Diamond Dallas Page

**Dallas Page** (born **Page Joseph Falkinburg**, April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name **Diamond Dallas Page** (**DDP**), is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor, motivational speaker, and actor. 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), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Falkinburg 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, Falkinburg 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, 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 Invasion pay-per-view, and went on to become a one-time WWF European Champion and one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion with Chris Kanyon. 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, challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event for 2005's Destination X pay-per-view.

On February 20, 2017, WWE announced that Page would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2017, and on March 31, 2017, he was officially inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Eric Bischoff.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Diamond Cutter* (Cutter)
	+ *Diamond Clash* (Belly-to-back inverted mat slam)

* **Signature moves**
	+ *A Trip to the Diamond Mine* (Tilt-a-whirl mat slam)
	+ *Diamond Bomb / Jersey Bomb* (Spinning sitout powerbomb pin or a sitout powerbomb pin)
	+ *Diamond Dream* (DDT)
	+ Clothesline
	+ Belly-to-belly suplex
	+ Elbow drop, with theatrics
	+ Figure-four leglock while using the ringpost
	+ Fireman's carry slam
	+ Flying clothesline
	+ Gutwrench gutbuster
	+ Inverted atomic drop
	+ Lariat takedown
	+ Reverse STO
	+ Russian legsweep
	+ Shoulder jawbreaker
	+ Side slam
	+ Sidewalk slam
	+ Slingshot crossbody
	+ Spinning discus lariat
	+ Spinning spinebuster
	+ Swinging neckbreaker
	+ Wrist-lock followed by multiple shoulder blocks

* **Managers**
	+ Diamond Dolls
	+ Kimberly Page
	+ Max Muscle

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Badd Company
	+ Bam Bam Bigelow
	+ The Big Steel Man
	+ Colonel DeBeers
	+ Curt Hennig
	+ Diamond Studd
	+ Dick Slater
	+ Fabulous Freebirds
	+ Johnny Ace
	+ Madusa Miceli
	+ Scotty Flamingo
	+ Vinnie Vegas

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Bang Man"
	+ **"DDP"**
	+ "Handsome"
	+ "The King of Bada-Bing"
	+ "The Master of the Diamond Cutter"
	+ "The Original People's Champion"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Championship Wrestling**
		- "Iron Rock" by Harold Lester
		- "Glam Rock" by Frank Shelley
		- "Self High-Five" by Jimmy Hart & Howard Helm
		- "Wolfpac (nWo Wolfpac)" by C-Murder (used as a member of The Insiders)
		- "Dog" by FAT
	+ **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
		- "Diamond in the Rough" by Jim Johnston
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Spirit" by Dale Oliver

## Championships and accomplishments

* **George Tragos / Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame**
	+ Frank Gotch Award (2014)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#4** of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the *PWI 500* in 1997 and 1998
	+ Ranked **#65** of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
	+ Feud of the Year (1997) – vs. Randy Savage
	+ Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1999)
	+ Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1995)
* **Swiss Wrestling Federation**
	+ SWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Championship Wrestling**
	+ WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ WCW World Television Championship (1 time)
	+ WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
	+ WCW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon (2) and Kevin Nash (2)
	+ Fourth WCW Triple Crown Champion
	+ Lord of the Ring Tournament (1996)
* **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
	+ WWF European Championship (1 time)
	+ WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Kanyon
	+ WWE Hall of Fame
		- Class of 2017
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Best Wrestling Maneuver (1997) – *Diamond Cutter*
	+ Most Improved (1996)
	+ Worst Gimmick (2001)