No. Never should have been a wrestler. Much less any kind of title holder. Got in because he was friends with the boys and talent was slim at the time.
@@InsideTheRopes probably not. He was a late bloomer in WCW as it was, and he would have been best served elevating up and comers like RVD at the time.
I don't think Vince cared about good ideas. He cared about burying WCW talent. That was his end goal. Took Booker T 2-3 years to even get respect. Treated the entire WCW like shit.
Yea, the Legion of Doom, Brain Busters, Flair, Dusty, Big Show, Triple H, Austin, Benoit, Guerrero, Mysterio, Booker T, Jericho, Hall, Nash were all buried
@TL2354 Bruh, we are talking about after the WCW purchase post 2002. Vince, would love you if you jumped shipped from WCW to WWE. But if you were there after the purchase, they treated all the talent like shit. From DDP to Scott Steiner to Chris Kanyon. Kanyon was ahead of his time. Even Sting later.
You're all stupid, you get together and you decide "what happens" and you make him out to be a toddler, because... THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL ARE! You should praise God every day that you have dirt on him because you can just point to that to refute accusations of your lunacy immediately
Anyone who is cussing DDP, obviously wasn't alive at the time, because he was MEGA over in WCW, and with the right push in WWF, he could have meant alot more. The whole people's champion thing wasn't a gimick, he really was the people's choice in WCW.
Yea but he wasn't as big going into WWE.... he had some bad fueds going into the merger. He was on fire in 97-99 then it died down... Rock was over that entire time and then some.
All of the people saying that people wouldn’t have cared about The Rock vs DDP didn’t live through it. I did. They absolutely would have cared about it at the time. 100%.
No it would have been total nonsense. The Rock was promoted as the biggest Hollywood action star and the record WWE championship holder while DDP was just another wrestler at age of 45. It would have made no sense for The Rock to face someone who was 2 levels below him.
Imagine if DDP debuted with the self high five theme... him and The Rock would have been money. DDP was one of the first WCW stars I saw as a kid on a magazine. He was was a huge star in wCw.
The pop DDP got when he unmasked was unreal. If you can't make that work, then you're clearly trying to undermine the talent. Straight up. I still get chills watching that segment.
Kinda sounds like Vince wanted to bury him. Sucks cause HOLY SHI was DDP's idea fantastic. And that would've made A LOT of money and set up so much stuff.
I'm sure Vince thought that the 40 something year old DDP who was retired within a year anyway wasn't the future and he'd be best on giving opportunities to his younger stars who already earned their pushes, y'know, like Edge, Christian, Jeff Hardy? They all had big concentrated pushes in 2001, along with Test, who had a brilliant 2001 and was believable as a potential main eventer one day. We should just stall all of their progress because of some fantasy booking nonsense?
@@TheRealAhoy completely understandable. But Rock did a two month program with Booker T, I feel like there could’ve been some time there for one match. Of course Rock would go over but just to see that interaction while Dallas had gas left in the tank would’ve been amazing.
@@camschuster5947 Would it really though? DDP with the peoples champ moniker was never anywhere close to as over as Rock with that moniker. Rock had been building that in to every promo since early 98, DDP never referred to himself as that, DDP put over the diamond cutter more than the peoples champ moniker. It's just fantasy booking. It's like putting Chad Gable against Kurt Angle just because they have similarities, and it seems like a match with both in their primes would go over very well, but it would bury DDP/Gable as being a flimsy imposter of the real version. Why go out of the way to highlight a massive inferiority instead of trying to do that that could work? The most successful gimmicks don't get over fast, they tread water for a while and then eventually catch on. DDP wasn't working out, but he began getting over as the smiling motivator, even the "that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing" catchphrase began getting over. I think Vince was more interested in finding a place DDP could fit in within his show than exploiting a massive inferiority of his instead.
I remember cheering SO hard when DDP unmasked and revealed himself as The Stalker...but then I slowly realized: "That audience pop could have been put to better use). Plus, it made absolutely no sense - even after DDP's explanation behind his motives. He even left through the crowd, who were clearly happy to see him, and it was just....needless. Always Blame Vince.
@@JustBambi73 The minute they cut to commercial I remember saying: "He's screwed". Never saw him losing to Sara Undertaker though - watched that live, NO ONE could have survived that burial.
