Diamond Dallas Page

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Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page (often shortened to DDP), is an American yoga instructor, retired professional wrestler and actor.

In the course of his wrestling career Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

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.

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 Colonel 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.

Page also worked as a color commentator in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), soon renamed Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF), where he worked alongside Gordon Solie, before finally debuting as a professional wrestler.

}} 1989–2020 (wrestler)

Page's first pro match occurred in May 1989 against Dick Slater.

In 1990, Dallas received a tryout with the WWF as an announcer, but wasn't offered a job.

At WrestleMania VI, he drove Rhythm and Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine) to the ring in his pink Cadillac.

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, 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.

1999–present (actor)

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 show, and went on to become 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, challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Destination X 2005.

2012–present (fitness instructor)

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Since 2012, Page has run a mail order and online fitness video business called DDP Yoga, based on yoga and dynamic self-resistance.

Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., the eldest of three children, was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the son of Sylvia (née Seigel) and Page Falkinburg Sr.

He was raised by his father during his early years after his parents divorced.

He stated that he is of German, Irish, and Dutch origin.

Falkinburg/Falkenburg is also the name of multiple German villages and at least three German castles.

The name "Dallas" came from his love of the Dallas Cowboys.

His brother Rory and sister Sally were raised by their maternal grandmother.

Falkinburg lived with his father from age three to eight.

His father took him, at eight years old, to live with his grandmother, who raised him.

Falkinburg admitted in his autobiography he is dyslexic.

He had many challenges hit him throughout his childhood and educational years.

He attended St. Joseph's High School (now Donovan Catholic High School) in Toms River, New Jersey, for his freshman and second years, spending his first season on the JV basketball team and making the varsity squad as a sophomore.

He transferred to Point Pleasant Borough High School in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, where he was a star basketball player with the Panthers.

He attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina briefly before leaving school to work full-time.

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).

On March 31, 2017, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Eric Bischoff.

He is considered "one of the finest WCW legends in history."