Early career (1979) In 1979, Page wrestled in three matches. He retired after a knee injury.
American Wrestling Association (1988) and
Diamond Doll Tonya in 1988 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). 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. At
WrestleMania VI, he drove
Rhythm and Blues (
The Honky Tonk Man and
Greg Valentine) to the ring in his pink
Cadillac. When FCW went out of business, Page was still involved in the club business until
Dusty Rhodes returned to
World Championship Wrestling. Rhodes started booking and brought him in on a small contract in early 1991. He made his debut on the February 3, 1991 edition of
The Main Event, where
Paul E. Dangerously introduced Page to the audience in an interview on the show's wrestling news segment
The Danger Zone. Page managed the Freebirds to a shot at the
NWA World Tag Team Championship where they defeated
Doom (
Butch Reed and
Ron Simmons) on February 24. Before that match took place, Page unveiled the stable's new road manager, Big Daddy Dink, formerly known as
Oliver Humperdink, who interfered in the match. During this match, Page introduced the
Diamond Dolls. In April 1991 he added
Scott Hall to the stable under the name of Diamond Studd. As he continued his training, Page became a commentator for WCW programming. He also resumed managing Scott Hall; however, he would not return to the ring until November 25, 1991, when he teamed with The Diamond Studd to defeat Chris Sullivan and
Brian Lee on WCW World Championship Wrestling (the future
WCW Saturday Night). At the same taping, but in a match that aired on the December 21
WCW Pro, Studd and Page would gain their first significant victory when they defeated
PN News and
Johnny B. Badd. On the house show circuit, Page and Studd suffered their first defeat when they fell to the WCW Patriots in
Baltimore, Maryland on November 27. On the December 21 edition of "World Championship Wrestling", Dallas accomplished his first single victory, defeating
Johnny Rich. Later that month he faced former clients
Michael Hayes and
Jim Garvin in house show matches, losing each encounter. He made his wrestling pay-per-view debut at the
1991 Starrcade on December 29, teaming with
Mike Graham in a losing effort to
Jushin Thunder Liger and
Bill Kazmaier. Page opened 1992 with a house show victory over
Brad Anderson in
Atlanta, Georgia, making his wrestling debut at
The Omni. This would be his only victory for some time, as the former manager began to wrestle full-time but quickly found himself relegated to the "
jobber" list. Page would make his debut at
Clash of the Champions, losing to
PN News at Clash of the Champions XVIII. He would also lose matches to
Ron Simmons,
The Steiner Brothers,
Barry Windham &
Dustin Rhodes,
Van Hammer, The Freebirds,
Nikita Koloff and Tom Zenk. On February 29, 1992, he was defeated by
Big Josh in the opening
dark match at the
SuperBrawl II PPV. In April 1992 he began teaming with Richard Morton (
Ricky Morton) following the dissolution of
The York Foundation. The duo faced Ron Simmons &
The Junkyard Dog, The Steiner Brothers and The Freebirds on the house show circuit but were unsuccessful. On the April 25, 1992 episode of WCW Worldwide it was announced that WCW President Kip Frey had banned Page from any non-wrestling appearances in WCW, and ultimately eliminated his wrestling license. Meanwhile, on April 30, 1992, he garnered his first significant singles victory of his nascent career when he pinned
Marcus Alexander Bagwell at a house show in
West Palm Beach, Florida. World Championship Wrestling announced a tournament to crown the
NWA World Tag Team Champions on May 2, 1992; Dallas Page proceeded to crash the event and brought bags of letters of support for overturning his ban. Kip Frey relented, and Page had his TV time and wrestling license reinstated. He teamed with
Thomas Rich to defeat
Firebreaker Chip and
Bob Cook in the dark match of
WrestleWar '92 on May 17, 1992. On the June 13, 1992 edition of WCW Saturday Night, he faced
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting in a non-title matchup and was defeated. On June 20, he teamed with
Tracy Smothers and Richard Morton in a losing effort to The Junkyard Dog, Tom Zenk, and Big Josh in the dark match of
Beach Blast 92. Page continued to wrestle and gradually brought other wrestlers into his stable,
The Diamond Mine, such as
Scotty Flamingo (the future Raven) and
Vinnie Vegas (Kevin Nash). The relationships between DDP, Flamingo, and Vegas were used in many
angles over the following months. Page went in the corner of Scotty Flamingo, at
Clash of the Champions XXI on November 18, 1992, when Flamingo fought
Johnny B. Badd in a
worked boxing match. Flamingo won this bout with a little help from Page who filled Flamingo's glove with water. The following year, after Studd and Flamingo left the stable, Page teamed with Vinnie Vegas as the
Vegas Connection.