I love how some wrestling fans only point a finger to a specific time of wrestling and its usually between 2000-2003 but let me tell you early 90s, WWF had Hart and WCW had Ddp , Now Rock vs DdP would have been a great story line . But Vince will be Vince.
People don’t realize DDP was The Rock for WCW, but unlike The Rock who wasn’t held back by H and Shawn. DDP was held back by Bischoff, Russo and Nash and Hogan. He was OVER and he hadn’t even been wrestling his whole life like most of the talent.
@JShadow6661 That's true. He was really over, in WCW. To the point where he was able to flip his gimmick anyway, and still get the crowd on his side. Bishchoff talks a great game but, anyone who actively considers Hulk Hogan a friend, is at least 50% full of shit.
DDP was a big fish in a small pond. You have to take in to account that by the time wwf purchased WCW, WCW didn't look 2nd rate, or even 3rd rate, they looked 4th rate. So every main eventer in that company, by the time they got in to wwf, their stock was BADDDDD. Vince was only being smart, but you've all decided it's more malevolent and idiotic things.
@JShadow6661 this is almost true. Nash and Hall actually helped put over DDP. The segment where DDP pretended to join the NWO, but then got one over on the Outsiders was Hall and Nashs' idea. Also, DDP in 97 main evented multiple ppvs as a non champion, went over Savage in their feud. That said WCW didn't know what to do with his momentum because they killed it with a bunch of high profile losses after his red hot feud with Savage. That was one of the many dumb things WCW did.
DDP: I should be feuding with The Rock for the title of the people champion... Vince: But you know... you are WCW... you are competition... can't do that...
When he pitched that idea I'm smiling!! But when he said "eh we like the stalker idea!" I loudly screamed WHAT?!?!? With THE most disgust in my face 😡🤬
He's speaking into shure sm 58 microphone, they're designed to only pick up the person that's speaking and really effective, at around 8 minutes in it changes to the room mic for small amount of time and you can hear the room then
There is no time in DDPs career that he was bigger than Versace Rock, by the time he was Versace Rock he was already the second biggest attraction. If not 1B to Austin. That’s it
His psychology on the way he was booked when he went to opposition in 2001 is so empowering, most wrestlers would be bitter about being booked as a stalker and being used as fodder, Page has the complete opposite mindset when he says about making him a better businessman because that’s exactly all it comes down to…business. Love Page, he will always be the people’s champ to me.
DDP is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. He was unbelievable and my absolute favorite wrestler during the 90s WCW Monday night nitro days. SELF HIGH FIVE!!!
DDP BANG!! The diamond cutter, the character, the promos, wrestling ability very underrated. He was crazy in WCW. Wwe like many other WCW greats got wasted!
Peoples Champ vs Peoples champ would have been the best story from that invasion angle.... I think Vince was hell bent on crushing all the WCW talent as much as possible.
Steiner was great as a very similar heel stalker character in a WCW storyline a couple of years earlier. He was stalking none other than Kimberly with DDP playing the face in the feud. WWE giving DDP the heel role was terrible miscasting.
@@damon_aaron Yep, but are you telling me that with that ability, all of those wrestling brains down south could not come up with a gimmick that would stick? massive drop of the ball, it should not have taken 95/96 for the industry to notice, i mean how could i see that as a kid during 91/92 and Dangerous Alliance era and not bookers?
I was a kid when this happened. I remember my dad buying me a VHS of Summerslam. I saw the promo for DDP vs Taker and even then I thought “this shit really doesn’t make sense.” Shit was bad
One thing he's dead ass wrong is saying he was above rock at the time. Rock eclipsed him by the last few months of Corporate Rock. It's crazy as hell for him to say that he was above Rock by the time he was moving over to WWF.
Agreed. I thought Paige was being kinda delusional here, even at his highest peak The Corporate Rock was bigger then his whole career lol we’re not gona even mention early to mid 2000s Rock he was the face of the company by then next to Austin
@@SuperMac442oh I watched WCW but at this point where Dallas claims he was above the Rock is insane. WWF was booming and WCW was one foot out of business being bought by Vince McMahon.
Vince was successful in killing WCW but, ironically, he also killed wrestling for a lot of fans at the same time. DDP was the man! Should have beaten Goldberg at Halloween Havoc 98 and should have had a People’s champ battle with The Rock.
