 2017

Wascold because I needed the to lose WT to save my life but I couldn't come to hisyoga centerbecause I was still wrestling atwo times amonth https://t.co/j9W7YeXwnA

— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) July 10, 2017

Thats the fking question I'm fking die he came to me I never contacted him &now he's putting this stipulation on my life real fking mad https://t.co/gQJl4G99mg

— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) July 10, 2017

Dallas gave a comment to Raj Giri of WrestlingInc.com that he is willing to help Vader, but it would be next to impossible for his program to be effective if Vader continues to do Vader Bombs.

“I can’t heal you with the program if you’re constantly continuing to beat up your body wrestling, the program wouldn’t have helped Jake [Roberts] or anyone else,” Page said. “I worked with Leon and he’s really beat up from all the years of football and wrestling. […] Anybody who knows me at all knows I would never turn anyone down to work with them at my PC, especially one of the boys. Leon just needs to return my call.”

Page currently operates the DDP Yoga Performance Center in Smyrna, Georgia.

In an update on a report from October, some more details have surfaced on WWE’s upcoming DVD release about Diamond Dallas Page. In a recent interview with WrestlingDVDNetwork, Page himself confirmed several details about the DVD, which will be released in March 2017.

DDP revealed that WWE first pitched the project to him last summer and Page agreed, noting that he enjoyed their 2016 documentaries on Scott Hall and Eric Bischoff. Page also noted that he had positive experiences filming content for WWE’s Very Best Of WCW Nitro series, among other projects.

Mick Foley, Booker T, Eric Bischoff, and Scott Hall are among those who WWE interviewed for the documentary portion of the DVD set. Page also confirmed that his ex-wife and former WCW personality Kimberly Page took part in an interview for the DVD, which will be her first on-camera appearance in some time. Kimberly famously appeared in 2005’s 40 Year Old Virgin, where she was in a revealing speed-dating scene.

DDP confirmed the title of the DVD, Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living, noting that it’s a play on his book Positively Page and one of his upcoming projects titled Positively Unstoppable. The first match confirmed to be included on the DVD is WCW Starrcade 1991’s “Lethal Lottery” tag match featuring the team of DDP & Mike Graham taking on Bill Kazmaier & Jushin “Thunder” Liger. Page noted that we should also expect to see his work with Randy Savage and Sting on the DVD as well.

The documentary portion of the DVD reportedly has yet to be completed, but a WWE producer went on record calling it “inspiring, entertaining and funny.” The DVD will be available for pre-order on Amazon in March.

Former WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page will be the subject of an upcoming DVD and Blu-ray set from WWE. This will be DDP’s first superstar-themed DVD.

There’s no word yet on the exact format of the release, but it’s expected to cover DDP’s in-ring career and his yoga career. The set will likely include lots of new interview footage with former WCW stars. DDP has filmed a lot of interviews for WWE in recent years, while working on his DDP Yoga brand and the rehabilitation of Jake Roberts and Scott Hall.

The currently-unnamed set is scheduled for a March 2017 release. Page last appeared on WWE TV back in April at WrestleMania 32 in the Andre The Giant memorial battle royal.

Diamond Dallas Page was recently a guest on The Steve Austin Show, where Stone Cold Steve Austin asked DDP about The Fabulous Freebirds being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday. Page made his WCW debut in 1991 as The Freedbirds’ manager.

“When I think of the Birds, because when I came in to WCW, you remember, bro, I got to manage the latest Freebirds, it was always Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy ‘Jam’ Garvin, so I was really happy to see Jimmy go in the [WWE] Hall Of Fame too because he was one hell of a talent. And those guys together, they were so much fun. They taught me so much on the road,” DDP said

“Hayes [and] those guys could drink,” the former WCW World Heavyweight Champion continued, “like, you know I come from the nightclub business, and I drank my fair share of a lot of booze, but when you hung out with those guys, it went to a different level.”

Austin and Page also looked back at what may have been DDP’s biggest feud in WCW with the late ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage. Page revealed how his ex-wife Kimberly’s nude modelling lead to Page getting a push from WCW creative into a storyline with Savage on TV.

“At the time, Kimberly had done that Celebrity Nudes. She was the first Playboy chick [from the world of professional wrestling]. What they did was they shot this spread with her and they asked me to be in it! Now, I’m bottom of the middle of the card at the time. You know me, bro. If I get the opportunity to do something that’s going to shock some people, I’m going to go with it, so I went and I shot this thing with her where I’m putting on my boots [and] she’s slipping into something,” Page explained, “and they loved the photoshoot so much they asked us to come back and shoot again because they were going to give her a six-page spread. So I tell [Eric] Bischoff right before this goes down and he’s like, ‘are you crazy? You’ve got a morality clause in your contract. They can fire you!’ I go, ‘well, then, they fire me! Maybe Vince will do something with it!’ And then, it sort of just went away and that came back as the angle that Randy Savage brought out the Playboy with Liz spray painted over Kim’s nipples and butt and then she came out all spray painted nWo! And then, boom, that starts her angle with Savage.”

You can listen to the full podcast here.

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Former WCW mega-star Bill Goldberg recently spoke with Sportstown Chicago to promote his new film, “Checkpoint.” During the interview, Goldberg spoke about his match against Diamond Dallas Page at WCW’s Halloween Havoc 1998 pay-per-view and how DDP had a lot to do with the success he had in his pro wrestling career. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On if he agrees that his match with DDP at Halloween Havoc 1998 was one of the best of his career:

“Absolutely. And I agree to that because of who my dance partner was. And it was Dallas Page.”

On DDP having a lot to do with the success of his wrestling career:

“Dallas had a lot to do with the success of my career. When he approached me with a 14-page wrestling match, I was a bit indifferent. You just got to wrangle Dallas a little bit. He’s very enthusiastic, he’s got a very creative mind.”

On why the DDP match at Halloween Havoc 1998 was so special:

“I obviously never replicated a match like that because I never had a main event like that with Dallas again and that should show you and tell you who was responsible for that match. Obviously it takes two to tango but I was absolutely honored to take part in a monumental match with Dallas. It was awesome, it really was. There’s no doubt it was the best match of my career.”

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– DDP posted the following “F-Bomb” compilation clip from the new “Resurrection Of Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts” movie.

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Join @WWECommunity, @GLAAD and me for #SpiritDay! Take the pledge to go purple at http://t.co/pUvhjiVah7 pic.twitter.com/SKBc6tOJWv

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) October 15, 2015

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– Diamond Dallas Page is the special guest on the latest edition of the “Steve Austin Show” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.

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– Finally, part two of WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair’s interview with former WCW executive producer Eric Bischoff is now available on the latest edition of Flair’s “Wooo Nation” podcast. You can download that one at Play.it.

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Wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page officially tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Brenda Nair this weekend in Cancun.

DDP tweeted the following photos from his wedding ceremony:

IT'S OFFICIAL…Mr and Mrs. Dallas Page!!! #WeddingDay #Cancun pic.twitter.com/9uVh0m5m1Z

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) July 25, 2015

We're Married here's One of the 100's of photos we've taken we're having an Awesome time @saraniweddings pic.twitter.com/shHlMbf0i6

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) July 25, 2015

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— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) July 25, 2015

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