World Television Champion and feud with Randy Savage (1993–1997) Page, determined to continue improving his character and in-ring skills, sought the help of
Jake Roberts who advised him on the psychological aspects of the business. Page was re-hired by World Championship Wrestling. He made his return on the December 19, 1993 edition of
The Main Event, losing to
Scott D'Amore via countout. He closed the year by defeating "Jungle"
Jim Steele at a house show in Kennesaw, GA Page lost the title to Hart on the November 30 episode of
Nitro in a
No Disqualification match, when he was assaulted by The Giant.
WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1999–2001) Page became WCW World Heavyweight Champion in April 1999, at
Spring Stampede when he defeated Sting, Hogan, and
Ric Flair for the title in a
Four Way Dance with
"Macho Man" Randy Savage as
Special Guest Referee. Page pinned Flair after giving Flair the Diamond Cutter.
World Wrestling Federation (2001–2002) When WCW was purchased by
WWF owner
Vince McMahon in 2001, Page was one of the few major WCW stars (along with
Booker T and
Buff Bagwell) who accepted buyouts of their
AOL Time Warner contracts in order to immediately sign with McMahon. He debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on the June 18, 2001, episode of
Raw when he unveiled himself as the stalker of
The Undertaker's wife, Sara, thus establishing himself as a heel. Page revealed he didn't care about Sara; he only did it to make an impact and wanted to take on the "biggest dog in the yard". On the July 5 episode of
SmackDown!, Page competed against WCW Champion Booker T, but failed to win the title after a distraction from The Undertaker. On the July 9 episode of
Raw, WCW owner
Shane McMahon and ECW owner
Paul Heyman joined to create
The Alliance, with former WCW and ECW alumni joining forces in an attempt to take control of the WWF. At the
Invasion pay-per-view on July 22, Page formed part of Team Alliance alongside Booker T,
Rhyno and
The Dudley Boyz, defeating Team WWF, after Team WWF member
Stone Cold Steve Austin turned on his team members mid-match. Page and
Chris Kanyon reunited on the August 6 episode of
Raw when Kanyon helped Page attack The Undertaker backstage. Three days later on the August 9 episode of
SmackDown!, Page and Kanyon defeated the
APA to win the
WWF Tag Team Championship. His feud with The Undertaker culminated when The Undertaker and
Kane defeated Page and Kanyon at
SummerSlam on August 19 in a
Steel cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championship and
WCW Tag Team Championship. During the match, Page was injured, keeping him out of action until late October. While Page was injured, he developed a new
gimmick in which he became a motivational speaker. The character involved Page constantly smiling and acting optimistic, with his trademark phrase "That's not a bad thing... that's... a good thing". His return televised match was on November 3 at
Rebellion losing to
Big Show. After the Alliance lost at
Survivor Series on November 18, Page, along with the rest of the Alliance members,
kayfabe lost their jobs. Page eventually returned as a
face and won his job back by defeating
Big Boss Man on the January 17, 2002, episode of
SmackDown!. Page competed in the
Royal Rumble match at the
Royal Rumble on January 20 but did not win. Page became the
WWF European Champion on the January 31 episode of
SmackDown!, when he defeated
Christian, a former follower of his positive "philosophy." At
WrestleMania X8 on March 17, Page successfully retained in a rematch against Christian. He lost the title to
William Regal on the March 21 episode of
SmackDown!. On the March 25 episode of
Raw, Page was drafted to the
SmackDown! brand as part of the
2002 WWF draft lottery. On the April 18 episode of
SmackDown!, he sustained a serious neck injury during a match with
Hardcore Holly, after botching a superplex. After receiving opinions from multiple doctors, Page announced his retirement in June. He left the promotion soon after.