The stalker idea was actually good. Just to get to taker, the pop when he pulled off the mask was huge but they dropped the ball after that. Btw I was in the audience right behind page. I had a ted sign
I can't remember who but in one interview someone said Vince should never have Barry wcw.. the whole angle of his son taking over WCW should have been a thing... And have one champion for WCW and one champion for wwf.. run both at the same time and have universal champion
WCW could have be used as the developmental brand instead of NXT, after most of the legends retire, they could kept WCW alive with Shane buying it legitimately instead of Vince,
I think it was Vince Russo who gave Mcmahon the idea that they can't let WCW appear to be equal to WWF talent as a pety way to continue the Monday night wars despite them being on the WWE roster at the time.
I started watching WWE right when they bought WCW, so I had no idea who DDP was, but based on the reaction he got that first night, even I knew he was a big deal
DDP: Nah that doesn't work for me. Vince: well too dang bad, welcome to wwe. Hogan: that doesn't work for me brother. Vince: no worries! What would you prefer? And welcome back to wwe.
That was a good come back.. that's who i like to crack jokes with.. people with quick come backs.. makes it funnier and better...ik i got skills Cuz i joked with people that had slow come backs, after one week hanging out with me I'll be damned if they from 5mph to 150😂 Some days they be catching me off guard and they get me.. and i can't do 💩 but sit there and laugh with them..i laugh hard cuz ik I'ma get my lick back 😂
I can understand why Vince was like "who TF is this guy" because think About it DDP was out of a job, he was a WCW mainstay, had pretty much no leverage because WCW was now gone, the Rock was becoming a huge Hollywood star at the time, Vince brings DDP in to work an angle with the Undertaker already a big name to work with right away, but then he says no he wants to wait for the Rock and work with him. Vince probably thought who TF does this guy think he is? I understand both points. Plus DDP was getting up there in age.
If Sting could still do it in AEW I'm sure DDP can still have one final match against the Rock at WrestleMania. Make it happen and I'll start throwing money at the screen
Rock is the real people's champ. He got the stamp from Ali himself. Years later his family made him a belt. Rock is also the Real Rock. Shamrock gave him that stamp as well. Hell no one else was going to make the name bigger than him.
Should DDP have been world champion in WWE? let us know in the comments below!
The right decision was made. He'd make a good contender in today's WWE roster.
No. Never should have been a wrestler. Much less any kind of title holder. Got in because he was friends with the boys and talent was slim at the time.
@@InsideTheRopes probably not. He was a late bloomer in WCW as it was, and he would have been best served elevating up and comers like RVD at the time.
Nope 👎👎
Negative
I don't think Vince cared about good ideas. He cared about burying WCW talent. That was his end goal. Took Booker T 2-3 years to even get respect. Treated the entire WCW like shit.
Yea, the Legion of Doom, Brain Busters, Flair, Dusty, Big Show, Triple H, Austin, Benoit, Guerrero, Mysterio, Booker T, Jericho, Hall, Nash were all buried
@@TL2354that's a horrible argument, dude. Like it literally makes zero sense and you know it.
@@TL2354 most of them from that list yep
@TL2354 Bruh, we are talking about after the WCW purchase post 2002. Vince, would love you if you jumped shipped from WCW to WWE. But if you were there after the purchase, they treated all the talent like shit. From DDP to Scott Steiner to Chris Kanyon. Kanyon was ahead of his time. Even Sting later.
You're all stupid, you get together and you decide "what happens" and you make him out to be a toddler, because... THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL ARE!
You should praise God every day that you have dirt on him because you can just point to that to refute accusations of your lunacy immediately
Anyone who is cussing DDP, obviously wasn't alive at the time, because he was MEGA over in WCW, and with the right push in WWF, he could have meant alot more. The whole people's champion thing wasn't a gimick, he really was the people's choice in WCW.
He was. I know I loved him in WCW and still do. I hate what they did him in WWF.
@@17thN.O agree pal, how he got himself over as a wrestler at the age he started was fantastic. Had Goldberg's best match of his career.
Yea but he wasn't as big going into WWE.... he had some bad fueds going into the merger. He was on fire in 97-99 then it died down... Rock was over that entire time and then some.
The diamond cutter is the O.G. Stunner.
@603life7 no it's not lol..
The stalker angle was a horrible idea.
The Undertaker: Your telling me!
I'm surprised Taker agreed to it tbh, surely he was one of the few guys who could tell Vince no
@@nodafyand that matchup was just a squash match 😂
Eh it could’ve been better. If it wasn’t gonna be a big squash angle for DDP then it would’ve been ok.
