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Diamond Dallas Page to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017

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Diamond Dallas Page, a world champion-turned-fitness guru, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2017 during WrestleMania 33 Week. The news was first reported by RollingStone.com.

DDP’s journey to the Hall is an unlikely one, to say the least. The Jersey Shore native broke into sports-entertainment in his 30s, starting out as a manager in Verne Gagne’s AWA while still working as a nightclub manager in Florida. Page took his flashy aesthetic from the clubs, coming to the ring clad in leather, studs and diamond-encrusted jewelry, and accompanied by beautiful bombshells he called “Diamond Dolls” on each arm. He backed up his brash look with trash talk on the microphone and cunning intellect in the corner. DDP led Badd Company to the AWA Tag Team Championship before heading to WCW.
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Page took charge of the Fabulous Freebirds as Michael “P.S.” Hayes and Jimmy “Jam” Garvin turned from southern rebels to glam rock megastars, leading them to the WCW Tag Team Titles. DDP also guided the early careers of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Raven before stepping into the ring himself on a full-time basis in 1991. As a 35-year-old rookie, Page’s chances of success seemed slim, but his unmatched work ethic and determination to succeed would pay off in the long run.

Though he found moderate success as a villain in WCW, capturing the company’s Television Championship, he broke out on a worldwide scale after turning down membership in the nWo. DDP found himself an unlikely man of the people, but embraced the love of fans around the world, who continued to be amazed by the seemingly infinite ways Page found to catch his opponents out of nowhere with his signature move, the Diamond Cutter.
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DDP skyrocketed into stardom through his rivalry with the nWo and one of its top members, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, taking part in a thrilling series of matches throughout 1997. Page soon became one of WCW’s top heroes, and the man that celebrities like Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone and late night television icon Jay Leno wanted to team with when they stepped through the ropes.

Years of hard work finally paid off for DDP at Spring Stampede 1999, when he defeated a trio of wrestling legends – Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Sting – to capture his first WCW World Championship. Page went on to capture the title on two more occasions before WCW was purchased by WWE in 2001. During his career in WWE, Page tried to show the WWE Universe and some of the squared circle’s most sour Superstars what a positive attitude could do for them. His efforts resulted in a reign as WWE European Champion, which he successfully defended on The Grandest Stage of Them All, WrestleMania.

Yet for all his accomplishments inside the ring, DDP is also a Hall of Fame human being. After stepping away from the squared circle, he dedicated his life toward helping people take control of theirs. He developed DDP Yoga, a fitness program based around the exercises that helped him stay in the ring game for so long. Page also used DDP Yoga to pay back two of his friends and mentors – WWE Hall of Famers Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Razor Ramon – by having the two legends move into his home and work toward getting back into shape.

It is for his accomplishments in and out of the ring that Diamond Dallas Page is more than deserving of induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Strangelove77

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Nice. I've never been a huge fan of his wrestling, but he's done a lot of good after his wrestling career, often for other wrestlers.
 
Pagusas

Pagusas

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he was my favorite during the WCW days. Hate the "evil" turn they had him do after winning it all, but whatever the man is a legit good soul in the world.
 
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TheNatureBoy

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I was a big fan during the WCW era. Loved the different ways he would set up the diamond cutter. Plus he was with Kimberly in her prime, win.
 
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Skab

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Peoples champ DDP who would pop up out in the crowd was great. Never cared much for his weird cheesy stuff later on.
 
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GaimeGuy

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Even if he was nothing more than a nameless jobber as a wrestler, he deserves to be in the HOF for his contributions to society.

He has saved many people not just physically through DDP Yoga, but also served as a life counselor who turned their lives around.

Celebtities like Sean Loeffer, Mark Schlereth, and Gabriel Iglesias all owe their health to him.

As far as wrestlers go...

We all know of Scott Hall and Jake Roberts, but there are other wrestlers who owe their health and longevity to DDP. Mick Foley stays in shape post retirememt with DDP yoga, and DDP also works with Foley and other doctors to monitor Foleys mental and physical well being proactively as a matter of caution (we all know how foley wrecked his body).

Goldust would be as fat and unhealthy as his father was without DDP's counseling. Now, His overall posture, bone, muscle, joint, and cardiovascular health is great, and he's no longer on the track to an early grave.

Chris Jericho had back problems which HBK and DDP helped him address, and he's been able to compete semi regularly into his mid 40s.

Speaking of HBK: He was DDP Yoga's very first student. DDP helped him rehabilitate his back after his first retirement, turn away from his partying and drug using lifestyle, and find peace through religion. Without DDP, HBK would not have had a second career in the 2000s, and he would not have turned away from his destructive lifestyle. He would probably have wound up like Chris Candido, or done too much damage and wound up Eddie Guerrero.
 
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Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
His feud with Macho Man was legendary. One of the best feuds of all time.
 
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