Return to Wrestling (2004) In 2004, Page made his in-ring return by wrestling for several
independent promotions. At
Turning Point on December 5, DDP defeated Raven. and at
Final Resolution in January 2005, Page competed in a three-way elimination match to determine the number one contender for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship also involving
Monty Brown and Kevin Nash, which was won by Brown. Page and Brown subsequently formed a tag team. The following month at
Against All Odds, Page and Brown defeated
Team Canada (
Bobby Roode and
Eric Young). Page received an NWA World Heavyweight Championship title shot on March 13 at
Destination X, but was defeated by reigning champion
Jeff Jarrett when Brown turned heel and hit Page with the Pounce. At
Lockdown, Page teamed with
B.G. James and Waltman to defeat Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The Outlaw in a
Lethal Lockdown match. At
Hard Justice on May 15, Page and
Ron Killings faced Monty Brown and The Outlaw where they were defeated in what was Page's final match in TNA. Page left TNA shortly thereafter in order to pursue an acting career. DDP returned to wrestling on January 2, 2010, teaming with
Air Paris to defeat Bobby Hayes and Alexander the Great at PICW event. On October 15, 2011, DDP teamed with
Kevin Nash as they defeated
The Rock 'n' Roll Express at AWE Night Of The Legends.
Return to WWE (2011–2017, 2024–present) In late 2010, Page agreed to work on a DVD for WWE, titled
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro, after being approached on the project due to his ties to WCW. Page hosted the DVD, which was released on June 7, 2011. On the June 27 episode of
Raw, Page made an appearance promoting this DVD with Booker T. In 2012, Page appeared on
WWE Classics on Demand in
Legends of Wrestling Roundtable: Renegades along with
Jim Ross,
Michael P.S. Hayes,
Roddy Piper, and
Gene Okerlund. Page also appeared alongside Kevin Nash and X-Pac at the
WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on March 31, 2012. On July 2, 2012, Page made an appearance on
Raw, where he hit a Diamond Cutter on
Heath Slater. He also appeared at
Raw 1000, accompanied by other WWE Legends, during Slater's match with
Lita. On the January 6, 2014, episode of
Raw, Page, along with a number of other legends, appeared on the show as part of its "Old School" theme. On April 5, Page inducted his wrestling mentor and noted DDP Yoga practitioner
Jake Roberts into the
WWE Hall of Fame. On January 25, 2015, at
Royal Rumble, Page was a surprise entrant in the Rumble match, entering at number 14 and hitting his finishing move, the Diamond Cutter, on
Stardust,
Bray Wyatt and
Fandango from the top rope, before being eliminated by
Rusev. At
WrestleMania 32, Page competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by
Konnor. On
March 31, 2017, Page was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida. On October 6, 2024, Page announced via his
Twitter that he had signed with WWE under a legend contract after his appearance in the crowds at the
Bad Blood PPV event. During
WrestleMania weekend in April 2025, Dallas inducted long-time friend
Lex Luger into the
WWE Hall of Fame.
All In (2018) At
All In on September 1, 2018, Page accompanied
Cody Rhodes in his match against
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis.
All Elite Wrestling (2019–2020) On May 25, 2019, during their inaugural pay-per-view
Double or Nothing, Page escorted
Brandi Rhodes away from the ring after she refused to leave the match between
Cody Rhodes and
Dustin Rhodes after match referee
Earl Hebner ejected her from the match. On the October 23, 2019, episode of
AEW Dynamite, Page returned to TNT programming for the first time
in over 18 years, and helped Cody attack
Chris Jericho and his stable
The Inner Circle. On November 27, 2019, Page returned to
Dynamite to present MJF with the first ever
Dynamite Diamond Ring as a prize for defeating
Adam Page. On January 15, 2020, at
Bash at the Beach, Page had his last match, teaming with
Dustin Rhodes and
Q. T. Marshall to take on
MJF and
The Butcher and The Blade in a losing effort. == Fitness career ==