It should have been raven
All of the people saying that people wouldn’t have cared about The Rock vs DDP didn’t live through it. I did. They absolutely would have cared about it at the time. 100%.
DDP was over has hell at one point. He really was the People’s Champ.
1997 Page vs 2000 Rock would be a killer feud.
As over as he was, DDP was never on The Rock’s level. Not even close.
@@TheUnfortunate0ne1 DDP was beyond Rock's level until 1999.
Yeah in 1997. By 2001 DDP wasnt it.
The people’s champ vs The people’s champ would’ve been 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It really would have been
The promos we would’ve gotten from that program if they let the leashes off both of them.
😂
No it would have been total nonsense. The Rock was promoted as the biggest Hollywood action star and the record WWE championship holder while DDP was just another wrestler at age of 45. It would have made no sense for The Rock to face someone who was 2 levels below him.
That's why Vince did it, he also pooped in a girls face did you hear about that?
Damn, all DDP wanted was a storyline feud with The Rock. :(
I'd take that rather than the stalker idea. >_
@@LunarSpawnSerenata we all would’ve preferred that.
Imagine if DDP debuted with the self high five theme... him and The Rock would have been money. DDP was one of the first WCW stars I saw as a kid on a magazine. He was was a huge star in wCw.
The pop DDP got when he unmasked was unreal. If you can't make that work, then you're clearly trying to undermine the talent. Straight up. I still get chills watching that segment.
DDP could make anything work so long as it fits his character.
The WWE network version has the pop turned down, whereas when I watched the VHS version the pop was louder
Kinda sounds like Vince wanted to bury him. Sucks cause HOLY SHI was DDP's idea fantastic. And that would've made A LOT of money and set up so much stuff.
DDP in Sting with the face of WCW
This would've been awesome
Duh, the whole WCW roster was done dirty by Vince.
The talent of WCW didn’t deserve to undergo the Vince and HHH revenge tour. Rock DDP would’ve been amazing even if it had only been one match.
I'm sure Vince thought that the 40 something year old DDP who was retired within a year anyway wasn't the future and he'd be best on giving opportunities to his younger stars who already earned their pushes, y'know, like Edge, Christian, Jeff Hardy? They all had big concentrated pushes in 2001, along with Test, who had a brilliant 2001 and was believable as a potential main eventer one day. We should just stall all of their progress because of some fantasy booking nonsense?
@@TheRealAhoy completely understandable. But Rock did a two month program with Booker T, I feel like there could’ve been some time there for one match. Of course Rock would go over but just to see that interaction while Dallas had gas left in the tank would’ve been amazing.
@@camschuster5947 Would it really though? DDP with the peoples champ moniker was never anywhere close to as over as Rock with that moniker. Rock had been building that in to every promo since early 98, DDP never referred to himself as that, DDP put over the diamond cutter more than the peoples champ moniker.
It's just fantasy booking. It's like putting Chad Gable against Kurt Angle just because they have similarities, and it seems like a match with both in their primes would go over very well, but it would bury DDP/Gable as being a flimsy imposter of the real version. Why go out of the way to highlight a massive inferiority instead of trying to do that that could work?
The most successful gimmicks don't get over fast, they tread water for a while and then eventually catch on. DDP wasn't working out, but he began getting over as the smiling motivator, even the "that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing" catchphrase began getting over. I think Vince was more interested in finding a place DDP could fit in within his show than exploiting a massive inferiority of his instead.
The People's Champ angle would have been amazing. That could have been the driving force behind the invasion angle
The stalker angle was a good idea, but not for DDPs character. People's Champ vs People's Champ would have been much better
Scott Steiner = the perfect fit for that heel stalker character IMO. Terrible miscasting to give it to DDP.
I remember cheering SO hard when DDP unmasked and revealed himself as The Stalker...but then I slowly realized: "That audience pop could have been put to better use).
Plus, it made absolutely no sense - even after DDP's explanation behind his motives. He even left through the crowd, who were clearly happy to see him, and it was just....needless. Always Blame Vince.
@@mrmusickhimself I am hearing you. Basically people were pumped to see him under any circumstance. It wore off quickly though.
@@JustBambi73 The minute they cut to commercial I remember saying: "He's screwed".
Never saw him losing to Sara Undertaker though - watched that live, NO ONE could have survived that burial.
I love how some wrestling fans only point a finger to a specific time of wrestling and its usually between 2000-2003 but let me tell you early 90s, WWF had Hart and WCW had Ddp , Now Rock vs DdP would have been a great story line . But Vince will be Vince.
People don’t realize DDP was The Rock for WCW, but unlike The Rock who wasn’t held back by H and Shawn. DDP was held back by Bischoff, Russo and Nash and Hogan. He was OVER and he hadn’t even been wrestling his whole life like most of the talent.
@JShadow6661 That's true. He was really over, in WCW. To the point where he was able to flip his gimmick anyway, and still get the crowd on his side. Bishchoff talks a great game but, anyone who actively considers Hulk Hogan a friend, is at least 50% full of shit.
@@JShadow6661agreed 💯
DDP was a big fish in a small pond. You have to take in to account that by the time wwf purchased WCW, WCW didn't look 2nd rate, or even 3rd rate, they looked 4th rate. So every main eventer in that company, by the time they got in to wwf, their stock was BADDDDD. Vince was only being smart, but you've all decided it's more malevolent and idiotic things.
@JShadow6661 this is almost true. Nash and Hall actually helped put over DDP. The segment where DDP pretended to join the NWO, but then got one over on the Outsiders was Hall and Nashs' idea. Also, DDP in 97 main evented multiple ppvs as a non champion, went over Savage in their feud. That said WCW didn't know what to do with his momentum because they killed it with a bunch of high profile losses after his red hot feud with Savage. That was one of the many dumb things WCW did.
THE RING BEARER🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mr.Frodo
He meant the ring master
"People's Champion vs People's Champion....that's not a Bad thing....That's a Good thing!" *cue Goofy smile😁
They completely killed DDP's career. I freaking loved Diamond Dallas Page, and The Rock was my favorite WWF guy.
@@dennisparker305 yea Rock was always my GOAT, n I loved DDP when all I knew was WCW then Foley won the WWF(e) title n I started watching WWF(e)
DDP: I should be feuding with The Rock for the title of the people champion...
Vince: But you know... you are WCW... you are competition... can't do that...
When he pitched that idea I'm smiling!! But when he said "eh we like the stalker idea!" I loudly screamed WHAT?!?!? With THE most disgust in my face 😡🤬
That’s right, I forgot Steve Austin tagged with Samwise before becoming Stone Cold. 😂
😂 MASTERfully done!
Don’t forget the best manager of all time Gollum
And Brian Pillman in WCW
he did have that cool Electric themed attire
Love DDP, but that deafening silence after he dropped that comeback line at the Rock was hard to take in.
He's speaking into shure sm 58 microphone, they're designed to only pick up the person that's speaking and really effective, at around 8 minutes in it changes to the room mic for small amount of time and you can hear the room then
There is no time in DDPs career that he was bigger than Versace Rock, by the time he was Versace Rock he was already the second biggest attraction. If not 1B to Austin. That’s it
Yeah DDP trippin lol
Fun fact: the low pitched voice that was narrating the stalking of Sara was actually Vince McMahon's voice, not DDP.
Where’s the “fun” part?
Ok Wrestling Bios.
@@TL2354 no fun in it really, just a factoid that contributes to the Vince McMahon allegations.
@@TL2354that’s pretty fun
@@TL2354Stalking
Rock vs DDP would've been a GREAT feud 💯
His psychology on the way he was booked when he went to opposition in 2001 is so empowering, most wrestlers would be bitter about being booked as a stalker and being used as fodder, Page has the complete opposite mindset when he says about making him a better businessman because that’s exactly all it comes down to…business. Love Page, he will always be the people’s champ to me.
DDP is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. He was unbelievable and my absolute favorite wrestler during the 90s WCW Monday night nitro days. SELF HIGH FIVE!!!
DDP BANG!!
The diamond cutter, the character, the promos, wrestling ability very underrated.
He was crazy in WCW.
Wwe like many other WCW greats got wasted!
People's champion vs peoples champion would have been epic back in the day. I can only imagine how good the promos would have been.
Evil Yoga Instructor would have been a winning character
5:22 And at that moment, Vince decided to bury DDP and everything it stood for.
Peoples Champ vs Peoples champ would have been the best story from that invasion angle....
I think Vince was hell bent on crushing all the WCW talent as much as possible.
Great for you ddp always loved watching you wrestling from a child
DDP was always my favorite. *SELF HIGH FIVE!*
Scott steiner should have had the stalker angle not DDP
Makes sense ...he would call himself the big bad booty daddy ...and always talking about the girls lol
Steiner was great as a very similar heel stalker character in a WCW storyline a couple of years earlier. He was stalking none other than Kimberly with DDP playing the face in the feud. WWE giving DDP the heel role was terrible miscasting.
Stalker gimmick would have been a brilliant way to introduce raven into wwe.
Never heard his voice sound so clear and youthful as it does in this interview
If they booked DDP as his authentic self, it would have put butts in seats.
DDP is on the next DLC on WWE 2k24, time for me to ref the match of The People's Champs when that happens.
I remember distinctly sitting as a kid watching the ring master make his debut with the million dollar man and thinking 'this guy is different'
Suuuure you did
@@dr.j6506 I did ...
DDP is probably about one of the most solid guys throughout wrestling history.
1:23 I’ve got to agree with Page here. I bet he was thinking “man, I guess Undertaker’s wife is hot” then he saw Sara.
They set this man and many other WCW talents up.. all over this hug and him not playing the WWF disrespect game..
Well, youve got subscribers.. you should care about them enough not to LIE in your click-bait titles
People’s Champions vs. People’s Champion would be such a better WWE debut for DDP. The stalker angle was just weird.
You lose credibility when you titled this confronting the rock, I will never tune in again
💯
So dramatic lol
But that's exactly what he did. The title isn't misleading.
Nobody cares 😂
"Confronting " the rock? Thumbs down for the click bait
Why would anyone not see Autin's talent before WWF? he was brilliant in WCW, technically gifted with size!
The right gimmick makes all the difference. Hollywood Blonds and Ringmaster would only get him so far.
@@damon_aaron Yep, but are you telling me that with that ability, all of those wrestling brains down south could not come up with a gimmick that would stick? massive drop of the ball, it should not have taken 95/96 for the industry to notice, i mean how could i see that as a kid during 91/92 and Dangerous Alliance era and not bookers?
I was a kid when this happened. I remember my dad buying me a VHS of Summerslam. I saw the promo for DDP vs Taker and even then I thought “this shit really doesn’t make sense.” Shit was bad
DDP got over in an organic way in WCW; a real connection with the audience
I guess DDP was looking for that big cheer that never came at 5:10. Such an awkward moment 😂
This should be the most liked comment on this video. Nailed it 😂
😂😂😂😂
@@imalright1752 haha tell me about it, I agree 🤝
@@diondurham22 🤝😂
Hearing DDP describe his "what if" spotlight moment gave me chills
DDP sounds like the Stingray from Finding Nemo 🤣
DDP does a lot of good for a lot of people. Good man
Bruce Prichard said most of the WWF fans didn't know who DDP was
Who's Bruce Prichard?
I literally LITERALLY just bout a DDP BASHIN BRAWLER Algorithm is crazy lol
DDP is the realest of real!! helps everyone and is the best wrestler of all time?!!
The New York came out my boy there had bro flip flops flying off lmaoaoaoao
How many times are you going to post this? Or some variation of this story?
One thing he's dead ass wrong is saying he was above rock at the time. Rock eclipsed him by the last few months of Corporate Rock. It's crazy as hell for him to say that he was above Rock by the time he was moving over to WWF.
Agreed. I thought Paige was being kinda delusional here, even at his highest peak The Corporate Rock was bigger then his whole career lol we’re not gona even mention early to mid 2000s Rock he was the face of the company by then next to Austin
Can tell you guys never watched WCW 😂
@@SuperMac442oh I watched WCW but at this point where Dallas claims he was above the Rock is insane. WWF was booming and WCW was one foot out of business being bought by Vince McMahon.
Why is it so dark on that stage? Did somebody forget to pay the electric bill??
What a missed opportunity damnit
I love listening to Dallas' interviews. He gets DDPY in, brother! lol
I loved DDP in WCW, him and Sting!
Vince was successful in killing WCW but, ironically, he also killed wrestling for a lot of fans at the same time. DDP was the man! Should have beaten Goldberg at Halloween Havoc 98 and should have had a People’s champ battle with The Rock.
Wwe really dropped the ball with ddp
instead of the ring master, he called him the ring bearer lol
The stalker idea was actually good. Just to get to taker, the pop when he pulled off the mask was huge but they dropped the ball after that. Btw I was in the audience right behind page. I had a ted sign
Must have been the April 23rd 99 house show. Stone Cold & Big Show Vs. The Rock and Triple H. Remember it like it was yesterday.
Speaking of technical difficulties, you had some gnarly mic issues and censoring problems here.
Frozen what I’m hearing DDP WWE career didn’t pan out bc he was too difficult
Yes he should have been he's one of the best wrestlers...top 30 of all time in my opinion d.d.p. Diamond cutter baby...lights out
His debut was still great
to me ddp was the best of the all in a spectrum of all views abilitys show man
I can't remember who but in one interview someone said Vince should never have Barry wcw.. the whole angle of his son taking over WCW should have been a thing... And have one champion for WCW and one champion for wwf.. run both at the same time and have universal champion
WCW could have be used as the developmental brand instead of NXT, after most of the legends retire, they could kept WCW alive with Shane buying it legitimately instead of Vince,
should be "DDP SHOOTS On meeting The Rock Backstage". i thought they had an altercation 😅
Rock knew a program with DDP would have been money
⚠️ DON'T FORGET MICK FOLEY WINNING THE TITLE ON JAN 4TH 1999 THAT STARTED THE RATINGS FLIP
I think it was Vince Russo who gave Mcmahon the idea that they can't let WCW appear to be equal to WWF talent as a pety way to continue the Monday night wars despite them being on the WWE roster at the time.
It definitely was a trash story, but his debut was pretty damn good. The crowd popped hard when he took off the mask. Did a very good promo as well.
I started watching WWE right when they bought WCW, so I had no idea who DDP was, but based on the reaction he got that first night, even I knew he was a big deal
I always thought the "Make me famous" angle could have worked if they hadn't completely buried him
Damn DDP you should have done The People Champ
DDP was easily my favorite WCW wrestler. He definitely should've ended Goldbergs streak and been WWE Champ.
DDP: Nah that doesn't work for me.
Vince: well too dang bad, welcome to wwe.
Hogan: that doesn't work for me brother.
Vince: no worries! What would you prefer? And welcome back to wwe.
That was a good come back.. that's who i like to crack jokes with.. people with quick come backs.. makes it funnier and better...ik i got skills Cuz i joked with people that had slow come backs, after one week hanging out with me I'll be damned if they from 5mph to 150😂
Some days they be catching me off guard and they get me.. and i can't do 💩 but sit there and laugh with them..i laugh hard cuz ik I'ma get my lick back 😂
Why is the crowd and interviewers so silent? No giggles or chuckles or subtle reactions. It’s like he’s talking to himself telling stories. 😂😂😊
Another epic match we never got.
I can understand why Vince was like "who TF is this guy" because think About it DDP was out of a job, he was a WCW mainstay, had pretty much no leverage because WCW was now gone, the Rock was becoming a huge Hollywood star at the time, Vince brings DDP in to work an angle with the Undertaker already a big name to work with right away, but then he says no he wants to wait for the Rock and work with him. Vince probably thought who TF does this guy think he is? I understand both points. Plus DDP was getting up there in age.
Vince didn't need this guy's ideas, like him or not Vince was a great promoter.
Promoter yes, Booker no. There’s a reason we don’t look at the invasion angle in a positive way.
He sure could have used this idea of ppls champ vs ppls champ! That would have brought him much more money. And he knows it today.
We need some Steve Austin memes as Frodo now, since he's the Ringbearer lol
If Sting could still do it in AEW I'm sure DDP can still have one final match against the Rock at WrestleMania. Make it happen and I'll start throwing money at the screen
Rock is the real people's champ. He got the stamp from Ali himself. Years later his family made him a belt. Rock is also the Real Rock. Shamrock gave him that stamp as well. Hell no one else was going to make the name bigger than him.
Why is DDP' voice smoother here?
Rock vs DDP would have been money.
Definitely a dream match of mine.
They dropped the ball big time with DDP
That idea would’ve been incredible
No surprise vince was the 1 (ONLY 1) that "liked" the STUPID stalker angle. How did We never get ppl's champ vs rock, cuz vince. I bet didn't know.
The Ringbearer
Stone Cold Frodo Baggins
THAT should've been the angel. Where DDP said he thought he was doing the whole stalking angel, so he can bring the best outta Taker.
As soon as DDP got the pop when he unmasked, that was the end of him. Vince hates the fact that others were stars before coming to WWE.